Developing Markets Conference Broadening Horizons30 April 2019, London

Platinum Sponsor

Baker & McKenzie defined the global law firm. With 77 offices across six continents, we provide an instinctively global perspective and deep market knowledge to our clients around the world.

As our clients expand into new markets, we are there with them, sharing an unrivalled experience and helping them succeed in new regions. We call our global way of working ‘fluency’ because we partner with our clients seamlessly over time and across regions and business lines.

www.bakermckenzie.com

Gold Sponsors

Solving the most complex challenges, wherever and whenever they arise.

Our clients want a law firm that can handle the most complex transactions, manage the most challenging disputes and investigations, and devise the most flexible financing solutions. Our partners in Europe have decades of top-level experience in the key disciplines for European and global organisations. They work seamlessly with their peers in the US, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa, delivering domestic European advice of the highest quality and tackling the most challenging cross-border issues from an unrivalled international platform. All our lawyers know the markets as well as the law. We understand the cultural, political and economic factors at play, and the way national and international regulators operate – and cooperate. Where needed, we complement this with our StrongerTogether relationships. We can call on lawyers working with more than 300 core firms in 200 jurisdictions. This means each client gets a tailored team that combines our international experience with the best on-the-ground knowledge: whatever and wherever the job, clients always get the same superlative Freshfields quality.

www.freshfields.com

Miller Insurance

Miller is a leading specialist insurance and reinsurance broker operating in Lloyd’s, London and international markets. Since our formation in 1902, we have built a worldwide reputation for delivering results through our in-depth expertise, sector knowledge and quality of relationships.

Operating from our London, Paris and Singapore offices, Miller’s credit and political risks team are market leaders in structuring and syndicating insurance solutions for international banks to manage counterparty credit risk and regulatory capital across all business lines. We also have a proven track record in assisting lenders in securing product approval for the treatment of Non Payment Insurance as a form of unfunded credit protection under Basel III / CRD IV.

We are proud members of the Loan Market Association and the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association.

www.miller-insurance.com

Lunch Sponsor

Bloomfield Law Practice (“Bloomfield”) is a specialist commercial law firm for those who expect more, operating out of Lagos, Nigeria.

We are practical, commercial and goal-driven in our approach and have earned ourselves a reputation for achieving exceptional results. Bloomfield has blossomed over the years with the Firm and its partners having been listed in, and contributed to, several leading Nigerian and international legal directories, publications and journals.

Our Corporate, Finance and Securities Practice Group continues to provide legal advisory services to local and international financial institutions, multilateral agencies, DFIs, export credit agencies and private equity firms. Bloomfield advises on banking law, corporate and project finance, local and offshore syndicated loan transactions, structuring of security packages under Nigerian law, structured trade finance, securitisation, public private partnerships, lease transactions, foreign exchange regulations and hedging mechanisms.

We pride ourselves as being innovative in the provision of efficient, timeous and cost-effective legal solutions.

www.bloomfield-law.com

Breakfast Sponsor

Change is happening faster than ever, and to stay ahead, you need to anticipate what’s next. We understand and work together with you to solve the toughest legal issues in major industries and commercial centres around the world. Whether you’re expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with increasingly complex regulation or disputes, we can help.

Hogan Lovells offers extensive experience and insights gained from working in some of the world’s most complex legal environments and markets for financial institutions, corporations and governments. Our 2,800 lawyers on six continents provide practical legal solutions, wherever your work takes you. Our experience in cross border and emerging economies gives us the perspective to be your global partner. Whether change brings opportunity, risk, or disruption, be ready by working with Hogan Lovells.

www.hoganlovells.com

Cocktail Sponsor

Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes.

With extensive reach across four continents, we are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centres - New York, London and Hong Kong - the backbone of the global economy.

We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.

Our diverse teams of lawyers are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.

Our “one-firm” culture - seamless and integrated across all practices and regions - ensures that our clients receive the best of our knowledge and experience.

www.mayerbrown.com