SLF: U.S. 2023 - Specialty Lender Finance | DealCatalyst | 18 September 2023 | New York Marriott Downtown, 85 West Street At, Albany St, New York, NY 10006, USA

This one-day event will explore the key funding 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.

With the recent high profile bank failures, increased lender on borrower scrutiny, and rising interest rates, this event will serve as an important and timely forum for originators seeking funding diversification and investors seeking opportunistic investments.

Who Should Attend?
Specialty 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 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Paul Gruenwald
Global Chief Economist, S&P Global Ratings

Joel Holsinger
Partner and Co-Head of Alternative Credit, Ares Management

MODERATOR:

Brian Korn
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Kellie Merkel
Partner, Chapman and Cutler

Joel Magerman
Chief Executive Officer, Bryant Park Capital

Will Caiger-Smith
US Editor, 9fin

Brian Moore
Principal, Atalaya Capital Management

Matt Pennino
Managing Director, Bryant Park Capital

Boris Ziser
Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel

Charles Stackhouse
Senior Vice President, JA Mitsui Capital Corporation

Sean Kelly
Partner, Winston & Strawn

Stacey Schacter
Chief Executive Officer, VION Investments

Darren Nesbitt
Chief Executive Officer, EuroABS

Chris Grizzard
Director, Bayshore Capital

PANELISTS:

Brian Doyle
Vice President, Flexpoint Ford

Christopher Mellia
Managing Director, KKR

Matt Tallo
Partner, SLR Capital Partners

Matt Biczak
Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group

Ray Chan
Partner, Atalaya Capital Management

Edward Goldstein
Managing Director, i80 Group

Noah Cooper
Chief Investment Officer, Cross River

Brian Foley
Market Manager, Fintech Warehouse and Relationship Management, Silicon Valley Bank

Gary Miller
Director, Revere Capital LLC

Katya Baron
VP Capital, Wisetack

John Carroll
Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions, Mosaic

Michael Petrakis
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, PowerPay

Thomas McCormick
Co-Chief Executive Officer, BMG Money, Inc.

Conor Neu
Chief Investment Officer, Pier Asset Management

Mitja Sadar
Chief Financial Officer, Enter

Ayaas Bhamla
Head of Capital Markets, Capchase Inc.

Chris Bracken
Chief Revenue Officer, Momnt

Neil Brodsky
Principal - Chief Legal Officer, Vion Investments

Erik Bomans
Chief Executive Officer, Deminor Recovery Services

Kevin Kraeger
Senior Vice President, Investments, Variant Investments

Mark Parsa
Partner, SLR Capital Partners

Rajan Ariyur
Managing Director, SLC Management

Amanda Baker
Partner, Mayer Brown

Aaron Fink
Senior Managing Director, Centerbridge

Wade Brennan
Chief Executive Officer, Kilo Capital

Meggie Daoust
Senior Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ

Jillian Jaccard Murrish
Chief Executive Officer, Pier Asset Management

Andrea Castillo
Associate, Winston & Strawn

Jack Ervasti
Director, Asset-Based Finance, KKR

Edward Lee
Vice President, Flexpoint Ford

Michael Levin
Partner, Apollo Global Management

Erich Bonnet
Chief Executive Officer, Smart Lenders Asset Management

Walter Gontarek
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Channel Capital

Paul Brown
Managing Director, Ares Insurance Solutions

Mark Crawley
Private Credit Sector Manager, Medalist Partners

Faisal Kassam
Managing Director, Head of ABS, Kuvare

SPEAKERS:

Jade Friedensohn
Chief Executive Officer, DealCatalyst, Inc.

Ganesh Rajendra
Managing Partner, Integer Advisors

2023 Sponsors

PARTNER SPONSOR:
• Schulte Roth & Zabel

EXHIBITOR SPONSOR:
• Citadel SPV