• What can the industry expect from the ABS and EETC markets as the year unfolds? 

• After a busy 2020, will there be a flood of smaller private deals or will investors still see big public issuances in 2021?

• How has the vaccine roll out impacted pricing?

• How are structures likely to evolve?

Emily Wicker

Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP

Anyi Lee

VP Global Structured Debt, Citibank, N.A.

Dana Barta

Executive Director - Structured Products Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

Moderator

Keith Allman

Managing Director, Head of Esoteric ABS, MUFG

• How are airlines breaking into the traditional private placement market?

• Understanding private placement investor requirements. What does the ideal deal look like? 

• Is there a noticeable split in the approach of US and European investors?

• Exploring the structures at play: how will these deals evolve in 2021?

• Where is there new opportunity for private placement investors?

George Stone

Managing Director, Barings LLC

Mike Morgan

Executive Managing Director, Burnham Sterling

Mike Dickson

Director, Citigroup

Jonathan Neil

Senior Director, SLC Management

Moderator

Michael Halaby

Independent Advisor, -

• Aviation debt funds and alternative lenders are springing up to take advantage of the new landscape, but are their rates too high for the normal course of business?

• What are the challenges for borrowers when working with new or alternative lenders?

• Understanding how debt fund deals differ from bank financed deals.

• What is the difference between passive funds and active lenders?

• Examining the capacity that debt funds can offer to the market. How large are the pockets of capital available and do they fill the empty space left behind by the banks? 

Eelco van de Stadt

President, Apollo PK Airfinance

Armin Rothauser

Head of Aviation Lending & Partner, Castlelake

Bob Peart

CEO & Co-founder, Volofin Capital Management Ltd

Derek Wong

Aviation Finance, Investec

Moderator

Richard Sharman

Partner, Bird & Bird LLP

• Aviation debt funds and alternative lenders are springing up to take advantage of the new landscape, but are their rates too high for the normal course of business?

• What are the challenges for borrowers when working with new or alternative lenders?

• Understanding how debt fund deals differ from bank financed deals.

• What is the difference between passive funds and active lenders?

• Examining the capacity that debt funds can offer to the market. How large are the pockets of capital available and do they fill the empty space left behind by the banks? 

Eelco van de Stadt

President, Apollo PK Airfinance

Armin Rothauser

Head of Aviation Lending & Partner, Castlelake

Bob Peart

CEO & Co-founder, Volofin Capital Management Ltd

Derek Wong

Aviation Finance, Investec

Moderator

Richard Sharman

Partner, Bird & Bird LLP

Ishka invites four leading asset managers to answer questions from investors in our live Q&A.

Paul Naylor

Chief Commercial Officer Structured Products, Aergo Capital

Martin Bouzaima

CEO, FPG Amentum

Sibylle Paehler

Managing Director, Doric GmbH

Jeff Lewis

Senior Vice President - Aviation, Fortress Investment Group

Moderator

Paul Briggs

Partner and Co-head of International Aviation and Aerospace Group, Bird & Bird

• What can the industry expect from the ABS and EETC markets as the year unfolds? 

• After a busy 2020, will there be a flood of smaller private deals or will investors still see big public issuances in 2021?

• How has the vaccine roll out impacted pricing?

• How are structures likely to evolve?

Emily Wicker

Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP

Anyi Lee

VP Global Structured Debt, Citibank, N.A.

Dana Barta

Executive Director - Structured Products Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

Moderator

Keith Allman

Managing Director, Head of Esoteric ABS, MUFG

• Exploring the spectrum of airline funding requirements in 2021.

• Where is funding coming from and in what form?

• How are funding requirements evolving as vaccines begin rolling out?

• Managing aircraft orders and deliveries through the crisis. 

• What sort of pricing is acceptable?

Angus Clarke

Chief Commercial Officer, Air France-KLM

Markus Ohlert

Head of Corporate Aircraft Finance & Financial Fleet Management, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Moderator

Bert van Leeuwen

Head of Aviation Research, MUFG

• How are airlines breaking into the traditional private placement market?

• Understanding private placement investor requirements. What does the ideal deal look like? 

• Is there a noticeable split in the approach of US and European investors?

