Project finance for business development

Content: Intro
 Title Page
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 About the Author
 CHAPTER 1: Introduction
 1.1 ORIGINS OF PROJECT FINANCE
 1.2 PROJECT FINANCE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
 1.3 CORPORATE AND STRUCTURED VERSUS PROJECT FINANCE
 1.4 THE PROJECT FINANCE MARKET
 1.5 WHY A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO PROJECT FINANCE?
 1.6 STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK
 1.7 USE OF THE BOOK TO MAXIMIZE BENEFIT
 CHAPTER 2: Overview of Project Finance
 2.1 PROJECT TAXONOMY
 2.2 PROJECT FINANCE PHASES
 2.3 KEY ELEMENTS OF PROJECT FINANCE
 2.4 OWNERSHIP AND FINANCING STRUCTURE CONSIDERATIONS. 2.5 PRIMARY PROJECT FINANCE ACTIVITIES2.6 COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS AND MYTHS
 CHAPTER 3: The Record of Project Finance
 3.1 THE RECORD OF PROJECT FINANCE DEALS
 3.2 REASONS FOR PROJECT FAILURES
 3.3 LESSONS LEARNED
 CHAPTER 4: Project Financing Processes
 4.1 VARIANTS OF PROJECT FINANCING PROCESSES
 4.2 NATURE OF PROJECT FINANCING PROCESSES
 4.3 ACTIVITIES IN PROJECT FINANCE PROCESSES
 4.4 MILESTONES OF PROJECT FINANCE PROCESSES
 4.5 SUCCESSFUL PROJECT FINANCE PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS
 CHAPTER 5: Project Finance Organizations
 5.1 THE NEED FOR PFOs
 5.2 BUSINESS DEFINITION OF PFOs. 5.3 PFO SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS5.4 PFO CHALLENGES
 5.5 PFO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MEASURES
 5.6 CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL PFOs
 CHAPTER 6: Project Development
 6.1 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PREREQUISITES
 6.2 PREFEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT
 6.3 PROJECT DEFINITION
 6.4 TECHNICAL DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT
 6.5 FEASIBILITY STUDY
 6.6 DUE DILIGENCE
 6.7 PROJECT AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURES
 6.8 AGREEMENTS AND NEGOTIATIONS
 6.9 PROJECT MARKETING AND RAISING FINANCING
 6.10 DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND SUCCESS FACTORS
 CHAPTER 7: Participants and Responsibilities
 7.1 ROLES OF THE PROJECT TEAM. 7.2 ROLES OF THE HOST GOVERNMENT7.3 ROLES OF PROJECT SPONSORS
 7.4 ROLES OF THE PROJECT COMPANY
 7.5 ROLES OF THE LENDERS
 7.6 ROLES OF ADVISORS, CONSULTANTS, AND INSURERS
 7.7 ROLES OF MULTILATERAL AND UNILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
 7.8 ROLES OF THE EPC CONTRACTOR
 7.9 ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS
 7.10 ROLES OF PROJECT OFFTAKERS AND SUPPLIERS
 7.11 ROLES OF THE O & M COMPANY
 CHAPTER 8: Project Finance Forecasting
 8.1 WHAT IS A GOOD FORECAST?
 8.2 WHAT TO FORECAST AND SOURCES OF FORECASTS
 8.3 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
 8.4 PROJECT FORECASTING PROCESS
 8.5 PROJECT DEMAND ANALYSIS. 8.6 FORECASTING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES8.7 FORECAST SANITY CHECKS
 8.8 CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF FORECAST FAILURES
 8.9 FORECAST MONITORING AND REALIZATION PLANNING
 CHAPTER 9: Project Contracts and Agreements
 9.1 STRUCTURE, PREREQUISITES, AND COSTS OF CONTRACTS
 9.2 CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT AND NEGOTIATION PROCESS
 9.3 COMMON PROJECT FINANCE CONTRACTS
 9.4 CHALLENGES OF PROJECT FINANCE CONTRACTS
 9.5 PROJECT CONTRACT SUCCESS FACTORS
 CHAPTER 10: Project Risk Management
 10.1 OBJECTIVES AND IMPORTANCE OF RISK MANAGEMENT
 10.2 TYPES OF PROJECT RISKS
 10.3 SOURCES OF PROJECT RISKS.