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Workshops
Workshops
Exploring the trends in European Direct Lending
Interest in European Direct Lending has increased substantially in the last 12 months. Retrenchment by traditional lenders has left a significant void that asset managers have filled to provide corporates with a stable source of capital. As one of the leading Direct Lenders in Europe, Ares is ideally placed to provide insight into the key drivers within the asset class and where we see the most attractive risk-adjusted opportunities.
Workshop Objective:
Gain insight into the key drivers within the private credit market and the opportunities that exist for investors in European direct lending.
Company Profile:
Ares Wealth Management Solutions' ('AWMS') mission is to provide advisors and their clients access to innovative, solutions-oriented investment opportunities, across the Ares platform of industry leading credit, private equity, real assets and secondaries strategies. Through our range of institutional and retail investment vehicles, coupled with excellent client service and educational resources, we help investors diversify their portfolios with private market solutions that can deliver consistent, long-term growth.
Speakers
Alex Davies
Managing Director – Direct Lending
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Alex Davies is a Managing Director in the Ares Investor Relations Group, where he focuses on Investor Relations and Product Management. He joined Ares in 2017, following his role as a Portfolio Manager in the Private Debt Group at BlueBay Asset Management LLP. Prior to that he was an Audit Manager at Deloitte LLP. Alex is an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA®) and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
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Emmanuel Badiambile
EMEA Distribution, Senior Associate– Ares Wealth Management Solutions
Mr. Badiambile is an Associate within Ares Wealth Management Solutions, which oversees Ares' client management activities in the global wealth channel. Prior to joining Ares in 2023, Mr. Badiambile was an Analyst at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where he focused on delivering tailored cross-asset investment advice to UHNW individuals, family offices, endowments, and foundations clients. Mr. Badiambile holds a MSc. from Neoma Business School.
Fund Group Workshop
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Fund Group Workshop
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management is the primary investing area within Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), delivering investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors, and individuals. The business is driven by a focus on partnership and shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term investment performance drawing on its global network and deep expertise across industries and markets. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is a leading investor across fixed income, liquidity, equity, alternatives, and multi-asset solutions. Goldman Sachs oversees approximately $3.1 trillion in assets under
Fund Group Workshop
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Metrics Credit Partners is a leading non-bank lender and alternative asset manager specialising in private credit in Australia & New Zealand with c. AUD21bn in AUM and a greater than 11-year track record of performance and capital preservation*.
Through our investment strategies we provide unrivalled access to the highly attractive Australian private debt market to investors ranging from individuals to global institutions.
We offer tailored borrowing solutions to corporate and other entities of all sizes and across all industries in Australia, New Zealand and developed Asia.
Metrics has more than 160 employees* with a presence in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland & satellite offices in Hobart, Perth, London & Dublin.
*As at November 2024. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
Speakers
Conor O’Daly
Director – Investor Relations
Conor relocated from Sydney to Dublin, joining Metrics Credit Partners in 2023, to establish the European capital raising capability for Metrics investment strategies. In Sydney from 2013, Conor spent most of his time working with Pinnacle Investment Management, a strategic investor in Metrics Credit Partners since inception.
Before Sydney, Conor spent a number of years in London working with Man Investments and BNP Paribas across structuring and sales.
He graduated from the University of Warwick with a MSc in Finance and Economics and University College Dublin with a BA (hons) in Economics
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Blake Young
Investment Director
Blake is an Investment Director at Metrics based in London.
Since joining Metrics in 2017, his role in the Investment Team has included coverage of private credit investments across senior, mezzanine and opportunistic direct lending, real estate lending and structured finance.
Prior to Metrics, Blake worked in Private Equity, Venture Capital and Institutional Banking within the direct lending and private credit arm of a major ‘big 4’ Australian bank.
Blake graduated from the University of Sydney with a BEc (Hons I) in Econometrics, Finance and Economics.
European Private Debt: Increase market growth and unlocking new opportunities
The European private debt market has seen significant growth over the past decade.
The tighter bank regulations post-2008 financial crisis, a low-interest-rate environment, and the growing trend of businesses seeking more customized and flexible capital solutions provide a great opportunity for investors to step in.
