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Private Debt Summit Day 2
08:00 - 08:45
Registration and welcome coffee
08:45 - 09:00
Chair’s welcome address
- Ken Kencel - President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management, an affiliate of Nuveen
09:00 - 09:45
Can the private credit market sustain its momentum?
The private credit market has achieved record growth but has recently witnessed increased market, media and regulatory scrutiny. How will private credit address these issues? How will the asset class perform in the current volatile political and economic environment?
- Anthony Fobel - CEO, Arcmont Asset Management, an affiliate of Nuveen
- Mark Hickey - Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Pemberton Asset Management
- Will Proctor - Head of Sponsor Coverage, Private Debt, Neuberger
- Nicole Drapkin - Senior Managing Director, Credit Investment Team, Blue Owl
- Ted Koenig - Chairman and CEO, Monroe Capital
- Taylor Boswell - Head of Private Credit, AGL Credit Management LLC
09:45 - 10:25
Private credit: where are the pressure points?
Defaults have been muted; borrowers struggling with interest payments have experienced deteriorating fundamentals. Will there be pressure points when loans mature? Does private credit continue to offer attractive yields?
- Rachel McGovern - Managing Director, KBRA DLD
- Laura Holson - Managing Director & COO, Credit, New Mountain Capital LLC
- Jeff Levin - Partner, Head of Credit, Thoma Bravo
- Lee Landrum - Partner, Manulife|Comvest Credit Partners
- Brian Stewart - Global Co-Head of Corporate Credit, Fortress Investment Group
- David Manlowe - Chief Executive officer, Benefit Street Partners
10:25 - 10:55
Charting a steady course: Global perspectives on private credit resilience
- Brian McCarthy - Head of Alternative Investments, Ampega Asset Management
- Matt Theodorakis - Co-Head of European Direct Lending in the Ares Credit Group, Ares Management
- Ryan Brauns - Partner, Ares Credit Group, Ares Management
10:55 - 11:10
Morning coffee and networking break
11:10 - 11:40
CLO equity Investing in the current market
Examining key Investment considerations and the search for DPI in an alternatives portfolio
- Yale Baron - Managing Principal & Co-Chief Investment Officer, Anchorage Capital
- Kamal Nazha - Managing Director – Co-Head Private Credit & Special Situations EMEA, Nomura International plc
11:40 - 12:15
Asset based finance: The next frontier of private credit
How to combine flexibility, speed, digital-enabled risk assesment and specialized sector knowledge.
- Jeffrey Griffiths - Partner, Global Head of Private Credit, Campbell Lutyens
- Kris Kraus - Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, PIMCO
- Charles Dunlap - Head of Global Financial Opportunities Advisory, Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management
- Adam Baghdadi - Managing Director, Lending, Arrow Global
- Udai Bishnoi - Global Head of Asset Based Finance, Sculptor Capital Management
12:15 - 12:55
Mid-market lending trends: Durability, flexibility and steady growth in volatile markets
To what extent are macroeconomic changes playing to the strengths of the mid-market? What are the key trends driving the sector and how are fund managers driving returns despite the tough environment?
- Chandini Jain - Co-Founder & CEO, Auquan
- Stuart Mathieson - Head of European Private Finance, Barings
- Peter Arnold - Head of LBP AM European Private Markets, LBP AM European Private Markets
- Ken Kencel - President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management, an affiliate of Nuveen
- Bill Eckmann - Senior Managing Director, Head of US Direct Lending, IC Member, Macquarie
- Tim Lower - Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Willow Tree Credit Partners
12:55 - 13:35
Increasing creativity in the private debt market: Offering flexible, bespoke capital solutions to borrowers
- Stelios G. Saffos - Global Chair of Capital Markets and Global Chair of Hybrid Capital, Latham & Watkins
- Kevin Griffin - CEO & CIO, MGG Investment Group
- Adam Vigna - Co-Founder and CIO, Sagard
- Abhik Das - Partner, Three Hills
- Jeff Kivitz - Chief Investment Officer of Corporate and Asset-Backed, Canyon Partners, LLC
- Daniele Candela - Managing Director, Strategic Investments Group, KKR
13:35 - 14:00
Lunch and networking break
14:00 - 14:05
Afternoon Chairman
- Gene Miao - Senior Managing Director, Senior Investment Strategist & Co-Head of Consultant Relations, Churchill Asset Management, an affiliate of Nuveen
14:05 - 14:45
What are the new possibilities in opportunistic credit, distressed and special situations?
How big is the distressed opportunity today and going forward? Where are investors deploying opportunistic capital and which markets are defensively positioned?
- Matthias Kirchgaessner - Managing Partner, PLEXUS Research
- Bouk van Geloven - Co-Head of European Investment Team, Strategic Value Partners
- Angelo Rufino - Partner, Head of North America & Europe Special Situations, Bain Capital
- Kevin Child - Partner, Head of European Origination & Capital Markets, GoldenTree Asset Management
- Juan Luis Rivera - Managing Partner, Credit & Equities, Patria Investments
- Leander Christofides - Co-CIO of Global Special Situations Group, J.P Morgan Asset Management
14:45 - 15:20
Lower mid-market senior lending: Where GP expertise and local underwriting still matter most
- Nicole Waibel - Managing Director, Crescent Credit Europe
- Laurent Bouvier - Managing Partner, Kartesia
- Callum Bell - Head of Private Markets & Alternatives, Investec
- Börge Grauel - Head of Private Debt, YIELCO Investments
- Florian Hofer - Managing Director Investments, Private Credit, Golding Capital Partners
15:20 - 15:50
Rethinking private credit: Navigating the new normal at the private debt summit
- James Reynolds - Global Co-Head of Private Credit|CEO, Goldman Sachs Alternatives|Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
- Salim Jaffer - Head of European Private Credit Fundraising, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
15:50 - 16:25
Beyond traditional: The value of niche and specialty finance
The importance of combining flexibility, speed, digital-enabled risk assessment, and specialized sector knowledge to succeed in the private credit market
- Börge Grauel - Head of Private Debt, YIELCO Investments
- James King - Head of Structured Credit, M&G Investments
- Paul Shea - Managing Partner, Beechbrook Capital
- Michael Apfel - Partner, Head of Credit & Special Situations, Siguler Guff
- Emma Bewley - Partner and Head of Credit, Partners Capital
16:25 - 17:00
Unlocking the future of private credit: How innovation is reshaping private and public markets
- Anke Rindermann - Managing Director, Global Corporate Ratings, Morningstar DBRS
- Mathew Cestar - President, Arini
- Sophia Ferguson - Managing Director, Apollo Global Management
- Priscilla Schnepper - Senior Investment Manager, Private Credit, European Investment Fund
- Cathy Bevan - Co-Head of Europe and Head of Structured Credit, Benefit Street Partners (Franklin Templeton)
17:00 - 17:30
The rise of private credit secondaries – Is momentum growing for this asset class?
What factors are contributing to an increased demand for GP led private credit secondaries? How are pricing trends evolving in this market? What are the growth prospects for GP led credit secondaries?
- Olaf Neubert - Managing Director, TopCap Partners
- Kristina Matthews - Partner, Head of Investor Relations and Fund Raising, Falcon Investments
- Joaquin Ardit - Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors
- John Hartwell Cocke - Partner, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Corbin Capital Partners
- Justas Daujotas - Investment Manager, Willgrow
17:30 - 17:35
Chair’s closing remarks
End of the Private Debt Summit Day 2
- Gene Miao - Senior Managing Director, Senior Investment Strategist & Co-Head of Consultant Relations, Churchill Asset Management, an affiliate of Nuveen
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