Tom Connolly
Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Global Private Credit Group in Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs Group
Creating global opportunities for Korean capital
The 2nd annual PDI Seoul Forum returns on 7 November, creating unrivalled opportunities to align your business strategies with the investment preferences of more than 100 Korean LPs.
Utilising Private Debt Investor’s position as the most trusted private debt publication globally, the Forum programme will ensure you are ahead of the curve in your investment strategies, with frequent networking sessions to enhance connections.
There has never been a better time than the Seoul Forum to join your global peers to connect with the LPs shaping global capital flows and strengthen your portfolio
Key topics featured at the conference:
- Kaleidoscopic view from global to local private debt markets, focuses on different countries: US, Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea and other Asia markets
- Panels: Gathering the leading asset management companies and gatekeepers
- Hot strategies: Distressed, senior, mezzanine & unitranche
- An introduction of private debt to local investors across capital stack
- Growth and opportunities of real estate & infrastructure debts
Who is it for?
Fund managers
Connect with the giant Korean institutional investors to demonstrate your value-add capabilities and turbocharge your fundraising.
Investors
Meet global GPs and practitioners to share latest trends and market information to unlock investment opportunities.
Service Providers
Grow your business by demonstrating the unique service to global private credit leaders and create new connections with industry players
What our delegates say
Qianru Yang
Keppel Capital
“It provides good insight into how Korean LPs think about this asset class.”
Ryoko Katayam
Topaz Capital
“Very well organized and structured. Great access to the asset class’ leading players and insights.”
Juno, Hee Kyoung Yoon
Schroders
“Founding members gave us insightful sharing and perspectives from regional LP are inspiring.”
Confirmed attendees:
2019 Speakers
As Korean institutional investors are expanding their alternative investments to grow revenue amid the global environment, the likes of KTCU, NPS, Korea Post, and Korea Investment Corporation are leading the way in allocating capital to global debt funds.
If you are fundraising in Asia, you cannot afford to miss connecting with more than 100 Korean LPs at the PDI Seoul Forum.
Access global market intelligence
As Private Debt Investor has been regarded as the most prestigious publications specialised in private debt, the forum will bring you exclusive insights and latest trends from the leading professionals and practitioners.
Based on the latest PDI 50 research the private debt market is stable, with future funds targeting more region-specific opportunities.
LP’s drift to private debt, going to private credit in multiple forms
Based on Goldman insurance latest survey shows that LP’s drift to private debt
Join the leaders in private debt
150+
senior private debt professionals
80+
LPs
2:3
GP:LP ratio
Past attendees from Japan & Korea series events:
Expand Connections. Unlock opportunities
Latest survey completed by Private Debt Investor research team shows that private debts LPs are looking to increase the number of GP relationships.
1 Ticket, 2 Forums, 200+ LPs, Unlimited Opportunities
Join both the Tokyo and Seoul Forums in the same week to maximise your time in Asia
Invigorate your fundraising strategy by spending a week with Asia’s largest and most active outbound institutional investors in Japan and Korea by purchasing a single ticket. Connect with more than 200 Japanese and Korean LPs across two industry-leading events in Tokyo (5 November) and Seoul (7 November).
If you are fundraising in Asia, do not miss the chance to meet the regions’ largest LPs this November!
Key features of the Forums:
- More than 200 LPs in attendance across the week at a GP:LP ratio of 2:3
- 14 hours+ of premium networking across the week with institutional investors, fund managers, advisors, and strategic partners
- Unparalleled content, featuring exclusive Japanese and Korean LP insight on the private credit industry
- New and improved networking app to connect with key targets prior to event day
Confirmed attendees:
Why attend both forums?
Supercharge your fundraising
Secure your next capital allocation by connecting with senior decision-makers from Japanese and Korean LPs.
Knowledge-sharing with opinion leaders
Strengthen your investment strategy by sharing ideas with the most influential debt investment community that gathers at all PDI global events.
Maximise your time and money
Take advantage of your time out of the office to gain the greatest business results possible by connecting with both of Asia’s major outbound LP communities in the space of one week.
Past attendees to Japan & Korea series events:
Why should I attend
Why are the 2019 Forums are a must-attend series? Find out the confirmed attendee list, speaker line-up and agenda highlights in the digital brochure.
