Course Overview
This specialised programme examines sophisticated financing structures that enable large-scale corporate and project funding through risk distribution and multi-party participation. Participants explore securitisation mechanics, syndicated lending processes, and project finance arrangements that mobilise capital for complex transactions exceeding individual lender capacity or risk appetite.
The curriculum demystifies the technical architecture of structured products including asset-backed securities, collateralised debt obligations, and mortgage-backed securities. Delegates learn to evaluate tranching mechanisms that allocate risk and return across investor classes, model cash flow waterfalls under various stress scenarios, and assess credit enhancement techniques that improve security ratings.
Through case studies of landmark structured finance transactions, attendees develop expertise in coordinating syndicate participants, negotiating terms between arrangers and investors, and managing the documentation and compliance requirements inherent in complex financing arrangements. The course balances structuring principles with risk management considerations and regulatory compliance obligations governing structured products.
Who Should Attend
- Investment bankers structuring leveraged finance and capital markets transactions
- Credit analysts evaluating structured credit products
- Structured finance professionals in origination and structuring roles
- Treasury managers arranging syndicated facilities and structured funding
- Risk managers assessing structured product exposures
- Portfolio managers investing in structured credit and securitisation
- Legal professionals documenting structured finance transactions
- Regulators supervising structured finance activities
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this programme, participants will be able to:
- Explain securitisation structures including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
- Assess credit enhancement mechanisms: over-collateralisation, subordination, insurance
- Model cash flow waterfalls and priority of payments in structured transactions
- Evaluate tranching structures and risk-return profiles across security classes
- Understand special purpose vehicle (SPV) structures and bankruptcy remoteness
- Coordinate syndicated loan origination from mandate to closing
- Negotiate syndicate terms between arrangers, underwriters, and participating lenders
- Structure project finance transactions with appropriate risk allocation
- Assess regulatory requirements governing structured products and securitisation
- Conduct due diligence on underlying assets and servicer capabilities
- Manage post-closing administration, reporting, and investor relations
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