MERCHANT BANKING OPERATIONS

Duration: 2 days

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Understand complete operations of Merchant Banking.
• Acquire the necessary skills needed to run the merchant banking operations.

CONTENT

(i) Banking

All types of foreign exchange transactions including advice on exchange, imports, exports finance, financing the movement of goods through acceptance credits, the handling of commercial letters of credit, the negotiation and collection of foreign bills, accepting call or term deposits, short or medium term finance, bridging finance, leading; corporate banking, treasury/trading services, discount/guarantee facilities.
Issuing and underwriting.

Public issues; underwriting of issues, preparation of prospectuses; new equity; obtaining stock exchange listings/broking services.

(ii) Corporate Finance

New issues; development capital; negotiation of mergers and take-overs; capital reconstruction; bridging finance, medium term loans; public sector finance.

(iii) Management Services

Economic planning; trusts administration; share secretarial services; primary capital market participation.

(iv) Product Knowledge

Foreign exchange, import finance; export finance; commercial LCs; FBCSs; Call/Term deposits; medium term loans (MTL); Bridging finance; leasing, treasury services, discount/guarantees, Acceptance credits, public issues, underwriting, equity, broking, estate planning, trusts, share transfers.

TARGET GROUP

All Merchant Banking employees working in operations.

FORMAT

Lectures, exercises and case studies.