Project Finance Bootcamp – Lagos (November)

November 26, 2026 - December 4, 2026

₦950,000

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Programme Overview

This Project Finance Bootcamp is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of project finance, including the key principles, practices, and strategies involved. The bootcamp covers three essential components of project finance: project finance modeling, finance fundamentals, and legal fundamentals.

Legal Fundamentals of Project Finance: In the legal fundamentals’ component, participants will gain an understanding of the legal aspects of project finance, including contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution. They will also learn about the role of the various legal and regulatory bodies in project finance and how to navigate the legal complexities involved.

Finance Fundamentals of Project Finance: In the finance fundamentals component, participants will gain an understanding of the financial and economic aspects of project finance, including project finance structuring, contract negotiation, and risk management. They will also learn how to analyze project economics and evaluate project feasibility.

Project Finance Modeling: Participants will learn how to develop financial models for projects and analyze project risk, including the assessment of cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivities. They will also gain hands-on experience in creating project finance models using financial modeling software.

Overall, participants can expect to leave the Project Finance Bootcamp with a comprehensive understanding of project finance, including the skills, knowledge, and practical experience to navigate and succeed in this exciting field.

Key Learning Outcomes

This bootcamp equips participants with the legal, financial, and modeling expertise required to evaluate, structure, and execute large-scale project finance transactions and advise clients effectively.

Curriculum

Legal Fundamentals of Project Finance

  • Legal fundamentals in project finance
  • Preliminary Consideration in project finance
  • Negotiations and risk allocation
  • Representations, warranties, and covenants
  • Other project finance issues.
  • Case Study I

Finance Fundamentals of Project Finance

  • Introduction to Project Finance
  • Contracts and bankability of project finance transactions
  • Project Capital Structure
  • Project finance term loans
  • A syndicate in project finance
  • Project finance risk analysis
  • Financial Modeling in Project Finance
  • Case Study II

Financial Modeling for Projects

  • Introduction to Financial Modeling for Project
  • Understanding the Start Model
  • How to Link the Financial Statement
  • Revenue and Operation
  • Modeling Tax
  • Non-Current Assets and Working Capital
  • Modeling Equity and Debt Finance
  • Key Outputs/Analysis
  • Model Guide & Review

Project Finance Modeling

  • Introduction to Project Finance
  • Modelling
  • Understanding the Start Model
  • PF Modeling - Construction cost
  • Construction period sources and uses of funds
  • Sources of finance
  • Finance cost and fees during construction
  • Interest during construction
  • Construction debt drawdown structure
  • Opening balance and timelines
  • PF Modeling - Debt Service
  • Coverage Ratio
  • PF Modeling - Loan Life Cover Ratio
  • Project Life Cover Ratio
  • PF Modeling - Debt Sculpting and Debt Sizing
  • Blended Equity Rate of Return
  • Debt Service Reserve Account
  • PF Modeling - Shareholders Loan
  • Revolving Credit Facilities
  • PF Modeling - Model optimization
  • PF Modeling - Major Maintenance
  • Reserve Account
  • PF Modeling - Quality Control and
  • Model Finalization

Our Expert Faculty

Promise is a highly accomplished project finance expert with over 8 years of experience delivering comprehensive project finance modeling solutions, advisory and training services to clients and businesses across Africa and beyond. He has a proven track record in delivering on project finance transactions worth 100 million dollars, making him a valuable asset to his clients and students alike.

As an Associate Chartered Accountant, Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst, Promise brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge to the table. He has delivered a series of project finance and financial modeling solutions across various industries, showcasing his versatility and adaptability.

Promise is deeply committed to sustainability, infrastructure, and development finance. He is focused on providing innovative solutions that align with these values and make a positive impact on communities and the environment. His most recent high-net-worth project finance modeling and advisory were delivered for Utilita Energy and Tourba Energy (a Sierra Leonean Energy Company).

He has a strong focus on projects in the sustainability, infrastructure, and development finance sectors, and is deeply passionate about preparing professionals for the future of work.

Promise Godbold
Project Finance Modeling Instructor

Victoria is a Senior Analyst in the Syndications unit at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading multilateral finance institution in Africa, where she helps mobilize funding from third party sources and successfully distributes the firm's assets through the primary or secondary market. She has over 3 years work experience working on project finance investment opportunities on the African continent and deploying innovative syndication products that have helped to mobilize billions of dollars into the African continent.

She graduated with First Class Honours in Economics from Covenant University and is a CFA Charter holder. She is a prolific writer and teacher on the fundamentals of project financing, having been part of the faculty at the Finance Professional Network (FPN) Academy where she was focused on teaching the fundamentals of project finance in the Academy. Some of the articles she has authored and co-authored include:

Return of the "Repack” could be positive for African Deals Africa's Infrastructure Challenge - Proposed Way (s) out

Also, she is an alumnus of the Africa Venture Leadership Program as well as the Venture in Management Program organized by Common Purpose and Junior Achievement Nigeria respectively. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, reading books and public speaking.

Victoria Ahiamadu
Finance Fundamentals of Project Finance Instructor

Okechukwu heads the energy practice group in G. Elias, a leading tier-1 business law firm in Nigeria. Okechukwu's practice focuses on electricity, oil and gas, project finance and dispute resolution. He has over the past 12 years advised public and private sector clients on large, significant and complex transactions in the electricity, oil and gas, finance and agricultural sector.

Okechukwu is recognised and ranked by leading international directory of lawyers including the IFLR, Legal 500 and Chambers Global as leading lawyer. He won the "rising star lawyer" of the year by the IFLR Africa Awards in 2021 and 40 under 40 lawyer award by ESQ legal awards.

Okechukwu Okoro
Legal Fundamentals of Project Finance Instructor