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3 April 20258 minute read

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Future of Private Credit and Fund Finance Summit

Thursday, April 3, 2025

12:00 pm ET


This inaugural conference will be co-hosted by DLA Piper and Opal Group at the DLA Piper office in Manhattan, bringing together participants from across the private credit, structured finance and fund finance industries, featuring industry leaders from Ares, Apollo, MC Credit, Goldman Sachs, Concord Music Group, MGG Investment Group, Viola Credit Fund, and many others.

This event is complimentary for GPs, investors and issuers.


For more information
Please contact Marcia Cerqueira with questions.


Location

DLA Piper
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1104

Agenda

 12:00 pm ET Registration Opens
 1:00 pm ET

Welcome Remarks

Presented by
Ryan J. Moreno
Co-Head, Leveraged Finance
DLA Piper

Lauren Bautista
Managing Director
Opal Group 

 1:15 pm ET

Unlocking Opportunities in Private Debt: CLOs and Rated Feeder Funds 

Moderator
Grant Buerstetta
Partner
DLA Piper

Panelists
Jen Johnson
Head of Legal, Leveraged Finance & Lead, Legal Assets Investing
Nuveen

Kristofer Pritchett
Partner and Portfolio Manager
Ares Management

Jerry van Koolbergen
Managing Director, Structured Products
DBRS Morningstar

 2:00 pm ET Networking Break

 2:15 pm ET

Developments in Music Royalty Private Credit and ABS Transactions

Moderator 
Robert J. Sherman
Co-Chair, Entertainment Finance Practice
DLA Piper

Panelists
Michael Chen
Managing Director, Head of US Investments
Viola Credit Fund

Carlos Cruz
Managing Director of Capital Markets
HarbourView Equity Partners

Kent Hoskins
Chief Financial Officer
Concord

Jeevan Sagoo
Managing Director
Ares Credit Group

Paul Sipio
Managing Director, Origination Group
Apollo Global Management

 3:00 pm ET

Networking Break

 3:15 pm ET

Remedies and Risks: Enforcing Rights in Private Credit

Moderator
Jamie Knox
Co-Head, Leveraged Finance and Chair, New York Finance Practice
DLA Piper

Panelists
Viravyne Chhim
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
MGG Investment Group

 4:00 pm ET Fireside Chat: The Evolution of the NAV Loan Market

Facilitator
Ryan J. Moreno
Co-Head, Leveraged Finance
DLA Piper

Bryan Fischer, Managing Director
Crestline Investors, Inc

 4:30 pm ET Cocktail Reception

DLA Piper speakers