Public Private Partnership and Project Finance

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This seminar introduces Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Project Finance and their various facets such as Risk Analysis, Project Structuring and Valuation.

As a vehicle for the procurement and provision of services, various PPP structures are analyzed to understand which structures are appropriate under certain circumstances and how risks associated with such structures affect project documentation and financing.

The purpose of this seminar is to introduce the participants to:

a. The design and structure of the underlying project documents;
b. The commercial, legal and regulatory mechanisms that mitigate such risks;
c. The influence of such risks on the financing plan and financing mix of such projects; and
d. The effect such risks have on the valuation of such projects.

1. Bankers and financial analysts
2. Insurance personnel
3. Lawyers and other legal personnel
4. Regulators and analysts with Philippine government agencies

Introduction to the role of Public Private Partnerships
Key definitions

• Criteria
• Use of special purpose vehicles
• The different kinds of PPP structures
• Methods for PPP evaluation
• Introduction to value for money analysis
• The linkages between PPP structures with BOT structures
• The common use of project finance techniques

Risk Evaluation in PPPs and Project Financing

• Identifying and quantifying various risks
• Discussion of specific risks

Contract Structuring, Documentation, and Risk Sharing

• Commercial issues and risk allocation in project finance documentation
• Capturing key covenants and identifying potential implications
• Structuring project agreements to allocate manage risk
• Documenting the key project agreements
• Determining the different return thresholds given the risk profile of the project

Project Financing

• Who are the providers and what roles they play
• Matching investor risk appetite

Project Financing Analysis

• Debt sizing
• Coverage ratios
• Leverage and credit requirements
• Role of guarantees
• Cash flow / cash traps
• Covenants and defaults
• Key financing ratios
• Discussion of covenants and triggers

is a consultant for ATR-KimEng for Private Equity / Infrastructure. His professional experience has been in major infrastructure projects throughout the Southeast Asian Region.