Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships
Offered By: New York Institute of Finance via edX
Course Description
Overview
Taught by instructors with decades of experience on Wall Street, this Professional Certificate program develops the skills you need to handle the transactions, financing and policy of public-private partnerships (PPPs). Through case studies you will understand the balance between private investors’ need for profit and governments’ need for transparency in gaining new private funding for key public projects.
This knowledge is essential for investors, commercial and investment bankers, lawyers, accountants, and regulators.
You will learn about the accounting and economic drivers that motivate the use of Project Finance and understand key participants at critical points in a project timeline. We will explore management of risks including construction, supplier, market demand, market price, credit and political/country. You’ll also examine greenfield, privatization, and Public Private Partnership projects in the power generation, natural resource, extraction, and public infrastructure sectors.
This program will also look at several term sheets for actual projects that detail the use of different ownership and debt structures and also examples of the documentation that is required to secure project financing. In the final course of this program we will consider the case of an actual Emerging Market Greenfield project that our instructor – Jeff Hooke - participated in during his investment-banking career.
NOTE: Completing all 6 courses and then taking the Professional Certificate Examination is MANDATORY to achieve both the NYIF Certificate of Mastery and the edX Professional Certificate in Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships. A verified learner must pass all courses in the program with a minimum grade of 70% to earn a Professional Certificate for Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership.
CPE Credits: 17
Syllabus
Course 1: Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships Fundamentals
An overview of project finance and public-private partnerships (PPPs) with a focus on financing and accounting.
Course 2: Deal Structures in Project Finance
Learn how to classify projects by deal structure and customer type by examining global PPP mega-deals.
Course 3: The Project Finance Process
Learn about the various stages and participants in the project finance process, including the important role lenders play.
Course 4: Deals in Project Finance: Case Studies and Analysis
Review multiple case studies and transactions to recognize how to select the best deals for investment.
Course 5: Documentation in Project Finance
Learn about the contracts and documents needed for a project, rating agencies, and the loan syndication process.
Course 6: Risks in Project Finance: Case Studies and Analysis
Review case studies and transactions to recognize the key political and currency risks in project finance.
Course 7: Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Examination
Complete the required exam to earn your professional certificate in Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership from the New York Institute of Finance.
Courses
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In this course, we will review multiple case studies and transactions to recognize how to select the best deal for an investment.
We’ll look at the different players in a deal and understand what the risks are.
This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Professional Certificate program.
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Gain an understanding of project finance and public-private partnerships structures. We’ll explore how project finance resembles real estate deals and then look at key participants in various deals and their motivation. We’ll also look at the history and evolution of Project Finance, as it is useful in understanding how deals work today.
This course will conclude with an explanation of the basic financial structures and a look at the importance of accounting in project finance.
This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships Professional Certificate program.
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In this course, we’ll review a transaction that the instructor, Jeff, worked on in his professional career. We will discuss international project finance in the context of working with multilateral banks and bilateral banks in an international environment that entails a lot of political and/or currency risk.
This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Professional Certificate program.
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In this course, we’ll look at project documents – overview and types.
First, we’ll cover finance, security and support documents. Next, we'll cover rating agencies. The debt rating agencies are important in many project financing. We’ll also cover the loan syndication process and finally wrap up with a scenario where you’ll learn how to bring a distressed project back to life.
This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Professional Certificate program.
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The Alaska Oil Pipeline is one example of a massive public private partnership. Learn how project finance principles and concepts are used in this deal and others, as well as how the legal and operating environment and customer segments impact these partnerships.
In addition to the Alaska Oil Pipeline, we’ll review other major PPPs including Eurotunnel, San Roque Hydroelectric Dam, Euro Disneyland, Albania Cell Phone, and Emirates Aluminum. You’ll also learn about the lender checklist and go over a case study in the United States before wrapping up this course.
This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Project Finance and the Public Private Partnerships Professional Certificate program.
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Ready to earn a professional certificate and stand out in your field? If you’ve gained a clear, comprehensive understanding of the lessons covered in all the 6 courses, your next step is to take the Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Professional Certificate Examination from the New York Institute of Finance.
The exam comprises 70 questions, timed at two hours. To earn your professional certificate, you must receive a grade of at least 70% or better in the final exam.
Prerequisite for this exam:
Earn a Verified Certificate in all six project finance courses from NYIF:
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This course begins with an understanding of the various ways a project can originate and then dives deep into the concept of feasibility studies. You’ll review a few financing models and then look at the participants in a project finance deal and understand their motivations.
You’ll learn about lenders, who are one of the most important participants in any deal, and get familiarized with their areas of concerns.
This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Professional Certificate program.
Taught by
Jeff Hooke
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