The premier private debt event in North America

The 11th annual Private Debt Investor New York Forum will return to New York Hilton Midtown on September 17-18 bringing together 400+ senior decision-makers, including 100+ institutional investors from the North American private credit industry.

Discover the key drivers fueling private debt’s growth stories with innovative investors and managers at the Forum to find out effective ways to differentiate your firm and expand your investor base in this highly competitive market.

Connect with North America’s leading investors, including CalSTRS, IMCO, Liberty Mutual, MassMutual, OTPP, and many more to:

  • Understand where investors are looking to allocate funds
  • Learn what they are looking for in a manager during the current macroeconomic environment
  • Gain actionable insight into the best practices and strategies for generating the highest returns

What can you expect at the forum?

Explore new trends in private debt

Learn about the most relevant topics across the asset class, including direct lending, specialty finance, and more.

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Exchange ideas with your peers

Have meaningful conversations with private debt experts about top return strategies and best practices for securing capital.

Expand your investor network

Make valuable connections with investors and discuss their top considerations when allocating to private debt.

Key agenda themes for 2024

Hear from industry experts about the most relevant topics across the private debt asset class, including:

  • Macro trends and a push for real assets
  • Main risk factors going into 2025
  • Drive toward direct lending
  • Trends in specialty finance
  • ESG and DEI in private credit
  • Private debt in middle and lower-middle markets
  • And more!

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To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, foundation, endowment, trust, family office, hospital/healthcare system, or corporate investment division who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.

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See what past attendees are saying about the forum

Testimonials

Jim McMullan

Head of Corporate Credit, CDPQ

Overall great retreat; an opportunity to step back and think about private debt opportunities and trends.

Brett Hickey

Chief Executive Officer, Star Mountain Capital

Well-organized conference with high-quality LPs and GPs along with high-quality content and technology for participants to engage.

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Thought-leaders shaping the North America private debt market:

 

Interested to speak at the New York Forum? Contact Erin Wolfe today.

2023 speakers included:

Spyro Alexopoulos

Co-Head of Direct Lending, Golub Capital

Amit Bafna

Managing Director, Asset Management, Antares Capital

Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, Phoenix Group

Andrew Bellis

Partner, Global Head of Private Debt, Partners Group

Zak Bentley

Zak Bentley

Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

Jennie Benza

Private Markets, General Electric Pension

Stephanie Berdik

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Garett Bjorkman

Managing Director, Portfolio Oversight, CIM

Andreas Boye

Co-head of Credit Opportunities in North America, Carlyle

William Brady

Partner, Paul Hastings

Christian Brehm

Chief Executive Officer, FC Capital

Christine Brennan

Operations Manager – Alternative Investments, New Jersey Pension Plan

Sarah Butcher

Head of Private Markets Distribution, Canada, Fiera Capital

Nicole Byrns

Alternative Asset Investor, Independent

Stephan Caron

Managing Director, Head of European Private Debt, BlackRock

Andrew Chen

Head of Real Estate Investments, Beach Point Capital Management

Marc Chowrimootoo

Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Private Credit, Hayfin Capital Management

Noel Clapp

Investment Manager, GE Pension

Pierre-Yves Cyr

Senior Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ

Dean D'Angelo

Partner, Stellus Capital Management

Gabriel Yomi Dabiri

Private Credit and Cross-Border Finance Leader, Polsinelli

Anna Dayn

Managing Director, New End

Kerry Dolan

Managing Partner, Brinley Partners

Mark Dominé

Managing Director and Head of Originations, Fundamental Advisors LP

Grier Eliasek

President, Prospect Capital

Marianna Fassinotti

Head of Private Credit, The D. E. Shaw Group

Andersen Fisher

Portfolio Manager of the Special Situations Opportunity Funds, HPS Investment Partners, LLC

Matthew Freund

President, Barings Private Credit Corp.

