Name: 13th Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium
Start: 2024-02-26T12:00:00Z
End: 2024-02-29T12:00:00Z
Location: Fontainebleau

FFA Event

13th Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium

February 26 - 29, 2024

MIAMI BEACH

The Fund Finance Association’s annual symposiums bring together investors, fund managers, bankers and lawyers for education and networking within the fund finance market. FFA hosts annual events in Miami, London, and Asia. The 2023 Events were attended by over 2,500 industry professionals representing over 500 firms.

Last updated 11/28

Kevin Alexander

Ares Management

Kevin Alexander

Partner | Ares Management

Mr. Alexander is a Partner in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on alternative credit investments. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group's Alternative Credit, Pathfinder and Pathfinder Core Investment Committees and the Ares Secondaries Group's Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Mr. Alexander was Deputy CEO and Head of Global Market, Americas at Natixis CIB. Previously, he worked at Deutsche Bank within the Interest Rate Derivatives Group. Mr. Alexander began his career as an Economic Analyst at the New York Federal Reserve Bank. He holds a B.S. from Washington and Lee University in Business Administration and Accounting and an M.A. from Fordham University in Economics.

Pallo Blum-Tucker

State Street

Pallo Blum-Tucker

Managing Director, Head of Alternative Lending | State Street

Pallo Blum-Tucker joined State Street in 2013. Pallo is a Managing Director who manages the Alternatives Lending Team within Fund Finance within the Global Credit Finance division of State Street. Pallo currently runs the Global Capital Call (Subscription Finance) business, along with FOHF lending, and has previously run the Private Credit, CLO, and Corporate, Insurance & Investment Advisor lending portfolios. Prior to this role, Pallo was a portfolio manager and trader for the Leveraged Loan Team; he had oversight of both the US and European leveraged loan portfolios.

Previously, Pallo served as a Senior Corporate Credit Analyst for both the Investment Grade and Leveraged Loan teams covering Technology, Services, Autos and Financials. Pallo worked at Silvermine Capital Management from 2011 - 2013 prior to joining State Street, primarily investing in Leveraged Loans for Silvermine's CLO portfolios where he covered the Technology, Services, Transportation, and Paper and Packaging sectors. Pallo worked at Aladdin Capital Management from 2006 - 2011 where he invested in Leveraged Loans and High Yield Bonds in both CLO and Separate Account portfolios, covering sectors including Telecom, Retail, Gaming, Services, and Financials.

Pallo started his career in finance in 2000 with State Street Research & Management, for a combined 21 years of experience in finance, with a BA with College Honors from the University of Vermont and an MBA from Cornell University.

Steve Cranwell

Standard Chartered Bank

Steve Cranwell

Chief Executive Officer | Standard Chartered Bank

Steven (Steve) Cranwell is the Chief Executive Officer and Regional Head, Client Coverage of the Americas at Standard Chartered Bank. Based in New York, he is responsible for leading the Bank’s strategy, client relationships, employee engagement, governance, risk management and regulatory commitments for the Bank’s businesses across North and South America.

Steve joined Standard Chartered in March 2018 as Global Head, Commercial Real Estate before assuming responsibility for the broader Global Industries Group in September 2018. In this role, he oversaw the delivery of a full suite of banking and strategic solutions to clients across the Commercial Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining, Power Utilities & Infrastructure, Clean Tech and Commodity Traders & Agribusiness sectors to support their business ambitions.

Steve has over 30 years of banking experience and has worked in Asia, the Middle East and Australia, building strong client relationships spanning institutional and small and medium enterprise banking. He has also led international teams across a range of specialized products including Advisory, Project Finance, Asset Finance, Fund Finance and Trade while also working across a variety of different Risk functions throughout his career.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Steve spent four years with HSBC, more recently as Head of Commercial Banking, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Prior to HSBC, Steve spent 25 years with the National Australia Bank (NAB) in various leadership roles.

Steve is a steadfast advocate of cultivating deep client relationships, harnessing the strength of the Bank’s workforce, meaningfully contributing to our communities, and developing diverse talent. He is a member of Standard Chartered’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Council. In addition, Steve currently serves on the Board of Directors of BritishAmerican Business.

Steve graduated from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance.

Doug Cruikshank

Hark Capital

Oliver Dunsche

Deutsche Bank

Oliver Dunsche

Managing Director | Deutsche Bank

Oliver Dunsche is a Managing Director and head of the Fund Finance business within the Private Credit & Infrastructure group at Deutsche Bank. Prior to DB, Oliver was responsible for Senior Portfolio Financing at BNP Paribas and Head of Credit Structuring at Barclays. Oliver began his banking career as a HY and IG credit trader at Morgan Stanley. Before his banking career, Oliver was a consultant in the risk management practice of Oliver, Wyman & Company in both New York and Singapore.

Oliver received both an MBA and B.Sc. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Fazillah Durante

Scotiabank

Fazillah Durante

Managing Director, U.S. Financial Sponsors & Fund Finance | Scotiabank

Fazillah’s career at Scotiabank spans over 19 years, most recently as a Managing Director in the U.S. Financial Sponsors group providing fund-level financing to U.S. Financial Sponsors & Asset Managers. She is responsible for managing the firm-wide relationship with these institutions on a global basis.

Fazillah began her career at Scotiabank in 2003 as an Associate, Asset Backed Commercial Paper Origination and Trading based in Toronto. In 2007, Fazillah transferred to Scotiabank’s Bahamas office to help establish a Capital Markets business in the region, and to manage a portfolio of private fund investments. In 2010, she transferred to the New York office as a Relationship Manager for the U.S. Capital Markets Group and to help expand Scotiabank’s relationships with key Financial Institutions.

Fazillah is a CFA charter-holder, and completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree (majoring in Finance & Economics) from the University of British Columbia in 2003. Fazillah was a founding member and Co-Chair of the Scotiabank Women’s Advocacy Group (“SWAG”) between 2015-2020 and is still actively involved as a Steering Committee Member. She is also an active member of the Scotiabank Women’s Initiative Education Pillar, and a Board Member of Women in Fund Finance (“WFF”).

Richard Facundo

Loeb & Loeb

Jeff Feinberg

City National Bank

Jeff Feinberg

Senior Vice President | City National Bank

Jeff Feinberg is a senior vice president in the Structured Finance team at City National Bank. Mr. Feinberg has been with City National since 2012, and runs the New York Structured Finance team. He is responsible for a team that covers private equity and credit funds bringing to bear financing, treasury and the full capabilities of City National Bank. Mr. Feinberg has led or co-led transactions in the capital markets, valued all together at more than $28 billion.

Prior to joining City National Bank Mr. Feinberg worked at GE Capital, where he was responsible for originating senior debt transactions in the communications sector. He has also worked at CIBC World Markets, TD Securities and Dean Witter Reynolds.

Mr. Feinberg earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia Business School.

Derek Fricke

Churchill Asset Management

Derek Fricke

Managing Director | Churchill Asset Management

Derek serves as a Managing Director on the Private Equity and Junior Capital team for Churchill Asset Management, where he is actively involved in sourcing and executing investments in junior capital and equity co-investments, as well as investments in private equity funds. Derek is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and a member of the Private Equity and Junior Capital team’s Investment Committee overseeing six private equity and junior capital mandates, including LP commitments, equity co-investments, structured capital, secondaries and junior capital loans. Derek initially joined the team in 2013, when the group was operating as part of Churchill’s parent Company, TIAA and subsequently Nuveen. Prior to joining the organization, Derek spent several years as an investment team member at Chrysalis Ventures, a $400 million venture capital firm investing in early stage healthcare services, business services, and technology companies. Previously, Derek was an active mezzanine capital and equity investor in middle-market media and technology companies as an investment team member at BIA Digital Partners. Derek began his career in investment banking in Atlanta, GA with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

Derek is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business.

William Gonska

MUFG

William Gonska

Director | MUFG

William Gonska is a Director on the Funds Finance team at MUFG in New York. He covers clients across the US and is responsible for negotiating, originating, and structuring facilities across the bank’s portfolio. The team focuses on leading large credit facilities often bespoke in nature to sponsors across all asset types. Will has been with the bank for 10 years, previously working at Citibank in their Funds Finance and Risk Strategy groups. Will holds a degree in Finance and Economics from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and is a CFA charterholder.

Charles Inkeles

ICBC

Charles Inkeles

Head of U.S. Fund Finance | ICBC

Charles Inkeles joined the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in 2021 as the head of its U.S. Fund Finance team. Before joining ICBC, Mr. Inkeles spent two years at Santander as its head of U.S. Fund Finance. Prior to that he served two years at Commonwealth Bank of Australia as a member of its global Institutional Lending – Funds Finance team. Prior to that Mr. Inkeles spent three years at State Street Bank as a Managing Director and head of its global subscription lending business. Prior to that Mr. Inkeles spent 10 years at ING Bank in its Funds Finance Group, where he served as a Managing Director responsible for the company’s global subscription lending business, as well as a U.S. NAV finance portfolio. Mr. Inkeles holds a B.A. from Yale University, a J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law, and an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management.

