Shearman & Sterling hosted their Seventh Annual Leveraged Finance Academy. Split across two mornings, the Academy sessions covered key issues in leveraged finance and current market trends. Attendees included a number of financial sponsors, credit funds, and investment banks, ensuring an excellent learning and networking opportunity for all involved.

Agenda

An Introduction to Leveraged Finance

• The Debt Stack – Structuring and incurrence covenants
• Financial Statements – The basic requirements
• Commitment Papers – The basics

Leveraged Finance: Advanced Topics

• Liability Management and Refinancing Solutions in Europe
• Direct Lending: Focal Points and Key Battlegrounds 
• Public to Private Transactions – What you need to know
• Leveraged Finance Trends

For more information on the academy, please get in touch with your usual contact at Shearman & Sterling.