Headlines 2010
- 12-2010 Financial Modeling and Project Finance Courses Delivered in Trinidad
- 11-2010 PPP Training in NYC
- 11-2010 Vair Training to Partner Again with Torys, LLP in Toronto
- 09-2010 Vair and Bennett Jones Collaborate on PPP Financial Modeling Training, Ottawa
- 09-2010 PPP Training - Next Stop: NYC
- 08-2010 Vair Training and Linklaters Deliver ZA courses
- 07-2010 KZN Hires Vair for In-House Financial Modeling Training
- 07-2010 PPP Training Series to Kick Off in Ottawa
- 06-2010 Vair Conducts Two Financial Modeling Courses in Sao Paulo
- 04-2010 Mexico City Hosts Financial Modeling & Analysis and Infrastructure Modeling Courses
- 04-2010 Financial Modeling & Analysis and Project Finance Advanced Financial Modeling Courses Run in NYC
- 03-2010 Galicia Abogados to Provide Legal-Analysis Component at Vair's Mexico Training
- 01-2010 Vair Training hosts MBA Financial Modeling workshop at UGA's Terry College of Business
Financial Modeling and Project Finance Courses Delivered in Trinidad
12-2010
Vair Training delivered two courses in Trinidad & Tobago this December: Financial Modeling & Analysis and Project Finance Advanced Modeling. Financial Modeling technical, analytical and commercial skills, as well as Project Finance-specific training, were covered over the course of two 2-day programs.
Eager to rebound from the current economic slowdown, practitioners from NGC, Delta Logistics, Caribbean Development Bank, First Caribbean International Bank, Ernst & Young, IFC and UNIPET filled the classroom.
PPP Training in NYC
11-2010
Vair Training and the law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP delivered a Master Class in New York this month: Public-Private Partnership Advanced Modeling with Legal Analysis. Financial Modeling technical, analytical and commercial skills were imparted during the 2-day workshop before applying the techniques to PPP-specific models, case studies and adding legal analysis. During this hands-on course, participants were taught how to "dovetail models and contracts" and "negotiate off the model".
A full session, the workshop was attended by delegates from Keating, Halcrow, ING, NordLB, PFM, Dawson Real Estate, Lloyds and Societe Generale. More PPP-specific training will be offered in the US in 2011! Check our training calendar for upcoming dates and locations.
VAIR TRAINING TO PARTNER AGAIN WITH TORYS, LLP IN TORONTO
11-2010
Vair Training is honored to partner again with the Canadian law firm, Torys, LLP, for two courses in Toronto this coming January: Financial Modeling & Analysis and Public-Private Partnership Advanced Modeling with Legal Analysis. Torys Partner and PPP-specialized attorney, Jonathan Weisz, will offer a unique legal perspective to compliment Vair's advanced modeling and commercially-driven course. During this hands-on workshop, participants will be taught how to "dovetail models and contracts" as well as to "negotiate off the model".
The PPP class will be prefaced by a 2-day "general" financial modeling course, also led by Vair Head Trainer, Charles "Chip" Haskell.
VAIR AND BENNETT JONES COLLABORATE ON PPP FINANCIAL MODELING TRAINING, OTTAWA
09-2010
Vair Training delivered two courses in Ottawa, Canada this September: Financial Modeling & Analysis and Public-Private Partnership Advanced Modeling & Legal Analysis, in association with Bennett Jones, LLP. Financial Modeling technical, analytical and commercial skills were imparted during the first 2-day workshop before applying the techniques to PPP-specific models, case studies and legal analysis. During these hands-on courses, participants were taught how to "dovetail models and contracts" as well as to "negotiate off the model".
The classroom was filled with practitioners in the Canadian PPP sector, including delegates from EDC, PPP Canada, New Brunswick Power and AECOM.
PPP TRAINING - NEXT STOP: NYC
09-2010
The Public-Private Partnership train pulls into Grand Central Station this November when Vair Training will deliver another high-caliber modeling course. 'PPP Financial Modeling & Legal Analysis', in association with McKenna, Long and Aldridge, LLP, will take place November 16-17 in New York City.
After completing workshops in Ottawa in September, Vair will bring its PPP course stateside to train industry analysts and decision-makers. This is a one-of-a-kind, hands-on training event for individuals and organizations working in the rapid-growing PPP space.