Marc Friess

Partner, Proskauer

David Gaito

Head of Direct Lending, Fidelity Investments

Ed Goldstein

Chief Investment Officer, Coller Credit Secondaries

Laurence Gottlieb

Chairman and CEO, Fundamental Advisors LP

Dane Graham

Managing Director, 17Capital

Kevin Griffin

Founder and CIO, MGG Investment Group

Michael Gross

Co-Founder, SLR Capital Partners

Drew Guyette

Senior Partner & Co-Chief Credit Officer, Twin Brook Capital Partners

Greg Hardiman

Managing Director, 17Capital

Nate Hartley

Head of Origination, Americas, Channel Capital Advisors

Jennifer Hartviksen

Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

Jesse Kirsch

Partner, Paul Hastings LLP

Avi Korn

Co-Head of Asset Based Finance, KKR

John Kyles

Managing Director, Head of the Credit Strategies, Portfolio Advisors

Leor Landa

Head of the Investment Management Practice, Davis Polk

Jess Larsen

Founder and CEO, Briarcliffe

Kevin Lawi

Managing Director, Private Credit Portfolio Manager - Head of Origination of Credit Investments Group, Credit Suisse Asset Management

Christina Lee

Managing Director and Assistant Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

Aren LeeKong

Vice Chairman of Global Credit, Head of Direct Lending, & CEO of the Business Development Companies, Carlyle

Jeff Levin

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Direct Lending, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Tim Lower

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Founder, Willow Tree Credit Partners LP

Kevin Magid

President, Audax Private Debt

Lin Maung

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)

Kevin McCormick

Managing Director, Campbell Lutyens

Joe McCurdy

Senior Managing Director, Head of Origination, Guggenheim Partners

Lane McDonald

Managing Director, Strategy & Operations, OMERS

Richard Melville

Editorial Director, US, PEI Group

Derek Miller

Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

Michelle Noyes

Managing Director, Head of Americas, Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)

Obinna Onyeagoro

Consultant, Egon Zehnder

Armen Panossian Oaktree Capital

Armen Panossian

Head of Performing Credit and Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

Margarita Pineda-Ucero

Managing Director, Portfolio Management, Audax Private Credit

Douglas Porter

Managing Director, MainePERS

Dharmy Rai

Director, BlackRock

Hallie Ransone

Managing Director, Liberty Mutual Investments

Brian Resnick

Partner, Davis Polk

Daniel Roddick

Founder, Ely Place Partners

Samantha Rowan

Editor, Real Estate Capital USA

Bill Sacher

Partner and Head of Private Credit, Adams Street Partners

Kenneth Saffold

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, o15 Capital Partners

Caroline Sandberg

Partner, Fried Frank

Erik Savi, The Carlyle Group

Erik Savi

Partner and Global Head of Carlyle Infrastructure Credit, The Carlyle Group

Randy Schwimmer

Co-Head of Senior Lending, Churchill Asset Management

Lori Scott

Managing Director, Impact Credit, Lafayette Square

Sengal Selassie

CEO & Founder, Brightwood

Andrew Smith

Head of Real Estate and Senior Managing Director, Kayne Anderson Real Estate

Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor

Phillip Titolo

Head of Direct Private Investments, MassMutual

Isaiah Toback

Partner, Deputy Co-Chief Investment Officer, Castlelake

David Traverso

Managing Director, Sales, Alter Domus North America

Bao Truong

Senior Managing Director, Centerbridge Partners, L.P.

William Tuttle

Investment Funds Partner, Kirkland and Ellis

Patti Unti

Head of CRE Equity, Waterfall Asset Management

Leslie Vargas

Senior Portfolio Manager, Resolution Life US

Barry Wilson

Managing Director, FIRSTavenue

Eric Wittleder

Managing Director, Infrastructure, Brookfield Asset Management

Christopher Wright

Managing Director and Head of Private Markets, Crescent Capital

Alfred Xue

Partner, Latham and Watkins

Michael Zawadzki

Global Chief Investment Officer, Blackstone Credit

Joe Zidle

Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist of the Private Wealth Solutions Group, Blackstone

Boris Ziser

Partner, Schulte Roth and Zabel

Discover the Key trends shaping investor allocations

Download the agenda to discover hot topics in the North America private debt market.

