Corporate Funding

About this course

This 1-day course examines the importance of a company having the right capital structure and what considerations management should take into account when about to embark on a funding program. It will assist Finance Professionals and Directors to have a clear understanding of what would constitute the best funding/most appropriate strategies for their company.

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Who should attend?

  • Finance Directors/Finance Managers
  • Corporate and Investment Bankers
  • Non-Executive Directors

COURSE OUTLINE

  • Overview of a Company’s Capital Structure
  • What is meant by Capital Employed
  • Cost implications of capital
  • Funding Considerations
  • Impact on and Importance of Cost of Capital
  • Cashflow profile
  • Gearing and Leverage
  • Share price performance
  • Calculating Cost of Capital
  • Leveraged Buy Outs (LBOs)
  • Private Equity (PE) Principles / Typical PE Capital Structure
  • Impact of Debt on Returns
  • Measurement of LBO Returns
  • Funding Instruments
  • Loan Market
  • Bridge Loans (Principles, structure)
  • Syndicated Loans/Club Loans/ Bilateral Loans (Principles, structure)
  • PIK Loans/PIK Toggles: Role and structure in highly leveraged transactions
  • Debt Capital Market (Bonds)
    • Conventional Bonds (Nature of, Issuing process)
    • Reg S / 144A (Difference and why choose either)
    • Convertible Bonds (Nature and issuing process
  • Equity Capital Market
    • IPO’s (Reasons, Process)
    • Rights Issues
    • Accelerated Book Build (ABB)
    • Issue of shares for Cash
  • Hybrid Funding Structures
  • Nature of, examples of hybrid instruments (Pref Shares)

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