Private Debt
Investor
Network
Investor
Network
Europe Summit
London 2025
13 - 14 May 2025,
Hilton Tower Bridge, London
Strategising for success in the new era of private credit
The essential meeting place for GPs and LPs to connect.
The 12th annual PDI Europe Summit is back in May 2025. Join over 400 of private debts biggest funds, investors and managers.
This is your opportunity to explore the latest trends, allocations and solutions shaping the European market.
2024 Investor attendees included:
400 attendees
Grow your network
85 Speakers
Latest insights from industry leaders
100 Investors
Meet renowned global LPs
Why the PDI Europe Summit?
Meet Europe’s leading investor community
Network with over 100 investor attendees. Previous LPs include the likes of AP Fonden 4, CDPQ, European Investment Fund and many more European investors from the region’s biggest pension funds, insurers, and family offices.
Shape your strategies in a changing market
Join us for a deep dive into direct lending, distressed debt, ESG integration and other important and emerging topics in the space focusing on real estate debt, specialty finance and much more.
Build a strong private debt network
Meet with emerging players and industry veterans to understand the evolving asset class and the market. Partake at in-person networking drinks, roundtables, and 1-2-1 meetings throughout the conference.
2025 Speakers include:
Key event themes include:
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Underlying drivers of private debt’s growth
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Niche strategies in alternative credit investing
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LP allocation and investment trends
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Tackling the talent crunch in private credit
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Key opportunities across large cap, midcap and the lower middle market
What our delegates say?
Eugenio Sangermano
BF capital GmbH
This event is a vital platform for understanding market dynamics and enhancing professional connections.
Alicia Forry
Investec
I have recently entered the private debt asset class, and found this event to be a nice overview of the various issues the industry is concerned with.
Thomas Spring
Syntaxis Capital
A very good audience mix across sub-segments of the market and LPs/GPs.
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
Registration questions
Luca Greene
luca.g@pei.group
Sponsorship
enquiries
Beth Piercy
beth.p@pei.group
Speaking opportunities
Hannah Ogun
hannah.o@pei.group
2025 Agenda
For more information on the agenda, please contact Hannah Ogun.
hannah.o@pei.group | +44 (0) 20 3994 7961
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Agenda
Day 1 - Tuesday 13th
08:00 - 08:50
Registration
Plenary
08:50 - 08:55
PDI Europe Summit Welcome Address
08:55 - 09:00
Chairperson’s opening remarks
09:00 - 09:20
Keynote: Macro and geopolitical outlook
09:20 - 10:05
Panel: Innovations in credit strategies in the current cycle
James Oussedik
- How are managers seeing the macro situation in Europe currently?
- What are the unique challenges on a deal level and portfolio level that a private credit manager has to contend with across the credit spectrum?
- Optimal sub-strategies and sectors for debt capital deployment
- How to diversify Private Debt allocations which already cover PE-sponsored GPs in Europe and US
- Has the challenging fundraising environment lead to a shift in power from GPs to LPs?
- Are fund terms becoming more LP-friendly as a whole? What new innovations are we seeing in fund terms and structures
James Oussedik, Partner, Proskauer Rose
10:05 - 10:35
Networking Coffee Break
Plenary
10:35 - 11:00
LP Case Study: The journey to building a private credit portfolio
11:00 - 11:40
Panel: Navigating today’s shifting direct lending landscape
David Witkin
- How is the direct lending market evolving?
- How is the middle-market bifurcating in deal types and performance?
- What’s the level of distress in existing direct lending portfolios?
- Are the large cap managers generating sufficient returns given spread compression, rates declining?
David Witkin, Managing Director, Head of Europe, Credit Investments, PSP Investments
11:40 - 12:20
Investor Views: The role of Private credit in LP Portfolios
John Bohill,
Sven Gralla,
Eamon Ray
- How is the investor prole developing as the asset class matures?
- Overview on investor momentum with current interest rates.
- LP cherry picking – how to prevent/observe preferential treatment of non-main-fund LPs (SMAs)
- How are LPs weighing up growth opportunities and default risks?