If you are interested to speak at PDI New York Forum, please reach out to Erin Wolfe at erin.wolfe@pei.group.

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2023 Agenda

Day 1 Day 2
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Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday 6th

Breakfast
08:00 - 08:30

Registration & welcome breakfast

08:00 - 08:30

Women’s networking breakfast hosted by Kirkland & Ellis

Stephanie Berdik

Speaker:
Stephanie Berdik,
Partner, Investment Funds, Kirkland & Ellis

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Stephanie Berdik

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Welcome
08:30 - 08:35

PEI welcome

Erin Wolfe

Speaker:
Erin Wolfe
, Associate Director, Global Head of Content & Strategy, Private Debt, PEI7

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Erin Wolfe

Senior Conference Producer, PEI Media

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08:35 - 08:40

Chair remarks

Michelle Noyes

Speaker:
Michelle Noyes
, Managing Director, Head of Americas, AIMA

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Michelle Noyes

Managing Director, Head of Americas, Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)

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Plenary sessions
08:40 - 09:10

Opening keynote

Spyro Alexopoulos, Andy Thomson

Speakers:
Spyro Alexopolous, Co-Head of Direct Lending, Golub Capital
Andy Thomson, Senior Editor, PEI Group

 

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Spyro Alexopoulos

Co-Head of Direct Lending, Golub Capital

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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor

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09:10 - 09:50

Macro trends & a push for real assets

Marc Friess, Michela Bariletti , Garett Bjorkman, Randy Schwimmer, Michael Zawadzki
  • Main risk factors going into 2024. Impact of interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and cyclical risks on the balance sheets of portfolios
  • Current state of the world’s markets as they pertain to civil unrest, covid concerns, the war in Ukraine, and the threat of additional Russian sanctions
  • Addressing climbing interest rates and the effects of inflation, concerns over recessionary trends
  • Diversification into other private credit asset classes such as infrastructure, real estate, and healthcare

Moderator:
Marc Friess, Partner, Proskauer

Speakers:
Michela Bariletti, Chief Credit Officer, Phoenix Group
Garett Bjorkman, Managing Director, Portfolio Oversight, CIM
Randy Schwimmer,
 Co-Head of Senior Lending, Churchill Asset Management
Michael Zawadzki, Global Chief Investment Officer, Blackstone Credit

 

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Marc Friess

Partner, Proskauer

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Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, Phoenix Group

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Garett Bjorkman

Managing Director, Portfolio Oversight, CIM

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Randy Schwimmer

Co-Head of Senior Lending, Churchill Asset Management

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Michael Zawadzki

Global Chief Investment Officer, Blackstone Credit

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09:50 - 10:40

Continued drive towards direct lending

Alfred Xue , Kevin Griffin, Jeff Levin, Kevin Magid, Armen Panossian, Bill Sacher
  • Supply and demand dynamics in the direct lending space
  • Addressing concerns around profit margins due to inflation and rising interest rates
  • How lending will change as we head into a recessionary period and the opportunities created
  • An analysis of projected trends in performance, risk-adjusted returns, and value creation going into the new year

Moderator:
Alfred Xue
, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Speakers:
Kevin Griffin
, Founder & CIO, MGG Investment Group
Jeff Levin, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager & Head of Direct Lending, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Kevin Magid, President, Audax Private Debt
Armen Panossian
, Head of Performing Credit & Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management
Bill Sacher, Partner & Head of Private Credit, Adams Street Partners

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Alfred Xue

Partner, Latham and Watkins

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Kevin Griffin

Founder and CIO, MGG Investment Group

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Jeff Levin

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Direct Lending, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