Which package is for me?
Check out package options available and then secure your place today to maximise savings.
PDI Tokyo & Seoul Forums
full access
Boost your networking opportunities, and gain the best savings, by attending both the Seoul & Tokyo Forums on 5th and 7th November.
Includes:
- Access to 200+ LPs from Japan and Korea
- Access to two days of premium content
- 14+ hours networking with global private debt’s most influential community
- Access to both luncheon and cocktail networking receptions in Japan and Korea
- Dedicated networking time for intimate knowledge-sharing with like-minded individuals
- Contact PDI Tokyo and Seoul Forum attendees before, during and after the event utilising our new and improved event app
- Save up to US$1,339 before 2 October 2019
PDI Tokyo Forum only
The inaugural Tokyo Forum on 5 November is a one-of-a-kind event in Japan focused on global private credit markets and outbound capital flows.
Includes:
- Connect with 100+ Japanese LPs
- Access to one day of premium content at the ONLY dedicated private credit event in Japan
- 7+ hours networking
- Access to luncheon and end of day cocktail reception
- Contact Tokyo Forum attendees before, during and after the event utilising our new and improved event app
- Save up to US$400 before 2 October 2019
PDI Seoul Forum only
The second annual PDI Seoul Forum on 7 November is Korea’s only conference exclusively focused on global debt strategies and fundraising opportunities.
Includes:
- Connect with 100+ Korean LPs
- Access to one day of premium content at the ONLY dedicated private debt conference in Korea
- 7+ hours of networking
- Access to end of day cocktail reception
- Contact Seoul Forum attendees before, during and after the event utilising our new and improved event app
- Save up to US$400 before 2 October 2019
Preliminary Agenda
For any enquiries, please contact Niann Lai at niann.l@peimedia.com.
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Agenda
Day 1 - Thursday 7th
Day 1
08:00 - 08:45
Registration & networking
08:45 - 08:50
PEI welcome remarks
Christopher Petersen
08:50 - 09:00
Opening remarks from Chairperson
Gabriella Kindert
Gabriella Kindert
Expert In Alternative Lending and Private Debt, Supervisory Board Member – Mizuho Europe
Read bio
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote: The value of scale and differentiated sourcing capabilities in private credit
Michael Patterson
- Non-sponsor lending: not just sourcing, it’s about execution
- An awash in debt capital – Utilizing scale as a competitive advantage
- Opportunities to find alpha returns persist at the larger end of the lending market
09:30 - 10:10
Opening panel: Global debt under the microscope
Andrew Hedlund,
Robert Radway ,
Hemant Daga,
Paul Youngseok Hahn
- The role of private debt within the wider portfolio
- Addressing the impact of unique global issues in debt
- The tighter terms and limited deal sourcing opportunities: How do they affect the return expectations?
- Lessons learned from the global financial crisis
- Where does the real asset debt sit for investors?
10:10 - 10:40
Keynote: Getting your debt strategy right
Tom Connolly
- Evolution of the private debt market and diversity of fund structures
- What LPs should look for when finding a fund manager
- Case study: Investing in complex debt structuring deals: The perils and the potential of the unitranche
Tom Connolly
Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Global Private Credit Group in Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs Group
Read bio
10:40 - 11:10
Networking break
11:10 - 11:50
Developed market focus: Where to find value in private credit?
Deborah Ogawa,
Art Penn,
Mark Brenke,
Lee Landrum,
Adrian Redlich
- US, Europe and Australia: Where are these markets in the debt cycle?
- How regulations are likely to change and how they will impact manager strategies and allocations?
- How is currency risk impacting investor sentiment in these markets?
- What is the risk-adjusted return expectation?
11:50 - 12:30
Panel: A focus on mid-market direct lending
Sandra Lee Montgomery,
Paul Johnson,
Greg Racz,
Timothy J. Conway,
Jessica Lee
- What are the drivers for investing in the mid-market?
- How does the upper and lower mid-market compare for deals, visibility, terms and returns?
- What are the trade-offs between syndicated lending and private market lending in the mid-market and SME space?
- To what extent to mid-market lending dynamics align with the overall private debt cycle?
- What are the documentation trends for mid-market transactions?