- How to govern GP consistency?
- How to tackle the rising risk of succession and ownership risk in main funds?
Sven Gralla, Fund Manager Private Debt, LBBW Asset Management
John Bohill, Partner, Private Debt, StepStone Group
Eamon Ray, Head of Private Credit, USS
12:20 - 13:20
Networking Lunch
Stream A – Real estate/infra debt
13:20 - 14:00
Panel: Real estate debt opportunities
- LP appetite for real estate debt
- How is the market evolving?
14:00 - 14:40
Panel: Investing in infra debt
Malte Nowack,
Manuel Dusina
- Impact of price pressures on assets in the current market
- What are the underlying drivers of the infra debt sector?
- How do LPs view the asset class
Malte Nowack, Senior Manager, Perpetual Investors
Manuel Dusina, Head of Infrastructure, Phoenix Group
Stream B- Niche strategies
13:20 - 14:00
Panel: Harnessing NAV facilities and Fund Finance
Alice He
- Latest trends in fund finance, Emerging Leverage, Liquidity, and Alternative Financing Solutions
- Will NAV financing ultimately outgrow the subline business?
Alice He, Senior Investment Director, USS
14:00 - 14:40
Panel: Identifying Opportunities across specialty finance
- Which strategies are capitalising on market conditions?
- What are the emerging opportunities for investors?
14:40 - 15:10
Networking Coffee break
Plenary
15:10 - 15:50
Behind the Curtains: Insights from Private Equity Borrowers
- What is the value proposition to borrowers in the current rising rate environment?
- What are the pros and cons of a lending club from the borrower point of view?
15:50 - 16:25
Panel: Identifying gaps in the market landscape and setting up independent emerging managers
Lorna Robertson
- Do we need another plain vanilla PE-Sponsored fund or is the market over-saturated?
- How can first-time GPs give themselves the best chance of success?
- Investor appetite towards new and emerging players
- Entry barriers to new strategies and organisations
- Multi-boutique, captive vs. independent managers and emerging role of GP-Stakes
Lorna Robertson, Head of Funds, Connection Capital
16:25 - 17:00
LP hosted roundtables
- Selection criteria in private credit
- Secondary transactions in the market place
- The opportunity set in real assets debt
- Side letter negotiations
- How to include niche strategies in a portfolio
- Emerging growth areas in private debt (e.g. ABL, portfolio finance)
- Meeting LP ESG requirements
- LP led GP stakes
- Building a portfolio with managers providing alpha and yield enhancers
17:00 - 18:00
Networking reception
Agenda
Day 2 - Wednesday 14th
08:30 - 09:15
Invite only LP networking breakfast
08:00 - 09:15
Registration
Plenary
09:20 - 09:25
Chair’s welcome remarks
09:25 - 09:50
LP Keynote Interview
Andy Thomson
Andy Thomson, Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group
09:50 - 10:30
Panel: Key drivers for Opportunistic Credit and Market Dislocation Strategies
Siti Dawson
- How are investors capitalizing on opportunities across distressed debt and special situations
- Where are opportunistic lenders with flexible capital putting their money to work?
Siti Dawson, Senior Analyst, SIGLO Capital Advisors AG
10:30 - 10:40
PDI Data Presentation
Daniel Humprey Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez, Head of Private Markets Research, PEI Group
10:40 - 11:10
Networking Break
Plenary
11:10 - 12:10
PDI Investment Committee
Dr. Gabriella Kindert,
Matthias Kirchgaessner
Our PDI Investment Committee takes a look at three investment case studies from leading GPs in this unique interactive format.
Co-Moderators: Dr. Gabriella Kindert, Independent Board Member, Neptune Leasing, a.o. and Matthias Kirchgaessner, Managing Director, Plexus Research
12:10 - 12:10
Networking lunch
Stream A-Sustainability ＆ DEI
13:10 - 13:50
Aligning ESG Expectations: Managing changing LP requirements
- With ESG processes and requirements largely established on the investor side, have GPs managed to adapt?