Jinyoung Joo

Proskauer

Monica Kelsey

Antares Capital

Monica Kelsey

Chief Financial Officer | Antares Capital

Monica is chief financial officer of Antares Capital and is a member of the Antares Capital Executive Committee. She is responsible for the Finance, Operations and IT functions.

Prior to joining Antares in 2022, Monica was managing director and chief financial officer at Madison Capital Funding LLC, a position that she held since 2004. Previously, she was executive director, head of Global Finance at UBS Global Asset Management. Monica began her career with the audit firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A Certified Public Accountant, Monica earned a BS in Accounting/Computer Information Systems from Murray State University and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Verena Kempe

KENFO

Verena Kempe

Head of Investment Management | KENFO

Verena Kempe is the Head of Investment Management at KENFO. KENFO is the largest sovereign fund under public law in Germany. It was established in 2017 by the German parliament to finance the waste disposal from commercial use of nuclear energy. She is overseeing the public as well as private portfolio with a special focus on the expansion of the private markets activities. Before joining KENFO, she was the Co-Head of Private Equity at FERI Trust where she successfully invested for institutional investors and advised on tailor-made investment strategies. She started her career at WestLB and was a Director in Structured Finance/Global Energy in London. She holds degrees in Economic Geography and Business Administration.

Laurie Lawler

Société Générale

Laurie Lawler

Managing Director, Head of Capital Call Financing, Deputy Head of FI Origination | Société Générale

Laurie Lawler is currently a Managing Director at Société Générale acting as Head of Capital Call Financing and Deputy Head of Credit & Structured Finance Fixed Income Origination in the US. In her current role, Laurie focuses on the origination of transactions across SG’s credit & structured finance product offerings in addition to running a subscription finance practice servicing SG’s Financial Sponsor, Asset Manager and Insurance Company client base. She joined SG in October 2018 from HSBC where she held various positions from 2006 through 2018, including Head of US Conduit Financing, Head of US Capital Call Financing and most recently was the Head of Structured Finance in the Americas. Laurie has over 20 years of experience in the origination, structuring and execution of structured financings ranging from traditional conduit securitizations to more esoteric fund financing transactions. Prior to joining HSBC, she spent five years within Citi's Global Securitized Markets division executing conduit securitization transactions. Laurie graduated from Iona College in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and was a Division I college athlete.

Kelli Marti

Churchill Asset Management

Kelli Marti

Head of CLO Management | Churchill Asset Management

Kelli Marti serves as Churchill’s Head of CLO Management, the Portfolio Investment Strategist for Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund (PCAP) and Co-Head of Chicago Office. As Head of CLO Management, she is responsible for the management and growth of Churchill’s middle market CLO platform, including day-to-day vehicle oversight, assisting in the sourcing of assets and trading strategy development, as well as participating in fundraising initiatives. As Portfolio Investment Strategist, Kelli serves as the portfolio manager of PCAP, overseeing day-to-day investment activity and helping to make investment decisions on behalf of the fund.

Before joining Churchill, Kelli spent eighteen years at Crestline Denali Capital, a CLO asset manager. Most recently she served as Crestline Denali’s Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer where she was responsible for overseeing the firm’s entire credit function including new business underwriting and portfolio management. She also served on the firm’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining Crestline Denali, Kelli was a Vice President at Heller Financial where she was responsible for underwriting and managing middle market loans. Prior to joining Heller, she was an Assistant Vice President at First Source Financial where she underwrote direct middle market transactions on behalf of the firm’s CLO portfolio. She began her career as an auditor at KPMG in Chicago.

Kelli graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and received her MBA with high honors from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She previously earned her CPA certification.

Meenal Mehta

Blue Owl

Meenal Mehta

Managing Director | Blue Owl

Meenal Mehta is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In her role as Co-Head of Underwriting, she oversees the day-to-day underwriting of diversified investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Meenal was a Managing Director at Antares Capital, a direct lender to middle market firms based in New York. Prior to that, she was a Vice President at GE Capital. Meenal began her career as a Manager at L&T Finance Limited, Mumbai India in the Treasury Group.

Meenal received a BS in Commerce and Economics from Sydenham College, Mumbai University, a MS in Management Studies with a specialization in Finance from NMIMS, Mumbai University and an MBA from Goizueta Business School, Emory University.

Kenneth Miranda

Cornell University

Kenneth Miranda

Chief Investment Officer | Cornell University

Kenneth M. Miranda was appointed Cornell University’s Chief Investment Officer effective July 1, 2016. Prior to this, he had been the Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Investment Office since 2000. In that role, he coordinated a team which oversaw the investment of approximately $11.5 billion of assets for the IMF Staff Retirement Plan and Retired Staff Benefits Investment Account. In managing these funds, investments were made across a broad array of asset classes, themes, strategies, and managers. Previously, Ken held numerous policy roles within the International Monetary Fund, including Deputy Division Chief for Japan and senior roles in both the Asia and Pacific Department and Fiscal Affairs Department. He currently serves as a member of the Advisory Committee on Investments for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and up until June 30, 2016, was a member of the Investment Committee of Cornell University. He also served as a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund. In addition, he served on the Investment Committee of the National Geographic Society. He is also a board member at Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corporation, a private business development company focused on loans to middle market companies. Formerly, he was the President of the Board of Directors of the Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union (one of the 50 largest credit unions in the country by assets), and has served as President, Treasurer, and Chair of the Finance Committee. He also served as an advisor to the Administration Committee of the IMF Staff Retirement Plan. Formerly, he was a Senior Advisor on the George Washington University Committee on Investments. Ken holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago, a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and is a CFA charter holder.

Jad Nader

Ogier

Jad Nader

Partner, Banking & Finance | Ogier

Jad's core practice is in handling cross-border lending transactions, advising on fund finance, acquisition finance, debt capital markets and debt restructuring. He has particular expertise in sophisticated international financing techniques and regularly acts for major international financial institutions and private equity houses. He has also assisted on multiple regulated M&A transactions involving banks and insurance companies.

Prior to joining Ogier, Jad worked for several other high profile law firms, including a magic circle firm, and a major European bank. He has more than 16 years' experience working on Luxembourg matters and also worked for several years as head of the Luxembourg desk of a European law firm in New York.

Jad is also active in academic circles and has lectured on guarantees, mortgages, security interests, property and fiduciary rights, Islamic finance, as well as privacy and IT law.

He regularly speaks and frequently publishes on subjects such as fund finance, cross-border lending, financial collateral, BRRD and banking regulations, securities law and restructuring and corporate recovery law. He sits on the editorial board of the Revue de Droit du Financement de l'Economie published by Legitech. He is an active member of numerous Luxembourg and international professional associations, including the American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg (Amcham), the Luxembourg Association of Banking Lawyers (ALJB), the International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA) and the New York Bar Association.

Jad holds postgraduate degrees in private international law (DEA) and IT law (DESS) as well as a doctor of laws. His PhD thesis was on the taking of security over financial assets.

Alex Phillips

PNC

Alex Phillips

Managing Director | PNC

Alex Phillips is a Managing Director in PNC’s Financial Institutions Group (“FIG”) specializing in asset managers, wealth managers and other diversified financial institutions with a focus on alternative asset management. He is responsible for providing strategic advisory expertise as well as the origination, structuring and execution of corporate credit transactions to select financial services clients of PNC.

Alex joined PNC in 2016 from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods where he worked in the Investment Banking division specializing in strategic advisory, mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions for non-bank financial services institutions.

Alex is a graduate of Bucknell University with a B.S.B.A in Business Management and Accounting.

Matthew Ruggiero

PJT Partners

Matthew Ruggiero

Partner | PJT Partners

Matthew Ruggiero is a Partner in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York. In this role, he focuses on advising clients on the structuring and placement of esoteric securitization transactions and leads the firm’s advisory efforts in structured fund finance. Mr. Ruggiero is a leading advisor in the field of collateralized fund obligations and rated feeder vehicles, having advised both GP and LP clients on structured capital raising and liquidity solutions across a wide range of fund strategies.

Prior to joining PJT Partners in 2015, Mr. Ruggiero was a Vice President with The Blackstone Group since 2009, where he focused on structured financing and M&A transactions. He began his career in the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch, where he advised corporate and financial sponsor clients on a range of M&A, debt, and equity-linked financing assignments.

Mr. Ruggiero graduated summa cum laude from Wake Forest University with a BS in Finance.

David Scopelliti

Mercer

David Scopelliti

Global Head of Private Debt | Mercer

David Scopelliti is a recognized leader and investor specializing in the alternative investments, specifically Private Debt & Private Equity with 30 years of experience. He is currently Global Head of Private Debt for Mercer, the world's largest outsourced asset manager with over US$300 billion outsourced assets under management (“OCIO”) and trillions under advisement - Mercer is a subsidiary of Marsh McLennan. David is responsible for a global team that both manages client capital and advises clients on alternative investments.

