Standard Chartered is hiring for a Fund Finance Associate with 1-2 years of experience in commercial and/or investment banking or associated disciplines. To learn more about the role, please visit here.
Terrence Gregersen has recently been appointed Head of Capital Calls Solutions within the Natixis Global Markets Americas division. Terrence joined Natixis in 2006 and has extensive banking experience in capital call and hybrid financing, as well as in securitization. In this role, he is responsible for managing the U.S. Capital Calls Solutions team, which originates, structures, and syndicates capital call and hybrid facilities.
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Cadwalader’s Fund Finance practice has expanded its senior leadership team with the naming of partner Wesley Misson as Head of Fund Finance, U.S., and London-based partner Samantha Hutchinson as Head of Fund Finance, UK. Both Wes and Sam are widely recognized as leaders in the fund finance space who have helped shape the sector and drive its growth, including in the emerging areas of ESG-linked facilities and back-leverage structures.
As 2021 nears an end, we wanted to take this opportunity to express our appreciation of our clients and counterparties. 2021 marked our 13th straight year of meaningful double-digit growth. Thank you for entrusting us with your important matters this year and giving us the opportunity to assist. Special thanks also to our Cadwalader associates for giving their all for our clients throughout the year but especially in the 4th quarter.
Earlier this week representatives from across the globe provided an FFA webinar covering market updates from U.S., European and Asian perspectives. The webinar provides a market update from panelists of trends during 2021 and a market outlook for 2022. A replay is available here.
FFA NextGen North America last week held its first in-person networking event since the pandemic. Thirty young professionals representing funds, banks and law firms were able to reconnect and make new connections over a cocktail-making class.
Brickfield Recruitment has posted an article on its website discussing the state of the fund finance market in 2021 from a recruitment perspective. The article covers the global perspective and looks at trends in the U.S., UK, Europe and Asia as well as anticipating 2022. To review, click here.
The active underlying deal environment comingled with the December 31st LIBOR transition deadline combined to make November the busiest month in the history of Cadwalader Fund Finance. We have no doubt that’s been the case across the market as a whole, for virtually all institutions and regions. Here are our short-take market observations as we lean into the tape at the finish line.
The FFA and Diversity in Fund Finance would like to further support and recognize individuals in the industry for their outstanding overall contributions to furthering diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts in the fund finance market, their workplace and/or the broader community. To this end, they’ve created a brand-new initiative, “DEI Emerging Leaders,” through which successful nominees will receive one complimentary ticket to the FFA Global Symposium in Miami this February. To learn more about the program criteria and to make a nomination by the December 17 deadline, please click here.
Register for this coming Tuesday's (Dec. 14) FFA Global webinar that will feature representatives from around the world as they reflect on the market and trends we have seen in 2021. The panel will also include a quick preview of what to expect at the Global Conference in Miami in February 2022. Speakers from Private Equity, Private Debt, PE Secondaries and other asset classes will discuss their 2022 Fund Finance outlook. Visit here for more info and to register.