Summer Series 2024

July 25, 2024
This year’s Summer Series was held in the afternoons for two weeks in July with all sessions offered virtually. The LSTA Summer Series was designed as an introduction to the loan market and included classes focused on the loan market itself, the provisions found in typical credit agreements, private credit and direct lending, the secondary trading market, trading and settling loan trades, the LSTA form of emerging business credit agreement, and the regulations impacting the loan market. The Summer Series is ideal for new entrants or those with one or two years’ experience in the loan market. We encourage all attendees to purchase the LSTA’s Complete Credit Agreement Guide which was the textbook for part of the series. Presentations and replays now available for LSTA Members.

Third Party Releases After Purdue

July 10, 2024
The Supreme Court Rules in Purdue: What are the Implications For Third Party Releases in Corporate Restructurings? Presented by Philip Anker, Partner and Co-Chair of Bankruptcy and Restructuring, WilmerHale, Elliot Ganz, Head of Advocacy, LSTA, Moderator, Craig Goldblatt, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and Dan Kamensky, Founder, Creditor Rights Coalition. Replay now available for LSTA Members.

Financing and Investing in Ukrainian Energy and Infrastructure Funds

June 26, 2024
This webinar provided an overview of legal and financial considerations that surround international investment in, and related lending to, Ukraine funds in 2024, with a focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors.  Discussion topics included the role of international financial institutions in the facilitation of international investment into Ukraine projects, political risk insurance, regulatory considerations, and deal documentation under relevant laws.

It’s a Small World After All: How Fund Finance Solutions Are Shaping the Primary Private Credit Markets

June 26, 2024
Market forces since the financial crisis have contributed to the exponential growth of private credit, while market forces in more recent times have driven the burgeoning growth of creative fund finance solutions. Now, the two areas are intersecting in interesting and sometimes unexpected ways. Attendees joined us for a lively, data-driven discussion of the convergence of these two hot areas and the commercial and legal aspects of their impact on one another. Moderated by Tess Virmani, Deputy General Counsel & EVP – Head of Policy, LSTA. Presented by Smitha Balasubramanian, Managing Director, Lincoln International LLC, Bryan Fischer, Managing Director, Crestline Investors, Inc., Elliot Ganz, Head of Advocacy, LSTA, David Solow, Partner, Global Finance, Sidley Austin LLP, Annie Wallis, Partner, Global Finance, Sidley Austin LLP and Jasen Yang, Managing Director, Credit, Apollo Global Management, Inc. Presentation now available to download.

Gender-Inclusive Drafting in Transactional Documents

June 20, 2024
This program addressed gender-inclusive drafting in transactional documents.  It discussed best practices such as avoiding such gendered terms as “husband” or “wife” in favor of terms like “spouse,” scrutinizing documents for gendered language (such as “man-made” or “gentleman’s agreement”), and using the singular “they” where referring to an individual whose gender is unknown or when discussing a generic person.

Semi-Annual Oil & Gas June 2024 Update

June 11, 2024
Energy M&A and finance practitioners from Haynes and Boone, LLP discussed the latest trends in oil and gas matters. Presented by John Craven, Counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Austin Elam, Partner and Co-Chair Oil & Gas Practice Group, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Kim Mai, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP and Jeff Nichols, Co-Chair of Energy Practice Group, Haynes and Boone, LLP – Moderator. Presentation & Replay now available to LSTA Members.

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