Prior, David was Chief Executive Officer and board member of Alcentra Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: “ABDC”) an affiliate of Alcentra with over $40 billion in AUM; Alcentra was a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, the world's largest custodian bank and securities services company. At Alcentra he focused on ABDC’s corporate renewal while managing the US private debt & equity investment portfolio. Prior, he was a Partner at GarMark Partners, a leading US private debt & private equity asset manager focused on capital solutions for middle market businesses.

Prior to that, he was appointed by the Connecticut State Treasurer to turnaround and restructure the $37 billion pension plan’s alternative investment program. Under his leadership, the program generated above-market performance, improved governance and expanded its investment scope. He was also elected Vice Chairman of the board of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”), setting the foundation for ILPA today.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Scopelliti led direct private debt and private equity co-investments at ING Capital with a focus on transportation, homeland security, defense & aerospace, consumer and environmental services.

He has served on multiple public and private company boards in the Financial Services, FinTech, Media and Transportation industries. He has also served as an Operating Partner to several private equity firms. David charitable work has included serving on the board of Fairfield College Preparatory School and serving a mentor to various young professionals. He is also a member of National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Scopelliti earned his BBA in Finance and Accounting from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.

Richard Sehayek

Ares Management

Sherri Snelson

White & Case

Karina Stahl

Monroe Capital

Karina Stahl

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer - Investment Funds | Monroe Capital

Ms. Stahl is a Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer – Investment Funds of Monroe Capital. She is responsible for overseeing the firm’s financial reporting, accounting, tax, audit, direct loan operations, treasury management, and regulatory financial compliance. Ms. Stahl also assists with new fund product development and investor reporting. She has over 20 years of accounting and operations experience. Prior to Monroe, Ms. Stahl was the Chief Accounting Officer at CIFC Asset Management (f/k/a Deerfield Capital Management). During her eight years with CIFC/Deerfield she also held positions as the Director of Financial Reporting and Investment Products Accounting and Manager of Hedge Fund Accounting. Prior to CIFC/Deerfield, she was an Auditor with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Ms. Stahl earned her B.S. in Accountancy from DePaul University. She is a registered Certified Public Accountant.

Leon Stephenson

Reed Smith LLP

Leon Stephenson

Partner | Co-Head Fund Finance | Reed Smith LLP

Leon is co-lead of the Reed Smith fund finance team, based in London. Leon and the team work with banks, other financial institutional lenders, managers, general partners and limited partners of funds on specialist fund financing transactions with private equity, secondaries, real estate, direct lending and infrastructure funds.

Leon has particular specialist knowledge of NAV/asset-backed and hybrid facilities, secondary funds facilities, capital call facilities, co-investment and GP/manager support facilities and other types of liquidity facilities provided to funds.

Leon is recognized as a “Leading Individual” in Fund Finance by Legal 500 UK 2023 and the team is recognized in Band 1 in Fund Finance by both Legal 500 UK 2023 and Chambers & Partners UK 2023. Leon was also recognized as “Partner of the Year for Banking” at the Client Choice Awards 2017. Leon represents a large proportion of lenders that provide fund financing as well as a number of private equity and other funds on complex fund finance transactions.

Maria Strickland

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Maria Strickland

Partner | Morrison & Foerster LLP

Maria Strickland is a partner in the firm’s Finance Group.

Ms. Strickland’s practice is focused on representing banks and other financial institutions in single-lender and syndicated financing transactions with foreign and domestic private equity and venture capital funds, their general partners, management companies, and portfolio companies. Ms. Strickland has extensive experience advising clients on complex documentation, structuring and cross-border issues in connection with subscription facilities, capital call facilities, NAV-based facilities, GP and management facilities, fund guarantees and intercreditor agreements.

Patricia Teixeira

Ropes & Gray

Ramya S. Tiller

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Ramya S. Tiller

Partner | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Ramya S. Tiller is a corporate partner based in the New York office. Ms. Tiller is in the Finance Group, and has experience in a broad range of financing transactions, including complex acquisition and leveraged finance transactions, such as the financing aspects of Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction that values the combined entity at approximately $130 billion, fund finance transactions and other alternative capital transactions.

Ms. Tiller is ranked as a Next Generation Partner in Commercial Lending by The Legal 500 US (2021), where she has been described as an “ultimate professional,” and “highly rated.” She is also recognized as a Notable Practitioner in Banking by IFLR1000 (2020). Ms. Tiller is a frequent speaker on finance-related topics for the Practising Law Institute.

Ms. Tiller joined Debevoise in 2007. She holds a B.A. LLB (Hons.) from the National Law School of India University in Bangalore, where she graduated third in her class in 2002. She received an LL.M. (Corporate Law) from New York University in 2005, where she was a Hauser scholar. Ms. Tiller is fluent in German.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Tiller worked for a leading Indian law firm in Mumbai, India. Between 2010 and 2012, she served as a member of the Finance group at an international law firm in Munich, Germany.

Lance Uggla

BeyondNetZero

Lance Uggla

Co-Founder | BeyondNetZero

Lance Uggla is co-founder of BeyondNetZero, General Atlantic’s first climate growth equity fund focused on supporting and scaling high-growth companies that are developing innovative solutions seeking to meet and exceed net zero emissions targets. Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Lance was Chairman and CEO at IHS Markit, the global information company, prior to its $44 billion merger with S&P Global. Lance founded Markit in 2003, took it public in 2014 and co-led its merger of equals with IHS in 2016. Earlier in his career, he held executive roles at both Toronto Dominion Bank and The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Lance currently sits on the board of Mastercard, Inc.

Jenna Willis

Carey Olsen

Jenna Willis

Partner | Carey Olsen

Jenna is a partner in the corporate and finance group of Carey Olsen's Cayman Islands office. She advises on a broad range of banking and finance transactions as well as general corporate, commercial and regulatory matters.

Jenna also has expertise advising on financial restructurings including Cayman Islands schemes of arrangement. She has advised on numerous complex cross-border restructurings, insolvencies, refinancings, distressed M&A, security enforcement and high yield bond restructurings.

Jenna is a member of 100 Women in Finance, INSOL International, IWIRC, RISA (Cayman Islands) and the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA).

Ciccy Yang

Derivative Path

Jasen Yang

Apollo Global Management

Jasen Yang

Managing Director, Credit | Apollo Global Management

Jasen Yang is a Managing Director at Apollo, where he is responsible for deploying capital into fund finance solutions within the Credit business. Prior to joining Apollo in 2021, Jasen was Managing Director and Head of US Credit Structuring at BNP Paribas. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of a financial technology company, and Partner and Head of Structuring at C12 Capital Management before that. Jasen has also held a variety of proprietary trading and structured finance roles at Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse First Boston. Jasen graduated cum laude from Yale University with a BS in Mathematics.

Platinum Sponsors

Appleby

Appleby is one of the world’s leading international law firms, and a market-leader in the Fund Finance sector.

Our experienced Fund Finance team are experts in advising banks and finance providers in the development of sophisticated financing solutions. We regularly act across multiple fund and collateral structures, involving partnerships, LLC’s and other corporate vehicles as borrowers and guarantors. The team have unparalleled experience and expertise and have advised on hundreds of subscriptions, NAV, hybrid and asset-backed facilities that have ranged from a hundred million to billions of dollars in subscribed investor commitments.

Appleby holds a strong reputation and history in this market space and is a founding member of the Fund Finance Association.

Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,900 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATM and award-winning digital banking with approximately 56 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Updated as of January 13, 2023

BNY Mellon

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment and wealth management and investment services in 35 countries. As of Sept. 30, 2022, BNY Mellon had $42.2 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $1.8 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

With over 225 years of legal experience, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP serves a diverse client base, including many of the world’s leading financial institutions, funds, Fortune 500 companies and other leading corporations, and individual private clients. With offices in New York, London, Charlotte and Washington, D.C., Cadwalader offers legal expertise in antitrust, banking, corporate finance, corporate governance, energy, environmental, executive compensation, finance, financial restructuring, health care, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, private wealth, real estate, regulation, securitisation, structured finance, tax and white collar defense. Cadwalader has more than two decades of experience in fund finance, providing practical, yet cutting edge, advice to a wide variety of financial institutions active in the space. The Fund Finance team regularly represents the agent, lead arrangers and lenders on subscription credit and capital call facilities to real estate, private equity and other investment funds.

Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen is a leading offshore law firm. Our fund finance specialists have extensive experience of advising on all types of lending to investment funds in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey. Our lawyers regularly deal with subscription facilities, GP leverage, co-invest facilities as well as hybrid and NAV based arrangements, with loan sizes ranging from tens of millions to billions of dollars. We work alongside all of the major onshore law firms, accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners on corporate transactions and matters involving our jurisdictions. Our advice is delivered by an approachable and experienced team of globally-minded lawyers who work in partnership with our clients to help them achieve their objectives. We have the expertise and resources to handle the most complex international transactions combined with a personal approach to business.

