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About the event

AFME’s Milan Seminar, in collaboration with Clifford Chance, will highlight the key trends, opportunities and challenges that 2023 is likely to bring to Europe's Leveraged Finance Market.

This event will provide a great opportunity to network with peers and share experiences in regards to the latest developments in the high yield and leveraged loans markets, with some perspectives on Italy and Europe.

Who attends?

  • Leveraged Finance practitioners
  • Market participants
  • Issuers
  • Investors
  • Borrowers
  • Law firms

Registration enquiries

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

Agenda

09:00
Registration and refreshments
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09:30
Opening remarks
Speakers:
Gary Simmons,
Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, AFME
Jill Concannon,
Vice Chair of the High Yield Division of AFME, Partner, Capital Markets, Clifford Chance
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09:45
Panel discussion: Leveraged Loan and High Yield Market Update – H2 2023
  • 2022 and H1 2023 Market performance and H2 2023 and 2024 predictions
  • Inflation, Interest Rates, Fear of Recession, Sanctions / War in Ukraine and Geopolitical Volatility
  • Current macroeconomic environment and geopolitical volatility
  • Italian economy 2022 and H1'23 - implications for the local debt market
  • Bank capacity in rapidly changing regulatory and variable economic environments
Moderator:
Giuseppe De Palma,
Partner, Head of Global Financial Markets, Continental Europe, Clifford Chance
Speakers:
Ed Eyerman,
Managing Director, Head of European Leveraged Finance, Fitch Ratings
Eduardo Manzanera,
Managing Director – EMEA Leverage Finance, Goldman Sachs
Jill Concannon,
Vice Chair of the High Yield Division of AFME, Partner, Capital Markets, Clifford Chance
Makram Nadda,
Head of Leveraged Syndicate, UniCredit
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10:30
Panel discussion: Hot Topics in Leveraged and Acquisition Finance
  • H1 Leveraged Finance update and discussion of key transaction and drivers in the market
  • Leveraged loans and high yield bonds covenant update - international markets perspective
  • European Private Equity activity in 2022 and H1 2023
  • PE Leveraged Acquisition Finance – a look ahead
  • Italian Private Equity and Leveraged Acquisition Finance
Moderator:
Drew Rundus,
Partner, Clifford Chance
Speakers:
Diego Napolitano,
Head of Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, Intesa Sanpaolo
Jeff Lawlis,
Partner, Latham & Watkins
Lisa McGee,
Vice President – Senior Covenant Officer, Corporate Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service
Ricardo Coats,
Managing Director, Credit Agricole CIB
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11:20
Networking break
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11:40
Panel discussion: Private Debt and Italian Debt Structures
  • Latest trends in private debt, recent transactions and terms, and sources of funding
  • Key structures and structuring considerations in the Italian market
  • Market liquidity adjustment – is there a restructuring wave coming?
  • Sustainable finance - challenges related to energy transition in Italy
Moderator:
Filippo Emanuele,
Partner, Co-Head of Global Financial Markets in Italy, Clifford Chance
Speakers:
Ferdinando Poscio,
Partner, Clifford Chance
Francesco di Trapani,
Senior Advisor Southern Europe, Pemberton
Francesco Vitulano,
Managing Director, Blackstone
Simone Zacchi,
Managing Director, CVC
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12:30
Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Gary Simmons,
Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, AFME
Giuseppe De Palma,
Partner, Head of Global Financial Markets, Continental Europe, Clifford Chance
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12:35
Networking Lunch
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Speakers

Diego Napolitano

Head of Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, Intesa Sanpaolo

Drew Rundus

Partner, Clifford Chance

Ed Eyerman

Managing Director, Head of European Leveraged Finance, Fitch Ratings

Eduardo Manzanera

Managing Director – EMEA Leverage Finance, Goldman Sachs

Ferdinando Poscio

Partner, Clifford Chance

Filippo Emanuele

Partner, Co-Head of Global Financial Markets in Italy, Clifford Chance

Francesco di Trapani

Senior Advisor Southern Europe, Pemberton

Francesco Vitulano

Managing Director, Blackstone

Gary Simmons

Managing Director, High Yield and ECM, AFME

Giuseppe De Palma

Partner, Head of Global Financial Markets, Continental Europe, Clifford Chance

Jeff Lawlis

Partner, Latham & Watkins

Jill Concannon

Vice Chair of the High Yield Division of AFME, Partner, Capital Markets, Clifford Chance

Lisa McGee

Vice President – Senior Covenant Officer, Corporate Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service

Makram Nadda

Head of Leveraged Syndicate, UniCredit

Ricardo Coats

Managing Director, Credit Agricole CIB

Simone Zacchi

Managing Director, CVC