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PDI Europe Summit London 2023
9 - 11 May 2023,
Hilton Tower Bridge, London
The next phase for private credit markets
The PDI Europe Summit is the leading conference to uncover the latest trends impacting Europe’s burgeoning private debt market.
With the amount of sophisticated asset allocators turning to private credit strategies continuing to grow, the summit provides the platform to hear about the latest trends, innovations, and solutions to be explored.
Meet and network with over 300 attendees comprising institutional and private investors, and other members of the private credit community in Europe for three days of unrivalled networking and content.
What can you expect at the summit?
Meet key institutional investors
Network with 100+ institutional and private investors in attendance from across Europe including the biggest pension funds and insurers.
Event content with value
A deep dive into direct lending, taking temperature on the current state of the market, ESG integration, and disruptors in the space with a focus on real asset debt, specialty finance, and much more.
Build your private debt network
Connect with industry participants and understand exactly how the market is evolving. Network in-person at networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
2023 Confirmed attendees include:
Grow your private debt network
Meet our Keynote
Abbas Owainati
Macro Strategist
BT Pension Scheme Management
Hear from c.80bn British retirement plan, BT Pension Scheme Management, to share on the economic outlook formulating the dynamic asset allocations.
Keynote Interview: The ingredients for success in private credit
Lulu Wang
Portfolio Strategist, Private Markets Solutions
Abrdn
Understand key drivers for private markets with portfolio strategist Lulu Wang at Abrdn on how to navigate the current risk landscape. Join Private Debt Investor‘s exclusive live interview with Lulu on how to successfully invest in private credit in the current climate.
2023 Speakers:
Key event themes include:
- Emerging strategies in private debt for 2023 and beyond
- The increasing democratization of the private credit market
- Geopolitical considerations for investors in a volatile world
- Assessing private debt’s continuing ESG journey
- Real estate debt revitalisation
2023 in numbers
300+
Attendees
100+
Speakers
100+
Investors
What our delegates say?
Luca Di Rico
Racing Capital
A must for anyone in the industry
Amin Doulai
King & Spalding
Another excellent summit. An invaluable opportunity to engaged with a wide range of private market participants.
Stephen McKenna
Altum Group
A fantastic event with a great turnout and extremely relevant content.
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Hannah Ogun.
hannah.o@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 20 3994 7961
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Agenda
Day 1- Direct Lending - Tuesday 9th
08:00 - 08:45
Registration ＆ Welcome Coffee
Plenary
08:45 - 08:50
PDI Europe Summit Welcome Address
08:50 - 09:00
Chairperson’s opening remarks
Dalit Nuttall
09:00 - 09:50
Opening Panel: What rising rates and inflationary pressures mean for private debt market
Penny Cochrane,
Michael Curtis,
Daniel Leger,
Sanjay Mistry,
Steve Ruby,
Adam Wheeler
- Impact of interest rates, geopolitical tensions and cyclical risks on the balance sheets of portfolios.
- What is the impact of the ongoing volatility on the market now and how is it affecting returns?
Moderator: Penny Cochrane, Senior Investment Research Consultant, Hymans Robertson
09:50 - 10:35
Panel: Which asset classes and sectors to deploy debt capital in once the cycle bottoms out
Faisal Ramzan ,
Ilya Gertsberg,
Carolyn Hastings,
Ross Morrow,
Shaun Mullin,
David Ross
- What sectors are likely to remain challenging in the current cycle?
- Can you play across strategies in the context of a transitionary economic environment? Junior vs. senior debt.
Moderator: Faisal Ramzan, Partner, Proskauer
Shaun Mullin
Managing Director, European Private Credit, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Read bio
10:35 - 11:05
Networking Coffee Break
Plenary
11:05 - 23:50
LP Views- How emerging players can try to compete
Rebecca Davis,
Marco Busca,
Nicolas Ferretjans,
Sebastian Schroff
- Process for selecting private fund managers
- Are LPs still allocating to new debt funds or are new commitments on hold?
- How to stand out in a crowded mid-market
- Is there still a bifurcated market for emerging managers today?
Moderator: Rebecca Davis, Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates
11:50 - 12:35
Deep dive: New strategies emerging among fund managers
Karan Chopra,
Joe Abrams,
Damian Hahnloser,
Ari Jauho,
Philippe Mojon,
Stephen Quinn
- Emerging investment strategies across the direct lending capital structure
- Key factors shaping investment due diligence and drivers behind investor appetite in 2023
- Investor viewpoint on best opportunities to target yield
- What are the current drivers for NAV financing?
Moderator: Karan Chopra, Partner, Paul Hastings
12:35 - 12:50
PDI Data Snapshot
Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez
12:50 - 13:30
Panel: Fundraising in an everchanging market environment
Peter J. Olds,
Richard von Gusovius,
Christopher Bone,
Rakesh Pavithran
- How is the current macro environment affecting LP behaviour and how are they approaching a multi-faceted private debt landscape
- What is the opportunity set that the capital is being raised for?
- Where are GPs currently seeing opportunity in the market?
- How are Private Debt GPs differentiating themselves as solution providers for LPs?
