The LSTA’s Meredith Coffey and Tess Virmani welcomed LevFin Insights’ Kerry Kantin and Covenant Review’s Ian Walker to a session drilling into SOFR lending themes that emerged in the first quarter of 2022. The first twenty minutes of the webcast focus on level setting and new SOFR loan originations, including volume, pricing and credit spread adjustment (“CSA”) trends.

Crowell & Moring’s sanctions team provided guidance on the rapidly-changing U.S. sanctions against Russia, including measures against various Russian banks and Russia’s central bank, National Wealth Fund, and Ministry of Finance, and how these new sanctions can arise in syndicated loans and other lending arrangements, and loan trading. Presented by Robert Clifton Burns, Senior Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP, Caroline E. Brown, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, Carlton Greene, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, Anand Sithian, Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP, Nicole Sayegh Succar, Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP and David (Dj) Wolff, Partner; Attorney at Law, Crowell & Moring LLP. Presentation and replay now available to LSTA members.

Our speakers reviewed the findings of the recent Sia Partners Climate Risk Study of over 70 participants concluded in January of this year. Numerous LSTA members joined this effort. Presented by John Gustav - Partner, Sia Partners, Brendan D. Moriarty - Senior Manager, Sia Partners, Michael J. Ruder, - Special Counsel, Cadwalader, Wickerhsam & Taft LLP, Bradley P. Ziff - Senior Advisor and Operating Partner, Sia Partners and Tess Virmani - AGC & EVP - Public Policy, Head of ESG. Presentation and replay now available for LSTA Members.

The security situation in Ukraine evolves by the day – if not the hour. Any escalation in conflict will have profound effects not only on those doing business in Ukraine and Russia but throughout Europe and the world. Members joined the LSTA’s Bridget Marsh and geopolitical risk advisor David Chmiel for this webinar. David assessed the current state of affairs in the region and considered potential policy responses by the US and its allies that will impact both the loan market and the global economy. Presentation and replay now available for LSTA Members.

One month into SOFR Loan & CLO Origination, the Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA), DealCatalyst and the Investment Management Due Diligence Association (IMDDA) invite you to hear from market experts Tal Reback, Director, KKR; Edwin Wilches, Managing Director,  Co-head Securitized Products, PGIM and Meredith Coffey, Executive Vice President, LSTA, on the strategies for success in the new paradigm.

The LSTA hosted CME Group in a discussion of exactly how CME Term SOFR was built, how it works, its robustness and contingency planning. Presented by Meredith Coffey, EVP, Head of Research, Co-Head of Public Policy, LSTA, Gavin Lee, CEO of CME Group Benchmark Admin Limited, CME Group, Mark Rogerson, ED, EMEA Head of Interest Rate Products, CME Group and Tess Virmani, EVP, Associate General Counsel, Head of ESG, LSTA. Presentation and replay now available to LSTA Members.

This program explored basic conflicts of interest rules, including: the general prohibition on adversity to current clients; the definition of “client” for conflicts purposes (including corporations, associations, estates and others). Presented by Thomas E. Spahn, Partner at McGuireWoods LLP. Presentation and replay now available for LSTA Members.