TY  - BOOK
AU  - Finnerty, John D.
TI  - Project financing : asset-based financial engineering
SN  - 8126531282
U1  - 658.404 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
N1  - CONTENTS Preface  xv 1 What Is Project Financing?  1 What is Project Financing?  1 A Historical Perspective  4 Requirements for Project Financing 6 Appropriateness of Project Financing  8 An Example  9 Conclusion  12   2 The Rationale for Project Financing  13 Prior Studies' Explanations  13 The Need for Contracts  14 The Advantages of Separate Incorporation  14 Countering the Underinvestment Problem  16 Reallocating Free Cash Flow  18 Reducing Asymmetric Information and Signaling Costs  19 More Efficient Structuring of Debt Contracts  21 More Effective Corporate Organization and Management Compensation  21 Project Financing Versus Direct Financing  22 Advantages of Project Financing  22 Disadvantages of Project Financing  29 Conclusion  30   3 What Is Special about Large Projects?  31 How Large Are Large Projects?  32 Length of Project Contracts36 Initial Project Capital Structure  42 Why Studying Project Finance Is Useful 46 Why Study How Large Projects Are Financed? 50 Conclusion 52 4 Who Finances Large Projects? 53 Sources of Funds for Large Projects 53 Project Bonds Default Risk 57 Lead Arrangers, Managing Underwriters, and Advisors  65 Conclusion 68 5 Analyzing Project Viability 70 Technical Feasibility 70 Economic Viability 72 Creditworthiness  74 Conclusion as to Viability 75 Assessing Project Risks 76 Completion Risk 76 Technological Risk 77 Raw Material Supply Risk 78 Economic Risk 78 Financial Risk 79 Currency Risk 81 Political Risk 82 Environmental Risk 84 Force Majeure Risk 84 Implications for Project Financing 85 The Cogeneration Project 85 Conclusion 87 6 Designing Security Arrangements 88 Purpose of Security Arrangements 89 Direct Security Interest in Project Facilities 90 Security Arrangements Covering Completion 91 Security Arrangements Covering Debt Service 92 Types of Purchase and Sale Contracts 93 Raw Material Supply Agreements 97 Supplemental Credit Support 98 Insurance MlMM  99 The Cogeneration Project 100 Conclusion 102 7  Structuring the Project 108 Undivided Joint Interest 103 Corporation 111 Partnership 114 Limited Liability Company 118 The Cogeneration Project 119 Conclusion 121 8 Preparing the Project Financing Plan 122 General Considerations 122 Construction Financing  126 Long-Term Financing 127 Withholding Tax Considerations 129 Estimating the Borrowing Capacity of a Project 129 Loan Repayment Parameters 130 Borrowing Capacity, Assuming Full Drawdown Immediately Prior to Project Completion 130 Borrowing Capacity, Assuming Periodic Loan Drawdowns 134 Application to a Hypothetical High-Speed Rail Project 135 Annual Coverage Tests 138 Conclusion  139 9 Discounted Cash How Analysis 141 Incremental After-Tax Cash Flows  142 The Hurdle Rate 148 Estimating the Cost of Capital for a Project 153 Net Present Value Analysis156 Internal Rate of Return Analysis 157 Comparing IRR and NPV Analyses  159 Conclusion 163 10 Financial Modeling and Project Evaluation 164 Preparing Cash Flow Projections 164 Preparing Projected Financial Statements 171 Evaluating a Project's Debt Capacity 173 Measuring Expected Rates of Return 175 Sensitivity Analysis 182 Conclusion 184 11 Using Real-Options Analysis to Evaluate a Project 186 Description of the Oil Field Project 186 Project's Real Options 187 Evaluating the Project 190 Traditional DCF Analysis 205 Sensitivity of Option Value to Oil Price Volatility and to Reserve Dispersion 206 Conclusion 208 12 Sources of Project Funds 208 Equity 210 Long-Term Debt Market 213 Commercial Bank Loans 214 Fixed-Rate Debt Market 219 International Capital Market 227 Supplier Credits 231 Governmental Assistance 231 World Bank Loans 236 Inter-American Development Bank 237 Local Sources of Capital 237 Conclusion 238 13 Managing Project Risks 240 Interest-Rate Swaps 240 Credit Default Swaps 245 Options 251 Forwards and Futures 257 Hedging 260 Hedging with Options 262 Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk 265 Conclusion  272 14 Issues for the Host Government273 Contribution to the Host Jurisdiction's Economic Development  273 Host Jurisdiction's Expected Economic Return 274 Impact on the Availability of Hard Currency 275 Exposure of the Host Government to the Project's Obligation to Repay Project Debt 276 Desirability of Precedents277 Hibernia Oil Field Project  277 Public-Private Infrastructure Partnerships 278 Public-Private Financing Structures ? 280 Legislative Provisions that Can Affect Public-Private Partnerships 283 Conclusion287 15 Case Study: The Indiantown Cogeneration Project  288 Project Description  288 The Partnership and the Sponsors of the Project293 Principal Project Contracts296 Projected Operating Results302 Project Financing  306 Conclusion  318 16 Case Study: The Trtoasa Toll Road Project 319 The Mexican Government's Toll Road Program 319 Infrastructure Financing Alternatives  321 Risk Considerations in Foreign Infrastructure Projects 321 Tribasa Toll Road Trust 1 Financing 324 Credit Analysis329 Risk Minimization Features 333 Conclusion  337 17 Case Study: The Euro Disneyland Project 338 Introduction 338 Project Description 339 Disney 340 Project Ownership Structure 340 Master Agreement with the French Government 344 Project Financing 346 Interests of the Participants in the Project 349 Financial Projections 355 Valuation 355 Corporate Governance Issues 364 Operating Results 364 Subsequent Developments 366 Conclusion 367 18 Case Study: The Eurotunnel Project 368 Historical Background 369 The Eurotunnel System 370 Project Ownership Structure 371 Construction 372 Project Financing 373 Economic Risk 375 Projected Financial Results 380 Project Debt Financing 382 Project Equity Financing 387 Sensitivity Analysis 390 Subsequent Developments 391 Conclusion 392 19 Conclusion 384 Reaping the Benefits of Project Financing 394 Recognizing When Project Financing can be Beneficial 396 Potential Future Applications of Project Financing 397 Organizational (Re)form 398 Financial Engineering 398 APPENDIX A Comparative Terms of Selected Projects 401 APPENDIX B Other Examples of Project Financings 413 APPENDIX C Legal Investment Requirements Governing New York Life Insurance Companies 427 Bibliography 433 Useful Web Sites 441 Notes 443 :Index 459
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