Moderator: Peter J. Olds, Partner, Proskauer
13:30 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
ESG ＆ Impact Investing
14:30 - 15:05
Different flavours of sustainable investing in private debt
Dominic Webb,
Sophie Gioanni,
Aurelie Hariton-Fardad,
Sarah Miller
- How are investors tapping into the Climate Tech opportunity
- Challenges and outlook for thematic investments
- Where should investors spend more time, in terms of sectors that have positive climate impact?
- How to identify a real strategy vs greenwashing?
Moderator: Dominic Webb, Reporter, Reponsible Investor
15:05 - 15:40
Managing global sustainability regulation
Elza Holmstedt Pell,
Sabrina Fox,
Rhys Marsh
- Dealing with data demand- How are lenders rising to the challenge around ESG disclosure and data availability in private assets?
- SFDR- Is it fit for purpose for private funds? How does EU, UK and US regulation compare?
- Sustainability regulation vs labels- how to spot the difference?
Moderator: Elza Holmstedt Pell, Deputy Editor, Responsible Investor
15:40 - 16:15
How to create value in debt investing by adding sustainable characteristics
Charlotte Moore,
Chandra Gopinathan,
Kristina Matthews,
Sonia Rocher
- How to be a more sustainable investor when involved in private markets?
- How can lenders ensure real impact rather than ‘green washing’?
- The rise of green and sustainability link loans
- What are managers doing to create value in their portfolios?
Moderator: Charlotte Moore, Independent
Corporate credit ＆ Portfolio Impact
14:30 - 15:05
Portfolio performance and monitoring
Nick Smith,
Sven Gralla,
Michael Griffin,
Jocelyn Lewis,
Vinit Nagarajan
- What have the challenges been for portfolio companies given macro headwinds?
- Which strategies have performed best and why?
- How is the growing digitalizaltion of portofolio administration and management helping to provide greater transparency during periods of economic uncertainty?
- Opportunities from the crisis- what does it mean for portfolio construction, credit markets and emerging strategies
Moderator: Nick Smith, Managing Director, Private Credit, Alternative Credit Council
Jocelyn Lewis
Executive Director, Private Debt Strategy, Financial Services, S＆P Global Market Intelligence
Read bio
15:05 - 15:40
Evaluating corporate credit risks in Emerging markets
Jiří Król,
Saad Sheikh,
Marco Lukesch,
Parvoleta Shtereva,
Sanjay Mistry
- Do credit strategies in emerging and transition economies differ from their counterparts in North America and Western Europe? if so, how?
- What are investors’ key concerns when it comes to investing EM?
- What are some of the techniques to mitigate EM credit risks as well as political and regulatory risk?
- What are some of the trends in private credit in EM?
Moderator: Jiří Krόl, Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs and Global Head, Alternative Credit Council
Jiří Król
Global Head, Alternative Credit Council, Alternative Investment Management Association
Read bio
15:40 - 16:15
Democratisation of debt markets
John Bakie,
Hans-Jörg Baumann,
Sanjay Gupta,
Jason Proctor,
Edward Talmor-Gera
- How demand from high-net-worth individuals and retail investors is driving the democratisation of the asset class.
- The role of technology driving change and enabling access
- What are the regulatory hurdles?
Moderator: John Bakie, News Editor, Private Debt Investor
16:15 - 16:40
Afternoon Networking Break
Plenary
16:40 - 17:20
DEI Debate- The road ahead for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Obinna Onyeagoro,
Bonnie Frank,
Natasha Jacobs,
Merary Soto-Saunders
- How are managers factoring gender diversity requirements into financing solutions?
- How are LPs pushing the diversity agenda? Impact and transition
- Will DE&I follow the ESG trajectory in its prioritisation for investors?
- The importance of obtaining meaningful diversity data, and the difficulties involved in doing so
Moderator: Obinna Onyeagoro, Consultant, Egon Zehnder
Bonnie Frank
Managing Director and Head of Private Investment and Enterprise Risk, Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Read bio
17:20 - 18:00
Audience roundtables
Carolyn Hastings,
Johan Hultner,
Matthew Layton,
Daniel Leger,
Ross Morrow,
David Merriman
- The re-emergence of junior capital facilitated by Carolyn Hastings, Partner, Bain Capital Credit
- Unlocking value in Special sits and Opportunistic credit facilitated by Daniel Leger, President, MGG Investment Group
- Why should CLOs be part of a Private Credit allocation facilitated by Matthew Layton, Partner, Pearl Diver Capital
- Finding value in the lower mid-market facilitated by Ross Morrow, Co-Founder & Executive Director, DunPort Capital Management
- The space for sponsorless facilitated by David Merriman, Head of European Private Debt, Beechbrook Capital
- Senior First Lien vs Unitranche facilitated by Johan Hultner, Managing Partner, Arcos Capital
18:00 - 18:00
End of Day 1
Agenda
Day 2: Alternative credit strategies (Real Assets, Specialty finance and working capital solutions) - Wednesday 10th
08:00 - 09:15
LP networking breakfast (by invitation only)
08:00 - 09:15
Registration ＆ Welcome Coffee
Plenary
09:15 - 09:20
Chairperson’s Welcome Address
Dalit Nuttall
09:20 - 09:50
Keynote Interview: The ingredients for success in private credit
Andy Thomson,
Dr. Lulu Wang
09:50 - 10:35
Macro panel: The changing face of real estate, infrastructure ＆ real assets
Anish Butani,
Ben Levenstein,
Prasun Mathur,
Deborah Shire
- How are investors approaching the blurring divide between real estate and infrastructure as the asset classes converge?
