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Major Project & Project Finance in Emerging Markets (FINC-918-B)
0.50 Credit
Description:
This course counts toward the following majors: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance. This five-week course explores the world of major projects and project
finance through actual experiences of financial institutions and private
equity investors. Major projects feature airports, pipelines, tollways and
other infrastructure projects, which will be analyzed with an emphasis
on emerging markets. Major projects often will involve participation with
international financial institutions such as OPIC, EBRD and IFC, as well
as a consortia of international banks and investment banks in cooperation
with local governments. The course will explore financing of these
projects through combinations of private and public debt, and private and
public equity investments. The course will analyze the development and
operation of a major project using the standard model of build, operate and
transfer (BOT).
Prerequisites:
All Students: FINC-430-0 OR FINC-440-0
Corequisites:
None
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