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Kevin Magid

President, Audax Private Debt

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Armen Panossian Oaktree Capital

Armen Panossian

Head of Performing Credit and Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

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Bill Sacher

Partner and Head of Private Credit, Adams Street Partners

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10:40 - 11:20

Special situation & distressed debt in inflationary times

Brian Resnick, Marianna Fassinotti, Andersen Fisher, Bao Truong
  • Strategies to take advantage of unique opportunities for over-levered companies
  • How are special situations and distressed credit combating inflation? What trends are we seeing in rescue finance and balance sheet restructuring?
  • Where are investors deploying opportunistic capital?
  • Identifying which sectors and strategies are providing the most opportunities while avoiding more vulnerable opportunities

Moderator:
Brian Resnick,
Partner, Davis Polk

Speaker:
Marianna Fassinotti, Head of Private Credit, The D. E. Shaw Group
Andersen Fisher, Portfolio Manager of the Special Situations Opportunity Funds, HPS Investment Partners
Bao Truong, Senior Managing Director, Centerbridge

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Brian Resnick

Partner, Davis Polk

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Marianna Fassinotti

Head of Private Credit, The D. E. Shaw Group

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Andersen Fisher

Portfolio Manager of the Special Situations Opportunity Funds, HPS Investment Partners, LLC

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Bao Truong

Senior Managing Director, Centerbridge Partners, L.P.

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Networking
11:20 - 11:50

Networking break

Plenary sessions
11:50 - 12:30

Trends in specialty finance

Boris Ziser, Pierre-Yves Cyr, Laurence Gottlieb, Michael Gross, Isaiah Toback
  • How are specialty finance companies changing business models to adapt to the current environment?
  • Where is the opportunity for capital raising for specialty finance companies?
  • What’s driving investor interest in asset-based lending, equipment finance and collateralized specialty finance products and securitization?
  • Analysis of the drive for fintech in this space and the opportunities available with blockchain. What are the prospects for companies that want to securitize and tokenize hard assets and securities?

Moderator:
Boris Ziser, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel

Speakers:
Pierre-Yves Cyr, Senior Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ
Laurence Gottlieb, Chairman & CEO, Fundamental Advisors LP
Michael Gross, Co-Founder, SLR Capital Partners
Isaiah Toback, Partner, Deputy Co-Chief Investment, Castlelake

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Boris Ziser

Partner, Schulte Roth and Zabel

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Pierre-Yves Cyr

Senior Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ

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Laurence Gottlieb

Chairman and CEO, Fundamental Advisors LP

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Michael Gross

Co-Founder, SLR Capital Partners

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Isaiah Toback

Partner, Deputy Co-Chief Investment Officer, Castlelake

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12:30 - 13:10

Private vs. public market opportunities

Caroline Sandberg, Andrew Bellis, Jennifer Hartviksen, Kevin Lawi, Derek Miller
  • Pros to private and public debt benefits and the latest trends surrounding interest rate risk, liquidity, volatility relative to market moves, security, and duration risk
  • Trends and opportunities in fixed income and its rise in popularity over private credit
  • Changes in the CLO market

Moderator:
Caroline Sandberg
, Partner, Finance, Fried Frank

Speakers:
Andrew Bellis,
Partner, Head of Private Debt, Partners Group
Jennifer Hartviksen,
Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario
Kevin Lawi
, Managing Director, Private Credit Portfolio Manager & Head of Origination of Credit Investments Group, Credit Suisse Asset Management
Derek Miller, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

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Caroline Sandberg

Partner, Fried Frank

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Andrew Bellis

Partner, Global Head of Private Debt, Partners Group

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Jennifer Hartviksen

Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

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Kevin Lawi

Managing Director, Private Credit Portfolio Manager - Head of Origination of Credit Investments Group, Credit Suisse Asset Management