- How are emerging niche asset types changing how investors view the sector?
- Is the macro environment pushing investors to diversify their allocation into private infrastructure and real estate credit which has a lower correlation and different cycle?
- What do LPs expect from the different asset classes?
Moderator: Anish Butani, Senior Associate, Private Markets, bfinance
10:35 - 11:05
Networking Break
Plenary
11:05 - 11:20
PDI Data Snapshot
Wassyl Abdessemed
Wassyl Abdessemed, Senior Research Manager, PEI Group
11:20 - 12:05
Real Assets panel - why real assets are becoming more important to institutional investors
Matias Sottile,
Simon Champ,
Eduardo D'Alessandro,
Jennifer Hartviksen,
Richard Roberts
- Identifying investment opportunities in real asset debt.
- What relative value does the private real estate debt market offer compared with other areas of corporate credit investing?
- How are managers navigating regulatory frameworks and pressures?
Moderator: Matias Sottile, Managing Director, Ayres Partners
Jennifer Hartviksen
Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Read bio
12:05 - 13:10
PDI Investment Committee
Dr. Gabriella Kindert,
Walid Fakhry,
Konstantin Karchinov ,
Matthias Kirchgaessner,
Raphael Schorr
Our PDI Investment Committee takes a look at three investment case studies from leading GPs in this unique interactive format.
Co-Moderators: Dr. Gabrielle Kindert, Independant Board Member, Neptune Leasing, a.o and Matthias Kirchgaessner, Managing Partner, Plexus Research
13:10 - 14:10
Networking lunch
Infrastructure ＆ Real Estate Debt
14:10 - 14:50
The Infrastructure debt opportunity
Chris Quayle,
Tim Floyd,
Bertrand Loubières,
Diana Sepulveda
- How are lenders becoming more creative in the financing structures offered.
- How has the rise of junior debt strategies shaped the market?
- What are the key considerations in constructing an infra portfolio and what are the potential risks currently on your radar with this asset class?
Moderator: Christopher Quayle, Managing Director, DC Advisory
14:50 - 15:25
Where's next for Real estate private debt
Paul Buckley,
Aida Feriz,
David Renshaw,
Alexander Schmitt,
Alex Bové Díez
- How to identify the best assets and sources of alpha
- What type of strategies are different European LPs demanding?
- Which loan structures and strategies are performing best in the current market?
Moderator: Paul Buckley, Managing Partner and CEO, FirstAvenue
15:25 - 16:00
The role of private debt in sustainable infra and real estate
Charlotte Moore,
Thomas Foucoin,
Patrick Raffard,
Daljit Sandhu
- Is there a lack of sustainable real assets to invest in?
- What is the best way to increase institutional involvement in the asset classes?
- How are debt investors navigating ESG developments?
Moderator: Charlotte Moore, Independent
Thomas Foucoin
Senior Debt Origination Manager - Infrastructure, Pension Insurance Corporation (“PIC”)
Read bio
Specialty Finance
14:10 - 14:50
ABL panel: How it’s evolving and opportunities for the future
John Bakie,
You-Ha Hyun,
James Ruane,
Justin Staadecker,
Michael Katramados
- Is it suitable for periods of volatility?
- What are the advantages in todays economic conditions?
- How does it compare to other financing products?
Moderator: John Bakie, News Editor, Private Debt
14:50 - 15:25
Accessing opportunities in Trade Finance-short duration
Dr. Gabriella Kindert,
Bertrand de Comminges,
Suresh Hegde
- Structuring and managing short trades
- Risks and rewards of the asset class
- Democratising trade finance access to drive sustainable development
Moderator: Dr. Gabriella Kindert, Independent Board Member, Neptune Leasing, a.o
15:25 - 16:00
Country Champions- the role of specialist funds in the low mid-market
Johnnie Barnett,
Theo Dickens,
Adriana Oller,
Andrea Pescatori
- How is the lower mid-market responding to a more challenging macro-economic environment
- Which geographies are most appealing across Europe?
- What’s attracting LPs to join with specialised funds?
Moderator: Johnnie Barnett, Director, The New Amsterdam Group
16:00 - 16:30
Afternoon Networking Break
Plenary
16:30 - 16:55
LP Fireside chat: Finding value amidst market dislocation
Andy Thomson,
Chris Palmer
Investor insight into how they are capitalising on dislocations and where they seeing opportunities.
