Free ResourcesOur Free Resources include videos, blogs, how-tos, webinar recordings and course samples. We are regularly adding new content so check back often or subscribe to stay in touch. Join our Mailing List Search CategoriesCourse SampleDebt conceptsExcel FunctionsFAQFinance 101How ToModel demosModeling Best PracticeNewsOpiniónOpinionOther conceptsPivotal180 In ConversationSin categorizarWebinar AllAllBlogCourse SampleNewsOpinionOther ResourcesWebinar OpinionYour Project Finance Learning Path: Where Should You Start? A practical guide to choosing your starting point Our mission at Pivotal180 is simple: to help finance professionals understand risk, make better capital allocation decisions, and deploy capital with confidence…. OpinionLeverage Constraints: What You Must Know About Limits in Project Finance Debt Leverage Constraints It’s easy to think of limits as bothersome restrictions. I sometimes do, for example, when I can’t have my fifth piece of lemon pie without a voice in… OpinionPivotal180’s Summer Reading List for 2026 Pivotal180’s Summer Reading List for 2026 The weather outside is one of three things: incredibly hot, or humid and wet, or somehow cold and wet. There are brief moments of… NewsPivotal180 Newsletter June 2026 Dear there, In this newsletter we have included the following content: Early Adopter Advanced Project Finance Debt Modeling Online – Offer ending soon Explore our new Advanced Debt mini-courses –… WebinarBreaking in: Industry panel and Interview Guidance – Webinar Two Webinar Two This webinar is the second of our two part webinar series Breaking into Infrastructure and Energy Finance In our second exclusive webinar, top industry experts share their real-world… WebinarBreaking in: Finding roles and landing interviews – Webinar One Webinar One This webinar is the first of our two part webinar series Breaking into Infrastructure and Energy Finance In this webinar, participants gained practical insights into the infrastructure and… OpinionThe Game The Game There stands a young graduate from college Their mind expanded with great knowledge Oh, how they want a job And are certainly no slob But its tough right… OpinionP90 Cash Sweep Test: What It Is, and Why Lenders Care This P-Factor is typically not used as a base case or to size debt. It plays, however, a critical role in a specific lender stress test. In the first blog… Course SampleP-Factors Course Overview This video is the P-Factors lesson from our Advanced Project Finance Debt Modeling Online Course and our Sizing Debt on P-Factors Online Mini Course Project finance forecasts are… Course SampleThe Governing Case Course Overview This video is the Governing Case lesson from our Advanced Project Finance Debt Modeling Online Course and our Debt Case Sizing, Sensitivities, and Blended DSCRs Online Mini Course… Course SampleIntroduction to Leverage Constraints Course Overview This video is the Introduction video of our online Leverage Constraints Debt Sizing Online Mini Course and one of the lessons in our Advanced Project Finance Debt Modeling… OpinionP-Factors: What do P50, P75, and P99 mean in Project Finance? These statistical statements represent forecasted renewable energy generation; they’re useful for estimating project returns and sizing debt One basic project finance foundation I have come to understand while at Pivotal180,… NewsPivotal180 Newsletter April 2026 In this newsletter, we have included the following content: Leverage Constraints Online Mini-Course Available Now New Online Course: Advanced Project Finance Debt Modeling Monthly Webinar Series Launch Free Resources Update… OpinionUnderwriting Careers Underwriting Careers For she who knows, and knows she knows, shall leap beyond this carousel. But she who knows, and doubts she knows, wake her and end this dreary spell!… WebinarProject Finance Modelling for Renewables – Webinar with HSF Kramer Webinar In this webinar, Pivotal180 and HSF Kramer discuss the nature, risks and drivers of debt sizing for renewable energy deals, including thoughts on how lenders and sponsors are adapting… BlogWhat one AI can teach us about another When it comes to relying on AI to build financial models, be careful – it’s about practice. There’s probably no topic the trainers are asked about more often in Pivotal180… NewsPivotal180 Newsletter March 2026 Dear there, In this newsletter, we have included the following content: New Course Tax Equity Modeling for Lenders Pivotal180 Online Course Bundles Courses and Which One is Right For You… OpinionCost of Capital Cost of Capital What is the right discount rate? What expected return is appropriate? And how does an institution determine its hurdle rate, anyway? One might mistake these questions for… OpinionManaging policy uncertainty in renewable energy models Managing policy uncertainty in renewable energy models The only thing you know for sure about your model is that it’s wrong. That’s why it’s critical to include scenarios that assess… OpinionHow is the 10th amendment of the US constitution related to Tax Equity? How is the 10th amendment of the US constitution related to Tax Equity? The short answer is: One caused the other. The longer answer is more complicated, but I will… WebinarProject Finance Modelling for Mining & Natural Resources – Webinar with Citi and HSF Kramer Webinar In this webinar, Pivotal180 and co-hosts Citi and HSF Kramer discuss the nature, risks and drivers of debt sizing for energy and resources deals, with a focus on how… OpinionTeaching vs Training: A Personal Reflection on 8 months with Pivotal180 Teaching vs Training: A Personal Reflection on 8 months with Pivotal180 After eight years in the classroom as a graduate TA and eight months in professional training, I find myself standing at an intersection of two… NewsPivotal180 Newsletter February 2026 Dear there, In this newsletter, we have included the following content: Welcome Amir Mehr! Introduction to Project Finance Modeling Free Webinar: Project Finance Modeling for Mining & Natural Resources Free Resources Update… OpinionDSRA Circular Reference in Excel – 3 Ways to Fix It How to Fix DSRA Circular References in Your Project Finance Model You have spent hours building your project finance model. The debt is sculpted. The waterfall is flowing. Then you… 12345678 Load More
