Description
(formerly Real Estate Finance and Investments)
This course relies on a case-study approach to an increasingly important filed that requires excellent financial management skills. The course provides an overview of project finance employing the latest techniques for structuring transactions, including risk mitigation by financial intermediaries. Students will be introduced to substantial prioritization of tasks, policy formulation, the selection of world-class partners and on-the ground operational skills necessary to ensure timely completion of construction, budget adherence and efficient start-up. Large investment project across a variety of geographic regions, industrial sectors and stages of project execution are examined, including relevant data on default and loss characteristics. Prerequisite: BUS 350.