Private Placements & Restricted Securities

The Private Placements & Restricted Securities Seminar is developed to give the attendee an introductory knowledge of these private securities. The marketplace for private placement securities has grown tremendously over the past decade, causing a great increase in the complexity of these instruments. This course will help the person attending gain an understanding of how private placements and restricted securities are structured and how they behave.

During the Private Placements & Restricted Securities Seminar the attendee will focus on gaining a basic understanding of the various types of private placements bought and owned by institutional investors today. There will be discussion as to why these instruments are created, how they are packaged and why investors buy them. Since such a large portion of private placements and restricted securities issued are debt and equity securities, there will be a concentration on them. There will also be a focus on the deal process from start to finish. All of the accounting and systems issues which result from the above will be covered in detail.

The Private Placements & Restricted Securities Seminar is ideal for anyone who needs to gain a basic knowledge of the types of private placement securities available in today's marketplace and to build an understanding of the terms and jargon used in association with them.

• Introduction/Course Objectives
• Types of Securities/Deal Structure
• Why Private Placements and Restricted Securities?
• Pricing & Spreads
• Private Placements and Restricted Securities - Structural/Legal Issues
• Types of Private Placements and Restricted Securities
• Rule 144a
• The Deal Process
• Covenants
• Custodians
• Transfer Agents
• Ratings
• Accounting Practices