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The conference examined the current state of the project finance market and deal structuring trends for 2012/13, with an emphasis on the prospects for project bonds and other capital markets solutions; likely deal flow, structuring and pricing; and investor risk appetite. Sessions also covered the future of project lending in an environment of deleveraging; the regulatory environment; and a regional analysis of UK, EU, Gulf and US activity in project bonds. Case studies covered both infrastructure and energy projects. The concluding panels forecasted investor trends including the role of pension funds and infrastructure funds in future project funding.

The event brought together leading project finance professionals, debt capital market bankers, loan syndicators, infra funds, private equity and project advisory to discuss the financing of major projects in 2012, including the increasing use of project bonds in deals. With the EU pointing to an infrastructure investment need of some €2 trillion by 2020, the conference examined the capacity of the project finance market to deliver over the next decade. The event will provide an essential outlook for EMEA infra and energy funding and map financing in core project markets in 2012 and beyond to 2020.

Speakers included:

Geoffrey Spence, CEO, Infrastructure UK, HM TREASURY
Matthias Woitok, Deputy Head of Division Transport Sector, Structured Finance and Advisory - AGI 1, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
Eva Rømer, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Michael Kumar, Managing Director, Global Head of Project, Commodity and Infrastructure Finance, MORGAN STANLEY
Nasser Malik, Managing Director, Global Project & Infrastructure Finance, CITIGROUP
Mark Waters, Head of Energy & Commodities, Asset and Project Finance Loan Syndications & Trading, EMEA, BNP PARIBAS
Christoph Fischer, Co-Head of Project and Commodity Finance, UNICREDIT
Michael Redican, Managing Director, Global Credit Structuring, DUETSCHE BANK
Mike Chappell, Managing Director & Head of Project Finance, Europe, Wholesale Banking & Markets, LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Tim Conduit, Partner, ALLEN AND OVERY
Grant Vaughan, Associate Director DCM, LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Richard Abadie, Global Head of PPPs and Infrastructure, PWC
Nick Bliss, Partner, FRESHFIELDS
Richard Bartlett, Head of Corporate DCM & Risk Solutions EMEA, RBS
Georg Grodski, Head of Credit Research, LEGAL AND GENERAL
Andrew Davison, SVP Infra Finance, MOODY’S INVESTOR SERVICE
Alex Campbell, Director of infrastructure, ASSURED GUARANTY
Edward Hickman, Partner, SNR DENTON
Iain Barbour, Managing Director, TRIFINIUM ADVISORS LIMITED
Ian Berry, Fund Manager - Infrastructure & Renewable Energy, AVIVA INVESTORS
Andrew Bride, Founding Partner and Co-Chair, INFRALINX CAPITAL
Laurence Monnier, Fund Manager – Infrastructure, AVIVA INVESTORS
Michael Wilkins, Managing Director, Infrastructure Finance, STANDARD & POOR'S
Vincent Allilaire, Director - Infrastructure Finance, METLIFE INVESTMENTS
Katrina Haley, MD and Head of Structured Bonds, EMEA, Global Capital Financing HSBC