• Exploring the structures at play: how will these deals evolve in 2021?

• Where is there new opportunity for private placement investors?

George Stone

Managing Director, Barings LLC

Mike Morgan

Executive Managing Director, Burnham Sterling

Mike Dickson

Director, Citigroup

Jonathan Neil

Senior Director, SLC Management

Moderator

Michael Halaby

Independent Advisor, -

• How are airlines breaking into the traditional private placement market?

• Understanding private placement investor requirements. What does the ideal deal look like? 

• Is there a noticeable split in the approach of US and European investors?

• Exploring the structures at play: how will these deals evolve in 2021?

• Where is there new opportunity for private placement investors?

George Stone

Managing Director, Barings LLC

Mike Morgan

Executive Managing Director, Burnham Sterling

Mike Dickson

Director, Citigroup

Jonathan Neil

Senior Director, SLC Management

Moderator

Michael Halaby

Independent Advisor, -

• To what extent does ESG fit into aviation investment strategies going forwards?

• What restrictions do tighter ESG requirements impose on investors looking to finance aircraft?

• How does the move by airlines to new-technology fleets fit with ESG demands?

• Is ESG being ignored when governments offer state support to airlines?

Dr Dorothy Maxwell

Senior Director Sustainability, Davy Group

Claudia Hügel

Senior Director, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Edward Tsai

Director, Alternative Investments Division, Wafra Inc

Moderator

Jan Melgaard

Executive Chairman, FPG Amentum Capital Ltd.

• Aviation debt funds and alternative lenders are springing up to take advantage of the new landscape, but are their rates too high for the normal course of business?

• What are the challenges for borrowers when working with new or alternative lenders?

• Understanding how debt fund deals differ from bank financed deals.

• What is the difference between passive funds and active lenders?

• Examining the capacity that debt funds can offer to the market. How large are the pockets of capital available and do they fill the empty space left behind by the banks? 

Eelco van de Stadt

President, Apollo PK Airfinance

Armin Rothauser

Head of Aviation Lending & Partner, Castlelake

Bob Peart

CEO & Co-founder, Volofin Capital Management Ltd

Derek Wong

Aviation Finance, Investec

Moderator

Richard Sharman

Partner, Bird & Bird LLP

Ishka invites four leading asset managers to answer questions from investors in our live Q&A.

Paul Naylor

Chief Commercial Officer Structured Products, Aergo Capital

Martin Bouzaima

CEO, FPG Amentum

Sibylle Paehler

Managing Director, Doric GmbH

Jeff Lewis

Senior Vice President - Aviation, Fortress Investment Group

Moderator

Paul Briggs

Partner and Co-head of International Aviation and Aerospace Group, Bird & Bird

• To what extent does ESG fit into aviation investment strategies going forwards?

• What restrictions do tighter ESG requirements impose on investors looking to finance aircraft?

• How does the move by airlines to new-technology fleets fit with ESG demands?

• Is ESG being ignored when governments offer state support to airlines?

Dr Dorothy Maxwell

Senior Director Sustainability, Davy Group

Claudia Hügel

Senior Director, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Edward Tsai

Director, Alternative Investments Division, Wafra Inc

Moderator

Jan Melgaard

Executive Chairman, FPG Amentum Capital Ltd.

• What terms are investors demanding for new private placements? 

• How are structures evolving in this new market?

• Can private placements successfully support lessor sale and leaseback transactions?

• Is size an issue? Which deals are big enough to attract investor interest?

• How can investors best assess the strength of leasing platforms or underlying airline credit concerns?

Colin McGinlay

Director, Private Placements, MetLife, Inc

Elizabeth Lapastora

Director, Mutual of Omaha

Niranjan Sirdeshpande

Director, Private Assets, M&G Investments

Moderator

Joe O'Mara

Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG Ireland

• How are airlines breaking into the traditional private placement market?

• Understanding private placement investor requirements. What does the ideal deal look like? 

• Is there a noticeable split in the approach of US and European investors?

• Exploring the structures at play: how will these deals evolve in 2021?

• Where is there new opportunity for private placement investors?

