SFNet's Cross-Border Lending Summit 2021

September 23 to 30, 2021

#SFNetXB21

Fall, 2021—What just happened? SFNet's Cross-Border Lending Summit is back and we will explore what the cross-border ABL world looks like now.

This year the event will be live online over two days, Thursday, Sept. 23rd and Thursday, Sept. 30th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m EDT each day. Join us as we discuss:

• UK—First it was Brexit, then it was COVID, then it was sausages. Now what?
• A deep dive into the Luxembourg pool to consider Luxco lending structures for the first time
• A two-part exploration of cross-border ABL financing in 2021 and beyond. Are there now two universes?

SFNet Members: $250 unlimited company registration (all company employees are welcome to attend)
Non-Members: $350 individual registration

Thank you to our conference sponsor

Agenda

Thursday, September 23, 2021

10:00-11:00 a.m. EDT
Country Deep-Dive—Luxembourg

Luxembourg is 1/2 the size of Delaware with a population equivalent to Oklahoma City, so why has it become the focus of cross-border finance structures? We will dig into this question, examining Luxco structures from the outside looking in (US and pan-European POV) and the inside looking out (Luxembourg POV).

Moderators: Alister Bazaz, Head of International ABL, Bank of America
Bill Brewer, Partner, Co-Head of Corporate Lending, Winston & Strawn LLP

Panelists: Michael Black, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright (London Office)
Jennifer Ezring, Partner, Cahill, Gordon & Reindell LLP (New York Office)
Romain Sabatier, Partner, NautaDutilh (Luxembourg Office)

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT
“In the Beginning” to “Evolution”…the ABL Cross-Border Journey (Part 1)
How many markets for cross-border ABL are there? When do you look at factors you didn't historically take into consideration? Is there ever a time to veer from the playbook? Our two-part panel will encompass a comprehensive review of today's market for cross-border ABL and its multiple components.

Moderators: Alister Bazaz, Head of International ABL, Bank of America
Bill Brewer, Partner, Co-Head of Corporate Lending, Winston & Strawn LLP

Panelists: Bobbi Acord Noland, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LP (Atlanta Office)
Dominic Griffiths, Global Head of Banking & Finance, Mayer Brown International LLP (London Office)
Darryl Kuriger, Head of ABL, Truist Securities (New York Office)

Thursday, September 30, 2021

10:00-11:00 a.m. EDT
“In the Beginning” to “Evolution”…the ABL Cross-Border Journey (Part 2)
How many markets for cross-border ABL are there? When do you look at factors you didn't historically take into consideration? Is there ever a time to veer from the playbook? Our two-part panel will encompass a comprehensive review of today's market for cross-border ABL and its multiple components.

Moderators: Alister Bazaz, Head of International ABL, Bank of America
Bill Brewer, Partner, Co-Head of Corporate Lending, Winston & Strawn LLP

Panelists: Bobbi Acord Noland, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LP (Atlanta Office)
Dominic Griffiths, Global Head of Banking & Finance, Mayer Brown International LLP (London Office)
Darryl Kuriger, Head of ABL, Truist Securities (New York Office)

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
A Discussion on the Ever-Changing Post-COVID, Post-Brexit UK Landscape
First it was Brexit, then it was COVID, then it was sausages, now what? In the poultry industry, a dearth of factory workers, lorry drivers, and rules prohibiting the importation of poultry are creating a supply shortage and restaurants in the UK (e.g., KFC, Nando's) are shutting stores. Will this affect the Crachit’s Christmas dinner?? We will look carefully at the current circumstances in UK, particularly those relating to the consequences of Brexit.

Panelists: Chris Hawes
Richard Hawkins, CEO, AtlanticRMS

Registration

Member Price: $250 unlimited company registration

Non-Member Price: $350 individual registration

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