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Description

Structured Finance: Analysing the Structure, Securing and Monitoring the Transaction

Understanding asset-backed and cash-flow-backed financing and assessing its real resilience

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

In structured finance the quality of the structure matters as much as the quality of the borrower. The revenues of a project a fleet of equipment or a receivables portfolio form the basis for repayment and the documentation organises the lender's protections. A relationship manager used to conventional lending must therefore read layered security packages and dedicated account mechanisms.

Two days to decode these transactions: distinguishing the main families of structures analysing the cash flow structure and repayment capacity identifying security interests and events of default then testing the resilience of the structure. The exercises are based on asset finance and project finance schemes drawn from the region.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish the main families of structured finance and their uses
  • Analyse the cash flow structure of a transaction and its repayment capacity
  • Identify security interests and lender protection mechanisms
  • Interpret financial covenants and events of default in the documentation
  • Assess the resilience of a structure facing a deterioration in revenues

What makes this programme different

Breakdown of a project finance structure from cash flows through to security interests
Guided reading of financial covenants and events of default taken from real documentation
Stress testing of a structure under a scenario of sustained revenue decline

Programme

1Families of Structures

Positioning the transaction

  • Distinguish asset finance project finance and securitisation
  • Identify limited recourse and its consequences
  • Identify the parties involved and their role in the structure
  • Position acquisition finance and its leverage effect

2Cash Flow Structure

Following the money

  • Build the cash flow model of the transaction
  • Measure repayment capacity across the full tenor
  • Organise the cash flow waterfall
  • Size the reserve accounts

3Security and Documentation

Protecting the lender

  • Review tangible security and assignments of receivables
  • Frame dedicated accounts and assignment mechanisms
  • Read financial covenants and positive undertakings
  • Identify events of default and their knock-on effects

4Risks and Monitoring

Testing the resilience of the structure

  • Identify construction operating and market risks
  • Stress test the structure under downside scenarios
  • Monitor ratios and events throughout the life of the facility
  • Handle renegotiation and restructuring

Who is it for

Corporate relationship managers credit analysts banking legal counsel and finance managers in companies using these structures.

Prerequisites

Experience in corporate lending and the ability to read financial statements.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.