The European private debt market offers attractive growth potential and diversification benefits for investors, while providing vital capital to businesses across Europe.
As the market continues to evolve providing innovation with the increasing investor appetite in debt structures, investors must navigate attentively risks related to credit quality, regulatory changes, and economic conditions.
Workshop Objective:
To equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of the European private debt market, exploring its rapid growth, emerging opportunities, and associated risks.
Company Profile:
Pemberton Asset Management is a leading European private credit manager with $22.5 bn AUM. Built on more than a decade of experience and industry-leading expertise, we provide innovative, cycle-tested private credit solutions for LPs and GPs. Pemberton’s extensive origination network of ten European offices, local market insights and sector expertise are distinctive characteristics of our platform. A substantial investment team, a broad and independent credit function and rigorous credit analysis inform our investment approach. With a clear commitment to sustainability and transparent partnerships, we are shaping the future of private credit.
*As of September 30th 2024
Speakers
Thomas Duetoft
Partner, Portfolio Management
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Thomas Duetoft is Senior Portfolio Manager for the Senior Loan Strategy at Pemberton, overseeing investment selection, due diligence, and portfolio management. He is part of the Direct Lending Operating and Credit Review Committees. Before joining Pemberton in 2014, he was Managing Director at RBS, leading European Loan and Credit Trading. With 25+ years in finance, he began his career at Citibank in 1998 and holds a Master of Law from the University of Copenhagen.
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Pascal Mischler
Managing Director, Global Head of Wealth, Business Development
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Pascal Mischler is Managing Director, Global Head of Wealth and is responsible for the development of global wealth distribution and the broader client business in Switzerland.Before joining Pemberton in June 2024, Pascal was the CEO of Kieger AG. He spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Switzerland, serving as Country Head and Head of Retail Distribution. Before that, he was responsible for the French and Italian regions of Switzerland at Credit Suisse Asset Management.
Koen Hoogenhout
Executive Director, Business Development, Benelux
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Koen Hoogenhout leads relationship development for Pemberton in the Benelux region. Before joining in 2023, he held business development roles across Benelux, the UK, and Sweden.
Starting his career at ABN Amro in 2001, he worked for AXA Investment Managers, Vanguard, and BNY Mellon Investment Management in Amsterdam. Koen holds a master’s degree in international tax law from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Fund Group Workshop
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At PGIM Investments, we think globally and execute locally. We provide access to active investment strategies in the pursuit of consistent outperformance and local market expertise to meet our clients’ needs.
We’re part of PGIM, the global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) — a global leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management (AUM) and a company that individuals and businesses have trusted for over 145 years.
Source: PGIM as of 30/9/24. PFI of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom.
Driving Innovation for Good: Climate Impact, Ocean Impact
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Olivier Aubert
Managing Director and Co-founder of the SWIFT strategy
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Olivier Aubert joined EDF’s Economic Studies Department in 1995, then the International Division of Gaz de France in 1999, where he managed two major gas infrastructure development projects. In 2005, he joined GRTgaz as DGA of the Val de Seine region. In 2007, he became a senior executive at GDF SUEZ, now ENGIE, in charge of the Group’s European development in gas. After 5 years at Storengy, he was promoted to Deputy - CEO of GRTgaz in 2012 and joined the Top 100 of the ENGIE group. Olivier joined SWEN CP in 2019 to take responsibility for direct infrastructure funds, including the SWIFT range dedicated to renewable gas.
Christian Lim
Managing Director and Co-founder of the Blue Ocean strategy
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Christian Lim has more than 25 years of experience and is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of SWEN Blue Ocean.
Christian also served as founding co-chair of 1000 Ocean Startups, a global coalition bringing together the ocean impact innovation ecosystem and hosted by the World Economic Forum. Prior to that, Christian invested in microfinance and fintech at AfricInvest, was an economist at the African Development Bank and senior executive at Veolia. He is a graduate from Mines ParisTech and INSEAD.
Christian is a freediving instructor, jazz pianist and led relief missions for the Red Cross, including in Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami.