Finance Master Class for Business Leadership [Batch-5]

Strengthen financial acumen for strategic leadership.

Programme Objective

To equip participants with the finance acumen required to make informed, strategic decisions across critical business scenarios—ranging from capital raising and corporate value creation to effective capital allocation and investment for sustainable growth. The programme further aims to strengthen governance capabilities and enable the development of financially resilient organisations including those that are family managed.

Programme Overview

This is a capstone programme designed to deliver critical insights on strategic finance aimed at shaping the thought process of entrepreneurs, business leaders and strategic decision-makers in business. It enables understanding and inter-connecting the key variables that shape financial risk-taking and decision-making in strategic business decisions, such as corporate structure, value creation, ownership and control, business financing and fund raising and prudent financial practices.

In an era of increasing entrepreneurism and business risk-taking, it is imperative for entrepreneurs and business leaders to understand finance as a strategic function in business, comprehend the strategic interpretation of financial statements and analysis, understand the pros and cons of using leverage for growth and the financial implications of value creation and its measurement. At the same time, effective business leaders should engage well with financial stakeholders and markets, provide effective board-level oversight and be able to connect the external financial environment to their own business. This master class intends to provide a definitive approach to all the aforesaid aspects of strategic finance.

Programme Content

• Macroeconomics and Business Context – Economic Policy, Key economic variables impacting business outcomes, Moderating economic risk in business performance.
• Financial Landscape and Business Environment – Financial Systems and Markets, Generation and impact of capital flows, de-regulation.
• Financial Framework for Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders – Risk – return tradeoff, Equity, Debt and WACC perspective for business.
• Value Creation and Measurement – Value creation and its benefits, need for value measurement, valuation approaches, drivers to business value.
• Understanding Corporate Structure – Corporate constitution, diversification vis-a-vis conglomerisation, WOS and Joint Venture, principles, and tax structuring for domestic and cross-border business.
• Structuring Long term Investments – Project Financing Structures, Infrastructure and PPP Projects, other long-term strategic investments.
• Contractual Aspects and Risk Mitigation in Projects and Strategic Investments.
• Ownership and Control – Majority control, minority rights, equity dilution, stake sale and divestiture, managing external shareholders.
• Equity Fund Raising – Business lans and Start-up financing, Venture Capital and institutional fund raise.
• Debt Fund Raising – Startup debt financing, Planning and Structuring large investments, project financing.
• Business Financing – Growth Capital Financing – Private Equity, Capital Market Financing and Listing Decision.
• Key Aspects of Fund Raising – Process Overview, Preparedness, Due Diligence, Term Sheets.
• Financial Prudence – Connecting the Dots, Capital Structuring and leveraging, Strategic view of Financial Statements, Free cash Flow and Reinvestment decision.
• Good Financial Practices – Corporate Excellence – Board governance and institutionalisation, enhancing value, engagement with financial stakeholders and financial markets.
• Group Discussions/Presentations by Groups

Key Benefits/Takeaways

• Key Aspects of Fundraising and Investment
• Understanding Business Value Creation
• Building Corporate Excellence through Good Governance