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A Practical & Interactive Workshop to help non-financial managers to make more informed Project financing & related decisions

This workshop is specifically designed for professionals and senior executives from non-finance background, who are in positions of responsibility and are involve in financial decision making including project budgeting, M&A, strategic Negotiation and business Development.
The Masterclass aims to equip you with the key financial skills set to define and measure your organization's financial performance and optimizes your company's valuation. Learn to make informed decisions from financial reports will allow you to interface more effectively and confidently with your stakeholders and business partners. This is a highly practical approach to modelling project finance deals. Besides evaluating the key elements of creating and analysing a project financing model, participants will learn to build a financial model from a step by step guide using tried and tested techniques used by industry leaders and MNCs to develop highly effective project financing models.
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This course is a must for anyone with existing practical experience of financial modeling who needs to upgrade and focus their technical modeling skills in project financing:
- Government representatives involved in sponsoring/assessing project financings
- Management executives who is responsible for investment analysis, project budgeting and syndicated lending
- Project finance executives and advisors
- Analysts and bankers involved in structuring and evaluating project finance transactions
- Business development Directors, treasurers and project directors from corporate in any industry involved in project finance
- Export - Import, credit and international agency staff
- Financiers and bankers involved in project finance or project evaluation
- Academic or trainers keen to acquire the latest trends and development in project financing and valuation.
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The emphasis throughout this program is on the practical aspect of financial concepts and techniques. The course will provide participants with a good understanding of terms and techniques that is applied in the industry. The course will provide non-accounting or finance trained managers with sufficient knowledge to enable them to be informed participants in discussions at their workplace on business financial performance.
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- Awareness and understanding of basic financial concepts
- Interpret financial reports including income, P&L, cash flow and balance sheet statements
- Evaluate long and short term financing options for business expansion
- Review financial health of company's using ratios analysis
- Understand the various techniques of project & asset valuations
- Apply techniques for making critical financial decision decisions that create value
- Understanding of the structure of the financial statements of organizations
- Skills in analyzing and interpreting financial information to assist in both management planning and control
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Professor Amir Shoham
International Specialist in Project Financing & Financial Modelling
Amir Shoham (PhD) holds degrees in Economics and Business Administration from Ben-Gurion University. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Business Administration, College of Management and Department of Economics, Sapir Academic College, both in Israel. Professor Amir Shoham is highly skilled in project financing and has teaches numerous courses including Managerial Economics, Introduction to Finance, International Finance, International Economics, Quantitative Tools in Finance, and Investment.
As an international specialist in Project Financing and Modelling, Professor Shoham is highly sought after as a consultant. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of two public listed firms. His research interests include international finance and international economics and he has recently published articles in Journal of International Business Studies, The Global Economy Journal, International Journal of Business and Economics, Peace Economics, and Peace Science and Public Policy.
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Receive complimentary advisory with our expert trainer to discuss the issues that matter to your business.
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| Be Equipped with the Latest Knowledge to Enhance Your Financial Competency |
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We encourage all participants to be actively involved in the seminar discussions and have a rewarding and enjoyable experience. This practical hands-on course is also tailored for executive who needs to "fill the gaps" in financial knowledge but without time to undertake a full length finance course. The knowledge acquired is highly practical and can be immediately applied to daily decision making process including essential tools and framework using Microsoft Excel.
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| Comprehensive Course Materials |
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- All participants will received a set of Proprietary Course Manual: comprehensive material tailored for professionals notes, Case Studies approach valued at US$3,500. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Participation by Aventis School of Management, a recognition of professional excellence. Course Manual: comprehensive material tailored for professionals notes
- A Certificate of Achievement awarded by Aventis School of Management in collaboration with Baruch College, The City University of New York
- Top quality advise and the most current knowledge of financial analysis tools and techniques
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Introduction & Course Objectives
- Brief review of project finance and associated risks
- Corporate finance is a balance sheet exercise
- Project finance is statement of cash flow exercise
The Role of the Model & Common Rules
- Reflection of the project & financing documents
- An easily manipulated model to reflect changes in the deal
- The link between financial decisions and capital structure.
Beyond the NPV- Risk management tools:
- How do we approach risk from a modelling standpoint
Introduction to Project Financing - Building the Model
- Overview of the major project documents used for the modelling exercise
- How to translate these documents to the model
Project Modelling & Financing Techniques
- The project structure and the model
- MAX, MIN Analysis
- Nominal versus real models
- Internal Rate of Return
- Payback Period Rule
- The Discounted Payback Period Rule
The Assumption Page
- Financial term sheets
- General macroeconomic indicators & currencies
- Capital costs & project timing
Valuation techniques the DCF model
Sensitivity tests
Sustainable Growth: The link between profitability and liquidity
Discussion & Class Reflection
Note: Depending on Participant's interaction, we may not be able to cover all topics mentioned in the tentative workshop outline.
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| Exclusive Learning Experience |
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To ensure maintain the quality of the Master Class, enrolment is capped at 25 participants per session. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
| Date |
08 September 2009, Tuesday |
| Venue |
Hotel Concorde, Orchard Road |
| Time |
9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Fee |
SGD 898 Nett |
| Enquiries |
6720 3333 or email: training@aventisgroup.com.sg |
Register by calling: (65) 6720 3333 or email: training@aventisgroup.com.sg
- A*Star
- A.P Moller Maersk
- AXA Financial
- BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd
- DBS Bank
- Discovery Asia Inc
- Economic Development Board
- Flextronics
- Fraser and Neave Limited
- Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd
- Government of Singapore (GIC) Investment
- HSBC bank
- IDA Singapore
- International Enterprise Singapore
- Johnson-Johnson Pte Ltd
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- Land Transport Authority
- Marriott International Inc.
- MDA
- Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Philips Consumer Electronics
- Reed Exhibitions Pte Ltd
- SIA Engineering Company
- Singapore Airport Terminal Services
- SMU
- Spring Singapore
- UOB Life Assurance
- Workforce Development Agency
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