CIBC

CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 13 million clients offering a full range of advice, solutions and services in the United States, Canada and around the world. CIBC Capital Markets provides best-in-class insight, advice, and execution across corporate banking, global markets, investment banking, and research to institutional, corporate, public and private sector clients across North America, Europe, and rest of the world. CIBC Innovation Banking serves the innovation economy by providing valuable access, capital and connections. The team and network help make today’s companies tomorrow’s market leaders. In the US, CIBC Bank USA provides a range of banking solutions, and CIBC Private Wealth offers investment management, wealth strategies and legacy planning.

City National Bank

With $91.2 billion in assets, City National Bank provides banking, investment and trust services through 68 branches, including 22 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Miami*. In addition, the company and its investment affiliates manage or administer $83.0 billion in client investment assets.

City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the world’s leading diversified financial services companies. RBC serves more than 17 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the United States and 27 other countries.

For more information about City National, visit the company’s website at cnb.com.

*City National Bank does business in Miami and the state of Florida as CN Bank.

Clifford Chance LLP

Clifford Chance is one of the world’s pre-eminent law firms, with the depth and range of resources to help our clients across all the major global financial centres. As a single, fully integrated partnership, we pride ourselves on our ability to work seamlessly across national borders and product areas to deliver broad industry expertise and local knowledge. Clifford Chance brings a market-leading fund finance proposition, advising lenders, investors and sponsors/GPs on a wide range of financing options, including capital call / bridge facilities, leveraged NAV facilities and borrowing base deals (including hybrid facilities), along with facilities for general partners, preferred equity arrangements and non-bank financing. Our global funds/funds formation practice of over 130 lawyers works in tandem with our lending, corporate and regulatory teams to provide a complete fund financing platform for our clients.

Debevoise & Plimpton

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices and a global perspective. Approximately 800 lawyers work in nine offices across three continents, within integrated global practices, serving clients around the world.

The firm has extensive experience in all aspects of fund-level financing transactions for different types of investment funds and their managers. It has been regularly representing sponsors for more than a decade in a broad range of transactions, including subscription credit facilities, leveraged portfolio acquisition and other asset-based financings, hybrid facilities, management company liquidity facilities and co-investment facilities.

Debevoise’s fund finance practice is global in nature, with strong teams in the U.S., Europe and Asia advising an international client base.

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. The bank focuses on its strengths in a Corporate Bank newly created in 2019, a leading Private Bank, a focused investment bank and in asset management. Deutsche Bank provides financial services to companies, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses, and private individuals. The Investment Bank focuses on its traditional strengths in financing, advisory, fixed income and currencies.

Deutsche Bank is an active participant in the fund finance market and has arranged or supported as a member of a wider syndicate a variety of transactions. Deutsche Bank is well-placed as a reliable funding partner particularly on bespoke financing solutions and can help the sponsors achieve a variety of objectives through a wide product suite. Deutsche Bank is a global financial services provider that takes a holistic view of sponsor client relationships and can cater to multiple objectives, asset types and structures. Deutsche Bank’s multi-currency and jurisdictional solutions are especially advantageous for EU and US based sponsors seeking to execute on new subscription finance opportunities or opportunistic add-on acquisitions to platform/portfolio companies and clients are provided with connectivity to Deutsche Bank’s overall platform, when desired. Deutsche bank’s structuring capabilities are best in class with customizable solutions aimed at achieving goals prescribed by the sponsor. Deutsche Bank has financing capabilities across a broad spectrum of assets, matching the breadth of Deutsche Bank Structured Finance platform.

Goodwin

At Goodwin, we partner with our clients to practice law with integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition. Our 2,000+ lawyers across Europe, the United States and Asia excel at fund formation, complex transactions, high-stakes litigation and world-class advisory services in the private equity, technology, life sciences, real estate, and financial industries. In the fund finance space, we represent sponsors, lenders and other market participants on management financings, subscription lines, NAV facilities, secondaries transactions and an array of other innovative liquidity solutions. The firm’s unique combination of deep experience serving both the innovators and the investors in a rapidly-changing, technology-driven economy sets Goodwin apart. To learn more, visit, us at www.goodwinlaw.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Haynes and Boone

Haynes and Boone, LLP is one of the leading U.S. corporate law firms with offices across Texas, in New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, representing agent banks in Fund Financings in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. With more than 600 lawyers, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.‐based firms by The National Law Journal. The firm was instrumental in developing the structure and documentation for subscription financing in the early 1990s. With over 30 years of industry experience in the global subscription financing market, our Fund Finance Practice has worked through numerous business cycles, taking a multi‐disciplinary approach to working with clients and their customers on each transaction, preserving the lender‐borrower relationship by conducting all negotiations with an understanding of the fund’s business issues, while preserving each fund’s relationship with its investors. Our work in the global subscription financing market has been recognized by The Drawdown as Fund Finance Advisory Firm of Year and by Private Equity International’s Global Annual Awards as one of the top law firms in the “Transactions” category for both Asia and North America. Our global team’s focus is a collaborative team approach with an emphasis on partner‐led deals. Our fund finance team of over 65 attorneys and specialists advises on all types of fund finance including subscription financing, NAV/Hybrid, unencumbered asset pool financing, employee co-invest, GP support and management fee financings.

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis provides exceptional service to clients around the world in complex corporate and tax, litigation, intellectual property, restructuring and counseling matters. The Firm offers clients the unsurpassed resources of a large, integrated, multidisciplinary, global team of more than 3,500 attorneys across 19 cities in New York, Chicago, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, Palo Alto, Paris, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.

Kirkland is a global leader in providing sophisticated advice to investment fund sponsors, institutional investors and other market participants in the alternative investment fund space. Kirkland’s strength lies in our unique ability to bring together best-in-class lawyers in all major markets across an extensive, cross-border private equity platform in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. With more than 570 dedicated Investment Funds attorneys, no other law firm matches the breadth, depth and scope of Kirkland’s experience in investment funds legal services. In addition to offering one of the largest and most active investment funds practices in the world, Kirkland’s platform also includes a dedicated fund finance bench that brings in-depth practical market knowledge to a wide range of financing structures. Since 2018, Kirkland has executed more than 1,000 fund financing transactions for over 400 clients, including more than 110 NAV facilities, representing approximately $248 billion in aggregate transaction value.

Loeb & Loeb

Loeb & Loeb is a premier law firm with more than 450 lawyers across eight offices in the United States and Asia. Loeb lawyers are at the forefront of market developments and events that have the potential to impact our clients. We advise financial institutions lending to private equity and other investment funds at all stages, whether prior to initial investor closing or after the investment period has ended, and for funds that vary widely in structure, focus and goals. We also help market participants (including syndication agents, lenders, administrative agents and others) in structuring, negotiating and implementing subscription or capital call facilities, net asset value-based facilities and hybrid facilities. Loeb lawyers provide clients in the United States and across the globe with in-depth market knowledge, practical and innovative solutions, and effective representation to get their deals done and to meet their goals. Connect with us and experience the difference.

Loyens & Loeff

Loyens & Loeff is a leading law firm with integrated legal and tax practices. We handle all matters relating to investment funds, banking, corporate, private equity, real estate and tax law. Our offices in the Benelux and Switzerland mainly represent banks, financial institutions, investment funds and corporations, operating internationally.

The fund finance team of Loyens & Loeff advises in relation to the structuring of fund finance transactions and the related security packages. Relying on our extensive experience in the structuring of capital call subscription credit facilities, permanent leverage facilities and GP facilities, we handle transactions involving alternative or regulated investment fund borrowers of all types, sizes and asset classes. Major lenders, investment fund managers, sponsors and market players in both the US and European markets count on our expertise regarding fund finance transactions. Our dedicated fund finance team has successfully acted for the most active international banks, arrangers, lenders and fund managers in these markets.

Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown, the founding sponsor of the Annual Subscription Facility and Fund Finance Symposium, is a global legal services organization advising clients across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Our presence in the world’s leading markets enables us to offer clients access to local market knowledge combined with global reach. Mayer Brown’s finance platform is based on the Firm’s global position and our balanced and integrated practice, which encompasses all the focused skill sets that our clients demand— from cross-border acquisition finance and international capital markets work to project finance, structured finance, and derivatives.

Mayer Brown is a market leader and has acted as Adviser to Lenders and Funds on over 500 subscription credit facilities in the last two years. The firm has relationships with every major US lender along with the majority of active lenders in the European and Asian markets. The team has led transactions funded by balance sheet lenders and commercial paper conduits as well as large syndicated facilities to accommodate various types of insurance companies. Its lawyers are experienced documenting the full suite of fund and portfolio-level financings including subscription-backed credit facilities, NAV facilities, private placements, equity commitment facilities, hybrid facilities, open-end fund facilities, management fee credit lines and an assortment of leveraged asset level transactions.

Mizuho Americas

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion, according to S&P Global 2022. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia.

