Alumni Finance & Investment Club: Workshop Private Debt
Discussion and debate with industry experts
After the 2008 global financial crisis, Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist at the Bank of England, asked: “Has the age of innocence ended?”
What followed was more regulation and greater oversight of the financial sector. And since then, private debt has grown massively. So we’re bringing together leading voices from global finance institutions to get their views on private debt – and we’d be delighted to welcome you.
As financial organisations have been subjected to greater levels of regulation, corporations are increasingly looking for new ways to borrow. At the same time, investors are seeking alternative vehicles that offer a fixed income.
Established, stable companies are offering long-term loans, that offer interest rates that move with the market and an attractive spread. The regular income they offer – in contrast to private equity – appeals to institutional investors.
We’ll be discussing these trends and more on our Brussels campus in May.
Join us to hear from experts from Deloitte, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Neuberger Berman – and network with like-minded professionals.
Speakers
Sebastiaan Preckler
Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte
Sebastiaan’s background is in investment banking. He’s currently responsible for Debt & Capital Advisory in Belgium.
Christian Schaefer
Managing Director, Private Credit, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Christian is global co-head of West Street Climate Credit. He leads sustainability strategy for the Private Credit platform.
Peer Rosenberg
Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman
Peer is a Senior Research Analyst for European Private Loans, with deep experience of European loan structuring.
Jan De Bondt
Executive in Residence, Vlerick Business School
An experienced founder and investment banker, Jan is co-founder and co-director of our Executive Asset Management programme.
Programme
- 6pm: Registration
- 6.30pm: Welcome
- 6.35pm: Setting the scene: Private debt in your asset allocation – Vlerick’s Jan De Bondt
- 6.45pm: Interactive debate: Strategies and outlook – Peer Rosenberg, Neuberger Berman and Christian Schaefer, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- 7.25pm: Case study: How to use private debt as a borrower – Sebastiaan Preckler, Deloitte
- 7.55pm: Wrap-up
- 8pm: Drinks and networking
Practical information
This is a free event for Vlerick alumni.
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