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Derek Miller

Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

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13:10 - 13:50

Identifying new business opportunities while balancing your existing portfolio

William Brady, Hallie Ransone, Lori Scott, Sengal Selassie
  • What sectors to target and what sectors to avoid
  • How to find new opportunities considering choppy economic waters and rising interest rates
  • Proactive tips to take with respect to existing investments

Moderator:
William Brady, Partner, Paul Hastings

Speaker:
Hallie Ransone, Managing Director, Liberty Mutual Investments
Lori Scott, Managing Director, Lafayette Square
Sengal Selassie, CEO & Founder, Brightwood Capital Advisors

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William Brady

Partner, Paul Hastings

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Hallie Ransone

Managing Director, Liberty Mutual Investments

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Lori Scott

Managing Director, Impact Credit, Lafayette Square

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Sengal Selassie

CEO & Founder, Brightwood

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Lunch
13:50 - 14:50

Networking lunch

Breakout sessions
14:50 - 15:30

Track A: DEI in private credit

Obinna Onyeagoro, Christine Brennan, Shamafa Khan, Kenneth Saffold
  • Link between DE&I and performance
  • How to measure DE&I across portfolios
  • LP expectations for private credit GPs

Moderator:
Obinna Onyeagoro, Consultant, Egon Zehnder

Speakers:
Christine Brennan,
Operations Manager, Alternative Investments, New Jersey Pension Plan
Shamafa L. Khan, Managing Director, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations, Crayhill Capital Management
Kenneth Saffold, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, o15 Capital Partner

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Obinna Onyeagoro

Consultant, Egon Zehnder

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Christine Brennan

Operations Manager – Alternative Investments, New Jersey Pension Plan

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Shamafa Khan

Managing Director, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations, Crayhill Capital Management

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Kenneth Saffold

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, o15 Capital Partners

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14:50 - 15:30

Track B: BDCs

William Tuttle, Dean D'Angelo, Matthew Freund
  • Where are we seeing the most opportunity and why?
  • What does investor appetite look like in the markets?
  • Where are we seeing the biggest cashflows?

Moderator:
William Tuttle, Investment Funds Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Speakers:
Dean D’Angelo, Partner, Stellus Capital Management
Matthew Freund, Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager, Barings

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William Tuttle

Investment Funds Partner, Kirkland and Ellis

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Dean D'Angelo

Partner, Stellus Capital Management

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Matthew Freund

President, Barings Private Credit Corp.

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Breakout sessions
15:30 - 16:10

Track A: Private debt real estate

Samantha Rowan, Andrew Chen, Andrew Smith, Patti Unti
  • Identifying the best assets and sources for alpha
  • loan structures and strategies for high performance
  • Inflation concerns and interest rates in housing markets

Moderator:
Samantha Rowan, Editor, Real Estate Capital USA, PEI

Speakers:
Andrew Chen, Head of Real Estate Investments, Beach Point Capital Management
Andrew Smith, Head of Real Estate and Senior Managing Director, Kayne Anderson Real Estate
Patti Unti, Head of CRE Equity, Waterfall Asset Management

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Samantha Rowan

Editor, Real Estate Capital USA

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Andrew Chen

Head of Real Estate Investments, Beach Point Capital Management

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Andrew Smith

Head of Real Estate and Senior Managing Director, Kayne Anderson Real Estate

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Patti Unti

Head of CRE Equity, Waterfall Asset Management

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15:30 - 16:10

Track B: Private debt secondaries

Leor Landa, Ed Goldstein, John Kyles, Daniel Roddick
  • Opportunity and potential growth opportunities
  • Benefits and risks of investing in private credit secondaries

Moderator:
Leor Landa, Head of the Investment Management Practice, Davis Polk

Speakers:
Ed Goldstein, Chief Investment Officer, Coller Credit Secondaries
John Kyles, Managing Director, Portfolio Advisors
Dan Roddick, Founder, Ely Place Partners

 