Moderator: Andy Thomson, Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor
16:55 - 18:00
Audience roundtables with Drinks
Alex Bové Díez,
Ben Colling,
Aris Constantinides ,
Matthew Jones
- A unique opportunity in Real Estate Lending: how scarcity and non-competition are providing uncorrelated returns on a consistent basis’ by Alex Bové Díez, Managing Partner, Paulson Asset Management
- Credit rating private debt deals facilitated by Matthew Jones, Head of Specialise Finance, S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Niche and specialty finance
- Investing in net zero infrastructure facilitated by Ben Colling, Director, Portfolio Management and ESG, Maslow Capital
- Growth finance and venture debt facilitated by Aris Constantinides, General Partner, Kreos Capital
- Risks and Rewards in litigation finance
18:00 - 19:00
Networking Drinks Reception
19:00 - 19:00
End of Day 2
Agenda
Day 3: Restructuring and Secondaries - Thursday 11th
08:00 - 08:55
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Plenary
08:55 - 09:00
Chairperson’s Welcome Address
Dalit Nuttall
Dalit Nuttall, Principal, West Valley Capital
09:00 - 09:25
Economist Keynote
Abbas Owainati
Economic outlook considering what is happening in the global economy; challenges and opportunities and what this means for risk assets ahead.
Abbas Owainati, Macro Strategist, Brightwell
09:25 - 10:10
Panel: Distressed debt and special sits in a developing recessionary environment
Helene Schütrumpf,
Alon Avner,
John Brantl,
Renato Meduri
- Are we getting into a more distressed/special sits cycle?
- Identifying compelling investment opportunities in distressed and special situations
- How is the market cycle developing and how big is the distressed opportunity likely to be?
- Where are investors deploying opportunistic capital?
- Which markets are very defensively positioned?
Moderator: Helene Schutrumpf, Director, Ely Place Partners
10:10 - 10:50
Panel: How will direct lending fund managers act in the downturn
Ian Milton,
Mustafa Dincer,
Johan Hultner,
Karen Simeone
- Opportunities from the crisis- what does it mean for portfolio construction, credit markets and emerging strategies?
- How is this credit cycle different from 2008?
- With defaults expected to rise, how are managers prepared to navigate challenges?
- Which asset classes are most exposed to the downturn?
Moderator: Ian Milton, Founder & CEO, Mercia Capital
10:50 - 11:20
Morning Networking Break
Plenary
11:20 - 11:35
PDI Data Snapshot
Domonique Lemonius
Domonique Lemonius, Research Manager, Funds, PEI
11:35 - 12:15
Panel: Tapping into credit secondaries
Daniel Roddick,
Orla (Maria) Walsh,
Toni Vainio
- What’s really driving growth in the market?
- How to utilise the asset class as part of your portfolio
- How are LPs navigating this space?
Moderator: Daniel Roddick, Founder, Ely Place Partners
12:30 - 13:15
Panel: Refinancings in a higher rates environment and the role of private debt in bridging funding gaps
Penny Cochrane,
Daniel Arques,
Veronica Bateman,
Nicolas Fourt
- How can patient capital play a role in the current environment?
- How will interest rates impact returns?
- Should investors be cautious entering the market?
Moderator: Penny Cochrane, Senior Investment Research Consultant, Hymans Robertson
13:15 - 13:20
Closing remarks
Dalit Nuttall
Dalit Nuttall, Principal, West Valley Capital
13:20 - 13:20
Networking Lunch ＆ End of Conference
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Join the market-leading event and meet with 100+ active investors at this pivotal time for the private debt industry. Connect with institutional investors, fund managers, as well as the wider private debt community for two days of learning and networking.
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As the flagship private debt event in Europe, the summit will attract investors and funds from across the world. Make sure you’re there to meet with leading global figures.
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More institutional and private investors than ever
Meet private and public pension funds; insurance firms, and a growing number of family offices and other private investors that are allocating towards private debt strategies in Europe.
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2023 Speakers:
Wassyl Abdessemed
Senior Research Manager, PEI Group
Wassyl Abdessemed joined PDI’s research &analytics team at the start of 2022, having previously worked in private asset management research. Wassyl looks after PDI’s institutional investor research globally and oversees number of rankings and rep… Read full bio
Joe Abrams
Partner, Mercer
Joe is Mercer’s Head of Private Debt, Europe, based in London, managing a team of investment professionals specialised in researching and investing in Private Debt. Joe is a member of Mercer’s Private Debt Investment Committee, Private Debt Rating Re… Read full bio
Daniel Arques
Head of Debt Advisory, Strand Hanson
Daniel leads the debt advisory practice at London-based merchant bank Strand Hanson. Founded in 1993, Strand Hanson is one of London’s foremost, long standing independent advisory boutiques, and is a leading adviser to growth companies in both develo… Read full bio
Alon Avner
Head of Bain Capital Credit Europe, Bain Capital Credit
Mr. Avner joined Bain Capital in 2006. He is Head of Bain Capital Credit Europe, Portfolio Manager of the Special Situations Europe fund, a Partner in the Special Situations Group, and an Investment Committee member based in Bain Capital’s London off… Read full bio
John Bakie
News Editor, Private Debt Investor
John has been news editor at Private Debt Investor since 2017 covering all aspects of private debt’s development as an asset class. He has written about almost all areas of financial services including public markets trading, fintech, retail finance,… Read full bio