Mizuho Americas is the fastest growing region within the Mizuho Financial Group and is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada and Latin America. Its capabilities span investment and corporate banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Mizuho Americas employs 3,000 professionals across 15 offices within the Americas. Learn more at www.mizuhoamericas.com.

MUFG Investor Services

MUFG Investor Services is a leading solutions provider for the global alternative investment management industry. From 14 locations around the world, MUFG Investor Services, through its suite of solutions, helps clients mitigate risk, execute seamlessly, and increase efficiencies across their pre- and post-trade operations. With over $770 billion in assets under administration, MUFG Investor Services is one of the top fund administrators globally and provides a broad range of solutions including administration, asset servicing, banking and liquidity, corporate and regulatory services, financing, business consulting, and more. Its nearly 500 clients represent funds across the public and private markets, including hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity, private debt, real assets, infrastructure, mutual funds, venture capital, and more. MUFG Investor Services is a division of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc (MUFG) one of the largest banks in the world with $3.2 trillion in assets. To learn more, please visit us at www.mufginvestorservices.com.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo, MUFG has a global network that includes over 1,800 locations in more than 50 countries. With close to 150,000 employees and approximately 300 entities worldwide, MUFG provides access to commercial banking, trust banking, securities trading services, credit cards, consumer banking and finance, asset management, leasing, and other services. Through close partnerships with its operating companies, MUFG aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” by responding flexibly to customers’ financial needs, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE:MUFG) stock exchanges.

National Australia Bank (NAB)

National Australia Bank (NAB) is one of Australia’s largest banks and manages relationships with retail, corporate and financial institutions globally, with on-the-ground presence in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the US.

NAB maintains an S&P AA- credit rating and our global operations serve over 12 million banking and wealth management clients, providing access to international financial markets and an extensive range of specialised funding, liquidity, investment, asset services and risk management capabilities.

NAB has been operational in Europe for over 160 years from our London based Branch and opened a new Subsidiary in Paris in 2022. Our European operations are primarily focused on supporting global institutions with business, trade and investment activity linked to Australia and New Zealand.

Our Europe based teams provide full relationship services, originating and executing complex product solutions with specific sector emphasis on infrastructure and utilities, natural resources and financial institutions. NAB is an active agent for subscription financing and credit facilities for private and publicly listed funds. NAB is also a worldwide leader in AUD and NZD rates and FX solutions and a leading global bank in cross border US Private Placement solutions.

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors and sovereign and supranational organizations worldwide.

Our teams of experts in around 30 countries advise clients on their strategic development, helping them to grow and transform their businesses, and maximize their positive impact. Natixis CIB is committed to aligning its financing portfolio with a carbon neutrality path by 2050 while helping its clients reduce the environmental impact of their business.

As part of the Global Financial Services division of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne retail networks, Natixis CIB benefits from the Group’s financial strength and solid financial ratings (Standard & Poor's: A, Moody's: A1, Fitch: A+, R&I: A+).

Ogier

Recommended as a top-tier firm by Legal 500, Ogier has advised on fund finance since the inception of the funds industry, regularly acting for banks, financial institutions, funds and sponsors on a full range of fund finance transactions. The firm's specialists are highly accomplished and many of its lawyers have been actively involved in drafting key legislation that underpins the fund structures in BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg, making Ogier the only firm to advise on those six laws. The diverse nature of Ogier's practice provides its team with valuable insight and understanding of the funds market and the legal and commercial issues relevant to borrowers and lenders alike. With a growing team of more than 1,000 people across 12 of the world's most distinguished international finance centres, Ogier's 'hands-on' partner-led teams ensure a consistent approach, while providing responsive and practical advice.

Visit www.ogier.com to read more about Ogier's fund finance offering and see the global team.

Reed Smith

Reed Smith is a market-leading international law firm specializing in fund finance. With more than 1,700 lawyers across 31 offices, we advise lenders and funds on capital call/subscription lines, NAV and asset-backed facilities, secondary funds facilities, hybrid facilities, co-investment and GP/manager support facilities and other fund liquidity facilities in Europe, the U.S., Asia and the UAE. We have one of the largest team of fund finance lawyers globally and provide specialist advice on the new and developing products in this area. Reed Smith has particular capability with financings of direct lending, secondary and PE funds. Reed Smith’s fund finance team sits within our Financial Industry Group, that contains more than 210 lawyers who provide dedicated multi-jurisdictional services to clients in the financial sector, focusing on finance, funds and investment management, regulatory, tax, litigation and commercial restructuring and bankruptcy.

Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley is an elite global law firm powered by lawyers who practice at the highest level of the profession. Backed by 156 years of experience, we deliver superior service to a high-caliber group of market-leading clients worldwide, while placing a premium on collaboration and diversity. Our firm boasts a roster of 2,300 lawyers who wield deep experience in transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters spanning over 50 legal disciplines and industries.

Our fund finance practice is a team of highly skilled and dedicated practitioners at the forefront of the rapidly expanding fund finance market. With vast experience in all types of fund financing products we build and maintain deep relationships with fund, borrower, and lender side clients. We have experience with every major investment fund strategy and asset class, including many esoteric asset classes, and we represent our clients in all aspects of the structuring, negotiation, administration, restructuring, and termination of fund finance transactions. With 21 offices situated in major commercial and financial capitals around the world, our lawyers possess the cultural awareness and legal acumen needed to advise clients in today’s global economy.

We are nationally recognized by several industry publications, including:

Consistent Tier 1 rankings in Banking and Finance Law

U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey 2022

Two Time “Investment Funds Team of the Year for the U.S.” Recipient

Chambers USA

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (www.simpsonthacher.com) is one of the world’s leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and today has more than 1,000 lawyers. Building on over 135 years of experience, the Firm has played a substantial role in many of the most complex and noteworthy transactions and matters of the last decades. Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Brussels, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe.

The Firm offers a market-leading fund finance practice with deep experience providing fund- and asset-level leverage solutions for private equity, real estate, investment, special situations and infrastructure funds. Complementing the Firm’s preeminent private funds practice, our global fund finance team represents clients across a broad spectrum of transactions encompassing all aspects of the investment management business.

Societe Generale

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day after day, together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.

Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 members of staff in 66 countries and supports on a daily basis 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses:

French Retail Banking with the SG bank, resulting from the merger of the two Societe Generale and Crédit du Nord networks, and Boursorama. Each offers a full range of financial services with omnichannel products at the cutting edge of digital innovation;
International Retail Banking, Insurance and Financial Services, with networks in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and specialised businesses that are leaders in their markets;
Global Banking and Investor Solutions, which offers recognised expertise, key international locations and integrated solutions.

Societe Generale is included in the principal socially responsible investment indices: DJSI (Europe), FTSE4Good (Global and Europe), Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Refinitiv Diversity and Inclusion Index, Euronext Vigeo (Europe and Eurozone), STOXX Global ESG Leaders indexes, and the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index (World and Europe).

For more information, you can follow us on Twitter @societegenerale or visit our website societegenerale.com.

State Street

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $35.7 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration and $3.3 trillion* in assets under management as of September 30, 2022, State Street operates globally in more than 100 geographic markets and employs approximately 41,000 worldwide. For more information, visit State Street's website at www.statestreet.com.

* Assets under management as of September 30, 2022 includes approximately $55 billion of assets with respect to SPDR® products for which State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (SSGA FD) acts solely as the marketing agent. SSGA FD and State Street Global Advisors are affiliated.

Walkers

Walkers' global fund finance group comprises dedicated fund formation and finance lawyers who act on complex and innovative fund financing solutions and advise clients across the world’s financial markets. As one of the first offshore teams to work on subscription line credit transactions and hedge fund financing platforms, for both lender and borrower clients, we provide an unmatched depth of expertise across our global network in the Americas, EMEA and Asia. In a volatile world we are a safe pair of hands in safe jurisdictions.

Our fund financing teams have been at the forefront of the development of the fund finance market in these regions, working closely with leading financial institutions, investment managers and law firms. Our people and our approach to solving our clients challenges are tried and tested, but that doesn’t mean we ever stand still.

Walkers' global fund finance group provides commercially focused advice to both lenders and borrowers on a range of financing solutions. Our multi-disciplinary team has an in-depth understanding of the structures used by investment managers and the legal and commercial issues relevant to fund finance providers. Our clients include agents, banks, alternative lenders and investment fund managers, including private equity, credit, real estate and hedge funds. Markets change, regulation evolves, businesses adapt, and we keep on reinventing our service for the times we find ourselves in.

Wells Fargo Bank

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets, proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of small businesses in the U.S., and is a leading middle market banking provider in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 41 on Fortune’s 2022 rankings of America’s largest corporations. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health and a low-carbon economy.

Gold Sponsors

17Capital

17Capital is the go-to global source of strategic finance for investors in private equity. It specializes in providing non-dilutive capital to high-quality private equity management companies, funds, and institutional investors as part of their toolkit for value creation and portfolio management.

