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Calculation of the cost of capital in the energy sector for a european fund manager

How are the capital costs in the energy sector calculated?

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Project period

2025

Related expertise

Regulation, Valuation, WACC, Energy, Data Science

Team

Urs Trinkner, Bastian Seiler, Lilia Habibulina, Michael Altorfer

Contact

Urs Trinkner

Project Description

Swiss Economics supports a European fund manager in the creation of a tool for calculating the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) in the energy sector based on current financial market data.

Methodology

  • Data collection and preparation
  • Design of the tool
  • Calculation of the cost of capital

 

 

 

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