Johnnie Barnett
Partner, The New Amsterdam Group
Johnnie Barnett is a Partner at New Amsterdam based in London, England. Johnnie leads the firm’s distribution efforts across Europe and is involved across all aspects of fund raising for their GPs. He has been raising capital from institutional LPs a… Read full bio
Veronica Bateman
Private Credit Strategist, Aksia
Veronica is a Senior Vice President and Private Credit Strategist on the Investment Research team with over 19 years of industry experience working with private capital managers. She is responsible for sourcing, researching, and evaluating managers a… Read full bio
Hans-Jörg Baumann
Partner, Stepstone Group
Mr. Baumann is Partner and the chairman of StepStone Private Debt. As member of the management team he is responsible for global business development activities of PD. He is also Co-founder of the Swiss Alternative Investments Circle (SFAMA) and acte… Read full bio
Christopher Bone
Partner, Partners Group
Christopher Bone is Co-Head of Partners Group's London office and Head of Private Debt in Europe. He is Co-Chairman of the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee and Chairman of the Direct Debt Europe Investment Committee. He has been with Partners… Read full bio
Alex Bové Díez
Managing Partner, Paulson Asset Management
Alex is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Paulson AM. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan and Bank of America Merrilll Lynch. He accumulates 11 years of private markets experience and has successfully invested over €100M in the last 4 years… Read full bio
John Brantl
Co Head of European Investment Team, SVP
Mr. Brantl is Co-Head of the European investment team. He joined Strategic Value Partners in 2006 and has been based in London since 2012. Prior to joining Strategic Value Partners, Mr. Brantl worked in investment banking in Goldman, Sachs & Co.’… Read full bio
Paul Buckley
Managing Partner and CEO, FIRSTavenue’s
Paul is FIRSTavenue’s Managing Partner and CEO. Paul founded FIRSTavenue in 2006 and enjoys 16 years’ experience advising GPs in the private funds market. Under his leadership, FIRSTavenue has been an early mover in private infrastructure, private cr… Read full bio
Marco Busca
Head of Private Debt Fund of Funds, Generali Investments Partners SGR
Responsible for the management of GIP SGR’s Private Debt Fund-of-Funds, Marco is in charge of the selection, implementation and monitoring of investments in Private Debt funds managed by global asset management companies. He is also advisor of severa… Read full bio
Anish Butani
Senior Director, bfinance
Anish is a Senior Director in the Private Markets team at bfinance & leads the firm’s coverage of the infrastructure asset class. Since joining bfinance in 2017, Anish has advised a broad range of clients globally in allocating ~$10bn to the infr… Read full bio
Simon Champ
Founding partner and CEO, Newstead Capital
Founding partner and CEO of Newstead Capital - A London based private credit fund manager focused on residential real estate development finance. 2019 onwards. Advised on numerous private credit transactions with over £ 1bn of assets. Founding partne… Read full bio
Karan Chopra
Partner, Paul Hastings
Karan Chopra is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. He advises clients on a range of cross-border leveraged transactions at all levels of the capital structure including senior, super se… Read full bio
Matteo Cidonio
Managing Partner, GWM Capital Advisors LLP
Matteo is a Managing Partner of GWM Group and Co-CIO of Real Estate Debt and Equity strategies. He has over 25 years of experience in the real estate investments and finance sectors. Prior to joining GWM Group in 2010, Matteo was a managing director… Read full bio
Penny Cochrane
Senior Investment Research Consultant, Hymans Robertson
Penny has over 16 years of investment experience and leads our asset class and manager research primarily across private debt products, from core, low-risk to opportunistic credit. Penny started her career in wealth management in the US before transi… Read full bio
Ben Colling
Director, Portfolio Management & ESG, Maslow Capital
Ben Colling is Director of Portfolio Management at Maslow Capital and leads their ESG & sustainability framework. Ben oversees all of Maslow Capital’s living sector assets from inception to completion and is instrumental in ensuring the whole-lif… Read full bio
Aris Constantinides
General Partner, Kreos Capital
Aris joined Kreos in 2016 is responsible for originating, assessing and managing transactions across Kreos’s target regions, predominantly in the healthcare space. Alongside the other partners, Aris is also responsible for general management of the f… Read full bio
Michael Curtis
Head of Private Credit Strategies, Fidelity International
Michael joined Fidelity in March 2021 bringing a team of 10 people, a long term loan track record and CLO AUM, with a strategic goal to develop a broad set of capabilities across private credit. Michael has over 20 years experience in the credit mark… Read full bio
Eduardo D'Alessandro
Partner - Global Real Assets, Castlelake
As leader of Castlelake’s Real Assets team, Mr. D’Alessandro focuses on originating investment opportunities in transitional real estate, infrastructure, renewables and power stability, and sub- and non-performing loans. Mr. D’Alessandro is also a me… Read full bio
Rebecca Davis
CFA Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates
Becca is a Senior Investment Director at Cambridge Associates and is based in the London office. A member of the European Pensions Practice, Becca manages portfolios for public and private European pension plans, either on a discretionary or advisory… Read full bio
Bertrand de Comminges
Managing Director, Global Head Tread Finance Investments, Santander Asset Management
