Participants will learn how to design and execute financing strategies across the capital structure—matching instruments to needs, evaluating terms and covenants, and preparing organizations to engage effectively with capital providers. Participants will analyze practical scenarios that span operating lines, term loans, asset-based lending, junior capital, private equity, public markets, venture capital, government programs, and the financing process from preparation to closing.

• Controllers, CFOs, CEOs, and finance leaders who evaluate, structure, or negotiate financing transactions. 
• Practitioners supporting clients through capital raises, refinancings, or recapitalizations.  

By the end of this course, participants should be able to: 

• Compare key debt terms against a term sheet and identify implications for pricing, covenants, security, and flexibility. 
• Differentiate asset-based lending from cash-flow lending, outline when each is suitable, and evaluate reporting and covenant frameworks. 
• Apply a leveraged-buyout style lens to junior capital to infer return expectations for mezzanine and private-equity investors. 
• Contrast public-market and private-capital options by stage and objective, and assess costs, timelines, and readiness requirements. 
• Prepare for financing: align corporate/shareholder objectives, assemble documentation, model cash flows and cost of capital, and negotiate effectively. 

Topics include: 

• Financing strategy overview: objectives, lifecycle, and aligning capital to requirements. 
• Capital structure elements: short-term, semi-permanent, and long-term forms; off-balance-sheet considerations. 
• Operating lines and term loans: diligence, special credit, senior/term debt, and sample term-sheet mechanics. 
• Asset-based lending and real-estate finance: eligibility, due diligence, reporting, covenants, and use cases. 
• Junior capital: mezzanine and subordinated debt, evaluation criteria, and an MBO example. 
• Private equity: investor landscape, processes, and real-world illustrations. 
• Public markets: IPO forms, timing, preparation, and ongoing obligations. 
• Venture capital & government financing: models, challenges, processes, and crowdfunding touchpoints. 
• Cost of capital and investment decisions: linking financing choices to capital budgeting. 
• Financing process and preparation: roles, key steps, tips, and traps.  

Course Content Created: January 2025

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On-Demand Courses by CPA PRO are either video recordings from live seminars, or video recordings produced specifically for the on-demand audience. Where available, accompanying materials such as handouts or course notes are included.On-demand courses are eligible for verifiable CPD hours upon successful completion, and a certificate will be made available for download for your records.

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