Introduces students to the large-scale investment (LSI) is taught at the Harvard Business School. LSI is the case, the course of the project financing, which is designed for students of second-year MBA. Course is about project financing, which includes the creation of a legally independent project company financed by equity from one or more firms and sponsors of recourse debt for investment in fixed assets. In 2001, a project funded investment reached $ 217 billion worldwide. LSI course describes what project finance, why it creates value, and how the structure of transactions. This of course helps to sharpen and deepen students' understanding of corporate finance. This article describes the key themes of the course structure and content. In addition, there is a brief overview of each case. Cases are available separately from the Harvard publication Business School. "Hide
by Benjamin C. Esty 23 pages. Publication Date: October 30, 2003. Prod. #: 204093-PDF-ENG