17Capital offers portfolio finance across the capital structure, providing a broad range of financing options. Investments are structured to support clients’ objectives, while keeping the interests of GPs and LPs aligned.

Since inception, 17Capital has raised over $11 billion and has deployed over $9 billion across 88 investments. In July 2022, 17Capital announced the completion of Oaktree’s acquisition of a majority interest in 17Capital. The partnership will give 17Capital access to Oaktree’s deep global network. Following the closing of the transaction, 17Capital, will continue to operate as an independent business, with its own product offerings and investment, marketing, and support teams.

Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy is a global law firm that helps the world’s leading businesses to grow, innovate and thrive. For almost a century, we have built a reputation for our commitment to think ahead and bring original solutions to our clients’ most complex legal and commercial challenges.

We are where you are. Based across 31 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, our global fund finance practice has extensive experience in advising investment fund managers, banks, agents and alternative lenders on a broad range of upstream and downstream financing solutions.

We help clients find solutions. Our fund finance team brings in-depth technical and commercial knowledge to a wide range of lending structures across the fund finance spectrum – including subscription facilities, NAV, hybrid and asset-backed facilities, secondaries facilities and GP & management fee facilities. Working together with top tier specialist lawyers in our fund formation, real asset (including private equity, real estate, transportation and infrastructure), tax and regulatory teams, we offer an exceptional breadth of experience and local expertise – and as a result, our clients benefit from our clear understanding of the current legal and commercial issues relevant to all parties in fund finance transactions.

Allvue

Allvue is a leading provider of technology for investment managers in the private capital and credit markets industry. Its mission is to empower superior investment decisions by pairing modern cloud-based software solutions with capabilities across multiple asset classes. Allvue’s software solutions serve the entire investment lifecycle and are seamlessly integrated to provide a comprehensive product suite, serving investment managers of all sizes worldwide. With a commitment to innovation and a focus on multiple asset classes, Allvue’s software solutions allow its clients to operate and grow their businesses more effectively by automating manual processes, improving data accuracy and consistency across workflows, and delivering enhanced analytics.

Assured Guaranty

With $11 billion in claims-paying resources and over three decades of structured finance and infrastructure finance experience, Assured Guaranty is the world’s leading provider of financial guaranty insurance. Its U.S., U.K. and French insurance subsidiaries work with banks, investors, issuers, arrangers and their advisors to provide cost-effective credit enhancement for capital market financings in developed markets around the world. Assured Guaranty guarantees timely principal and interest payments, improving the creditworthiness, potential marketability and market liquidity in both new and secondary markets for consumer and commercial asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), infrastructure financings and subscription finance. Assured’s guaranty enables risk transfer in public or private transactions for banks, insurance companies and asset managers to optimize the risk profile, internal exposure limits and capital consumption of existing and prospective portfolio exposure. Another subsidiary, Assured Investment Management, provides asset management services and is a prominent CLO manager. Learn more at AssuredGuaranty.com.

Bank of China U.S.A.

Established in 1912. Bank of China (BOC) is the oldest bank in China and the first commercial bank publicly listed in both the Mainland and Hong Kong. As the fourth largest bank in the world, BOC has over 305,000 employees in 62 countries and regions, with $4.2 trillion in assets.

Established in 1981, as a global bank with a local heart, Bank of China U.S.A. has established an integrated platform to serve as a bridge between U.S. and Chinese businesses and to play an integral role in the U.S. communities in which we operate. The main pillars of BOC NYB’S operation include: corporate banking, personal banking, financial institutions, trade services, commodities finance, global market services, and other commercial banking business.

Fund Finance is an important business for Bank of China U.S.A., which covers top tier PE and credit fund sponsors by providing a broad range of products and services for fund clients.

BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American-based financial services provider offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of products and services. These include equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, securitization, treasury management, market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading. With over 2,800 professionals in 35 locations around the world, including 23 offices in North America, BMO Capital Markets works proactively with clients to provide innovative and integrated financial solutions.

BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$924 billion total assets and approximately 57,000 employees as of April 30, 2023. For more information, visit https://capitalmarkets.bmo.com/en/.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)

Connecting local and international opportunities to build a brighter Australia.

As one of Australia’s most recognised brands, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is a leading provider of personal banking, business and institutional banking and share broking services in Australia. CBA has a strong balance sheet, with total assets exceeding $A1,091.65 Billion (as at 30 June 2021).

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and with offices in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific, CBA is strategically positioned to work with clients across global markets, while connecting non-Australian clients to opportunities both in Australia and around the world. As custodian of Australia’s largest customer transactional data set, CBA can connect global clients to Australian opportunities backed by data-generated insights. Our scale enables us to unlock alternative pools of liquidity and capital, with strong executional capabilities complemented by a network of corporate referrals and diverse international expertise.

The Institutional Banking & Markets division offers a full range of capital raising solutions and financial markets capabilities, as well as transactional and risk management products and services.

Conyers

Conyers is a leading international law firm with a broad client base including global financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies and asset managers. The Firm advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law, from offices in those jurisdictions and in the key financial centres of Hong Kong, London and Singapore.

Conyers’ market-leading fund finance team in the Cayman Islands is dedicated to advising the world’s leading banks and financial institutions on all aspects of fund finance transactions involving Cayman parties including subscription-based, NAV and hybrid transactions. With a proven track record of acting for the leading players in the market we are ideally placed to assist you in structuring and completing complex transactions in a timely and efficient manner.

For more information, click here: https://www.conyers.com/legal-services/finance/fund-finance/

East West Bank

East West Bank provides financial services that help customers reach further and connect to new opportunities. East West Bancorp, Inc. is a public company (NASDAQ: “EWBC”) with total assets of $68.5B. The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California. EWB Private Equity, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and Hong Kong, is the Bank’s largest industry specialty group, with in-depth knowledge of the fund finance market. The Private Equity Group provides creatively designed credit solutions to meet the fund financing needs of a wide range of asset management firms, funds and partnerships. The group has completed more than 300 transactions since 2012, with facilities starting at $10 million.

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EverBank

EverBank’s Fund Finance business is a division of EverBank, N.A., a nationwide specialty bank providing high-value products and services to consumer and commercial clients nationwide. EverBank’s Fund Finance division provides lending and financing solutions to alternative asset managers and the private equity community. Products include subscription credit facilities, hybrid and NAV loans, management company facilities and other bespoke financings, along with advisory and placement services, as needed, and customized treasury management capabilities built specifically for the private markets. This specialized business team has some of the industry’s most experienced professionals to help deliver tailored solutions with preeminent service to help clients maximize their performance and efficiency. For more information on TIAA Bank’s Fund Finance offerings, visit EverBank.com.

Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective, and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm; and Sustainable Fitch, the first global ESG Ratings solution for all asset classes at an entity and instrument level.

With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

For additional information, please visit fitchratings.com.

Fund Finance Partners

Fund Finance Partners (“FFP”) is led by a team of finance and asset management professionals dedicated to the innovation and growth of debt capital solutions for private and public fund sponsors. Our partners have overseen numerous types of fund finance products, spanning various fund sponsors, asset managers, investors, investment strategies, lenders and types of collateral. Whether it's the most complex of hybrid facilities, the simplest subscription financings, or debt capital for the fund sponsor's platform, FFP has the track record and network to implement these solutions, start to finish. Our streamlined approach saves time and money for all parties, allowing fund sponsors to focus on their core investment strategies and asset management goals. For more information, visit www.fundfinanacepartners.com or email us at info@fundfinancepartners.com.

ICBC New York Branch

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is one of the world’s largest banks and topped the list of largest public companies on the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2023. Leveraging the expertise of ICBC group's industry leading banking teams and global distribution network, ICBC New York Branch's fund finance practice represents fund sponsors and asset managers on a wide array of fund-related financing and loan transactions. Our fund finance team has extensive experience in, amongst other things, bridge/subscription finance facilities, BDC finance, umbrella facilities, financing of asset management companies, and other bespoke credit facilities and liquidity solutions for various entities across the broader private equity business structure. The team also works hand in hand with clients to open the doors to certain opportunities such as exploring private equity businesses in Asian market, and other ancillary products, including FX, derivatives, and DCM that match clients' individual needs.

Intesa Sanpaolo Group

The Intesa Sanpaolo Group is one of the top banking groups in Europe (48.6 billion euro of market capitalisation(1)), with a significant ESG commitment, a world-class position in Social Impact and strong focus on climate.

Intesa Sanpaolo is the leader in Italy in all business areas (retail, corporate, and wealth management). The Group offers its services to 13.6 million customers through a network of over 3,600 branches well distributed throughout the country with market shares no lower than 12% in most Italian regions.

IMI Corporate & Investment Banking is a division of Intesa Sanpaolo and a global partner serving Corporates, Public Finance and Financial Institutions, on a national and international basis. The Division’s offer includes the following products and services: Commercial Banking, Transaction Banking, Structured Finance, Investment Banking and Capital Markets.

(1) As at 28 February 2023

Katten

Katten is a full-service law firm with approximately 700 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm’s core areas of practice include private credit, corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning and private wealth. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. For more information, visit katten.com.

