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Dates and times
06/11/2024: 15:00 - 18:15
13/11/2024: 15:00 - 18:15
20/11/2024: 15:00 - 18:15
Course content
Understanding Financial Statements
- Why interpreting and utilizing financial data effectively in various legal contexts, from corporate transactions to litigation is important
- Overview of delving into the principles of accounting, the mechanics of financial documentation, and the analysis of a company's fiscal health.
- Introduction to generally accepted Accounting Principles
- Reading and Interpreting Financial Statements
- The double entry system
- The trial balance
- Statement of financial position
- Profit and loss statement
- Balance Sheet Analysis
- Income Statement Insights
- Cash Flow Statement Understanding
- Relating Financial Statements to Each Other
- Impact of Transactions on Financial Statements
- Auditing Process: Role, Limitations, and Safeguards
- Analyzing Financial Health: Warning Signs and Red Flags
Financial Performance and Business Metrics
- 1. Overview of the financial indicators and performance metrics crucial for understanding a business's health and potential.financial analysis and leverage financial data in various legal contexts. By focusing on advanced metrics and their implications, lawyers can better advise their clients, negotiate deals, and make strategic decisions.
- Understanding EBITDA, Cash Flow, and Opportunity Costs for financial analysis
- Understanding Fixed and Variable Costs for financial analysis
- Understanding Depreciation and Capitalization Rates for financial analysis
- Understanding measuring Return on Equity and Going Concern Value for financial analysis
- Understanding Gross profit margin, operating margin, net profit margin for financial analysis
Business Valuation Techniques - Part 1
- Overview of Valuation: Purpose and Principles
- Time Value of Money: Concepts of Discounting and Capitalization
- Understanding Risk and Return in Valuation
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: Theory and Application
- Capitalization of Earnings: Application and Limitations
- Case Examples: Valuing Ongoing Businesses and Assessing Economic Damages
- Comparable Company Analysis (CCA): Identifying and Analyzing Comparables
- Precedent Transaction Analysis (PTA): Evaluating Past Deals in Similar Industries
- Case Examples: Mergers and Acquisitions, and Minority Interest Valuations
Business Valuation Techniques - Part 2
- Net Asset Value (NAV): Valuing Companies by Their Assets
- Liquidation Value: Estimating the Worth in a Dissolution Scenario
- Case Examples: Bankruptcy Proceedings and Distressed Sales
- Valuing Start-ups and Emerging Technologies: Specific Challenges and Methods
- Real Options Valuation: Capturing the Value of Flexibility in Business Decision-Making
- Cross-Border Valuation: Addressing Currency Risks and International Standards
- Case Examples: Venture Capital Financing
suitable for
This course is aimed towards:
- Lawyers
- Advocates
- Legal Advisors
- Corporate administrators