The 2nd Annual European Specialist Lenders' Forum 2023 | DealCatalyst | 15 November 2023 | London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Ln, London W1K 1BE, UK

Following the successful launch of the inaugural Conference, featuring a 1:1 ratio of service providers, specialist lenders & investors and quality programming, we are thrilled to announce the second annual event.This one-day event, in partnership with AFME, will explore the key factors specialty lenders should consider from launch phase to maturity, and eventual exit via M&A or a public ABS deal. Investors will have a unique forum to meet emerging and established specialty lenders and participate in a sector with an attractive yield and risk profile.

Who Should Attend?
Specialist Lenders | Bank and Non-Bank Direct Lenders | Hedge Funds | Private Equity Firms | Insurance Firms | Investment Banks | Law Firms | Rating Agencies | Fintech Platforms | Consultancies | Data and Analytics Providers | Financial Advisors

2023 Speaker

Paul Cheshire
Professor Emeritus of Economic Geography, London School of Economics

Salim Nathoo
Partner, Allen & Overy

Tobias Gruber
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Amplifi Capital

Adam Croskery
Head of Debt Financing and Structuring, Arrow Global

Elizabeth Street-Thompson
Senior Associate, Ashurst

Matthew Pentecost
Partner, Ashurst

Nisha Sanghani
Partner, Ashurst Risk Advisory

Shaun Baddeley
Managing Director, Securitisation, Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)

Brian Moore
Principal, Atalaya

Jason O'Brien
Managing Director - Head of EMEA, Atlas SP Partners

Boudewijn Dierick
Managing Director & Country Officer, Auxmoney Investments Ltd

Joana Seara Da Costa
Vice President, Barclays

Kevin Vanistendael
Director, Barclays

Mel Lane
Chief Executive Officer, Bevan Money

Roxana Mohammadian-Molina
Chief Strategy Officer, Blend

Michael Strevens
Director, British Business Bank

James Ruane
Managing Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ

Walter Gontarek
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Channel Capital

Adam Craig
Partner, Clifford Chance

Alexander Plenk
Head of Finance & Capital Markets, creditshelf

Peter Cosmetatos
Chief Executive Officer, CREFC Europe

Constantin Fabricius
Managing Director, Digital Lending Association

Mitja Sadar
Chief Financial Officer, Enter

Darren Nesbitt
Chief Executive Officer, EuroABS

Matt Kus
Head of Origination for Developed Markets, Fasanara Capital

Patrizia Lando
Head of Capital Markets, Origination & Financing, Fasanara Capital

Alfred Gruber
Managing Director & Co-Founder, fulfin

Dipesh Mehta
Co-Head of Global Capital Markets, Funding Circle

Anna Montvai
Executive Director, Goldman Sachs

Annabel Downs
Executive Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Alex Afek
Managing Director, Got Capital

Joanna Scott
Chief Business Development Officer, Growth Lending

James Vergara
Chief Operating Officer, Home Run Financing

Ben Locke
Head of Specialist Financials Coverage, HSBC

Rebecca Andrew
Director, Structured Finance, HSBC

Alok Bedekar
Portfolio Manager, Insight Investment

Ganesh Rajendra
Managing Partner, Integer Advisors

Paul De Beauchef de Servigny
Investment Manager | Specialty Finance, IVO Capital Partners

George Deves
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan

Jonathan De Jesus
Vice President, J.P. Morgan

Maggie D'Arcy
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan

Rob Tanna-Smith
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan

Killian Walsh
Managing Director, KBRA

Jeremiah Wagner
Partner, Latham & Watkins

Adrian Scragg
Treasury, Capital Markets and ESG, Lendco

Hugo Davies
Chief Capital Officer, LendInvest

Miray Muminoglu
Managing Director and Head of SPG, Lloyds Bank

Nadine Resha
Senior Investment Manager, Magnetar

Joshua Elash
Director, MT Finance

Nick Parkhouse
Interim Head of Capital Markets, MT Finance

Dovi David
Chief Executive Officer, mycashline

Graham Stanford
Head of Funding & Rate Management, NewDay

Federico Travella
Founder & Executive Chairman, Novicap

Michael Evans
Chief Financial Officer, Octopus Electric Vehicles

Richard Evelyn
Chief Capital Officer, Oodle Finance

Tim Earle
Senior Associate, Corporate Department, Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP

Connor Marshall-Mckie
Investment Director, Pollen Street Capital

Edward Baker
Capital Markets Director, Prodigy Finance

David Moscato
Managing Partner, Quarantia Capital Advisory

Nick Stainthorpe
Partner, Reed Smith

Scott Marshall
Managing Director & Founder, Roma Finance

Greg Branch
Chief Investment Officer, SCIO Capital

Warren Mutch
Head of Speciality Finance, Shawbrook Bank

Richard Jones
Partner, Slaughter and May

Fadi Dib Garrido
Securitisation Director, Societe Generale

Andrew Bloom
Chief Executive Officer, Spring Finance Ltd

Ravi Anand
Managing Director, ThinCats

Charlie Bischoff
Partner, Travers Smith LLP

Toby Furnivall
Chief Commercial Officer, Triple Point Investment Management

Rob Ford
Advisor, TwentyFour Asset Management

James Cuby
Managing Director, Waterfall Asset Management

Fabricio Mercier
Portfolio Manager, WinYield

2023 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Ashurst
• JP. Morgan

PARTNER SPONSORS:
• Barclays
• HSBC
• Societe Generale

PATRON SPONSOR:
• Allen Overy
• Cliiford Chance
• Deutsche Bank
• Finsight
• Goldman Sachs
• Latham
• Lloyd Banks
• Mcquarie
• Paul Hastings
• Reed Smith
• Slaughter & May
• Traver & Smith
• Shawbrook

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• Atlas SP
• Euro ABS
• Jefferies
• KBRA