PDI Forum 2018 Seoul | PEI - Alternative Insight | 27 November 2018 | The Westin Chosun Seoul, 106 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Korean investors, global opportunities

The inaugural PDI Seoul Forum will host more than 100 of Korea’s most active outbound private debt investors, connecting them with the practitioners putting capital to work in the private credit space across the globe.

Korean LPs are at the forefront of investment to global debt funds, with giant institutional investors such as Public Official Benefit Association (POBA), Construction Workers’ Mutual Aid Fund (CWMA), Korea Post, and many others allocating outbound to debt funds since Q4 2017.

Utilising Private Debt Investor’s position as the most trusted debt publication globally, this Forum will provide insight to and networking with Korea’s largest investors making it an unmissable opportunity for those fundraising in Asia.

Leading themes across the conference will include:
• Korean LP perspectives: how and why investors will continue to increase allocations to private debt in 2018-19
• The debt landscape across developed markets: deals, deployment and returns
• Addressing the top global issues: weaker terms and covenants, excessive dry powder, lack of deal sourcing
• Meet the GPs: giants, mid-market, and boutique – how are funds staying competitive?
• What a complex private credit deal looks like and where on the capital stack are investors looking?
• Where are the opportunities in asset-backed lending?

Join those at the forefront of global private credit strategies
Utilising Private Debt Investor’s position as the most trusted debt publication globally, the inaugural Forum will provide insight to and networking with Korea’s largest investors making the event unmissable for those fundraising.

• For investors
Guide the conversation on Korean LP investment strategy – both to the region and around the globe.
• For fund managers
Learn where Korean LPs are inclined to focus their private lending over the next 12 months.
• For service providers
Network with the leaders in global private credit as they discuss allocations around the globe.

Join the leaders in private debt

• Network with the Korean investors making moves in private debt
With many of Korea’s behemoth LPs making allocations to debt funds around the world or seeking RFPs for managers, there has never been a better time to be on the ground meeting the investors.
• Join the most informed global private debt community
The Seoul Forum is the latest addition to Private Debt Investor’s esteemed conference portfolio, helping advance private credit markets by providing the highest quality analysis and reporting along with convening the market's most senior decision makers at our global events.
• Don’t miss the opportunities as Korean LPs expand their investment scope
As the interest rate environment shifts and the asset class matures, Korean investors are looking at new markets and different investments in the capital stack. Attend to find out where investors seek opportunities outside of traditional debt markets.

2018 Speakers

John Barakat
Head of Real Estate Finance, M&G Investments

Young-Gwon Choi
Chief Executive Officer, HI Asset Management

Symon Drake-Brockman
Managing Partner, Pemberton Capital Advisors

Charles Dupont
Head of Infrastructure Finance, Schroders

Mark Harrison
Managing Director – Property, Wingate

Dong Hun Jang
Chief Investment Officer, Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA)

Sung Seog Kang
Chief Investment Officer, The Korean Teacher's Credit Union

Taebok Kang
Senior Global Portfolio Manager, The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union

Ken Kencel
President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management

Adalla Kim
Reporter, Private Debt Investor

JinWoo Kim
Managing Director, Military Mutual Aid Association

Seung-Ho Kim
Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investment Division, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance

Sajal Kishore
Head of Asia-Pacific, Infrastructure & Project Finance Ratings, Fitch Ratings

Yong-Gwan Kwon
Head of Private Equity Team, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance

Wayne Lasky
Managing Director and Founding Partner, MaxCap Investment Management

Si Wan Lee
Head of Project Finance, Samsung Life Insurance

Deborah Ogawa
Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

Won Joon Park
Senior Managing Diretor, Hana Asset Management

Arthur Penn
Founder & Managing Partner, PennantPark Investment Advisers

Osvaldo Pereira
Partner, Park Square Capital

Nick Proud
Senior Managing Director, Assured Guaranty

Alex Schmid
CEO, Founding Partner, ESO Capital

Andrew Shin
Head of Investments, Korea, Willis Towers Watson

Cyril Tergiman
Partner, EQT Credit

Philip S. J. Yoon
Head of Overseas Corporate Finance Team, The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union

2018 Sponsors

LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Pemberton

COCKTAIL SPONSOR:
• Fitch Ratings

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Assured Guaranty
• EQT
• Eso Capital
• Park Square
• Pennant Park
• Schroders

CO-SPONSORS:
• Churchill Asset Management
• M&G Investments
• Max Cap
• Wingate