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Leor Landa

Head of the Investment Management Practice, Davis Polk

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Ed Goldstein

Chief Investment Officer, Coller Credit Secondaries

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John Kyles

Managing Director, Head of the Credit Strategies, Portfolio Advisors

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Daniel Roddick

Founder, Ely Place Partners

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Networking
16:10 - 16:40

Networking break

Breakout sessions
16:40 - 17:20

Track A: US vs. EU debt markets

Anna Dayn, Marc Chowrimootoo, Nate Hartley, Dharmy Rai
  • Appetite for European credit amongst US investors
  • Effects of the current global geopolitical environment
  • Challenges of regulation and an increased push for global frameworks

Moderator:
Anna Dayn, Managing Partner, New End

Speakers:
Marc Chowrimootoo, Managing Director, Hayfin Capital Management
Nate Hartley, Head of Origination, Channel Capital Advisors
Dharmy Rai, Director, BlackRock

 

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Anna Dayn

Managing Director, New End

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Marc Chowrimootoo

Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Private Credit, Hayfin Capital Management

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Nate Hartley

Head of Origination, Americas, Channel Capital Advisors

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Dharmy Rai

Director, BlackRock

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16:40 - 17:20

Track B: Sponsored vs. non-sponsored lending

Barry Wilson, Amit Bafna, Christian Brehm, Kerry Dolan , Christina Lee
  • Benefits of both strategies in a portfolio
  • Comparison of origination, execution, and performance
  • Risk and returns and how they are driving appetite over one another

Moderator:
Barry Wilson,
Managing Director, FIRSTavenue

Speakers:
Amit Bafna,
Managing Director, Antares Capital
Christian Brehm, Chief Executive Officer, FC Capital 
Kerry Dolan, Managing Partner, Brinley Partners
Christina Lee, Managing Director and Assistant Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

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Barry Wilson

Managing Director, FIRSTavenue

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Amit Bafna

Managing Director, Asset Management, Antares Capital

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Christian Brehm

Chief Executive Officer, FC Capital

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Kerry Dolan

Managing Partner, Brinley Partners

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Christina Lee

Managing Director and Assistant Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

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Breakout sessions
17:20 - 18:00

Track A: Private debt infrastructure

Zak Bentley, Mark Dominé , Erik Savi, Eric Wittleder
  • Key trends in the infra market as they pertain to ESG and macro forces
  • How is infrastructure debt being considered in investor portfolios and how do we benchmark progress?
  • Where are the areas of growth over the next several years?

Moderator:
Zak Bentley, Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor, PEI

Speakers:
Erik Savi, Managing Director, Partner, and Global Head of Infrastructure Credit, Carlyle
Mark Domine, Managing Director & Head of Origination, Fundamental Advisors LP
Eric Wittleder, Managing Director, Infrastructure, Brookfield Asset Management

 

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Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Mark Dominé

Managing Director and Head of Originations, Fundamental Advisors LP

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Erik Savi, The Carlyle Group

Erik Savi

Partner and Global Head of Carlyle Infrastructure Credit, The Carlyle Group

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Eric Wittleder

Managing Director, Infrastructure, Brookfield Asset Management

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17:20 - 18:00

Track B: New strategies and emerging sectors

Andy Thomson, Greg Hardiman, Joe McCurdy, David Traverso
  • Are investors willing to target more opportunistic strategies in exchange for a bit more risk?
  • Deep dive into collateralized loan obligation (CLOs), asset-backed loans, venture debts specialty finance, fund finance, and NAV
    financing
  • Is private debt secondaries the next wave?

