5 – Company Valuation and Financing

• 4 – Investment Criteria and Decision-Making
• 5 – Company Valuation and Financing

The “ Company Valuation and Financing  » training is the fifth of the six modules of our “Finance for Managers” program in Luxembourg.

The English version is taught from March to June 2025

Register

Company Valuation and Financing : module 5/6 (2 days)

English

June 5 et 6, 2025

Luxembourg-city

20 participants max.

1.600 € EXCL. VAT

1.648 € TVAC

VAT rate : 3%

Training objectives

• Understanding the financial approach to valuing an unlisted company and the differences with accounting approaches
• Familiarise yourself with the advantages and disadvantages of common methods for valuing a company
• Be able to carry out a step-by-step recovery by
  • Multiple
  • Discounted cash flows (adjusted present value method and WACC method)
• Understanding cash flow projections
• Estimating risk and the discount rate (WACC)
• Assessing terminal value
• Understanding the impact of financing on a company’s value
• Critically analyse the results obtained and identify the key value drivers
• Preparing for negotiations and understanding their impact on value creation for both parties (seller and buyer)

Content | Company Valuation and Financing

Company Financing

• Types of financing
• Impact on value
• Examples

Company Valuation

• Multiples approach
• Discounted cash flow method – adjusted present value
• Discounted cash flow method – WACC
• Company valuation step by step: Company valuation guide
• Examples and practice

Negociations

• The difference between value and price
• Creating value for all parties
• Arguments, valid or fallacious: how do you respond?

Your teacher

Laurent Gheeraert

Professor

Laurent Gheeraert

Professor

• Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Academic Director of the Master in Management of Banking and Finance in Hanoi
• Doctorate in Economics and Management Science
• Advisor to a number of public and private institutions
• Managing Director of the QTEM international network and the Master in Management of Banking and Finance, Hanoi, Vietnam
• Former management consultant at McKinsey & Company

Laurent GHEERAERT is Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Academic Director of the Master in Management of Banking and Finance, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Laurent has a Doctorate in Economics and Management and a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) at all levels

He is also Managing Director of the international QTEM network, ‘Analytics for a Better World’ (www.qtem.org)

He acts as an advisor to several public and private institutions, particularly in the valuation of projects or companies, financial management, financial modeling, financial intelligence, Islamic finance.

He is a former management consultant at McKinsey & Company (Brussels, Johannesburg, Dubai)

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Next date in Luxembourg-city :

• June 5 and 6, 2025