PPP and PFI course – 1 day

• Background to PPP and PFI
  • History and development
  • Current position, future trends and developments
  • Rationale and objectives of PPP
  • Benefits and drawbacks of using PPP

Case study.  Nottingham Trent University.

• The three basic structures in PPP/PFI projects
  • BOT (Build Operate Transfer)
  • BOOT (Build Own Operate Transfer)
  • DFBO (Design Build Finance Operate)
  • DCMF (Design Construct Manage and Finance)
  • BLT (Build Lease Transfer)
  • BOO (Build Own Operate)
  • Leasing

Case study.  Scottish PP Projects.

• Overview of risk and risk allocation
  • Risk evaluation and types of risk
  • Allocation and mitigation of risk

Case study.  IT for magistrates’ courts.

• Key issues in PPP/ PFI
  • Achieving design quality
  • Appointing and managing advisers
  • Appointing and working with preferred bidders
  • Public sector comparators (use, selection, construction and application)
  • Managing long-term delivery of PFI

Case study.  The UK experience with Jarvis.

• Sources and types of Funding
  • Potential financiers
  • Types of funding: terms and tenors (senior debt, bonds, junior debt, equity)

Case study.  HM Treasury small project funding.

• Refinancing

Case study.  Norwich hospitals NAO study.

• Credit enhancement
  • The role of monoline insurance and wraps
  • Guarantees and other forms of credit enhancement

Case study.  European toll road funding.

Enquire about an in-house PPP/ PFI course

Financial Training Associates' PPP & PFI courses are all offered "in-house". If you have 4-5 staff who are interested in a course, in-house training will prove cost-effective for your company. To enquire about an in-house PPP or PFI course for a small group of your firm's employees, please use Financial Training Associates' company contact form at the top right.

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Financial Training Associates project finance course program

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