Investing in the U.S. Corporate Loan and CLO Markets Conference

DAY 1 - AN INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE CREDIT: NOVEMBER 18, 2024

11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Registration
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Networking Lunch
1:15 pm - 1:25 pm

Speaker

  • SEAN P. GRIFFIN, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, LSTA, Inc.
1:25 pm - 2:00 pm

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Speaker

  • TOM PORCELLI, Chief U.S. Economist, PGIM Fixed Income
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
  • Trends Driving the Growth of Private Corporate Credit
  • The Expansion of Direct Lending and Borrowers’ Access to Capital
  • Building Diversification Beyond Corporate Credit

Moderator

  • TESS VIRMANI, Deputy General Counsel, EVP – Head of Policy, LSTA, Inc.

Speakers

  • HARLAN CHERNIAK, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure and Investment Grade Credit-Americas, Macquarie Asset Management
  • ED CONG, Partner, Portfolio Manager, Marathon Asset Management
  • GREGORY ROBBINS, Vice Chair, Golub Capital
  • VISHWANATH TIRUPATTUR, Managing Director, Chief Fixed Income Strategist and Director of Quantitative Research, Morgan Stanley
  • JOHN WRIGHT, Partner, Global Head of Credit, Bain Capital
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm
Afternoon Networking Break
3:20 pm - 4:15 pm
  • Market Overview and Deal Flow Across U.S. and Europe
  • Loan Structures, Documentation and Protections
  • Portfolio Management Strategies and the Credit Cycle
  • Manager Selection and Performance Tracking

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Moderator

  • ERICA FRONTIERO, Chief Executive Officer, EF Advisors

Speakers

  • KEVIN LAWI, Managing Director, Head of Private Credit, UBS Asset Management - Credit Investment Group
  • JENNIE MAZZUCCO, Principal, Blue Owl
  • ERIC MULLER, Portfolio Manager & Partner, Chief Executive Officer – BDCs, Oak Hill Advisors
  • KORT SCHNABEL, Partner, Co-Head of U.S. Direct Lending, Ares Management Corp.
  • HOWARD SHARP, Chairman and Co-Head, Private Credit, BSP-Alcentra
  • JOSEPH TAYLOR, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, PineBridge Investments
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Fund Structures and Vehicles
  • Retailization and Secondaries
  • Securitization and Fund Finance
  • Investor Considerations for 2025

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Moderator

  • ANDREW BERLIN, Vice President, Director of Policy Research, LSTA, Inc.

Speakers

  • JEFF DICKSON, Executive Managing Director, Head of Alternatives, PGIM Private Capital
  • DEREK FIN, Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Global Private Credit Group, Invesco
  • DANIEL STRONG, CFA, Executive Director, Structured Credit Group, SMBC Nikko Securities America
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cocktail Reception

DAY 2 - THE CORPORATE LOAN AND CLO MARKETS: NOVEMBER 19, 2024

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:10 am

Speaker

  • SEAN P. GRIFFIN, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, LSTA, Inc.
9:10 am - 9:50 am

Speaker

  • PROFESSOR HEIZO TAKENAKA, Professor Emeritus, Keio University
9:50 am - 10:35 am
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Outlook
  • Are Markets Appropriately Pricing in Geopolitical, Election and Regulatory Risk
  • How Tech/AI is Reshaping Markets and Impacting Companies
  • The Convergence of the Broadly Syndicated Loan and Private Credit Markets
  • The Investment Thesis for U.S. Senior Secured Corporate Loans

Moderator

  • SEAN P. GRIFFIN, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, LSTA, Inc.

Speakers

  • SURAJ P. BHATIA, Senior Executive Vice President, Americas, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
  • GRETCHEN LAM, Chief Executive Officer, Octagon Credit Investors
  • MATT MAXWELL, Managing Director, Head of U.S. Loans, The Carlyle Group
  • SCOTT MCKAY, Managing Director, Liquid Credit Investment Team, Blue Owl
  • JOHN G. POPP, Global Head, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, UBS Asset Management
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Morning Networking Break
11:05 am - 11:50 am
  • Secondary Market Price Performance and Volatility
  • Returns and Performance Attribution
  • Investor Flows and Technical Shifts in Supply and Demand
  • Primary Lending Volume, Opportunistic Activity and M&A
  • Secondary Market Liquidity and Active Portfolio Management