VAIR TRAINING AND LINKLATERS DELIVER ZA COURSES
08-2010
On the heels of the World Cup Finals, Vair Training delivered two courses in Johannesburg, South Africa: Financial Modeling & Analysis and Project Finance Advanced Financial Modeling & Legal Analysis, in association with Linklaters, LLP. Financial Modeling technical, analytical and commercial skills were imparted during the first 2-day workshop before applying the techniques to PF-specific models and case studies.
Participating students included delegates from Rand Merchant Bank, Sasol, CEF and Investec.
KZN HIRES VAIR FOR IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL MODELING TRAINING
07-2010
Bookending the World Cup Semi-Finals in Durban, South Africa, Vair Training conducted two financial modeling courses for KZN Growth Fund. Approximately 20 delegates participated in the 4-day training event that covered basic-to-intermediate financial modeling skills and more advanced modeling techniques and negotiations for Project Finance.
PPP TRAINING SERIES TO KICK OFF IN OTTAWA
07-2010
Vair Training begins a series of Public-Private Partnership open-enrollment courses in Ottawa this September. The program will consist of two consecutive, 2-day workshops: Financial Modeling & Analysis in Excel and PPP Advanced Financial Modeling & Legal Analysis. Led by active project developers, participants will build an extensive concessionaire bid model and learn to negotiate off the model. Prestigious law firms, including Bennett Jones, LLP and Torys, LLP, will provide legal-analysis components to the courses and demonstrate how to effectively dovetail models and contracts.
Subsequent PPP training will be conducted in Washington, DC and Toronto.
VAIR CONDUCTS TWO FINANCIAL MODELING COURSES IN SAO PAULO
06-2010
Vair Training delivered two courses in Sao Paulo, Brazil this month: Financial Modeling & Analysis in Excel and Project Finance Advanced Financial Modeling. Both were intensive 2-day workshops hosted in the country's financial center.
MEXICO CITY HOSTS FINANCIAL MODELING AND ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODELING COURSES
04-2010
Vair Training conducted two courses this month in Mexico City, Financial Modeling & Analysis and Infrastructure Modeling for Mexico, for a diverse group of participants.
Beyond basic techniques to improve financial modeling efficiency and effectiveness, regionally-specific topics, such as CUCA and CUFIN tax laws, were addressed in the workshops.
FINANCIAL MODELING & ANALYSIS AND PROJECT FINANCE FINANCIAL MODELING COURSES RUN IN NYC
04-2010
Vair Training hosted two successful financial modeling courses in New York this month: its cornerstone class, Financial Modeling and Analysis and a master class, Project Finance Advanced Financial Modeling. Both courses were led by Vair Head Instructor, Charles 'Chip' Haskell.
A dynamic group of delegates representing several international organizations, including US Export Import Bank and ING, were in attendance.
GALICIA ABOGADOS TO PROVIDE LEGAL-ANALYSIS COMPONENT AT VAIR'S MEXICO TRAINING
03-2010
Partners from the law firm of Galicia Abogados will present and provide a legal perspective at Vair's upcoming course in Mexico City, Infrastructure Modeling and Legal Analysis for Mexico, April 21-22. Galicia attorneys Carlos de Maria y Campos, Alejandro de la Borbolla and Bernardo Martínez-Negrete will join Vair instructor, Charles 'Chip' Haskell, for comprehensive and interactive trainings sessions on Mexico infrastructure.
Galicia Abogados, S.C. is one of the leading law firms in Mexico, with broad expertise in a wide variety of practice areas, including commercial law, general corporate practice, banking, securities, insurance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, real-estate, private equity, project finance, debt restructuring, foreign investments, estate planning, international trade, antitrust, telecommunications, energy, gas and petrochemical, and other, national and international, regulated areas.
The firm also cooperates extensively with community services and renders its pro bono assistance to the civil society in projects which are of collective benefit, such as the incorporation of civil, altruistic and charity associations. They also assist non-profit institutions in their legal and tax structure, their relations with third parties and their fund raising activities.
VAIR TRAINING HOSTS MBA FINANCIAL MODELING WORKSHOP AT UGA'S TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
01-2010
University of Georgia's Terry College of Business hired Vair for the third consecutive year to host an MBA Financial Modeling workshop over the weekend 8-9 of January. The two-day cornerstone course was taught by Vair Training's Head Instructor, Charles 'Chip' Haskell and was attended by 60 of Terry College's MBA students.
The Terry College is the oldest business school in the state of Georgia with one of the most highly regarded MBA programs in the country. Students were taught how to conceive, build and test a financial model that will ultimately allow them to 'negotiate off the model' and correctly price the deal.