M&T Bank

Founded in 1856, M&T Bank is one of the top full-service U.S.-based commercial banks, with a long history of community-focused banking. M&T has a network of over 900 branches, 2,200 ATMs and 22,000+ employees that span across 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C.

M&T offers advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust.

M&T is a community bank, delivering the capabilities of a big bank with the care and empathy of a locally focused institution. M&T Bank’s approach to Commercial Banking is based on our belief in the importance of establishing strong relationships with our customers and the local communities within which they do business. Our Relationship Managers take the time to understand your busines and the communities where you operate to best provide advice and customized solutions to help you achieve your financial goals.

Maples Group

The Maples Group, through its leading international legal services firms, advises global financial, institutional, business and private clients on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg, and is an independent provider of fiduciary, fund services, regulatory and compliance, and entity formation and management services. Combining the Maples Group’s leading finance and investment funds capability, the Group’s Fund Finance team has widespread experience in advising on all aspects of fund finance and related security structures for both lenders and borrowers. The Maples Group distinguishes itself with a client-focused approach, providing solutions tailored to their specific needs. Its global network of lawyers and industry professionals are strategically located in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East to ensure that clients gain immediate access to expert advice and bespoke support, within convenient time zones. For more information, please visit: maples.com.

Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has a global presence with offices in 21 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., and across 23 locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of December 31, 2021, Northern Trust had assets under custody/administration of $16.2 trillion, and assets under management of $1.6 trillion. For more than 130 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation. Northern Trust has a team of specialized professionals servicing private equity firms through the delivery of a unique mix of corporate banking, fund administration and wealth management solutions. Northern Trust’s highly focused strategy and long-term commitment to the private equity market has been a major driver of the success of our sponsor finance business.

PJT Partners Inc.

PJT Partners Inc. (“PJT”) is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, secondary advisory, shareholder and corporate governance advisory, restructuring and reorganization and fund placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world.

The Secondary Advisory practice is one of the most experienced investment banking teams in the industry, and has been involved in some of the largest, most complex transactions since the team’s founding in 2008. Our highly specialized team focuses on delivering independent advisory and execution services to financial sponsors and institutional investors across a broad spectrum of strategic transactions including:

Financial Sponsor Solutions: fund recapitalizations, fund restructurings, tender offers, preferred equity / other debt oriented solutions, management team spinouts and portfolio asset sales
Institutional Investor Solutions: divesture of private fund interests, valuation of private fund interests, transaction structuring and execution support
Structured Liquidity Solutions: securitizations, refinancings of illiquid financial holdings and joint ventures

Proskauer

Proskauer’s fund finance practice represents private funds, regulated investment companies, fund investors and lenders on a full range of financing transactions in the U.S. and the U.K. Our team curates innovative solutions at all levels of the capital structure, on matters involving secured and unsecured subscription/capital call facilities, NAV facilities, secondaries acquisitions, and GP, management and co-investment facilities. We have helped clients with leveraged secondary transactions for some of the world’s largest secondary funds, warehouse facilities for middle market lending joint ventures, NAV facilities backed by life insurance policies and hybrid facilities. We also employ a network of seasoned professionals across the firm, enabling us to understand any fund vehicle and appreciate the deal points that concern all parties.

Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray was named as The American Lawyer's 2022 "Law Firm of the Year." Our firm has also been ranked in the top-three on The American Lawyer's prestigious "A-List" for seven years and is ranked #1 on Law.com International's "A-List" in the U.K.—rankings that honor the "Best of the Best" firms. It is an unprecedented achievement for a law firm to receive recognition in all three categories. The firm has approximately 1,500 lawyers and legal professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government. It has offices in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (SCIB) is the global business division that supports corporate and institutional clients, who require tailored services and value-added wholesale products suited to their complexity and sophistication, as well as to responsible banking standards that contribute to the progress of society. Our coverage model combines local knowledge with global expertise of industry sectors of our clients.

Our clients are large multinational clients across corporates, financial institutions and financial sponsor sectors that seek a global relationship model with deep local knowledge and tailor-made solutions in Global Transaction Banking, Markets, Equities and Global Debt Financing.

Scotiabank

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of over 90,000 employees and assets of over $1.3 trillion (as at January 31, 2023), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS).

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) provides corporate clients with lending and transaction services, investment banking advice and access to capital markets. A full-service wholesale bank in the Americas, GBM serves clients across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit https://www.gbm.scotiabank.com/en.html.

SuMi TRUST

Established in 1925, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (“SuMi Trust”) is the largest Japanese trust bank, providing a wide range of banking and fiduciary services to its customers. In its domestic Japanese market, SuMi Trust business covers asset management, corporate and structured financing, real estate brokerage, mortgage loan and retail banking. In international market, SuMi Trust has branches in major global financial centers, where it is primarily focused on banking activity – most notably corporate and structured finance. SuMi Trust is well known not only for working openly and collaboratively with its banking clients, but also for seeking opportunities to introduce its Japanese investor partners enhanced investment solutions in line with its trust bank heritage.

Validus

Validus is a leading independent financial services firm, providing market risk management, fund finance advisory and technology solutions to the alternative investment industry. Our clients have more than $2 trillion in combined assets under management.

Since 2010 our core expertise has been to deliver effective and efficient risk management solutions for alternative investment firms, mitigating exposures such as foreign currency or interest rates. Our award winning service also includes turnkey solutions to the operational challenge of implementing, managing and monitoring hedging programmes, through dedicated resources and proprietary technology.

We also provide expert advice and resources to sponsors seeking to establish, refinance and re-negotiate fund finance facilities. Our unique position in the industry enables us to help clients navigate and benchmark the market, design and evaluate optimal structures, and negotiate terms to best meet their requirements.

Silver Sponsors

Alston & Bird

Alston & Bird’s corporate debt finance team has experience in virtually every aspect of the debt capital markets across the spectrum of transaction types and settings, representing lenders, borrowers, issuers, private equity investors, and underwriters engaged in public and private, domestic and cross-border financings. We represent players throughout the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in investment-grade and leveraged syndicated credits, asset-based lending, acquisition finance, dividend and other recapitalizations, REIT finance, credit support financing, high yield bond and other public debt issues, restructurings and workouts, second-lien financing, mezzanine financing, and senior secured unitranche financings.

We focus on business issues of true significance and work as a cross-disciplinary team, including attorneys with experience in tax, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, health care, hospitality, construction, litigation, ERISA, environmental, land use, securities, banking regulation, funds, REITs, and dispute resolutions to provide a seamless experience for clients in large, complex financing transactions.

Arthur Cox LLP

Arthur Cox LLP is one of Ireland’s leading law firms. We have been at the forefront of developments in the legal landscape here for over 100 years, establishing one of the largest and most innovative law firms in the country – a firm that stands at the front of the industry. We are an “all-island” firm with offices in Dublin and Belfast. We also have offices in London, New York, and San Francisco. Our practice encompasses all aspects of corporate and business law.

With over 530 legal staff and a total headcount of 740, we provide a comprehensive service to an international client base ranging from multinational organisations, banks, and financial institutions and established global leaders to government agencies and new players in emerging industry sectors.

Our story has been defined by our progressive outlook. For over 100 years, we have led the way in the legal field in Ireland, and have continuously worked to strive towards our goals. For our clients, we work to deliver the best service and support. With an independent, entrepreneurial spirit of innovation leading the way.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Cleary Gottlieb has been a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession since 1946 – our lawyers work across practices, industries, jurisdictions and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges, whether domestic or international. We have 16 offices in major financial centers around the world, but we operate as a single, integrated global partnership. Cleary’s strength lies in our proven track record for serving with innovation and achieving consistent success in multiple jurisdictions.

Cleary Gottlieb’s fund finance practice has decades of experience advising funds on their financing needs and on bespoke investments, leveraging the expertise of our private funds, debt finance and structured finance attorneys to advise on the full range of financing matters, from routine bank lending transactions to more complex, event-driven financings. For our fund clients, we often work on capital call/subscription facilities; GP and management fee lines of credit; partner loan programs; umbrella, net asset value, hybrid and unencumbered asset pool credit facilities; and direct lending and other capital solutions/special situations projects.

Matheson

Matheson services the legal needs of internationally focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. Our clients include over half of the world’s 50 largest banks, 7 of the world’s 10 largest asset managers, 7 of the top 10 global technology brands and we have advised the majority of the Fortune 100 companies. Our Finance and Capital Markets team consists of more than 50 lawyers and advises financial institutions and corporations involved in arranging and executing all forms of finance and capital markets transactions in Ireland. We act for all of the major Irish banks and financial institutions, corporate borrowers and many of the world's leading international banks, investment managers and investment funds, securities and derivatives trading houses, broker dealers, insurance companies, alternative finance providers, supranational organisations, rating agencies, trustees and other financial services firms in relation to their lending, borrowing, finance and capital markets transactions and arrangements.

