Certificate in Leveraged Finance

Analytic overview: An overview of the leveraged finance market including trends in the leveraged loan and high yield markets, and comparison of pre and post-credit crunch transaction structures. Funding Instruments: An overview of corporate funding strategy and on the key characteristics and features of the main funding instruments used in leveraged transactions . Forecasting Performance: Introduction of a structured framework for forecasting company cash flow with a view to assessing sustainable leverage. Structuring Leveraged Transactions: Participants will learn how to structure leveraged transactions including identifying the appropriate amount of debt, using different debt instruments and understanding characteristics and relationships of the various debt instruments.