12:30 - 13:00
Panel: Effective ways to manage, add value and extract maximum returns from distressed debt and special situations
David Forbes-Nixon ,
Jake Nam,
Benjamin Fanger,
Taebok Kang
- How are Asian or European countries dealing with their NPL issues and performing loans?
- Distressed, special situations and NPL exit strategies that meet return expectations: What are the available options?
- Where are we in the economic cycle and how does credit special situations change in response to the wider economic situation?
13:00 - 14:10
Networking lunch (Sponsored by HPS)
14:10 - 14:50
Panel: Outlook of Korea’s fundraising environment
Hakku Lee,
Adalla Kim,
Byung Kyu Cheon,
Philip Yoon
- How important it is for Korean LPs and asset management companies to register foreign private credit funds under the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)?
- Open vs closed ended vehicle types in private credit space
- The fiduciary duty of the asset management companies in Korea
14:50 - 15:30
Panel: Investor appetite for real estate debt
Adam Davis,
Adam Ruggiero,
Isaac Wong,
Sean J. Egan
- Real estate investment as an asset class: What makes it so popular?
- Where in their portfolio does real estate debt sit for Korean LPs and how does this impact return expectations?
- Debt fund and direct real estate lending opportunities in US, Europe and Australia
15:30 - 16:00
Networking Break
16:00 - 16:50
Closing panel: Korean LP perspectives on private debt
Suk-Moon Woo,
Andrew Shin,
Yoonpyo Lee,
Yong-Gwan Kwon ,
YoonChan Um,
Jung Yong Yang
- What are the appealing strategies and other priorities for investors and what are the risk appetite and geographic focus appealing to Korean investors?
- How do recent global trends encourage Korean investors to pursue private debt?
- How to pick your fund manager: Who will manage capital the best – single strategy fund manager vs multi-asset fund manager vs multi-strategy fund manager?
16:50 - 17:00
Closing remarks from Chairperson
17:00 - 18:00
End of forum and Cocktail (Sponsored by MGG)
Mark Brenke
Head of Private Debt, Managing Director, Ardian
Mark has over 20 years’ private capital investment experience in the European markets, encompassing both private debt and private equity. He heads Ardian’s Private Debt business and is a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ardian, Ma… Read full bio
Byung Kyu Cheon
Chief Investment Officer, DGB Life insurance
He has 26 years experiences in both the Korean and International financial markets holding progressively more senior positions, first in the trading area, then the fund management industry and finally insurance industry. He has built a well proven an… Read full bio
Tom Connolly
Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Global Private Credit Group in Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs Group
Tom Connolly is global head of the Private Credit Group within the Merchant Banking Division (MBD). He oversees the leveraged loan, mezzanine and preferred equity investing strategies, which include GS Loan Partners and the GS Mezzanine Partners Fami… Read full bio
Timothy J. Conway
Head of Private Credit, First Eagle Investment Management
Timothy J. Conway heads First Eagle’s Private Credit team and serves as a member of the firm’s Management and Investment committees. Tim led the team from the time of its 2004 launch as NewStar Financial and has continued to lead it following First E… Read full bio
Hemant Daga
President and Head, Global Asset Management, Edelweiss Group
Hemant Daga has close to one and half decades of investment experience and is the Deputy CEO for Global Wealth and Asset Management. As the head of the Asset Management business, he oversees the investments and distribution of funds across multiple p… Read full bio
Adam Davis
Director, Property, Wingate
Adam has extensive experience in property investment, development and finance, covering transactions in both Australia and the USA. Prior to joining Wingate, Adam was based in New York where he established and led the USA operations of Grocon, one of… Read full bio
Sean J. Egan
President, Egan-Jones Ratings
Sean Egan is a founding partner and president of Egan-Jones Ratings Company (EJR), which was organized in 1992 for the purpose of providing timely, accurate credit ratings. Over the past decade, EJR provide risk managers with warnings on Ambac, Count… Read full bio
Benjamin Fanger
Managing Partner, ShoreVest Partners
Benjamin Fanger is the Managing Partner and founder of ShoreVest Partners and is one of the pioneering investors in China's credit markets. He has managed over $1.8 billion in Chinese distressed debt and special situations investments, and sits on Sh… Read full bio
