Financial Analysis and Valuation for Legal Professionals
IIM Ahmedabad - Executive Education
Finance & Accounting
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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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