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18th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference


S&P Global Ratings is pleased to announce the date and timings of its 18th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference. This complimentary event will be held on Wednesday, 22nd May 2019.

We have now reached capacity for this event. If you have any questions, please contact us
 
 
08:30   Registration

09:00

  Opening Remarks
Michael Seewald, Managing Director & Lead Analytical Manager, Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

09:10


  Presentation: State of the Leveraged Finance Market, Risk Indicators and Volatility
Ruth Yang, Managing Director, Leveraged Commentary & Data
09:30

  Panel: What's New? Current Trends in European Leveraged Finance
Moderator: David Gillmor, Senior Director, Sector Lead European Leveraged Finance, S&P Global Ratings
Charles Cochrane, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
Ben Thompson, Managing Director, High Yield & Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan
John Ryan, European High Yield Manager, Legal & General Investment Management
Hina Shoeb, Director, Retail Sector Lead, Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

10:10

  Panel: CLOs: What's the Elephant in the Room?
Moderator: Sandeep Chana, Director, Structured Credit, S&P Global Ratings
Colin Atkins, Managing Director, Head of European Structured Credit, The Carlyle Group
Herman Guelovani, Head of Credit Management, NIBC Bank
Aly Hirji, Head of European CLOs and Leveraged Loans, BlackRock
Dimitris C. Papadopoulos, Head of Structured Credit Syndication & CLO Origination - Europe , Natixis
Tyler Wallace, Portfolio Manager, Fair Oaks Capital Ltd.

10:50   Coffee Break

11:20

  Presentation: S&P Global Ratings' Macro Perspective: Where are the Canaries?
Paul Watters, Senior Director, Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

11:40   Panel: Documentation: Going to the Dogs?
Moderator: Brad Gustafson, Director, Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
Sabrina Fox, Executive Advisor, ELFA Investor Group
Ramki Muthukrishnan, Senior Director, U.S. Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
Kathryn Merryfield, Partner, Banking & Finance, Linklaters LLP
Timothy B. DeSieno, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

12:20   Lunch