Ethanol Finance & Investment

Meet the leading ethanol producers, developers, investors, lenders, EPC contractors and other industry players who are looking to do deals and discover:

What essential elements they look for in deals
The kind of relationships they seek and the opportunities that exist for partners and investors to get involved in upcoming deals
The unique new ways in which deals are being structured
The critical factors it will take to get deals successfully done in 2007 and beyond

About The Summit:

The Ethanol Finance & Investment Summit has established itself as a major gathering place for the ethanol industry. The 2006 Summit was a tremendous success with the hallways jam-packed with industry and financial players discussing deals.

With the ethanol deal-making market in transition and new financial strategies continuing to be developed and explored, the 2007 Summit will provide a timely setting for industry players to gather again and take advantage of the latest opportunities in this dynamic environment.

The Summit brings together leading producers, investors, lenders, EPC contractors and others in the ethanol finance & investment community to share their perspectives on getting ethanol deals successfully financed in 2007 and beyond. You will not only hear from this savvy group about the latest developments in the ethanol finance and investment markets, but the Summit also provides an outstanding opportunity to network with these and other players in the ethanol finance and investment community and to accurately gauge the current pulse of the deal making market. You’ll hear:

Producers and developers offer their perspective on the current market for ethanol financing, including the role of investors in deals
Investors discuss the criteria they use in evaluating ethanol investments
Lenders reveal the most up-to-date information on the current sources, terms and structures for debt financing
EPC contractors provide their perspectives on the construction aspects of the ethanol deal
Deal experts share strategies on how to mitigate risks during periods of uncertainty
Investment bankers provide their insights on creative and innovative financial strategies for 2007 and the outlook for M&A activity

Pre-Summit Workshop:
The Keys to Making Your Project Financeable
The market is full of investors aggressively seeking to invest in ethanol projects. Yet, strikingly, most ethanol projects never achieve successful financing. Why? Because the projects' sponsors failed to think through and adequately address all requirements needed to make a project financeable.

This day-long workshop is designed to help make your project one of the winners. By using real-world insight into how the financial community evaluates projects, the workshop will address key pitfalls that cause financiers to reject projects, helping you cover all bases when preparing your financing proposal. You cannot rely on a generic feasibility study to determine whether your project is financeable. This workshop will give you invaluable guidance you can use to make your project stand tall.