Mourant

Our market-leading funds team spans time-zones and has an outstanding international reputation in offshore investment funds, working across a wide range of alternative fund asset classes – traditionally real estate, private equity, credit and hedge funds. We advise on the formation, structuring and regulation of investment funds in the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Jersey and Guernsey, and our lawyers provide ongoing legal advice to offshore funds and their managers and investors.

Our ‘one firm’ approach means that working together with clients we deliver seamless, objective and commercially grounded advice on the comparative advantages and disadvantages of the leading offshore fund jurisdictions. Our team exercises true commercial judgment in delivering advice, often going the extra mile, with a personal approach, and forming genuine partnerships with our clients and their advisers. Clients benefit from our teams working together and making things happen in this way, resulting in deals being delivered on time and within budget.

Visit www.mourant.com to find out more.

Seward & Kissel LLP

Seward & Kissel, founded in 1890, is a leading U.S. law firm with an international reputation for excellence. We have offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Our practice primarily focuses on corporate and litigation work for clients seeking legal expertise in the financial services, corporate finance and capital markets areas. The Firm is particularly well known for its representation of major commercial banks, investment banking firms, investment advisers and related investment funds (including mutual, hedge and private equity funds), broker-dealers, institutional investors and transportation companies (particularly in the shipping area).

The Firm’s attorneys are very experienced and highly regarded in their respective practice areas. Many have been with the Firm for most, if not all, of their legal careers. Our focus and expertise, combined with the Firm’s stability, have enabled us to create a work culture that is dedicated to professional excellence and sound judgment, and that is committed to providing our clients with effective, high quality, hands-on legal service.

Simmons & Simmons LLP

Collaborative, agile and partner-led: that’s Simmons & Simmons. A law firm that challenges, creates new possibilities and offers opinion not just option. A law firm that acts as your business partner and works with you, not for you.

We focus on four highly regulated sectors using our specialist skills to understand your business, and the forces at play around it. All grounded in exceptional knowledge of the legal detail. This is how we consistently deliver smarter, more efficient ways to tackle our clients’ most complex challenges.

Our International Funds Finance practice is no exception. Operating across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia, we’re recognised for both technical excellence and outstanding commerciality. The team advises banks, hedge fund managers, private equity funds, real estate funds and investment fund managers in connection with a wide range of financings involving many different fund asset classes. As both the Asset Management/ Investment Funds and Financial Institutions sectors are key areas of focus for our firm, whether we are acting for a lender or a borrower, we are able to deliver an efficient and high calibre service.

Bronze Sponsors

Brickfield Recruitment

Brickfield Fund Finance Recruitment is the only talent acquisition service dedicated to the global fund finance sector. Our in-depth knowledge of the fund finance market, complimented by a diligent and discreet personal approach, gives us an unparalleled ability to bring the right people together.

Founded in 2018, Brickfield plays a key role in facilitating moves at all levels within the fund finance industry, as well as bringing brand new talent into the industry to assure its long-term capacity for growth.

Brickfield also provides strategic counsel to banks, law firms, funds and alternative lenders facing challenges in attracting high quality candidates within this competitive recruitment market, advising on fund finance industry specifics and key guidance on issues such as base salary expectations, bonus benchmarking and brand reputation.

Brickfield is the exclusive publisher of the Fund Finance Bankers Compensation Report which provides comprehensive US and UK salary and bonus data, as well as in-depth thought leadership and analysis on key recruitment and career-related issues from leading fund finance industry players. The latest 2022 edition of the Report is available free with registration at Brickfield’s website.

www.brickfieldrecruitment.com

Cathay Bank

Cathay Bank is a commercial bank founded in Los Angeles in 1962. We build long-term relationships, looking ahead to future possibilities and focusing on putting people and companies on paths to success. Our flexible approach allows us to respond quickly to our customers and the rapidly changing marketplace. We’re invested in doing all we can for our customers by offering a wide range of financial services through nine states in the U.S. as well as a branch in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei. Cathay Bank is a subsidiary of Cathay General Bancorp (Nasdaq: CATY) and ranked Top 20 in Forbes 2021 Best Banks in America. To engage with our Funds Finance team, contact Peter Thompson, SVP & Manager, Cathay Bank - Fund Finance Group, at peter.thompson@cathaybank.com, 626-279-3701.

DBS Bank Ltd

DBS is a leading financial services group in Asia with a presence in 19 markets. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, DBS is in the three key Asian axes of growth: Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Asia. The bank's "AA-" and "Aa1" credit ratings are among the highest in the world.

Recognised for its global leadership, DBS has been named “World’s Best Bank” by Global Finance, “World’s Best Bank” by Euromoney and “Global Bank of the Year” by The Banker. The bank is at the forefront of leveraging digital technology to shape the future of banking, having been named “World’s Best Digital Bank” by Euromoney and the world’s “Most Innovative in Digital Banking” by The Banker. In addition, DBS has been accorded the “Safest Bank in Asia” award by Global Finance for 14 consecutive years from 2009 to 2022.

DBS provides a full range of services in consumer, SME and corporate banking. As a bank born and bred in Asia, DBS understands the intricacies of doing business in the region’s most dynamic markets. DBS is committed to building lasting relationships with customers, as it banks the Asian way. Through the DBS Foundation, the bank creates impact beyond banking by supporting social enterprises: businesses with a double bottom-line of profit and social and/or environmental impact. DBS Foundation also gives back to society in various ways, including equipping communities with future-ready skills and building food resilience.

With its extensive network of operations in Asia and emphasis on engaging and empowering its staff, DBS presents exciting career opportunities. For more information, please visit www.dbs.com.

Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third is a bank that’s as long on innovation as it is on history. Since 1858, we’ve been helping individuals, families, businesses and communities grow through smart financial services that improve lives. Our list of firsts is extensive, and it’s one that continues to expand as we explore the intersection of tech-driven innovation, dedicated people and focused community impact. Fifth Third is one of the few U.S.-based banks to have been named among Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® for several years. With a commitment to taking care of our customers, employees, communities and shareholders, our goal is not only to be the nation’s highest performing regional bank, but to be the bank people most value and trust. Fifth Third Bank, National Association is a federally chartered institution. Fifth Third Bancorp is the indirect parent company of Fifth Third Bank and its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.”

Torys LLP

Torys LLP is an international business law firm with a reputation for quality, innovation and teamwork. Our experience, collaborative practice style, and the insight and creativity we bring to our work make us our clients’ choice for their largest and most complex transactions, as well as for general matters where judgment and strategic advice are key. We serve clients across Canada and globally from offices in Toronto, New York, Calgary, Montréal and our Legal Services Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We bring together the sharpest legal minds to solve our clients’ toughest problems and help them stay ahead of the curve. We are known for our sophisticated counsel and best-in-class client service, and are repeatedly recognized for our ability to apply creative acumen, practical commercial knowledge and uncompromising service to resolve challenges and fulfill our client’s goals. This includes having been recognized by IFLR as the 2022 Canada Banking and Finance Firm of the Year.

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys in 23 U.S. cities. We combine the resources of a large firm with the personal engagement of a trusted adviser. Clients navigating sophisticated finance matters trust our attorneys to proactively assess risk, evaluate the business impact and recommend creative solutions. From financing new opportunities to evaluating and implementing restructuring and workout strategies, we advise lenders, borrowers and other stakeholders on all types of financing transactions, including those with terms and structures which are unconventional, as well as those secured by cross-border collateral. Our Fund Finance practice represents major U.S. banks and lenders on venture capital and private equity bilateral and syndicated subscription-based credit facilities. We are well versed in advising our clients on how to configure capital call loan facilities to address a complex array of the various fund structures.

Media Partners

Global Legal Group

Global Legal Group is an independent digital media company based in central London. Our clients are private practice and in-house lawyers, multinational corporations, and professional services firms in over 190 countries around the world.

In 2011, GLG introduced Global Legal Insights, an essential analytical resource detailing current legal issues spanning 16 practice areas. Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance was launched in 2017. Affectionately known in the fund finance community as “The Pink Book”, it is now in its eighth edition, providing in-depth analysis of market conditions, regulations and laws, covering 19 key jurisdictions, as well as 27 expert analysis chapters, which provide comprehensive insight and up-to-date analysis. Our mission is to provide outstanding performance for our clients and partners.

We provide the digital technologies and expertise that they need to boost their brand exposure and market reach, as well as access to the world’s leading online network of legal experts. By only partnering with the leading legal and business authorities, we also ensure that the information we provide is topical, enlightening and authoritative, making our products the go-to resource.

The FFA room block at the Fontainebleau for the 13th Annual Global Symposium is NOW OPEN!

Fontainebleau

: 4441 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Location

: 1-800-548-8886

Rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. If the room block is sold out online, you can call the Fontainebleau and get a room (pending availability) outside of the block. Please call 1-800-548-8886 (select the group reservations press option) and mention Fund Finance Association. Additional questions can be addressed by emailing reservations@fontainebleau.com.

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