LMA Sub Saharan African Syndicated Loans Conference 2018

LMA Sub Saharan African Syndicated Loans Conference 2018
04 July 2018; 09:30 - 17:30, followed by a drinks and networking reception
Hilton Hotel, 138 Rivonia Rd, Sandton
We held our annual LMA Sub Saharan African Syndicated Loans Conference on 4 July 2018. Speaking were some of the most respected and senior professionals working in the market. It was an ideal opportunity to network with peers and join the debate on the issues shaping the Sub Saharan African Syndicated Loans market today.
Session topics included:
- Update on LMA Activities and LIBOR discontinuance
- South Africa and SSA: an Economic Exposé
- Syndicated lending in SA & SSA: is there such a thing as a safe harbour?
- The
impact of security risks on the lending environment in Africa
- Project Finance in SSA: how to create a bankable
market
- Lending to Mozambique - how to mitigate legal risk
- Funding through volatility: Lending trends in structured trade and
commodity finance
- South African Restructuring Trends and the use of business rescue
Click here to view a write-up of the conference.
Duration: 04 July 2018; 09:30 - 17:30, followed by a drinks and networking reception
Who can attend: Members Only
Price: Free Event
Contact Name: Nadisha Jayatissa
Contact Email: nadisha.jayatissa@lma.eu.com
LMA Sub Saharan African Syndicated Loans Conference 2018
04 July 2018; 09:30 - 17:30, followed by a drinks and networking reception
Hilton Hotel, 138 Rivonia Rd, Sandton
Clare Dawson, Chief Executive – LMA
Gina Schoeman, South Africa Economist – Citi Research
David Cowan, Africa Economist – Citi Research
Chair:Jason Wilkinson, Partner – Bowman Gilfillan
Humphrey Nwugo, Acting Regional COO –Afreximbank
Josh Klipin, Principal: Distribution –NedBank
Matome Modiba, VP Syndication – ABSA Capital
Roshel Mahabeer, Executive Director,Africa Loan Syndications – Standard Chartered Bank
Dymitr Fedenczak, Director - Loan Sales and Trading – Citi
Gary Oertel, Partner – ENS Africa
Nick Piper, Director – Signal Risk
Chair: Wildu du Plessis, Partner – Baker McKenzie
Steven Gamble, Director – Norton Rose Fulbright
Keith Flemmer, Principal: Distribution – ABSA Capital
Johann Lubbe – Development Bank of Southern Africa
George Kotsovos, Director – Standard Bank
- Legal background
- Politicalrisk
- Foreigncurrency availability and Repatriation risk
- Complexity of deal structure
Francisco Ferraz de Carvalho, Partner – Linklaters
Chair: Anina Boshoff, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Stewart Makura, Director – Citi
Leon Winterboer, Senior Investment Officer, Agri and Food Industries,Sub-Saharan Africa – FMO
Simon Loughor-Clarke, VP: Structured Trade and Commodity Finance – ABSA Capital
Craig Weitz, Principal – Nedbank