Overview

Today’s project finance (PF) transactions require a higher level of expertise not only in programming more sophisticated and flexible financial models, but also in incorporating the latest risk mitigation and credit enhancement instruments. While higher standards of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) impact management are being demanded of all major capital projects worldwide, more options and models for ESG mitigation, insurance, guarantee products, and financing instruments are now available. This online course covers both the latest PF strategies, risk mitigation instruments, as well as financial modelling best practices.

The objective of this course is to provide participants with an enhanced understanding of the practical and documentation requirements of all interested parties to today’s PF transaction. This programme provides you with proven PF analytical strategies and transaction structuring techniques which will enable you to quantitatively assess risks, resolve constraints, and reach project financial closure. This programme is also designed to enhance the check lists and benchmark metrics by which you can reduce losses and which will be viewed favourably by both management and the regulatory community.

Course Sessions

1. Limited-recourse Project Finance models and key requirements
2. Managing Project Finance transactions and stages of the deal
3. Project Finance documentation management, risk analysis models and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) mitigation options
4. Sources of PF funding, financing instruments and guarantee products; credit enhancements and bankability techniques
5. PF financial model design requirements, presentation and formatting standards
6. Programming financial statements, cash flows, profit and loss statements and managing international accounting standards
7. Projecting PF balance sheets, SPV reserve accounts, PF refinancing, and conducting sensitivity analyses
8. PF model stress-testing, overseeing Monte Carlo simulation analyses, and modelling for credit enhancements


Benefits of Attending

• Understand the key practical and transaction management requirements of today’s project finance (PF) marketplace
• Oversee and direct PF transactions including managing specialist transaction advisors
• Manage PF documentation requirements and manage detailed lender due diligence requirements
• Designing commercial financing instruments, funding products, and “blended finance” strategies
• Select and apply credit enhancement and guarantee products to ensure PF bankability
• Techniques for managing and reaching PF transaction commercial closure and financial closure
• The latest standards for analyzing and mitigating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts of PF transactions
• Best practices for resolving practical PF challenges in specific infrastructure and industrial sectors including - renewable energy; power transmission and energy pipelines; logistics and transport facilities; airports, ports, and roads; desalination plants; water and wastewater treatment facilities; accommodation, hospitals and education facilities; commercial real estate, agro-industrial facilities; mining and natural resources, etc.
• Practical standards for designing and programming financial models for PF transactions, data assumptions, financial statements, international accounting standards, and bankability metrics
• Review and critique PF financial models prepared by specialist PF financial advisors
• Stress-test PF models: sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, and overseeing Monte Carlo simulation analysis techniques
• Use PF financial models to guide risk-allocations, credit enhancements instruments, bankability measures, and reach transaction financial closure

Testimonials

“Excellent training with a world class and highly experienced specialist.”
- Regulatory Commission for Electricity Sector, Senegal

“Great content provided by the trainer. Very interesting!”
- ENGIE

Live Online Course - How It Works

The structure of our virtual learning program is designed to keep the same levels of engagement and networking as our on-site public courses. Course content is delivered through our easy-to-use online learning platform and is supplemented by case studies and practical exercises.

Like our classroom-based public courses, you will have live interaction with our course facilitators and other participants. Our live online courses are led by our experienced instructors, who will provide you with easily digestible content, using knowledge learned from many years in the industry, during scheduled times. Delegates will receive copies of the course materials electronically.

This course is scheduled to take place over 8 live online sessions using virtual learning technology.