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Moderator

  • TED BASTA, Executive Vice President, Analytics and Investor Strategy, LSTA

Speakers

  • BRIAN JULIANO, Fixed Income Head of U.S. Leveraged Loans, Co-Head of U.S. CLOs, and Portfolio Manager, CLOs, PGIM Fixed Income
  • CHRISTOPHER REMINGTON, Managing Director, Institutional Portfolio Manager of Floating-Rate Loans Team, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
  • DAN SHERRY, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, US CLO Management, PineBridge Investments
  • DREW SWEENEY, Senior Portfolio Manager, Managing Director, TCW Group
  • CARLY WILSON, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager-Global Credit Platform, BlackRock
11:50 am - 12:35 pm
  • Defining the Current Credit Cycle and Identifying Shifts in Borrower Fundamentals
  • Sector Allocation and Selection
  • Stress Indicators, Default Rates and Recoveries
  • Distressed Exchanges and Liability Management Exercises
  • Credit Outlook for 2025

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Moderator

  • HUGO PEREIRA, Vice President of Market Analytics & Investor Strategy, LSTA, Inc.

Speakers

  • MOHAMED BASMA, CFA, Managing Director, Head of Leveraged Credit, Voya Investment Management
  • RONNIE KAPLAN, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager for U.S. Senior Loan Strategy, Oaktree Capital Management
  • MATT PERSOHN, Senior Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of BSL Business Development, Golub Capital
  • DAIRE WHEELER, Managing Director, Head of European Liquid Credit, BSP-Alcentra
  • JARED WORMAN, Managing Director, Head of US CLO Management and Liquid Loan Funds, HPS Investment Partners
12:35 pm - 1:35 pm
Networking Lunch
1:35 pm - 2:15 pm
  • Unpacking CLO Net Issuance levels
  • Tranche Economics and Drivers of Spread Movements
  • Investor Dynamics
  • Manager Consolidation, Concentration and Performance Dispersion
  • Viewpoints on 2025

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Moderator

  • TED BASTA, Executive Vice President, Analytics and Investor Strategy, LSTA

Speakers

  • JOHN CLEMENTS, Managing Director, Head of US CLO Primary, Barclays Investment Bank
  • RACHEL RUSSELL, Managing Director, Global Head of CLO New Issue, Morgan Stanley
  • ANAND SANKARANARAYANAN, Managing Director, Head of US CLOs, Jefferies
2:15 pm - 3:05 pm
  • Sourcing Assets and Active Management
  • CLO Deal Metrics and Credit Selection
  • Navigating Liability Management Exercises and Price Dispersion
  • Managing Post Re-investment Deals
  • Investor Considerations for 2025

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Moderator

  • ANDREW BERLIN, Vice President, Director of Policy Research, LSTA, Inc.

Speakers

  • HARPREET S. ANAND, Portfolio Manager, Partner, Oak Hill Advisors
  • COREY S. GEIS, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Head of Trading & Capital Markets, Investcorp Credit U.S.
  • DANIEL HAYWARD, Partner, Portfolio Manager of U.S. Liquid Credit, Ares Management Corporation
  • GUNTHER STEIN, Head & Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Performing Credit, Sound Point Capital
  • STEPHANIE WALSH, Partner, Head of US CLOs, Bain Capital
3:05 pm - 3:30 pm
Afternoon Networking Break
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
  • Factors that Influence U.S. Credit Market Allocations and Strategies
  • Assessing U.S. Corporate Credit Risk and Exposure
  • The Convergence of the Broadly Syndicated Loan and Private Credit Markets
  • Evaluating Credit Managers

Moderator

  • MIYOKO TANIGUCHI, Principal, OHA Hong Kong Services Ltd., Tokyo Branch, Oak Hill Advisors

Speakers

  • SHINICHI FUJITA, Principal of Alternative Investment Department, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company
  • KOSUKE NAGATA, General Manager and Head of the Credit Investment Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
  • KENJI TOUKAKU, Assistant General Manager, Strategic Investment Group, Treasury & Investment Division, Fukuoka Financial Group
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Return Levels Across the Capital Stack
  • Relative Value of AAA, Mez. and Equity Returns vs. Comparable Asset Classes
  • Private Credit CLOs
  • Secondary CLO Strategies and CLO ETFs
  • Closing Thoughts on the 2025 CLO Market

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Moderator

  • TESS VIRMANI, Deputy General Counsel, EVP – Head of Policy, LSTA, Inc.

Speakers

  • STEVEN ABRAHAMS, Head of Investment Strategy, Santander US Capital Markets
  • EDWARD LAWLESS, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Macquarie Asset Management
  • DAVID PRESTON, Head of Structured Credit Research, AGL Credit Management
  • JONATHON SIATKOWSKI, Managing Director, Head of CLO Capital Markets, Marathon Asset Management
  • DANIEL STRONG, CFA, Executive Director, Structured Credit Group, SMBC Nikko Securities America
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cocktail Reception
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