With over 700 attendees, 80 speakers, 120+ investors and under new FT ownership, the event is certainly generating a lot of interest in its second year. We’ve listened to the market, and the market has responded with overwhelming interest.
Here’s the 5 biggest reasons why the industry is following Private Credit Connect: London’s growth closely…
1. The deputy governor of the Bank of England (BoE) is speaking on the planned stress tests
Sarah Breeden will examine the market conditions, regulatory concerns and the potential tools to maintain public and private confidence in private credit. The deputy governor will reflect on the BoE’s consultations with global funds and share thoughts on the vulnerabilities creating public consternation.
Alongside the keynote, the Bank of England (BoE) will host an exclusive, closed-door presentation and Q&A with interested general partners.
2. Over 120 investors are already registered to join us in London
We have more investors attending than ever before because portfolio managers from Europe’s best credit fund managers are diving into the specifics of the most interesting strategies- this is gold dust. The event is also an unusual forum in that it offers investors access to the issuer’s perspective- a chance to hear about the challenges in the real economy driving issuance and explanations on why issuers work with specific credit funds.
Expect to meet pension funds, asset allocators, family offices, and wealth managers. Investors already registered include: AustralianSuper, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), AIMCO, CDPQ, CPP Investments, GIC, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, Pension Protection Fund, British Business Bank, MetLife and Standard Life.
3. Direct Lending sessions that cover every market strategy in detail
From the lower middle movers engaging small and medium-sized enterprises to support their growth ambitions to the leading names in the middle market carving out approaches to private lending away from their US peers way up to the upper middle mega funds who are financing some of the world’s biggest industrial shifts. Each strategy is dissected and evaluated by the leading fund managers in each market.
Apollo, Carlyle, CVC, Marathon, Tikehau, Golub, Hayfin talk strategy, reputation, innovations and investor appetite. Over 100 firms are already signed up to build connections and host meetings at the event.
4. Asset-based finance (ABF) has never been more important and with global asset-backed securities as a sister, PCC London covers this best…
PCC London engages with the breadth and depth of ABF opportunities – from the pioneers of the industry whose successes laid the foundations for their peers to be active, the megafunds allocating swiftly and precisely to sub-sectors, and the newcomers carving out a name through well-timed, tactical deals.
Coller Capital take lead with the secondaries conversation, their bread and butter; Ares and AustralianSuper dive into the growth of Real Asset sectors globally; the rise of football financing will be covered by PGIM; Carlyle’s Primary Wave IP talk music IP ownership; and hear from industry legends from LCM Partners, Chenavari Capital and BNP Paribas AM Alts as they discuss the wider market conditions.
5. This is the first year Private Credit Connect: London is bathed in FT pink…
Expect high-profile speakers, world-class journalists on stage and global coverage of the private credit market. Make sure you are witnessing it first hand!
You can view the full agenda and 45+ speaker roster at shorturl.at/xYeZ3.
We hope to see you on 22 April.
