IIM Ahmedabad - Executive Education

Financial Analysis and Valuation for Legal Professionals

IIM Ahmedabad - Executive Education

Finance & Accounting

About Programme

Legal professionals working in the areas of corporate and commercial law frequently engage with financial concepts. Their work often involves matters such as restructuring and bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets, private equity and venture capital, tort liability, contractual damage, and litigation finance, among others.

With Indian corporate activity expanding across national and global markets, this programme is designed to equip legal professionals with essential knowledge in finance and valuation. It aims to build their capability to grasp core financial principles and apply them effectively in legal areas that closely intersect with finance.

Programme Content

Concepts of Financial Statements and statutory requirements under law

Statutory Financial statements under Companies Act and regulatory requirements
Determining factors for preparing and analysing financial statements
Capital budgeting and planning

Financial Markets and Corporate Finance

Assessing risk and pricing in financial markets
Allocation of capital and capital structure decisions
Financial fraud; and Forensic and Investigation

Valuation, Insolvency, Restructuring and Deals

Valuation of firms
Deal negotiations
Corporate restructuring involving resolutions and liquidations

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Fund formation
GP/LP relationships and fund raising
Understanding term sheets and startup financing

Contractual Damages and Statutory Liability

Ascertaining contractual damages
Principles of statutory liabilities and imposing compensation

Programme Objective

Provide a structured learning on the concepts of finance and valuation that begins with first principles and gradually enables participants to apply these concepts in real-world scenarios.
Develop financial and valuation acumen among lawyers to enhance their understanding of transactions and legal matters related to insolvency and bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), alternative investment funds, banking, capital markets, contractual damages, tort liability, and related areas.

Pedagogy

The learning approach includes a rich mix of:

Case Studies
Interactive Lectures
Group Activities

Programme Audience

This programme is ideal for lawyers, in-house counsels, law firms, company secretaries, insolvency professionals (both resolution and liquidation), and valuation professionals. Chartered Accountants and Company Secretaries with a background in law will also find the programme highly relevant. Professionals across senior, middle, or junior levels, as well as entrepreneurs involved in legal or financial decision-making, are encouraged to apply.

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Financial Analysis and Valuation for Legal Professionals | IIM Ahmedabad