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About the event

For 17 years, AFME’s European Leveraged Finance Conference has brought together the leading names in the European high yield and loan markets to network and debate. We recently broadened the programme to cover leveraged loans and reflect the increasing interaction between the European high yield bond and leveraged loan markets.

Registration fees:
• AFME member: £599+ VAT
• Non-member: £999 + 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

For group bookings, please email [email protected]

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

Note: Promo codes are case sensitive

How can your business be a part of AFME's 17th Annual European Leveraged Finance Conference?

As a partner you could:
Engage with 200+ European senior-level attendees across a day of high value content
Interact with industry expert speakers
Participate in panels on key industry topics
Build useful connections with dedicated networking sessions
Gain visibility via our social media channels, website and bespoke promotional marketing to our database of 22,000 industry professionals
Showcase your solutions at the event exhibit space


Packages can be tailor-made to suit your company's aim and aspirations. To discuss particular opportunities, please contact Sarah Noakes at [email protected] or on +44 (0)20 3828 2714.

Partners

Lead Partners
Partners
Associate Partners
Exhibitors
Event Endorsers
Media Partners

Who attends?

  • Institutional investors
  • Corporate issuers
  • Leveraged finance bankers
  • Lawyers
  • Bankers
  • European regulators and policy makers
  • Technology solutions providers
  • Rating agencies
  • Press

Why attend?

  • Meet 200+ senior level attendees
  • Build contacts in four hours dedicated to networking
  • Hear from 50 industry expert speakers
  • Join the debate in six hours of content designed and driven by market participants
  • Showcase solutions at the event exhibition space

Registration enquiries

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

Agenda

08:30
Registration
09:15
Opening remarks
Speaker:
Gary Simmons,
Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
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09:25
Keynote discussion
Global growth concerns – Barking up the wrong tree
Speaker:
Klaus Baader,
Managing Director, Global Chief Economist, Société Générale
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09:45
Panel discussion: Investor Outlook
  • Significant factors in investment decisions this past year
  • Portfolio diversification and risk mitigation
  • COVID-19 and Covenants - lessons learnt
  • Ratio and EBITDA calculations
  • Documentation developments
Moderator:
James Greene,
Partner, White & Case
Speakers:
Clark Nicholls,
Portfolio Manager, Analyst, AXA
Craig Abouchar,
Managing Director, Barings
Jacques McChesney,
Partner, Ashurst
Sabrina Fox,
Chief Executive Officer, ELFA
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10:25
Networking break
10:55
Panel discussion: Insolvency and Restructuring: Update and Expectations in a Changing World
  • The Covid-19 insolvency wave: what really happened?
  • Effect of sanctions and other geopolitical concerns
  • European Insolvency Directive and other regulatory initiatives
  • Changes in Restructuring/Insolvency Practices
  • Forecast for the future
Moderator:
Iain White,
Partner, Clifford Chance
Speakers:
Apostolos Gkoutzinis,
Partner, Millbank
Luca Rossi,
Managing Editor Distressed Debt, Reorg
Yash Shevade,
Director, Houlihan Lokey
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11:40
Panel discussion: Leveraged Loans and CLOs
  • Issuance and pricing drivers
  • Investor and manager considerations
  • Inflationary concerns
  • Structures evolution and their impact on documentation
  • ESG impact on collateral and ratchets
Moderator:
Ben Wilkinson,
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Speakers:
Arvinder Chowdhary,
Principal Principal & Portfolio Manager, PGIM Fixed Income
Luke Gillam,
Co-Head EMEA Credit Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs
Marta Stojanova,
Director, Leveraged Finance, S&P Global
Vedanta Bagchi,
Director, Commerzbank
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12:20
Networking lunch
13:20
Panel discussion: The ESG agenda
  • Effects of ESG regulations on leveraged finance markets
  • Greenwashing
  • Disclosure and due diligence
  • Pricing, transparency and monitoring of ESG ratchets
Moderator:
Ben Bierwirth,
Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie
Speakers:
Anna-Marie Slot,
Global Sustainability, ESG Partner, Ashurst
Carlo Oly,
Head of Relationship Management, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Daniel Bressler,
Vice President, Climate and ESG Capital Markets, Corporates, NatWest Markets NV
Richard Jefferies,
Senior Director, Sustainable Fitch
Sachin Shah,
Director, Sustainable Markets, ING
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14:05
Panel discussion: Heads of High Yield
  • Recap of the European high yield market issuance and performance in 2022
  • COVID-19, Brexit, Sanctions and ESG impact
  • What key factors do you expect to influence the market in 2023 and beyond?
Moderator:
Kevin Muzilla,
Partner, Allen & Overy
Speakers:
Benjamin Thompson,
Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan
Dominic Ashcroft,
Co-Head EMEA Credit Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs
Martin Luehrs,
Head of Global Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley
Mathias Blumschein,
Managing Director, Head of High Yield Debt Capital Markets, ING
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14:45
Networking break
15:15
Breakout session: Is Sustainable Finance under Threat?
  • Effects of Ukraine War and other geopolitical events
  • Geographical and Economic impediments/differences
  • Increasing and overlapping requirements: Too much too soon?
  • Other Regulatory and Policy Concerns
  • Predictions for the future
Moderator:
Jill Concannon,
Partner, White and Case
Speakers:
Brad Weyland,
Partner, Allen & Overy
Tonia Plakhotniuk,
Vice President, Climate & ESG Capital Markets, NatWest Markets
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16:00
Breakout session: Alternative forms of financing – growing competition?
  • Update on High Yield bonds and market performance
  • Alternatives: leveraged loans, direct lending, private credit
  • Use and impact of ESG Ratings
Moderator:
Murad Khaled,
Managing Director, Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, Bank of America
Speakers:
Martin Reeves,
Head of Global High Yield, Legal & General
Nicholas Kinnersley,
Partner, Clifford Chance
Roxana Mirica,
Partner, Apax
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16:45
Keynote Session
Supervising leveraged lending
Speaker:
Elizabeth McCaul,
Member of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank
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17:15
Closing Remarks
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17:30
Networking drinks reception

Keynote Speakers

Elizabeth McCaul

Member of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank

Klaus Baader

Managing Director, Global Chief Economist, Société Générale

Other Speakers

Anna-Marie Slot

Global Sustainability, ESG Partner, Ashurst

Arvinder Chowdhary

Principal Principal & Portfolio Manager, PGIM Fixed Income

Ben Bierwirth

Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie

Ben Wilkinson

Partner, Baker McKenzie

Benjamin Thompson

Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan

Clark Nicholls

Portfolio Manager, Analyst, AXA

Craig Abouchar

Managing Director, Barings

Daniel Bressler

Vice President, Climate and ESG Capital Markets, Corporates, NatWest Markets NV

Dominic Ashcroft

Co-Head EMEA Credit Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs

Gary Simmons

Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)

Iain White

Partner, Clifford Chance

James Greene

Partner, White & Case

Luca Rossi

Managing Editor Distressed Debt, Reorg

Luke Gillam

Co-Head EMEA Credit Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs

Marta Stojanova

Director, Leveraged Finance, S&P Global

Mathias Blumschein

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

Murad Khaled

Managing Director, Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, Bank of America

Sabrina Fox

Chief Executive Officer, ELFA

Sachin Shah

Director, Sustainable Markets, ING

Tonia Plakhotniuk

Vice President, Climate & ESG Capital Markets, NatWest Markets

Vedanta Bagchi

Director, Commerzbank

Yash Shevade

Director, Houlihan Lokey