By Alison Leckie | April 22, 2025
In this newsletter, we have included the following content:
Financial Modeling Fundamentals Course Online
New online courses – coming soon
The Face Behind the Scenes
Free Resources
CPD Accredited Training
Course Portfolio
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The Pivotal180 Team.
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Financial Modeling Fundamentals Course – LAUNCHING EARLY MAY
We are proud to bring a new and exciting course available to all students, Financial Modeling Fundamentals.
This course bridges the gap between theoretical learning and practical application. Participants will build a best-practice financial model using a real-life case study. You will learn frameworks for evaluating your business and project, including future cash flows, income statement balance sheet and cash flow integration, and financial statement analysis. Key topics include understanding leverage, equity dilution from multiple capital raises, and CAP tables.
Introductory price for the month of May will be $450
Contact Us or email alison@pivotal180.com for more information.
New Online Courses – coming soon
Two popular courses that we have been delivering as public live streaming courses will soon also be available as online self-paced courses
We want to reach even more students by offering the courses online. We are looking forward to launching these courses over the next few months. Watch this space!
The Face behind the scenes: Director of Instructional Design,
Sergio is the director of instructional design at Pivotal180. He’s responsible for planning, developing, and managing Pivotal180’s online course content.
An industrial engineer by background, Serge fell in love with education when he courageously (or rather, naively) leapt into the trenches of teaching math and physics to middle schoolers, where he learned that keeping lessons practical and meaningful is essential. Serge brings his love of videogames to work by listening to videogame music while working on lesson plans, scripts, slides, and video edits.
Free Resources
Our free resources include videos, blogs, how-to guides, webinars and course samples.
Financial Modeling Fundamentals Course Overview
This course is based on a practical case study, so you can apply your knowledge right away. After completing this course, you’ll be able to set up a financial model from a blank spreadsheet, forecast revenues & expenses for a startup business, calculate unlevered and levered returns, run what if analysis known as scenarios and sensitivities and more.
The Economy Should be Circular. Your Debt Sizing Shouldn’t.
In this one-of-a-kind industry course, build on your project finance modeling skills developed in our project finance modeling courses. It focuses on the operational aspects and adjustments common in debt structures for mining projects. Buy this course as a bundle with our project finance modeling course for the ultimate mining project finance modeling experience.
Three musts for a successful tax equity raise
One of the topics Pivotal180 clients ask us about the most is tax equity. Often the largest and always the most complex piece of the capital stack for renewable energy investments, our team provides training and advisory services to developers, IPPs, infrastructure funds and even tax equity investors on this topic each year. But a great financial model is just one piece of the puzzle for completing a tax equity raise. Here are three tips for getting the most out of your next tax equity transaction.
CPD Accreditation
We are excited to announce that Pivotal180 is now an accredited CPD provider. This accreditation enables us to issue formal CPD certificates for our online courses, ensuring participants can achieve mandatory and reflective CPD requirements. This reflects the quality of our online training which equips participants with valuable recognised skills.
Find out more HERE
Course Portfolio and Scheduled Courses
The courses in our existing portfolio have been developed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to tackle all the multi-faceted pieces of a transaction.
We look forward to assisting you in demystifying project finance and tax equity. Our upcoming public live streaming courses are listed below.
Online Courses Available
Project Finance Modeling
Learn the concepts to develop a financial model related to PPP/P3s for both social and economic infrastructure. A mining financial model will be added to this course soon. Watch this space!
Renewable Energy Project Finance Modeling
Learn how to develop a best-practice financial model and optimize it for both debt & equity investors for a renewable energy project finance deal. Using a case study, learn the concepts required to develop a financial model related to wind and solar.
Introduction to Battery Storage
This course provides an overview of standalone batteries and co-located batteries with wind or solar assets. It is designed to familiarize developers, investors, and lenders with the investment decisions and risks of battery storage projects.
Mining and Critical Minerals
Learn how to develop a financial model for a copper project with a typical mine plan including ore mined, waste mined, input grades, high- and low-grade stockpiling, and processing recoveries. Understand the key drivers of mining, processing, and transport costs
Tax Equity and Hybrid Modeling
Gain an overview of the tax equity structures commonly used in U.S. renewable energy investments, with a focus on the development of a financial model. Dive deep into tax capital accounts, deficit restoration obligations, stop loss allocations, and HLBV accounting. Learn more on emerging tax credit finance structures under the IRA!