Introduction to Project Finance Theory (APAC)
Key learnings
- Risk analysis and mitigation: Introducing the building blocks of project finance analysis
- Cashflow waterfalls: Understanding cashflow available for debt service and the concept of ‘seniority’
- The Project Finance process: Learning the key steps to implement robust financing
- Project Finance fundamentals: Understand the definitions, structures and applications
- Risk analysis skills: Learn to identify, quantify and mitigate the various project risks
Develop your career by learning from experienced industry professionals
This course is delivered by trainers that each have specific expertise in the analysis, structuring and documentation of limited recourse finance transactions, gained at some of the world’s leading project finance banks, law firms and advisory boutiques. Whether you are an investor or a developer, if you are looking to fast track your Project Finance career this course will provide you with the tools you will require to succeed.
Who should attend this course?
This course is for anyone involved in infrastructure and project finance who wants to deepen their understanding of project finance structures, risk analysis and key documentation issues. It provides a ‘deep dive’ into project finance, so would be a great starting point or refresher for anyone working in this area.
Required knowledge: None
There are no prerequisites for this course.
This course is an ideal way to prepare for our Best Practice Project Finance Modelling course.
1 day duration
Upcoming
Thursday 12th February 2026
Digital, Asia-Pacific
Language: English
Course Agenda
Day One
Introduction to Project Finance
- Defining “project finance” and understanding how it differs from more conventional forms of finance
- The origins of project finance and why project finance is used
Market review – sectors, geography and trends - Defaults and loss given details
- Project finance / limited recourse, non-recourse vs. corporate finance – advantages and disadvantages
Understand the Project Finance process and key stakeholders
- Key participants
- Sponsors and lenders
- Due diligence advisors
- Meeting the parties’ different objectives
Debt structuring - Arranging, underwriting and syndication
- Ongoing monitoring
Risk identification and mitigation – the lenders’ approach
- Sponsor risk – the ability of sponsors to meet their practical and financial obligation
- Country / Political risk – how a project’s location drives structure, liquidity and sources of finance
- Sources of Debt Finance (senior debt / ECAs / DFIs / Capital Markets)
- Construction & Technology risk – ensuring effective completion support and testing
- Supply & Reserve risk – mitigation of price and volume risk and the probability spectrum
- Revenue risk – using both practical and contractual mitigation of price and volume risk
- Operation & Maintenance risk – the importance of achieving efficient continuous operation
- Regulatory risk – understanding the requirement for effective and reliable regulation
- Environmental, Social & Governance risk – introduction to the Equator Principles
- Insurance & force majeure provisions
Project Finance model demonstration
- Introduce the purpose and structure of a project finance model
- Walk through key input assumptions
- Demonstrate construction and operating phase modelling
- Explain the financing structure
- Review key outputs and financial metrics
- Demonstrate scenario and sensitivity analysis