Message-ID: <26617140.1075840348379.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:15:45 -0800 (PST) From: info@pmaconference.com To: don.baughman@enron.com Subject: Advanced Project Finance Courses Feb 4-8, Houston, TX Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: The Power Marketing Association @ENRON X-To: Baughman Jr., Don X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Baughman Jr., Don\UBSW Energy\PowerMktAssoc X-Origin: BAUGHMAN-D X-FileName: don baughman 6-25-02.PST The Advanced Project Finance Courses [IMAGE] The Advanced Project Finance Courses February 4-8, 2002 ? Marriott West Loop ? Houston, TX Click Here To Download A Complete Conference Brochure [IMAGE] Featuring In-Class Exercises and Case Studies Designed to Help Attendees Master the Key Analytical Tools and Techniques Used by Financiers to Evaluate Projects for Investment Project finance's role in enabling many industries and projects to access debt capital has continued to expand through the years. However, availability of debt capital is the bottleneck in project development, requiring the developers to understand the concerns, and the techniques of the bank and bond lenders. In response, Infocast has designed this course to provide the analytic tools and market insights necessary to both structure and finance a project. ? Building a Financial Model With Debt Leverage From a Blank Slate ? Incorporating Supply Contracts into Project Financial Models Under Merchant, Semi-Merchant and Contract Pricing ? Valuation Modeling For Credit Evaluation ? Modeling the Impacts of Supply Contracts ? Interest During Construction and Debt Service Reserve ? Use of Project Model to Compute Bid Price [IMAGE] Featuring Computer Exercises to Illustrate the Key Concepts of Valuation Modeling for Project Finance Successfully structuring and financing a project demands a comprehensive cash flow and valuation analysis. This course will provide the skills necessary to value projects through building, analyzing, presenting and understanding sophisticated financial models. Using comprehensive case studies and intensive hands-on applications, participants will learn how to use valuation models in financial engineering and contract structuring applications. ? Bank Industry Trends and Their Impact on the Project Loan Syndication Market ? Bank Specific Issues: Balancing Risk and Return ? Valuation Analysis for Project Financings ? How Bankers Analyze EPC Contracts, Feedstock Contracts and Offtake (Revenue) Contracts ? Development of a Term Sheet and the Credit Agreement ? Modeling of Contract Based Financings [IMAGE] Thursday, February 7, 2002 This special evening session focuses on detailed programming issues, including: ? Macros useful in valuation models ? Use of visual basic to create goal seek techniques with user inputs ? Programming mathematical equations that resolve circular calculation issues with interest expense and financing ? Resolving problems with computing IRR in macros [IMAGE] Click Here To Download A Complete Conference Brochure