Business Valuation & Financial Modelling

What you will learn in this top-level financial training

During this top-level training we will provide you with hands-on tools for building financial models in Excel in order to determine the value of a company:

• On a stand-alone basis
• In a Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO) situation
• In a buy-side Merger & Acquisition (M&A) scenario

You will learn all the Excel shortcuts needed to become an excellent financial modeller. We will look at various valuation techniques for calculating enterprise value, such as:

• Comparable companies analysis
• Precedent transaction analysis
• Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis
• Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO) analysis
• Buy-side Merger & Acquisition (M&A) analysis

We will also look into various techniques for making the step from enterprise value to the value of the shares, taking into account (adjusted) net debt. The trainer will first explain the concepts and then apply them to real companies.

Who this is for

This top-level financial training is meant for the following professionals:

• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) consultants and analysts
• Private equity and venture capital consultants and analysts
• CFOs and financial managers
• (Credit analysis) bankers
• Accountants
• Tax lawyers
• Analysts and associates from national and international (investment) banks
• Many other professionals

Prerequisites

It will be necessary for participants in this financial training to have a basic knowledge of the:

• Balance sheet
• Profit & loss statement
• Cash flow statement; and
• Microsoft Excel

Language

The language used in this top-level training will be English. All study material and books will also be in English.

Training details

Participants in this Business Valuation & Financial Modelling training will need their own laptop, incorporating Microsoft Excel. All the Excel shortcuts to be discussed are based on Windows. Therefore, the use of a Windows laptop/computer is recommended, as opposed to an Apple/IOS.