Stockholm Afternoon Seminar

Stockholm Afternoon Seminar
Stockholm Congress Centre

On 23 May, the LMA will be running an afternoon seminar in Stockholm for its members in the Nordic region. The seminar will include an update on legal hot topics, a panel discussion on private equity, a market update by Standard & Poor's and lastly, the popular Heads of Syndication panel debate with representation from the major Nordic banks

Target audience
This event is aimed at professionals working in Sweden, as well as the wider Nordic region, including Denmark, Norway and Finland. Those who will find the seminar relevant include:

Arrangers operating in the Nordic market
Investors operating in the Nordic market
Traders in European/Nordic debt
Lawyers advising clients in the Nordic region
Banks' legal and compliance professionals who need an understanding of LMA documentation

Click here to view the presentation slides.

Click here to view an S&P article on 'Nordic Borrowing Trends'.

Who can attend: Members Only
Price: Free Event
Status: Registration is not yet open

Stockholm Afternoon Seminar
Stockholm Congress Centre

14.00

Registration and coffee

14.30

Introduction and update from the LMA

Nicholas Voisey, Managing Director - LMA

14.45

Legal Hot topics:

* Brexit
* Sanctions
* Competition law considerations in syndicated loan transactions
Emma Folds, Partner - Clifford Chance
Philip Souta, Director of Public Policy - Clifford Chance
Martin Power, Senior Associate - Clifford Chance
Greg Olsen, Partner - Clifford Chance

15.45

Panel discussion: private equity

Chair: Peter Dahlen, Partner - Clifford Chance
Roger Leijonqvist, Head of Financing - Triton
Christof Ratjen, Principal - Banking, Nordic Capital
Eric Thornell, Head of Banking - Segulah

16.30

Coffee

16.45

Market Update

Chris Porter, Head of Loan, Recovery & CLO Business Development, EMEA - Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services

17.00

Head of Syndication panel debate

Rickard Bosson-Berg, Head of Syndicated Loans - Svenska Handelsbanken
Jan Bergman, Head of Loans and Syndications - Swedbank AB
Michael Dicks, Global Head of Syndicated Loans - SEB Merchant Banking
Richard Griffiths, Global Head of Syndications - Danske Bank
Fredrik Helset, Head of Loan Syndications - DnB Bank ASA
Jussi Hyypa, Head of Syndications - Nordea

17.45

Cocktail reception

19.30

Stockholm Afternoon Seminar
Stockholm Congress Centre

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