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Private Placements Industry Forum
February 1-3, 2027
Loews Hotel, Miami BeachFlorida

Direct Lending Summit

Powering private credit's next chapter

Wednesday, February 3

Why attend

Why attend?

Connect with institutional investors, GPs, and agents reshaping the direct lending landscape. Navigate regulatory shifts, pricing dynamics, and portfolio allocation strategies as private credit matures into a core asset class.

What you'll learn?

Engage with peers to examine deal flow by sector, vintage, and investor appetite. Explore technical markets of fund finance and asset-backed lending. Leave with practical frameworks to evaluate direct lending opportunities and manage portfolio construction in 2027's competitive environment.

Topics being discussed include GP differentiation strategies, investor mandates across the IG/non-IG spectrum, NAV-based fund finance structures, and infrastructure debt opportunities.

Who you'll learn from

Hear from leading GPs, institutional investors, placement agents, and rating agencies tackling the industry's most pressing challenges. Gain practical insight into managing regulatory hurdles, technical underwriting standards, and positioning for growth in an evolving market.