A renowned industry expert, Bertrand is currently the lead portfolio manager for the global Trade Finance strategy at Santander Asset Management. Before joining Santander Bertrand was for 8 years at HSBC & in his last role, he was responsible for… Read full bio
Theo Dickens
Managing Partner, Prefequity
Theo Dickens is Managing Partner of Prefequity, an investment firm that provides debt-based private capital to lower mid-market companies across the UK. Prior to founding Prefequity, Mr Dickens pursued a career in investment banking at Morgan Grenfel… Read full bio
Mustafa Dincer
Founder and Partner, MD Advisors
Mustafa is founder and partner of MD Advisors, a London-based independent debt advisory and restructuring platform providing high value-added, strategic and confidential advice in growth financings, LBO’s, special situations and distressed transactio… Read full bio
Walid Fakhry
Co-Managing Partner, Soho Square Capital
Walid leads Soho Square’s fundraising activities and has overall responsibility for the operations of the firm. Prior to Soho Square, he co-founded the private equity firm Core Capital in 2004, having worked previously in strategy consulting, operati… Read full bio
Aida Feriz
Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office
International Real Estate Investment Specialist focusing on originating and analyzing high scale real estate projects, providing funds (Equity and debt), in the commercial, residential and infrastructure sphere, ranging from hotels, mixed use, reside… Read full bio
Nicolas Ferretjans
Founding Partner, InPact Partners
Nicolas Ferretjans is a Founding Partner of InPact Partners, a trusted advisor of a community of large and international asset owners (Pension Funds, Insurances, Family Offices, Foundations & Endowments) combining more than $1.5 trillion of aggre… Read full bio
Tim Floyd
Executive Director, Westbourne Capital
Tim Floyd is Executive Director and head of the London office at Westbourne Capital, an independent investment manager focused exclusively on the infrastructure debt asset. Since joining Westbourne in 2013, Tim has expanded the firm’s investment foot… Read full bio
Thomas Foucoin
Senior Debt Origination Manager - Infrastructure, Pension Insurance Corporation (“PIC”)
Thomas is a Senior Debt Origination Manager, with over eight years of experience in infrastructure finance. During his time at PIC, Thomas has been responsible for sourcing and executing private debt transactions across the renewable energy, utilitie… Read full bio
Nicolas Fourt
Chief Risk Officer and ISR Director, Sienna Private Credit
Nicolas is Chief Risk Officer and ISR Director of Sienna Private Credit. Until 2008, he was Head of Capital Markets at CDC, Ixis and then Natixis. Nicolas joined the management team at Acofi Gestion in 2014 as Deputy CEO after the Alfafinance-Acofi m… Read full bio
Sabrina Fox
Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)
Sabrina is the Chief Executive Officer for the European Leveraged Finance Association, an investor-only trade association comprised of European leveraged finance investors from over 60 institutional fixed income managers, including investment advisor… Read full bio
Bonnie Frank
Managing Director and Head of Private Investment and Enterprise Risk, Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Bonnie Frank is Managing Director and Head of Private Investment and Enterprise Risk, at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), leading a team of diverse risk professionals who oversee private investment risk management coverin… Read full bio
Ilya Gertsberg
Managing Director and CIO, Apolis S.A.M.
Ilya Gertsberg is Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Apolis S.A.M. Based in Monaco, Apolis is a single family office whose main focus is private credit. Ilya was previously Director at Millennium Group AG (a family office with over $10… Read full bio
Sophie Gioanni
Head of Investor Relations, ILX Management B.V.
Sophie is the head of Investor Relations at ILX. Sophie has worked at various hedge funds, serving as general counsel and head of business development. She has experience with a broad range of institutional investors in Europe, the United States and… Read full bio
Chandra Gopinathan
Senior Investment Manager - Sustainable Ownership, Railpen
Chandra Gopinathan leads the Climate workstream at Railpen and is responsible for climate strategy, integration of risk management across Railpen’s portfolios and investment in climate and natural capital opportunities and solutions. Chandra has two… Read full bio
Sven Gralla
Fundmanager Private Debt, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG
Sven joined the Private Debt team at Kapital 1852 at the beginning of 2022. As a member of the investment team, he is responsible for the entire investment process including sourcing of new opportunities, investment decisions and portfolio monitoring… Read full bio
Michael Griffin
Partner, Sixth Street
Michael Griffin is a Partner of Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm with $65 billion in assets under management. Sixth Street uses its long-term flexible capital, data-enabled capabilities, and One Team culture to offer solutions to compan… Read full bio
Sanjay Gupta
Managing Principal, Head of Co-investments, Moonfare
Sanjay is a Managing Principal and Head of Co-investments at Moonfare. He has more than 20 years of experience in private equity most of which was investing in funds, co-investments/directs, or secondaries. He has deployed over $3bn in dozens of inve… Read full bio
Damian Hahnloser
Founder and Co-CIO, Growth Credit Partners (GCP)
Damian founded Growth Credit Partners (GCP) in 2022 and is the Co-CIO. GCP is a dedicated, European-focused growth lending fund. Prior to founding GCP, Damian was a Partner at PrimeStone Capital, a concentrated public equities fund investing in Europ… Read full bio
