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When a small or medium-sized business needs money, it usually goes to its bank and applies for a loan. This is how companies – not just SMEs – raise debt capital in Switzerland. However, banks have become more restrictive in their lending practices due to increasing regulation and higher capital requirements under Basel III. In this context, medium-sized companies and those without investment grade ratings are looking for alternative sources of financing. This is where private debt comes in.

To put it simply, private debt (“private, non-traded debt”) is debt capital that has not been provided by a bank or raised by issuing bonds. So one characteristic is that there is no liquid secondary market and that the debt cannot be traded. The loans are granted by non-banking institutions such as funds, pension funds, insurance companies or family offices. Find out more about this form of financing in a thematic deep dive session with proven experts. 

Speakers

• SFI Prof. Rüdiger Fahlenbrach (Professor of Finance, EPFL) 
• William Nicoll (Director Fixed Income, M&G)
• Brian Olvany (Head of Private Debt, Zurich Insurance Group)

Program

This event will be moderated by Mark Dittli, Editor-in-chief, The Market

More Information

The presentation will be in English and attendance is free of charge. Registration is mandatory.

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As a participant in the CFA Institute  Approved-Provider Program, CFA Society Switzerland has determined that this event qualifies for 2 credits of CE.  If you are a CFA Institute Member, CE credit for your attendance at this event will be automatically recorded, provided that you enter your CFA Institute Person ID when registering.