David Forbes-Nixon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alcentra
David is the co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alcentra. David chairs the Alcentra European Investment Committee and acts as Senior Portfolio Manager of the Special Situations business, including the Strategic Credit Fund. David sit… Read full bio
Paul Youngseok Hahn
Director, Private Equity, Korea Investment Corporation
Paul Youngseok Hahn is a director at Korea Investment Corporation Private Equity since 2014. For the last 6 years, he has been actively engaged in investing US fund investment and co-investment activities. Recently, he is focused on developing privat… Read full bio
Andrew Hedlund
Americas Editor, Private Debt Investor
Andrew Hedlund is the Americas Editor at Private Debt Investor where he helps coordinate coverage of US private debt markets and also writes and reports about all aspects of the asset class. Before joining PDI, he wrote for The Deal and Reorg Researc… Read full bio
Paul Johnson
Partner, EQT Credit
Paul joined EQT in 2010 and is a Partner of EQT’s Credit team , responsible for the firm's Direct Lending activity and serves as a member of the Credit Partners Investment Committee. Prior to EQT, Mr. Johnson worked for Credit Suisse in London in the… Read full bio
Taebok Kang
Team Leader, Hanwha Asset Management Company
Mr. Kang is working for Hanwha Asset Management Company as a team leader of overseas infrastructure team. Before he joins Hanwha AMC, He had been working for The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union as a senior portfolio manager of Private equity investment… Read full bio
Adalla Kim
Reporter, Private Debt Investor
Adalla Kim is a Reporter for Private Debt Investor at PEI Alternative Insight, where she covers private debt investments across Asia Pacific. She joined from a Financial Times publication, having covered Korean institutional investments across asset… Read full bio
Gabriella Kindert
Expert In Alternative Lending and Private Debt, Supervisory Board Member, Mizuho Europe
Dr. Gabriella Kindert is a senior banking and investment professional specialized on Alternative Credit, Private markets and the digital transformation in the financial sector. She gained over 20 years of international experience in managing investme… Read full bio
Yong-Gwan Kwon
Head of Private Equity Team, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
Yongkwan Kwon is Team Leader of Hyundai Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. He joined the company in 2013 and is now responsible for PEF, VC, PDF and Acquisition Financing. Previously, he was working on related businesses at GEPS, Government Employee… Read full bio
Lee Landrum
Managing Director, BlackRock
Prior to joining BlackRock as part of its acquisition of Tennenbaum Capital Partners (TCP), Mr. Landrum was a Managing Partner of TCP. Before TCP, he worked with The Carlyle Group as a member of its Global Market Strategies investment team. Prior to… Read full bio
Hakku Lee
Executive Vice President. KTB Asset Management
Mr. Lee leads 30 professionals of Alternative Investment Division, consisting of domestic, overseas, infrastructure, shipping and PE operations. After joining KTB Asset Management in May 2016, during the term of around 3 years, he has overseen the co… Read full bio
Jessica Lee
Managing Director, Barings
Jessica Lee is a senior member of Barings’ Global Private Finance Group. Jessica is responsible for originating, analyzing, structuring and monitoring North American private finance investments. Jessica has worked in the industry since 2002. Prior to… Read full bio
Yoonpyo Lee
Team Head, KDB Life Insurance
Yoonpyo Lee, Head of Overseas Investment Team at KDB Life Insurance is in charge of approximately US$ 4 billion of investment assets in global markets, including all the alternatives(real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private debt, aviation… Read full bio
Sandra Lee Montgomery
Partner, Proskauer
Sandra is a partner in the Corporate Department and a member of The Private Credit and Finance Groups. Sandra represents first- and second-lien senior lenders, mezzanine investors, and equity sponsors in senior debt, mezzanine and private equity fina… Read full bio
Jake Nam
Head of Private Debt, Hana Alternative Asset Management
Jake Nam managed illiquid and distressed asset portfolio under Nomura Merchant Banking/Principal Investment at Nomura Holdings during 2010-2014 after ABN Amro Bank Credit Portfolio Management during 2007-2009. He sourced/traded distressed loan at Cre… Read full bio
Deborah Ogawa
Senior Director, U.S. Structured Credit Group, Fitch Ratings