Aurelie Hariton-Fardad
Senior Portfolio Manager, MetLife Investment Management
Aurélie heads the EMEA Client Portfolio Management Team, helping MetLife Investment Management’s (MIM’s) clients invest in infrastructure and corporate private debt strategies. She is also ESG Team Lead for the Corporate and Infrastructure Private Pl… Read full bio
Jennifer Hartviksen
Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Jennifer Hartviksen joined IMCO in 2020 and is responsible for the global credit asset class, a globally diversified portfolio of public and private credit assets across the risk spectrum. Previously, Jennifer spent over six years at Invesco Ltd wher… Read full bio
Carolyn Hastings
Partner, Bain Capital Credit
Ms. Hastings joined Bain Capital in 2008. She is a Partner in the Private Credit Group based in Bain Capital’s Boston office and a Credit Committee member. Previously, Ms. Hastings was an Associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners and an analyst in the Heal… Read full bio
Suresh Hegde
Head of Structured Private Debt, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Suresh is a Head of Structured Private Debt at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Prior to joining GSAM he worked at NN Investment Partners where he founded both the Structured Private Debt and Insurance Solutions businesses. He previously held roles in… Read full bio
Elza Holmstedt Pell
Deputy Editor, Responsible Investor
Elza is the deputy editor of Responsible Investor. She joined RI in 2019 and has a particular interest in sustainable finance regulation, Previously, she was a freelance journalist and conference producer for three years, covering sustainable finance… Read full bio
Johan Hultner
Managing Partner, ARCOS Capital
Johan Hultner is a Founder and Managing Partner of ARCOS Capital, a Senior Private Debt fund focusing on senior secured lending to the mid-cap corporate market in Northern Europe (DACH, Benelux and the Nordic Region). Johan has over 30 years of exper… Read full bio
You-Ha Hyun
Principal, Perpetual Investors
You-Ha Hyun leads the private debt program at Perpetual Investors GmbH, a German based professional single family office. In this role, he is mainly responsible for managing the private debt portfolio and focuses on manager selection across the broad… Read full bio
Natasha Jacobs
Investor Relations Manager, Pollen Capital
Natasha Jacobs serves as Investor Relations Manager at Pollen Street Capital
Ari Jauho
Partner, Chairman, Certior Capital
Since 2011 Mr. Jauho is one of the Founding Partners and the Chairman of Certior Capital Ltd, focusing on private equity and private credit fund investing and co-investing. Previously Mr. Jauho was Partner at Access Capital after Access Capital bough… Read full bio
Matthew Jones
Commercial Head Structured Finance, S&P Global Ratings
As Head of EMEA Specialized Finance, Matt and his team are responsible for Commercial Strategy and client relationships in markets covering Private Equity, Structured Finance, Infrastructure Finance and Financial Institutions in the region. Prior to… Read full bio
Konstantin Karchinov
Partner, Veld Capital
Konstantin is a Partner of Veld Capital. Having joined as an Associate at the inception of the credit strategy in 2009, Konstantin has led transactions across a broad range of countries and asset types, demonstrating an exceptional investment track r… Read full bio
Michael Katramados
Head of Structured Lending, Pollen Street
Michael is a Partner at Pollen Street and a member of the Investment Committee. He joined Pollen Street in 2017 and has over 15 years’ experience in credit investing and asset based lending. He leads the structured lending strategy, focused on provid… Read full bio
Dr. Gabriella Kindert
Independent Board Member, Neptune Leasing, a.o.
Dr. Gabriella Kindert is a senior banking and investment professional specialising in Alternative Credit and Private markets. She gained over 20 years of international experience in managing investment portfolios over the cycle for leading institutio… Read full bio
Matthias Kirchgaessner
Managing Partner, PLEXUS Research GmbH
Matthias Kirchgaessner has been Managing Partner of PLEXUS Research GmbH since 2021. He specializes in alternative investments such as hedge funds and private debt. He dedicates his work to research balanced risk-adjusted returns. Clients appreciate… Read full bio
Jiří Król
Global Head, Alternative Credit Council, Alternative Investment Management Association
Jiří is Global Head of the Alternative Credit Council, a trade body which was established to represent the interests of private credit and non-bank finance participants in asset management. The role of the Alternative Credit Council is to provide dir… Read full bio
Matthew Layton
Partner (Head of Europe), Pearl Diver Capital
Matthew is a Partner at Pearl Diver Capital, Head of Europe, co-Head of Credit and a member of the investment committee. Matthew joined Pearl Diver Capital in 2009 and has 20 years of experience in structured credit, leveraged finance and high yield.… Read full bio
Daniel Leger
Managing Director, MGG Investment Group
Mr. Leger has over 18 years of experience in the asset management business. Prior to joining MGG, Mr. Leger was Head of Strategic Planning and Client Services at Akre Capital Management in Virginia where he helped grow the then 24 year old firm’s pri… Read full bio
Domonique Lemonius
Research Manager, Funds, Private Debt Investor
Domonique Lemonius is a Research Manager at Private Debt Investor. Based in London, she is responsible for overseeing research and analysis of the private debt fund market globally. She is also responsible for several leading market rankings and repo… Read full bio
Ben Levenstein
Head of Private Credit & Alternative Income, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
