Alternative Credit Council Global Virtual Summit 2021 | Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) | 20 April 2021 | Virtual

The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) is pleased to announce its Global Virtual Summit 2021. The performance of private credit during the past twelve months has offered a robust response to those who questioned how it would weather a downturn. The Summit will explore the key challenges and opportunities for private credit and whether its resilience will withstand these tests throughout 2021. We will convene LPs, GPs and industry specialists representing the full breadth of the asset class to discuss the key questions that will determine the success of the asset class through the current crisis.

The audience will include private credit managers, investors, service providers and regulators.

The ACC Global Virtual Summit 2021 will take place over two days at times that will enable the participation of a global audience and will faciliate on-demand viewing

Sessions will include:

Investor views | Private credit as a recession-proof asset class – too early to call?
Our research has shown that private credit has, so far, successfully weathered the challenges of COVID-19. This session will explore the LP perspective on how their views of private credit has evolved over the last year and what conclusions they have drawn.

ESG for private markets: How to be consistent in a world where every deal is unique
This session will explore how market participants are developing consistent ESG disclosure and reporting processes within their portfolio and how they communicate this to their investors.

A halting surge? | New opportunities in capital raising
Capital raising for credit funds in 2020 was down to a 5 year low with fewer private credit funds on the road. This session will assess trends in funds and LPs are adapting their approach and what to expect in the rest of 2021.

A fund for all seasons? Structuring a credit fund for a changing market
The blurring of par lending, stressed, special situations, bridge financing and distressed debt opportunities means there is greater demand for a flexible approach to investing. How can private credit managers and investors build fund structures that maximise flexibility, while guarding against scope creep and inefficiency?

The future today: Hybrid working and the new normal
This session will consider whether private credit managers can adopt the ‘virtual only’ models that we are seeing in the liquid markets, and if the adaptations made by managers in the last 12 months are permanent or temporary.

Taking a global view: A macroeconomic view of private credit
This session will consider the impact of the stimulus packages introduced across the world and how these have affected the underlying investment rationale for private credit. Is bank retrenchment and a growing non-bank lending market still inevitable or will the sector have to adapt to continue fulfilling its potential?

2021 Speakers

Stuart Fiertz
Co-Founder, President and Head of Responsible Investment, Cheyne Capital

Arif N. Bhalwani
Managing Director, Third Eye Capital

Gus Black
Partner, Dechert LLP

Joseph Glatt
General Counsel, Apollo Capital Management, L.P.

Ria Nova
Senior Managing Director and Head of Americas Business Development and Investor Relations, Värde Partners

Tina de Baere
Head of ESG and Macro Strategy, Cairn Capital

Michelle Perry
Operational Due Diligence Director, ESG and Sustainability Officer, Aksia

Lindsey McMurray
Managing Partner, Pollen Street Capital

Olivia Scanlon
Chief Operating Officer, Orchard Global Asset Management

Francesco Battazzi
Head of Division – Diversified Debt Funds, European Investment Fund

David Nissenbaum
Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Blair Jacobson
Partner, Co-Head of European Credit, Ares Credit Group

Deborah Zurkow
Global Head of Investments, Allianz Global Investors

Jake Mincemoyer
Partner, Allen & Overy LLP

Lotfi Karoui
Chief Credit Strategist, Head of Credit and Mortgage Strategy Research, Goldman Sachs & Co.

Natalia Tsitoura
Head of European Private Credit, Apollo Global Management

Carrie Leonard
Portfolio Manager, Orchard Global Asset Management

Boris Ziser
Partner and Co-Head of the Structured Finance & Derivatives Group, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Lucy Panter
Portfolio Manager & Partner, Oak Hill Advisors

Michael Weinberg
Managing Director, Head of Hedge Funds and Alternative Alpha, APG Asset Management

Jean White
Global Sales Director, Investment Manager Services, SEI

Manfred Schepers
CEO and interim CIO, ILX Fund

Michelle Noyes
Managing Director, Head of Americas, AIMA

Rene Burgos Díaz
Head of Latin America USD Private Credit, Compass Group

2021 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Dechert LLP
• Schulte Roth & Zabel

PANEL SPONSOR:
• Allen & Overy

FOCUS SESSION SPONSORS:
• SEI
• Arendt
• 400 Capital