Deborah Ogawa is a senior director in the U.S. Structured Credit group at Fitch Ratings, focusing on collaborative CLO and leveraged loan research. Prior to joining Structured Credit, Deborah was a corporate ratings analyst, specializing on high yiel… Read full bio
Michael Patterson
Governing Partner, Portfolio Manager, HPS Investment Partners
Michael Patterson is a Governing Partner of HPS Investment Partners and is the Portfolio Manager for the Specialty Loan Funds and Core Senior Lending Funds. He joined HPS in 2007, establishing the European business before returning to the United Stat… Read full bio
Art Penn
Founder and Managing Partner, PennantPark Investment Advisers
Arthur H. Penn is the Founder and Managing Partner of PennantPark Investment Advisers. He has over 30 years of experience in the middle market direct lending, mezzanine lending, leveraged finance, distressed debt, and private equity businesses. Art h… Read full bio
Christopher Petersen
Managing Director - Asia, PEI
Chris has nearly two decades of leadership experience in financial media and institutional investment conferences across Asia, the US, and Europe. From 2000 to 2006, Chris ran the Alternative Investment Group at Strategic Research Institute, a US bas… Read full bio
Greg Racz
Co-founder and President, MGG Investment Group
Prior to co-founding MGG, Mr. Racz was President of Hutchin Hill, a multi-billion multi-strategy hedge fund. Previously, Mr. Racz co-founded Octavian Advisors, LP, a $1.4 billion multi-strategy fund and was a corporate attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, R… Read full bio
Robert Radway
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NXT Capital
Setting NXT Capital’s strategic direction, leading and motivating its staff and defining and implementing the company’s investment and credit criteria are high priorities among Robert’s wide range of responsibilities. Prior to founding NXT Capital, R… Read full bio
Adrian Redlich
Chief Executive Officer, Merricks Capital
Adrian is responsible for Merricks Capital’s investment strategy and is the Company’s Chief Investment Officer and a director of the Group Board. Prior to founding Merricks Capital in 2007, Adrian worked at Citadel Investment Group (Chicago) from 200… Read full bio
Adam Ruggiero
Managing Director, MetLife Investment Management
Adam Ruggiero is a Managing Director with MetLife Investment Management (MIM) Real Estate. He actively monitors global markets, oversees the strategy development and structuring of new investment vehicles, and serves as a member of the Equity Investm… Read full bio
Andrew Shin
Head of Investments (Korea), Willis Towers Watson
Andrew Shin joined Willis Towers Watson in 2012 and is Head of Investment Services, Korea, advising Korean institutions. Andrew commenced his investment career in Canada progressing through a number of roles including product development, research an… Read full bio
YoonChan Um
Senior Portfolio Manager, Korea Post Savings
Yoonchan Um is a portfolio manager of Korea Post Savings Bureau. He is responsible for overseas private equity and overseas private debt. Prior to joining Korea Post, he was a senior portfolio manager at POBA (Public Official Benefit Association) whe… Read full bio
Isaac Wong
Executive Director, Huatai International
Previously with Deutsche Bank, BAML and ANZ, Isaac Wong has over 15 years of professional experience across leverage & acquisition finance, private/illiquid credit and capital markets. He structured and deployed over USD1billion in risk capital acros… Read full bio
Suk-Moon Woo
Head of Investment Banking Division, Shinhan Life Insurance
Suk-Moon Woo is the head of Investment Banking Division of Shinhan Life Insurance Co., Ltd, which is a part of Shinhan Financial Group GIB (Global Investment Banking). He is currently managing more than USD 5 billion of AUM in alternative investment… Read full bio
Jung Yong Yang
Head of Asset Management Department, Meritz Insurance
Jung Yong joined Meritz Insurance in September 2014. He is responsible for Alternative Investments (excluding real estate and related) and Global/Domestic Fixed Income & Stock Portfolio at Meritz Insurance. He has expanded Meritz' Alternative Investm… Read full bio
Philip Yoon
Former Head of Overseas Corporate Finance, The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union
Philip Yoon was the former Head of Overseas Corporate Finance Team of Korean Teachers’ Credit Union. Philip has responsibility for leading the team managing Alts assets including Private Equity, Private Debt, and Hedge Fund. Prior to joining KTCU, Ph… Read full bio
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