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Investment Readiness Training for MFIs in India and Sri Lanka

Event Details

Time: February 15, 2010 to February 17, 2010
Location: Delhi
Website or Map: http://www.centerforfinancial…
Event Type: training, for, mfis
Organized By: ACCION and EDA Rural Systems
Latest Activity: Feb 10

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Event Description

The Investment Readiness Training is a comprehensive, inter-active three-day course taught by microfinance
capital markets/investment experts from the Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International, EDA
Rural Systems and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA).

Subjects covered include:

Types of funding available including recent trends in the capital markets
Business plans for the investor: What constitutes a good one? Where do MFIs often go wrong?
Selecting the right investors for your MFI
The critical role of Governance
Understanding the expectations of and building relationships with funders and potential investors
Negotiating the term sheet: Hands on practice and role play
Making good choices in share-holding structure
Valuation: An interactive approach to theory of valuation and valuation methodologies
Closing and exits

Logistics & Details

Course duration – 3 days
Target MFIs – Senior management of MFIs seeking to widen supply of debt capital and/or beginning the
quest for equity investment

Course Fee (per person) – Rs12,000 (or US$300 if paid on line by credit card). Course fee includes all
training materials, lunches, tea/coffee and certificate during training plus one ticket to MCCM South Asia
and the accompanying Investment Marketplace. Please note that there is a 10.3% service tax applicable on
fees paid in Indian rupees.

For more information, please contact:
training@edarural.com

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