Financial Analysis and Valuation for Legal Professionals

Objectives

• Provide a structured learning on the concepts of finance and valuation that begins with first principles and gradually enables participants to apply these concepts in real-world scenarios.
• Develop financial and valuation acumen among lawyers to enhance their understanding of transactions and legal matters related to insolvency and bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), alternative investment funds, banking, capital markets, contractual damages, tort liability, and related areas.

Contents

Concepts of Financial Statements and statutory requirements under law

• Statutory Financial statements under Companies Act and regulatory requirements
• Determining factors for preparing and analysing financial statements
• Capital budgeting and planning

Financial Markets and Corporate Finance

• Assessing risk and pricing in financial markets
• Allocation of capital and capital structure decisions
• Financial fraud; and Forensic and Investigation

Valuation, Insolvency, Restructuring and Deals

• Valuation of firms
• Deal negotiations
• Corporate restructuring involving resolutions and liquidations

Private Equity and Venture Capital

• Fund formation
• GP/LP relationships and fund raising
• Understanding term sheets and startup financing

Contractual Damages and Statutory Liability

• Ascertaining contractual damages
• Principles of statutory liabilities and imposing compensation

Pedagogy

The learning approach includes a rich mix of:

• Case Studies
• Interactive Lectures
• Group Activities

For Whom

This programme is ideal for lawyers, in-house counsels, law firms, company secretaries, insolvency professionals (both resolution and liquidation), and valuation professionals. Chartered Accountants and Company Secretaries with a background in law will also find the programme highly relevant. Professionals across senior, middle, or junior levels, as well as entrepreneurs involved in legal or financial decision-making, are encouraged to apply.