Moderator:
Andy Thomson, Senior Editor, PEI Group

Speakers:
Greg Hardiman, Managing Director, 17 Capital
Joe McCurdy, Head of Origination, Guggenheim Partners
David Traverso, Managing Director, Alter Domus North America

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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor

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Greg Hardiman

Managing Director, 17Capital

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Joe McCurdy

Senior Managing Director, Head of Origination, Guggenheim Investments

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David Traverso

Managing Director, Sales, Alter Domus North America

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End of day 1
18:00 - 19:00

Networking reception

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Day 2 - Thursday 7th

Breakfast
08:00 - 09:00

LP think tank breakfast

Nicole Byrns

Speaker:
Nicole Byrns, Alternative Asset Investor, Independent, formerly CPPIB

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Nicole Byrns

Formerly, CPPIB America

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08:00 - 09:00

GP working group breakfast

Jess Larsen

Speaker:
Jess Larsen, Founder & CEO, Briarcliffe Credit Partners

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Jess Larsen

Founder and CEO, Briarcliffe

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Welcome
09:00 - 09:02

Chair remarks

Michelle Noyes

Speaker:
Michelle Noyes,
Managing Director, Head of Americas, AIMA

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Michelle Noyes

Managing Director, Head of Americas, Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)

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09:02 - 09:40

10 years of private credit

Richard Melville, David Gaito, Drew Guyette, Avi Korn, Margarita Pineda-Ucero
  • History of private credit and where we see the next 10 years going
  • Trends in private credit and emerging asset classes

Moderator:
Richard Melville, Editorial Director, U.S., PEI

Speakers:
David Gaito, CFA, Head of Direct Lending, Fidelity Investments
Drew Guyette, Co-Chief Credit Officer & Senior Partner, Twin Brook Capital Partners, an Angelo Gordon Company
Avi Korn, Co-Head of Asset Based Finance, KKR
Margarita Pineda-Ucero, Managing Director, Audax Private Debt

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Richard Melville

Editorial Director, US, PEI Group

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David Gaito

Head of Direct Lending, Fidelity Investments

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Drew Guyette

Senior Partner & Co-Chief Credit Officer, Twin Brook Capital Partners

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Avi Korn

Co-Head of Asset Based Finance, KKR

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Margarita Pineda-Ucero

Managing Director, Portfolio Management, Audax Private Credit

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Plenary sessions
09:40 - 10:20

Investor panel

Phillip Titolo , Jennie Benza, Lin Maung, Douglas Porter , Leslie Vargas
  • Key priorities for private debt investors
  • Emerging investment strategies across the direct lending capital structure
  • Increased focus from investors on ESG, real estate, and infrastructure debt and their yield returns

Moderator:
Phillip Titolo, Head of Direct Private Investments, MassMutual

Speakers:
Jennie Benza, Private Markets, General Electric Pension
Lin Maung, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Douglas Porter, Managing Director, MainePERS
Leslie Vargas, Senior Portfolio Manager, Resolution Life

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Phillip Titolo

Head of Direct Private Investments, MassMutual

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Jennie Benza

Private Markets, General Electric Pension

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Lin Maung

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)

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Douglas Porter

Managing Director, MainePERS

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Leslie Vargas

Senior Portfolio Manager, Resolution Life US

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10:20 - 11:00

Direct lending in middle markets

Gabriel Yomi Dabiri, Stephan Caron, Aren LeeKong, Lane McDonald, Tim Lower
  • Building out the definition of the middle market outside of deal size and what that means for performance, riskadjusted returns, and value creation
  • Differentiators between lower and upper segments of private credit
  • Analysis of alpha that can be generated by investors

Moderator:
Gabriel Yomi Dabiri
, Private Credit & Cross-Border Finance Leader, Polsinelli

Speakers:
Stephan Caron, Managing Director, Head of European Private Debt, BlackRock
Aren LeeKong, Vice Chairman of Global Credit, Head of Direct Lending, & CEO of the Business Development Companies, Carlyle
Tim Lower, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Founder, Willow Tree Credit Partners LP
Lane McDonald, Managing Director, OMERS Private Equity

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Gabriel Yomi Dabiri

Private Credit and Cross-Border Finance Leader, Polsinelli

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Stephan Caron

Managing Director, Head of European Private Debt, BlackRock

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Aren LeeKong

Vice Chairman of Global Credit, Head of Direct Lending, & CEO of the Business Development Companies, Carlyle

