About this Training Course

Analysis of Project Finance Models is a 3-day course that will provide you with the ability to understand nuances of project finance theory through analysing and understanding project finance models. The course is designed so that the participants can understand and assess the models that other people create inside and outside of the organisation. By working with actual models in a hands-on environment, you will be better able to quantify risks of different types of projects and you will be able to use models to assist in the negotiation of contracts.

The course is designed so that you understand the importance of: (1) how models should be structured; (2) debt structuring in models; (3) developing the funding parts of the model before commercial operation and problems with circular references that arise from interest during construction fees and the debt service reserve account; and (4) building flexible models with effective summary statistics.

The course will show you how to construct models that are accurate with effective error checks to verify the model so that your models can incorporate complex cash flow waterfalls, alternative funding cascades and sculpted repayment techniques, allowing transparency and equipping users with a clear understanding. Additionally, the participants will learn how to use advanced techniques to resolve circular references associated with funding of a project and debt sculpting that use VBA functions rather than macros.