Investment Events' Special Situations and Distressed Debt Virtual Forum

july 16 2020 | online

15:00 – 17:00 CET

INSIGHTS INTO OPPORTUNISTIC CREDIT, SPECIAL SITUATIONS & Distressed debt FUNDS AND THE MARKET OPPORTUNITY FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

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CONNECTION | INSIGHT | INTERACTION

A raft of new Special Situations and Opportunistic Credit funds are being launched to capitalise on unprecedented demand for non-standard and rapidly deployable finance from mid- and lower mid-market borrowers.

When assessing such “dislocation” strategies, how can investors be certain that lenders will only back companies that can capitalise on, or safely navigate through the pandemic, whilst balancing the risks that accompany the attractive premia currently on offer?

IE’s Special Situations & Distressed Debt Virtual Forum provides investors with the chance to assess the state of play in this popular subset of the private debt market through virtual engagement with our panel of specialists and with other attendees

  • Hear from special situations and distressed debt leaders from the US and Europe
  • Receive cutting-edge insight into asset class performance and expectations
  • Participate in the discussions through live Q&A, polls and roundtables
  • Connect and network with speakers and attendees

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Our virtual forums offer far more than a webinar with lots of opportunity for connection and interaction. Key features include: 

  • Multi-session online event
  • Managed audience for balance
  • Connect with other attendees​
  • Participate in round-table discussions
  • Real-time insight through polls
  • One-to-one video connections

Speakers include:

Tim Flynn

Chief Executive Officer, HAYFIN

Trevor Castledine

Head of Private Debt, bfinance

MATThias Unser

Founding Partner, YIELCO Investments

Ian Milton

Founder, Mercia Capital Partners

Sheila Pejavar Brown

Managing Director, Hayfin Capital Managment​

DAVID LYON

Co-Head of Private Credit, Neuberger Berman

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Connection | Insight | Interaction

15:00 CET

Introduction to the Forum and virtual platform

15:05

Introduction: Dislocation, distress, and opportunity

The global pandemic and its economic implications have brought about unprecedented need for supporting capital. The variety of managers and strategies that seek to benefit is however vast. In this presentation we provide an overview of the key private debt dislocation strategies looking at:

  • The funds in market
  • The returns being targeted
  • The deployment parameters

15:15

Panel | Special Situations and Opportunistic Credit

With a fast-evolving global economic situation feeding the swift evolution in the spectrum of debt funds, how can investors effectively assess a multi-year illiquid opportunity? How can funds be compared when lending criteria vary? And what capabilities should you be looking for in investment managers?  

– Defining special situations and what constitutes opportunity
– How can you maintain solid ESG principles with companies in crisis?
– Reallocation, where is the capital coming from and why?

Matthias Unser, Founding Partner and Managing Director, YIELCO Investments
Trevor Castledine, Head of Private Debt, bfinance
Ian Milton, Founder, Mercia Capital Partners

15:45

Panel | Distressed Debt

With distressed debt managers holding record amounts of dry powder, will current market dislocations at last present them with the opportunity they have been waiting a decade for? And with a raft of recent new launches, how do investors assess whether specialist distressed debt managers offer a better alternative to the many other “dislocation” plays like Opportunistic Private Credit and Special Sits?

  • Defining distressed debt and the deployment criteria
  • Which sectors are managers targeting and why?
  • What responsibilities do managers have for negative impacts in company turn-arounds?

David Lyon, Co-Head of Private Credit, Neuberger Berman
Trevor Castledine, Head of Private Debt, bfinance
Ian Milton, Founder, Mercia Capital Partners

16:15

Interactive discussion | A Sessions YOU are encouraged to join via webcam.

Introduced by sectoral experts, get actively involved in the conversation, share thoughts with fellow attendees on dislocation strategies, the investment landscape, and the wider world.

Special situations & distressed debt due diligence

Unprecedented disruption brings opportunity, but how can and should this be addressed? What sectors are requiring the most support globally and regionally? How are moral sentiments evolving regarding generating ‘outsized returns’ from companies in crisis?

How are investor appetites for sub-strategies evolving?

Formal participants include:

Sheila Brown, Managing Director, Hayfin

Nick Kitchin, Senior Investment Manager, Hilco Capital

16:40

BYOB Session | Open networking and discussion time

Open discussion time, set up your own conversations on topics arising from the initial sessions, invite fellow attendees for one-to-one chats, or just catch up with groups of peers | Wine or beer optional!

17:00

End of Forum

Agenda subject to finalisation

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Investment Events Ltd. has launched the Private Debt Virtual Events Series to connect the market through multiple online formats, focused on specific niches within the private debt spectrum and utilising the latest online communication technology.

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