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Lane McDonald

Managing Director, OMERS Private Equity

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Tim Lower

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Founder, Willow Tree Credit Partners LP

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Networking
11:00 - 11:30

Networking break

Plenary sessions
11:30 - 12:10

Private credit in M&A transactions

Jesse Kirsch , Andreas Boye , Dane Graham, Christopher Wright
  • Addressing the highly competitive M&A market by providing more flexibility and certainty from loans to fund acquisition
  • An analysis of direct loans outpacing syndicated loans in the middle market
  • Future of existing borrowers doing addon acquisitions

Moderator:
Jesse Kirsch, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP.

Speakers:
Andreas Boye,
Co-head of Credit Opportunities in North America, Carlyle
Dane Graham, Managing Director, 17Capital
Christopher Wright, Managing Director and Head of Private Markets, Crescent Capital

 

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Jesse Kirsch

Partner, Paul Hastings LLP

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Andreas Boye

Co-head of Credit Opportunities in North America, Carlyle

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Dane Graham

Managing Director, 17Capital

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Christopher Wright

Managing Director and Head of Private Markets, Crescent Capital

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12:10 - 12:50

Deploying capital across different strategies

Kevin McCormick, Sarah Butcher, Nicole Byrns, Noel Clapp, Grier Eliasek
  • Which asset classes and sectors are well-positioned to perform against the current economic backdrop?
  • How, if at all, are you adjusting your underwriting to capture this opportunity set?
  • What are the risks to your central thesis and how do you mitigate potential impacts to investment returns?

Moderator:
Kevin McCormick, Managing Director, Campbell Lutyens

Speakers:
Sarah Butcher, Head of Private Markets Distribution, Fiera Capital
Nicole Byrns, Alternative Asset Investor, Independent
Noel Clapp, Investment Manager, Pension Investments, GE Pension
Grier Eliasek, President, Prospect Capital

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Kevin McCormick

Managing Director, Campbell Lutyens

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Sarah Butcher

Head of Private Markets Distribution, Canada, Fiera Capital

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Nicole Byrns

Alternative Asset Investor, Independent

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Noel Clapp

Investment Manager, GE Pension

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Grier Eliasek

President, Prospect Capital

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End of day 2
12:50 - 13:30

Closing keynote: World view of an economist

Jason Mulvihill, Joseph Zidle

Interviewer:
Jason Mulvihill, Founder & President, Capitol Asset Strategies

Speaker:
Joseph Zidle, Senior Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist, BlackStone

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Jason Mulvihill

Founder, President, Capitol Asset Strategies

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Joseph Zidle

Senior Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist, BlackStone

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13:30 - 13:30

Lunch & end of conference

2023 Hotel & venue

New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway New York, New York 10036

All conference sessions will take place at New York Marriott Marquis.

There is also a room block at the hotel reserved for attendees. If you would like to book a room in the block, please use the link below or call reservations at +1 212 398 1900.

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Form invaluable relationships with the expansive community of asset managers, institutional investors, and other private debt professionals attending the forum.

Ensure you are at the forefront of the latest trends affecting your investment strategies by participating in networking sessions and having important conversations with industry leaders.

 

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Network with institutional investors

Take advantage of the unique opportunity to meet institutional investors and discuss how private credit strategies fit into their portfolios.

Participate in invaluable discussions

Improve your strategy for allocating funds to private debt and generating high returns through conversations with private debt leaders.

Create lasting connections

Build your network of knowledgeable and experienced contacts within the private debt sector by networking with your fellow attendees.

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Gain exclusive insights

Enrich your network, build lasting relationships, and exchange valuable perspectives with your investor peers.

Explore new opportunities

Discover private debt opportunities across strategies such as direct lending, secondaries, and real assets.

Meet with industry experts

Arrange one-to-one meetings and network with the biggest leaders engaged in the private debt asset class.

 

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