ECA Finance Training: Frankfurt

2 Day Course

Sep 21 - Sep 22, 2017

AKA Bank, Germany

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For experienced professionals and novices, we have a range of courses to suit your needs. And they will be taking place in cities all over the world.

ECA FINANCE TRAINING

Our 2-day ECA Finance courses cover the fundamentals of ECA financing.

Simple.

We introduce the practical and theoretical elements of different products, policies and applications with real life examples from senior professionals. So you get focused information which you can apply directly in your role.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND AND WHY?

Lenders/ ECAs/Financial institutions/Financial Advisors | To gain a greater knowledge of rules & requirements, how to avoid common pitfalls and misunderstandings that can strain relationships with customers

Exporters/Suppliers/OEMs/EPCs | To understand how ECA finance impacts the EPC process from RPFs through to procurement cycle, learn how to accurately assess eligible content for your buyers, and avoid costly problems during the spend cycle that relate to misunderstanding eligibility.

Corporates/Sponsors/Borrowers/Sovereigns | Understand the approval process, compare eligibility requirements among ECAs, study how to maximise ECA financing value, and grasp the myriad tasks necessary to effectively disburse and administer these transactions.

Legal teams | To understand the impacts of ECA financing on credit agreements and be able to better advise clients on compliance as well as understand potential problems commonly found in ECA transactions

Why choose TXF?

If you have ever been to a TXF event, then you will know that we like to do things a little differently.

We make our courses interactive, collaborative and engaging, with nothing but the most seasoned experts in their field to instruct you. Which is why our clients think we offer some of the best training in the business!

"Very comprehensive course and definitely the best "solution" for beginners and experienced people." - Cristiane Medeiros Mendes, Construtora Queiroz Galvao

"3 intense days to comprehend the export credit facilities once and for all!" - Nikola Bertucci, Acrow Bridge

Here's what you can expect from a TXF Education:

Our training partners, CC Solutions, provide expert support in all areas of ECA financing, from eligibility analysis of preferred procurement, to loan application, approval, and through final disbursement. Customers worldwide benefit from their diligence, dedication to accuracy, and deep knowledge of ECA requirements.

Here you can find out more about the course leaders, Valerie and Francisco. They certainly know their stuff when it comes to ECA financing...

Valerie Colville has over 30 years of extensive experience structuring and implementing export credit agency financing for international corporate, sovereign, and project finance transactions. Valerie is a co-founder of CC Solutions and is an export insurance broker. As a Vice President of Fluor Corporation’s Project Development & Investments Group, Valerie was responsible for developing and leading multi-sourced complex financings in the oil, gas, power, renewable energy, and mining industries. She is an expert in export credit agency financing on a global basis.

Francisco Anzola is a finance and project management professional with over 25 years of experience in the banking and the engineering and construction sectors. Francisco is a co-founder of CC Solutions and has global knowledge of ECA rules and eligibility requirements. As a Vice President at Commerzbank AG, New York branch, Francisco originated and executed Export-Import Bank of the United States-guaranteed and limited recourse financing transactions for customers in five continents and across many industrial sectors, including agriculture, oil and gas, manufacturing, and power generation.

Francisco and Valerie will also be joined by guest speakers: Oliver Irwin, Senior Associate, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Felix Brucher - Euler Hermes

Felix is Head of Unit Marketing at Euler Hermes. After studying economics at the University of Siegen and Master of Public Policy and Human Development (specilising in trade) at Maastricht Univeristy, the family father of two children began his career as a trainee, senior group auditor, auditor and company consultant at Euler Hermes, and the Euler Hermes Group in Freiburg, Hamburg and Paris.

Felix Brücher

Head of Unit Market

Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft

Oliver Irwin

Senior Associate

Milbank,Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Course Breakdown

DAY 1:

Introduction to ECAs

Buyer credits – Unstructured

Buyer credits – Project finance

Supplier credits, political risk insurance, and other products

| LUNCH |

Content eligibility

ECA policies and standards

The application process

DAY 2:

Disbursing ECA loans

Workshop: Financing an industrial project (group workshop in teams)

Guest ECA speaker (a different ECA in each city will present approval process, products, initiatives, sample transactions)

| LUNCH |

ECA disbursements: Advanced topics

Around the world in ECAs

Multi-sourcing analysis and recent ECA trends

Conclusions

| COCKTAIL RECEPTION |

AKA Bank

Große Gallusstraße 1-7

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Event enquiries

Phone: +44 (0) 20 3735 8217

Email: [email protected]

Learning Resources

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."

- Henry Ford

We're passionate about facilitating your ongoing learning experience, whether or not you choose to attend an ECA School this year. That's why we've collated together a list of great resources to help you brush up and deepen your knowledge of ECA Financing, and its impact across the globe.