Women in Fund Finance Event

WFF Americas: Learning and Career Forum

Name: WFF Americas: Learning and Career Forum
Start: 2024-11-20T14:00:00Z
End: 2024-11-20T19:00:00Z
Location: Mayer Brown New York

November 20, 2024

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

New York, New York

Learning and Career Forum in bold letters with a list of sponsor logos

WFF Americas: Learning and Career Forum

Women in Fund Finance is excited to invite you to our inaugural WFF Learning and Career Forum

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

Time: 2:00 - 7:00 pm ET

Location: Mayer Brown - NYC 1221 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10020

contact info@womeninfundfinance.com for more information.

Alliance Bernstein - Private Credit Investors

Established in 2014, AB Private Credit Investors (AB-PCI) is AllianceBernstein's private corporate credit platform. As of December 2023, AB-PCI has committed $25+ billion across more than 335 portfolio companies, primarily in directly originated and privately negotiated senior secured loans to financial sponsor-backed borrowers in the US middle market. AB NAV Lending was established in 2023 to provide flexible fund financing solutions based on the net asset value of private equity funds and is a natural extension of AB-PCI’s existing platform. AB-PCI's team of 76 professionals manages more than $17 billion of capital available for investment. Visit here for more information on AB-PCI.

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/.

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.

National Australia Bank (NAB)

National Australia Bank (NAB) is a leading Australian bank. Our global Corporate and Institutional Bank serves Financial Institutions and Corporates through our offices in Australia, Asia the US and Europe. The New York based team provide full relationship services, originating and executing product solutions with a focus on infrastructure, sustainability and investor solutions. We work with some of the leading participants in the infrastructure sector – leading deals across all market segments including renewables, energy, resources, transport and commodities – and coordinate closely across fund and asset level exposures. We have a dedicated Funds business which operates globally through US, UK, Asia and Australia which provides banking and markets solutions for asset managers and financial sponsors. We are an agent for subscription financing and credit facilities for private and publicly listed funds.

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

Mayer Brown - NYC 1221 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10020

Mayer Brown New York

: 1221 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10020
New York City, New York 10020

: https://www.mayerbrown.com/en

Mayer Brown NYC - 1221 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10020