George Stone

Managing Director, Barings LLC

Mike Morgan

Executive Managing Director, Burnham Sterling

Mike Dickson

Director, Citigroup

Jonathan Neil

Senior Director, SLC Management

Moderator

Michael Halaby

Independent Advisor, -

• To what extent does ESG fit into aviation investment strategies going forwards?

• What restrictions do tighter ESG requirements impose on investors looking to finance aircraft?

• How does the move by airlines to new-technology fleets fit with ESG demands?

• Is ESG being ignored when governments offer state support to airlines?

Dr Dorothy Maxwell

Senior Director Sustainability, Davy Group

Claudia Hügel

Senior Director, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Edward Tsai

Director, Alternative Investments Division, Wafra Inc

Moderator

Jan Melgaard

Executive Chairman, FPG Amentum Capital Ltd.

• Aviation debt funds and alternative lenders are springing up to take advantage of the new landscape, but are their rates too high for the normal course of business?

• What are the challenges for borrowers when working with new or alternative lenders?

• Understanding how debt fund deals differ from bank financed deals.

• What is the difference between passive funds and active lenders?

• Examining the capacity that debt funds can offer to the market. How large are the pockets of capital available and do they fill the empty space left behind by the banks? 

Eelco van de Stadt

President, Apollo PK Airfinance

Armin Rothauser

Head of Aviation Lending & Partner, Castlelake

Bob Peart

CEO & Co-founder, Volofin Capital Management Ltd

Derek Wong

Aviation Finance, Investec

Moderator

Richard Sharman

Partner, Bird & Bird LLP

• Aviation debt funds and alternative lenders are springing up to take advantage of the new landscape, but are their rates too high for the normal course of business?

• What are the challenges for borrowers when working with new or alternative lenders?

• Understanding how debt fund deals differ from bank financed deals.

• What is the difference between passive funds and active lenders?

• Examining the capacity that debt funds can offer to the market. How large are the pockets of capital available and do they fill the empty space left behind by the banks? 

Eelco van de Stadt

President, Apollo PK Airfinance

Armin Rothauser

Head of Aviation Lending & Partner, Castlelake

Bob Peart

CEO & Co-founder, Volofin Capital Management Ltd

Derek Wong

Aviation Finance, Investec

Moderator

Richard Sharman

Partner, Bird & Bird LLP

Ishka invites four leading asset managers to answer questions from investors in our live Q&A.

Paul Naylor

Chief Commercial Officer Structured Products, Aergo Capital

Martin Bouzaima

CEO, FPG Amentum

Sibylle Paehler

Managing Director, Doric GmbH

Jeff Lewis

Senior Vice President - Aviation, Fortress Investment Group

Moderator

Paul Briggs

Partner and Co-head of International Aviation and Aerospace Group, Bird & Bird

• To what extent does ESG fit into aviation investment strategies going forwards?

• What restrictions do tighter ESG requirements impose on investors looking to finance aircraft?

• How does the move by airlines to new-technology fleets fit with ESG demands?

• Is ESG being ignored when governments offer state support to airlines?

Dr Dorothy Maxwell

Senior Director Sustainability, Davy Group

Claudia Hügel

Senior Director, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Edward Tsai

Director, Alternative Investments Division, Wafra Inc

Moderator

Jan Melgaard

Executive Chairman, FPG Amentum Capital Ltd.

• Exploring the spectrum of airline funding requirements in 2021.

• Where is funding coming from and in what form?

• How are funding requirements evolving as vaccines begin rolling out?

• Managing aircraft orders and deliveries through the crisis. 

• What sort of pricing is acceptable?

Angus Clarke

Chief Commercial Officer, Air France-KLM

Markus Ohlert

Head of Corporate Aircraft Finance & Financial Fleet Management, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Moderator

Bert van Leeuwen

Head of Aviation Research, MUFG

• Exploring the spectrum of airline funding requirements in 2021.

• Where is funding coming from and in what form?

• How are funding requirements evolving as vaccines begin rolling out?

• Managing aircraft orders and deliveries through the crisis. 

• What sort of pricing is acceptable?

Angus Clarke

Chief Commercial Officer, Air France-KLM

Markus Ohlert

Head of Corporate Aircraft Finance & Financial Fleet Management, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Moderator

Bert van Leeuwen

Head of Aviation Research, MUFG

Ishka invites four leading asset managers to answer questions from investors in our live Q&A.

