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About the event

This year, AFME is launching its first European High Yield and Private Debt Forum in Amsterdam on 22nd October 2024. The forum will bring together over 100 of the leading names in the High Yield, Leveraged Loans and Private Debt / Direct Lending markets, providing topical and invaluable discussions, and a great opportunity to network. To build on AFME’s successes with its previous Annual European Leveraged Finance Conference series, AFME is recalibrating this event with a focus not only on high yield bonds and leveraged loans, but also coverage of the sizable European Private Debt / Direct Lending market.

This is in recognition of the importance of all three markets to European corporates and investors, recent changes in the composition of the market and increased regulatory attention. The half-day forum content will comprehensively cover key areas of interest for arrangers/underwriters, corporates, investors, law firms, ratings agencies, data providers and other market participants, including:

Three Panels

Panel 1 -EU and UK High Yield and Leveraged Finance - market and credit overview

Panel 2 - European (HY, LL, Private Debt and CLO) Investors and Market roundtable

Panel 3 - Growth in the European Private Debt Markets

We also intend to have a short presentation on NBFI/regulatory issues.

Regular Registration fees:
• AFME member: €490 + VAT
• Non member: €740 + VAT

Multi-booking discount:
• 10% off when booking 3 or more delegates at the same time
• 20% off when booking 5 or more delegates at the same time

Complimentary subject to verification:
• Investor: promo code INVESTOR
• Regulator: promo code REGULATOR
• Press: promo code PRESS


To discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact Safiya Merrique at [email protected] or on +44 (0) 20 3828 2674

Partners

Lead Partners
Associate Partner
Lead Event Endorser

Who attends?

  • Arrangers/Underwriters
  • Corporates
  • Investors
  • Law firms
  • Rating agencies
  • Data providers
  • Other market participants

Registration enquiries

For registration enquiries, please contact Events on [email protected] for assistance.

Agenda

08:00
Welcome Registration
08:30
Breakfast Briefing: Recent Trends in Investor Pushback on Covenants
  • How effective have investors been at pushing back on flexibilities that borrowers might seek to leverage in the current climate?
  • Are new issue deals are seeing any additional changes? If so, what are the implications of these?
  • How can lenders make sure they have enough information and time to effectively negotiate terms?
Speakers:
John Kicken,
Partner, A&O Shearman
Sabrina Fox,
Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association
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09:15
Welcome Remarks
Speaker:
Mathias Blumschein,
Managing Director, Head of High Yield Debt Capital Markets, ING
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09:20
Opening Remarks
Speaker:
Gary Simmons,
Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, AFME
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09:30
Keynote Address
Speaker:
Bert Colijn,
Senior Economist, ING
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10:00
Panel discussion: EU & UK High Yield and Leveraged Finance - Market and Credit Overview
  • Recap of market performance in HY bonds and leveraged loans in 2024
  • Impact of European CLOs on supply and demand
  • Drivers and trends across Europe
  • Predictions for 2025
Moderator:
Brad Weyland,
Partner, A&O Shearman
Speakers:
Arthur van Schie,
Head of Leveraged Loan Syndicate EMEA, ING
Dominic Ashcroft,
Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance, Goldman Sachs
Jeanine Arnold,
EMEA Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance, Moody's
Jermaine Jarrett,
Head of High Yield Syndicate and Leveraged Loans, Natwest
Luca Laino,
Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
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10:45
Panel discussion: European (HY, LL, Private Debt and CLO) Investors and Market Roundtable
  • Approaches to investment decisions, portfolio diversification and risk mitigation in Europe
  • Motivations for Corporate Investor and Arrangers European comparisons to US private debt markets
  • Commercial differences and considerations for HY bonds, leveraged loans and private debt
  • Investor concerns and considerations
  • Covenants and other flexibility across financing structures
  • Assessing liquidity; role of secondary market / potential investor pool
Moderator:
Mathias Blumschein,
Managing Director, Head of High Yield Debt Capital Markets, ING
Speakers:
Carl Sells,
Global High Yield Portfolio Manager, Legal & General
Mascha Canio,
Head of Credit & Insurance Linked Investments, PGGM
Rinze Verheijen,
Senior Investment Manager, Aegon
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11:30
Networking break
12:00
Panel discussion: Growth in the European Private Debt Markets
  • Motivations for global and European growth, size of markets
  • Who are the major participants?
  • Competition and partnerships between non-banks and banks
  • Official sector questions on leverage in private credit – sources, size and potential risks and non-risks
Moderator:
Folko de Vries,
Partner, Clifford Chance
Speakers:
Anna Brossa Xicoy,
Executive Director, EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan
Boris Harmsen,
Managing Director, Head of Benelux and Head of Origination, Nordics, Pemberton
Frank Meijer,
Global Head of Alternative Fixed Income & Structured Finance, Aegon
Jorg Sallaerts,
Head of Benelux, Arcmont
Ryan Morgan,
Director, Lender Finance Europe, Deutsche Bank
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13:00
Closing Remarks
Speaker:
Gary Simmons,
Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, AFME
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13:15
Networking lunch

Keynote Speaker

Bert Colijn

Senior Economist, ING

Other Speakers

Anna Brossa Xicoy

Executive Director, EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan

Arthur van Schie

Head of Leveraged Loan Syndicate EMEA, ING

Boris Harmsen

Managing Director, Head of Benelux and Head of Origination, Nordics, Pemberton

Brad Weyland

Partner, A&O Shearman

Carl Sells

Global High Yield Portfolio Manager, Legal & General

Dominic Ashcroft

Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance, Goldman Sachs

Frank Meijer

Global Head of Alternative Fixed Income & Structured Finance, Aegon

Gary Simmons

Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, AFME

Jeanine Arnold

EMEA Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance, Moody's

John Kicken

Partner, A&O Shearman

Jorg Sallaerts

Head of Benelux, Arcmont

Luca Laino

Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

Mascha Canio

Head of Credit & Insurance Linked Investments, PGGM

Mathias Blumschein

Managing Director, Head of High Yield Debt Capital Markets, ING

Ryan Morgan

Director, Lender Finance Europe, Deutsche Bank

Sabrina Fox

Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association