Ben is responsible for Private Credit in the Private Markets Group (‘PMG’) at USS Investment Management. The Private Credit business invests across the risk spectrum, both directly and through fiduciary managers. Ben oversees strategy, sourcing, unde… Read full bio
Jocelyn Lewis
Executive Director, Private Debt Strategy, Financial Services, S＆P Global Market Intelligence
Jocelyn Lewis has responsibility for the go-to-market strategy for our Private Debt Solution in S＆P Global Market Intelligence. Ms. Lewis is responsible for our private debt strategy globally as well as product development and client engagement. Prev… Read full bio
Bertrand Loubieres
Head of Infrastructure Finance, AXA IM Alts
Bertrand is Head of Infrastructure Finance at AXA IM Alts. His responsibilities include managing a team of seven infrastructure specialists in underwriting infrastructure loans and bonds. Before joining AXA IM Alts in 2015, Bertrand headed the origin… Read full bio
Marco Lukesch
Head of Private Credit, Emso Asset Management Limited
Marco started his career as a consultant focused on financial services at Oliver, Wyman ＆ Co. He joined HBK Capital Management in 2005, where he was the co-head of EM. From 2013 onwards, he was co-head of EM at Pine River Capital Management, focusing… Read full bio
Rhys Marsh
Portfolio Manager, Lombard Odier Asset Management
Rhys Marsh is a Portfolio Manager of the LOIM Sustainable Private Credit Strategy focused on providing senior secured loans to climate solutions. Before joining LOIM, Rhys was Managing Director and head of origination for the Avenue Sustainable Solut… Read full bio
Prasun Mathur
Head of Private Assets, Aviva UK Life
Prasun joined Aviva in October 2016 where he is responsible for investing in private assets and delivering associated P&L for Aviva UK. Currently, he focuses on investing optimally across a variety of fixed income asset classes. This involves mar… Read full bio
Kristina Matthews
Managing Director, ONEX
Kristina Matthews is a Managing Director at Onex within the Client & Product Solutions team, primarily focused on the firm’s credit strategies. Prior to this she was at Brightwood Capital serving as Head of IR & ESG where the main focus was o… Read full bio
Renato Meduri
Senior Vice President, Oaktree Capital Management
Renato is a senior vice president in Oaktree’s Opportunities group in London. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Renato worked for the EMEA Leveraged Finance Group of Jefferies International in London. He received a B.S. degree with first-class honou… Read full bio
David Merriman
Head of European Private Debt, Beechbrook Capital
David is Head of European Private Debt at Beechbrook Capital. He joined in 2018 and is responsible for Beechbrook’s European lending activities. He is highly experienced in both sponsored and non-sponsored corporate lending and is a member of the Inv… Read full bio
Sarah Miller
Senior Vice President, Manager Research, Redington
Sarah works as a Senior Vice President in the Manager Research Team where she has a primary focus on private market strategies and specialises in impact investing. Sarah also leads on Inclusion and Diversity within fund research as well as chairing R… Read full bio
Ian Milton
Founder & CEO, Mercia Capital Partners
Since founding Mercia Capital Partners in 2013, Ian has served as an adviser, principally to private credit GP’s, helping them to raise capital from UK investors for both first-time and later vintage funds investing across the capital structure in a… Read full bio
Sanjay Mistry
Head of Alternative Credit, Pension Protection Fund
Sanjay Mistry is the Head of Alternative Credit and interim Head of Alternatives. As a senior portfolio manager with 25 years investment experience, he is responsible for setting the strategy and all investments within a portfolio, spanning all sub-i… Read full bio
Philippe Mojon
Head of NAV Financing, AXA IM PRIME
Philippe is an Executive Director in the Structuring & Private Debt Team where he leads the firm’s NAV Financing efforts and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing NAV Financing transactions. Philippe joined AXA IM Prime in 2022 up… Read full bio
Charlotte Moore
Freelance journalist and communications consultantt, Charlotte Moore
Charlotte Moore is an award-winning journalist and communications consultant who has written about investments and pensions for 17 years. She writes for a number of well-respected trade magazines including IPE, Professional Pensions and PLSA Viewpoin… Read full bio
George Moros
Executive Director, Wimmer Financial
George is an Executive Director with a specialty in real estate. George is part of the deal origination and capital raising teams for real estate development projects across asset classes and regions. George studied Economics and has prior real estat… Read full bio
Ross Morrow
Co-Founder & Executive Director, DunPort Capital Management
Ross Morrow is a Co-Founder & Executive Director of DunPort Capital Management. Prior to establishing DunPort, Ross was a Senior Analyst at BlueBay, where he was responsible for the origination, execution and management of debt investments in Iri… Read full bio
Shaun Mullin
Managing Director, European Private Credit, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Mr. Mullin is a Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he was a Principal at Sixth Street Partners where he helped to develop the firm's thematic focus on European financial services investments i… Read full bio
Vinit Nagarajan
Managing Director, Head of Direct Investments, Private Credit Group, GIC
Vinit heads the Direct Investing business within GIC’s private credit group. He is a member of the Credit and TMT investment committee. Vinit was previously in GIC’s private equity team responsible for tech, media and telecom investing in Europe. Vin… Read full bio