Pivotal180 Newsletter November 2024

By Alison Leckie | October 31, 2024

In this newsletter we have included the following content:

  • Welcome to Pivotal180 Communities
  • Thanksgiving Promotion
  • Course Updates
  • Free Resources
  • Course Portfolio

Please feel free to check out all our videos on Pivotal180’s YouTube.

Kind regards,

The Pivotal180 Team.

Welcome to Pivotal180 Communities

We are excited to announce a new online community platform for our Pivotal180 Alumni. Joining is free and available to all students who have access to our online training platform. The Pivotal180 Alumni community will be the first to learn details of our upcoming new courses, announcements and relevant news and events.

We encourage everyone to use this opportunity to complement their learning and network with like-minded individuals.

The community platform will be available from November 1 and accessible directly from your Pivotal180 home screen.

Thanksgiving Promotion

As a special THANK YOU, we are offering a 10% discount valid for the month of November. Use code thankspiv at the checkout

The 10% discount is applicable to ALL our online products, as well as the two public courses below. Get in quick to secure your spot for 2024!

  • Renewables live-streaming class begins November 19, 2024. Register Today
  • Introduction to Project Finance live-streaming class begins December, 2 2024. Register Today

*Subject to availability of public courses*

Course Updates

We are continuing to develop new online material for our existing courses and we are excited about producing and releasing new content.

New online courses in the works

We have been busy filming the lessons through October and are now in the editing phase. We look forward to launching these courses over the next few months.

Watch this space!

  • Mining and Critical Minerals Project Finance Modeling – coming soon!
  • Introduction to Financial Modeling (Business Modeling) – coming soon!
  • Project Finance: Introduction to Concepts and Modeling –  coming soon!

Free Resources

Our free resources include videos, blogs, how-to guides, webinars and course samples.

Changing the Scenario Input from Any Sheet

Introducing a concept called a combo box will significantly improve your ability to assess different scenarios. A combo box is a scenario selection dropdown box that allows you to change the scenario from any sheet. This makes models much easier to present and to review.

The Three Key Financial Statements

When we build the financial model, we build in forecasts for the three key financial statements. These financial statements help to understand the financial performance of a business. Enjoy this article by Alison from 2021 as a teaser to our Introduction to Financial Modeling course.

Climate Week NYC offtake news

Keeping up with the flurry of events and announcements during Climate Week can be challenging. A few noteworthy takeaways are covered in this article by Bastian.

Introduction to Mining and Critical Minerals Course

This lesson provides you with an  overview of a mining project. We’ll focus on the project once it starts operating. The purpose is to understand some physical movements of materials throughout a mine’s operations. If modeling mining projects. Enjoy a sample lesson from our new course that is coming soon!

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 courses are listed below.

  • Renewables live-streaming class begins November 19, 2024. Register Today
  • Tax Equity and Hybrid live-streaming class begins November 6, 2024. Register Today
  • Intro to Project Finance live-streaming class begins December, 2 2024. Register Today

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.

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. This course includes new content on emerging tax credit finance structures under the IRA!

Customizable Partial Day Modeling

Customizable short courses covering a variety of topics including the Inflation Reduction Act, M&A transactions, Advanced VBA, Model Optimization, and Portfolio Modeling.

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