This practical and highly interactive 3-day training course, which incorporates numerous case studies, provides delegates with a thorough understanding of the syndicated loan market, its process and potential, featuring:
- Extend origination skills with a focus on borrower's needs
- Utilise term sheets to distinguish between instruments and credit structures
- Review pricing process including alternative instruments, relative value and secondary loan market
- Examine distribution methodology in developing a syndicate
- Give a review of topical documentation issues
- Link the syndication process to the optimal structure of a syndications unit
- Explore dynamic tension between the parties involved, both internally and externally
COURSE BACKGROUND
The European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) syndicated credit market enjoyed sustained growth until 2007 on the back of very strong demand from corporate borrowers and in support of growing leveraged and investment grade merger and acquisition activity. The credit crunch has had a severe impact on the ability of banks to continue lending at the same rate, with the result that transaction volumes in 2008 and 2009 have declined. However, the syndicated loan market remains one of the main sources of capital for a project and acquisition financings as well as providing on-going working capital facilities to major corporate and financial institutions.
This means that to face up to the competition for mandates and to enjoy participation in these important transactions, it is essential for bankers and borrowers to be fully conversant with the techniques of syndicated lending. By taking full advantage of the syndicated loan market, some banks have managed to make headway in increasing their returns whilst still meeting the goals of the participating banks and offering borrowers competitive terms and conditions. Features of the syndicated loan market such as transaction size, speed of reaction and flexibility ensure that it continues to be one of the primary sources for borrowers looking to raise capital from the markets.
This advanced level seminar will provide delegates with essential information needed to maximise rewards whilst mitigating the risks of syndicated lending. It will examine the needs of both borrowers and lenders involved in the origination, structuring, distribution and management of syndicated loans and link the process of executing a successful deal to the optimal design of a syndications unit.
Suggested reading: Syndicated Lending – Practice and Documentation 5th Ed. Author and general editor Tony Rhodes published by Euromoney Books.
CRUCIAL ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED
- Overview and assessment of the market
- Comparison of loan and bond markets
- Understanding a borrower's financing needs
- Use of the term sheet and mandate letter
- Pricing a transaction
- Syndication strategy and roles
- Documentation update
- Pitching for mandates
- Structuring a syndications unit
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Loan syndication originators and distributors
- Deal management team members
- Secondary market team members
- Bank relationship managers
- Senior loan agency staff
- Credit officers
- Corporate treasurers and assistant treasurers
- Non-bank investors
- Bond originators
- Debt capital market originators
- Delegates having attended the Euromoney course entitled "Syndicated Loans for Practitioners"
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Tony Rhodes
Former MD and Global Head of Syndicated Finance of HSBC Tony Rhodes now works as an independent consultant specialising in financial training and was formerly responsible for primary and secondary loan markets at HSBC and Credit Suisse. Prior to this he spent 15 years in a variety of positions in debt capital markets at Bank of America. Tony was one of the founding directors of the Loan Market Association (LMA) based in London. Tony started his career in the project finance unit of Shell International Petroleum Company. His final position prior to joining Bank of America was in the project finance unit at Lloyds TSB.
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