Paul Naylor

Chief Commercial Officer Structured Products, Aergo Capital

Martin Bouzaima

CEO, FPG Amentum

Sibylle Paehler

Managing Director, Doric GmbH

Jeff Lewis

Senior Vice President - Aviation, Fortress Investment Group

Moderator

Paul Briggs

Partner and Co-head of International Aviation and Aerospace Group, Bird & Bird

• What terms are investors demanding for new private placements? 

• How are structures evolving in this new market?

• Can private placements successfully support lessor sale and leaseback transactions?

• Is size an issue? Which deals are big enough to attract investor interest?

• How can investors best assess the strength of leasing platforms or underlying airline credit concerns?

Colin McGinlay

Director, Private Placements, MetLife, Inc

Elizabeth Lapastora

Director, Mutual of Omaha

Niranjan Sirdeshpande

Director, Private Assets, M&G Investments

Moderator

Joe O'Mara

Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG Ireland

• How are airlines breaking into the traditional private placement market?

• Understanding private placement investor requirements. What does the ideal deal look like? 

• Is there a noticeable split in the approach of US and European investors?

• Exploring the structures at play: how will these deals evolve in 2021?

• Where is there new opportunity for private placement investors?

George Stone

Managing Director, Barings LLC

Mike Morgan

Executive Managing Director, Burnham Sterling

Mike Dickson

Director, Citigroup

Jonathan Neil

Senior Director, SLC Management

Moderator

Michael Halaby

Independent Advisor, -

• What terms are investors demanding for new private placements? 

• How are structures evolving in this new market?

• Can private placements successfully support lessor sale and leaseback transactions?

• Is size an issue? Which deals are big enough to attract investor interest?

• How can investors best assess the strength of leasing platforms or underlying airline credit concerns?

Colin McGinlay

Director, Private Placements, MetLife, Inc

Elizabeth Lapastora

Director, Mutual of Omaha

Niranjan Sirdeshpande

Director, Private Assets, M&G Investments

Moderator

Joe O'Mara

Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG Ireland

• What terms are investors demanding for new private placements? 

• How are structures evolving in this new market?

• Can private placements successfully support lessor sale and leaseback transactions?

• Is size an issue? Which deals are big enough to attract investor interest?

• How can investors best assess the strength of leasing platforms or underlying airline credit concerns?

Colin McGinlay

Director, Private Placements, MetLife, Inc

Elizabeth Lapastora

Director, Mutual of Omaha

Niranjan Sirdeshpande

Director, Private Assets, M&G Investments

Moderator

Joe O'Mara

Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG Ireland

• What can the industry expect from the ABS and EETC markets as the year unfolds? 

• After a busy 2020, will there be a flood of smaller private deals or will investors still see big public issuances in 2021?

• How has the vaccine roll out impacted pricing?

• How are structures likely to evolve?

Emily Wicker

Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP

Anyi Lee

VP Global Structured Debt, Citibank, N.A.

Dana Barta

Executive Director - Structured Products Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

Moderator

Keith Allman

Managing Director, Head of Esoteric ABS, MUFG

• What can the industry expect from the ABS and EETC markets as the year unfolds? 

• After a busy 2020, will there be a flood of smaller private deals or will investors still see big public issuances in 2021?

• How has the vaccine roll out impacted pricing?

• How are structures likely to evolve?

Emily Wicker

Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP

Anyi Lee

VP Global Structured Debt, Citibank, N.A.

Dana Barta

Executive Director - Structured Products Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

Moderator

Keith Allman

Managing Director, Head of Esoteric ABS, MUFG

Ishka invites four leading asset managers to answer questions from investors in our live Q&A.

Paul Naylor

Chief Commercial Officer Structured Products, Aergo Capital

Martin Bouzaima

CEO, FPG Amentum

Sibylle Paehler

Managing Director, Doric GmbH

Jeff Lewis

Senior Vice President - Aviation, Fortress Investment Group

Moderator

Paul Briggs

Partner and Co-head of International Aviation and Aerospace Group, Bird & Bird