Dechert Supports and Speaks at the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2024

Join Us at the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2024

We are delighted to be supporting and speaking at the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2024, taking place at The Landmark in London on 15 May 2024. 

The Creditflux CLO Symposium connects CLO investors with the most important arrangers, managers and advisors in global structured finance to help them deploy capital and achieve investment goals. It provides an outlook on the major trends in both the US and European CLO market, looking at hot topics in primary and secondary opportunities. The productive, time-efficient format features expert viewpoints from the main stage and private meetings that help you execute your investment strategy. All in one-day, under one roof.

If you would like to attend, please register via the Creditflux CLO Symposium website here.

Session Information

Opening panel: The CLO outlook – focusing on European perspectives

Date: Wednesday 15th May 2024
Time: 09:35 - 10:35

The last 18 months proved a challenging backdrop for CLO issuance. Rapid rate hikes and global economic turbulence have made the arbitrage tough. Europe has witnessed a dip in loan issuance prompting investors to seek new ways to attain yield. With reduced M&A activity and ongoing risks in capital flow and supply chains, CLO managers must strategize to safeguard returns. Despite all these headwinds the European CLO market kept up a reasonable pace of issuance across 2023. Looking ahead the market is at a tipping point for transformation. This panel will review:

• How have European CLO managers and investors adapted their approach to cope with the challenging environment of swift rate increases and macro-economic turbulence on CLO issuance and investment strategies?
  
• How can managers and investors mitigate risks and identify opportunities within the CLO market? What will the impact of Basel III be on CLO investments and capital adequacy, leverage and risk-weighted assets?
  
• What alternative approaches are managers adopting to improve CLO arbitrage? Will CLO issuance return to higher levels in Europe?
  
• What is the potential impact of the upcoming maturity wall on the CLO market? What forward-looking strategies can panellists share to proactively navigate the transition?

Speakers

• Aaron Scott - Partner, Dechert LLP
  
• Florent Chagnard - Managing Director, EMEA CLO Primary Head, Citi
  
• Dushy Puvan - Managing Director, Head of EMEA CLOs, BNP Paribas
• Camille McLeod-Salmon - Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
  
• Matthew McCabe - Managing Director, Oaktree
  
• Gauthier Reymondier - Partner, Bain Capital
  
• Chris Porter - Head of Private Markets, EMEA, S&P Global Ratings

Creditflux CLO Symposium 2024 Agenda

View the full Creditflux CLO Symposium 2024 agenda here.