Investment Summit :: The 4th Annual Investment Summit / Distressed Property Conference

In this challenging environment our event examines the impact of government policy on funding, where future funding will come from, what alternative funding methods such as junior debt and mezzanine financing are available and what deals the banks are interested in. The event gives an overview of how refinancing will be approached by the banks and we include a case study on collective investment schemes. We also assess the impact of the de-risking of the financial system on UK Property Funds.

08.00	Registration and coffee
09.00	Chair’s Introduction Damian Wild, Editor, Estates Gazette
	WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM?
09.10	Financing the capital stack, what will future structures look like? Which banks are active in the market and what transactions are of interest to banks? Will the wall of refinancing become an increasing issue and what implications will this have? Acquisitions, refinancing and recapitalisations, where will deal flow come from in the next year? What changes are banks making to their business models to keep pace with the evolving debt market, what effect will Basel III have? Will we see new players enter the market, from whom and in which parts of the capital stack? Mark Ford, Director, Real Estate Finance Structured Products Group, ING Commercial Banking
09.50	How is refinancing being approached by the banks? What are the terms likely to be? Principal considerations and common challenges Are there limited funds and activity? Which banks are looking to have a presence in this market? Scott Stuart, Managing Director, Regional Real Estate Finance, Santander Corporate Banking Stewart Taylor, Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate – London, Lloyds Banking Group
10.30	Refreshment break
10.50	Collective use of capital – Joint venture experiences The use of schemes and acquisitions funded through joint ventures Benefits for the parties involved Neil Thompson, Portfolio Director, Great Portland Estates
	THE INVESTOR VIEW
11.30	UK commercial property market from the perspective of the Investor Philip Nell, Head of UK Retail Funds - Real Estate, Aviva Investors
12.10	Perspectives from the capital markets Harm Meijer, Real Estate Analyst, JP Morgan Chase
12.40	Chair’s conclusions Damian Wild, Editor, Estates Gazette
12.50	Lunch

We look forward to welcoming speakers from across the industry. If you feel you have an interesting case study or discussion item to share with the audience, please contact Nathalie Foster at nathalie.foster@rbi.co.uk.