
Finance Map
ADVANCING FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE
FOR COMPANIES
All classes are delivered by Matthew Craston and each of them lasts three hours.
He uses his own unique materials, which attendees take away with them.
Classes are taught in the offices of the company or remotely if preferred – or when employees are based outside the UK.
Each of the classes works on its own, without requiring attendance of the other sessions.

Finance Map
FINANCE AND THE FINANCIAL PLAYERS:
• the finance map • equity, debt and leverage
• commercial and investment banks
• derivatives • bonds and credit spreads
• fund and wealth managers • hedge funds
• private equity funds • company valuation


Financial statements
UNDERSTANDING financial statements:
• assets and liabilities
• shareholders’ funds • working capital
• profit and loss accounts • debits and credits
• cash flow and ebitda • key ratios and margins
• the debt/ebitda multiple • comparables
Leveraged Finance
The leveraged finance markets:
• debt financing structures
• terms of debt agreements
• debt borrowers and providers • transaction underwriting
• returns on credit investing • the clo market
• distressed debt • credit analysis


INVESTING UNRAVELLED
Managing personal investments:
• overview of investment markets
• wealth managers and platforms
• equities and other asset classes • historic investment returns
• fund vehicles • tax effective investing • fee types and levels
• performance measurement • the risks