- Is SFDR 8 now a requirement for a successful fundraise?
- Does ESG make certain markets such as North America, or certain strategies such as distressed debt, less accessible to investors?
13:50 - 14:30
The next frontier: Private Credit Secondaries
Kenneth McLaughlin,
Joaquin Ardit,
Raymond Wright
- How are GPs and LPs responding to shifting dynamics as the private credit secondary market matures?
- What is the investment opportunity with discounts and risk/return profiles?
Kenneth McLaughlin, Director, StepStone Group
Joaquin Ardit, Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors
Raymond Wright, Private Markets Portfolio Manager, London CIV
Stream B - Deal landscape
13:10 - 13:50
Deal origination and deal flow- sponsored vs sponsorless
- Are there too many funds chasing too few deals?
- Do we see correlation between the deal flow of sponsored and sponsorless transactions?
- How will large Evergreen funds without carry and low cost change the competitive dynamics?
- Spread levels Sponsored vs. Non-sponsored
- Valuation and governance risk factors for sponsorless transactions
- Risk factors for non-sponsored transactions
13:50 - 14:30
Emerging hotspots: Growth lending to Software Companies
- Lending to tech companies in the wake of the SVB collapse
- Difference between Venture Debt, Growth Debt and Direct Lending
- Key differences in covenant definitions
- How to analyse the churn of the borrowers?
- How to enforce cost reduction in case of adverse developments?
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee break
Plenary
15:00 - 15:40
Spotlight: Asia-Pacific investors' growing appetite for international opportunities
- How is the cross-border opportunity set in Europe and APAC evolving within the private credit sphere?
- What are the differences and similarities in investor appetite for private credit
- How do you approach APAC investors?
15:40 - 16:00
Closing remarks
Network at the leading private debt event in Europe
Join the market-leading event and meet with 100+ active investors at this pivotal time for the private debt industry. Connect with institutional investors, fund managers, as well as the wider private debt community for two days of learning and networking.
The in-person networking experience
Gain access to a global community
As the flagship private debt event in Europe, the summit will attract investors and funds from across the world. Make sure you’re there to meet with leading global figures.
Meet in person, in London
We are once again back in London to offer unparalleled in-person networking opportunities. Supported by a digital event app, you’ll be able to arrange meetings and build relationships face to face.
More institutional and private investors than ever
Meet private and public pension funds; insurance firms, and a growing number of family offices and other private investors that are allocating towards private debt strategies in Europe.
2023 attendees included
Connect with active investors in debt strategies
Pre-Event Resources
For more information on speaking at the PDI Europe Summit, please contact Hannah Ogun.
hannah.o@pei.group | +44 (0) 20 3994 7961
2025 Speakers:
Increase your profile amongst the private debt community
Private Debt Investor hosts industry-leading events for global private debt and credit professionals. The networking events connect leading investors and fund managers to drive the asset class forward. Sponsorship gives you:
- VIP access
- Thought-leadership opportunities
- High-profile branding
- And much more …
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities please fill in the enquiry form. Or contact Beth Piercy,
Global Business Development Director – Private Debt.
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2025 Sponsors:
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
The PDI Europe Summit provides an unrivalled platform for institutional investors and allocators investing in private debt to gather.
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event. To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass today and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
Previous investor attendees include:
Investors at PDI Europe 2025
The forum is the largest meeting place for institutional and private investors, and other members of the private debt community in Europe.
Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for you or your team today.
What to expect?
Network with your peers
Build a valuable network of private debt managers, your LP peers and advisors.
Gain expert insights
Hear from established global and regional private credit managers on their outlook for private debt and diversified strategies.
Explore opportunities
Discover remarkable investment opportunities in emerging sectors including real estate, corporate credit, the CLO market and more.
What to expect on the event day
400
Attendees
85
Speakers
100
Institutional Investors
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
View key insights from the Summit
Post-Event Resources
Meet our advisory board
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Introducing the Private Debt Investor Network launching at the Europe Summit
A year-round, exclusive community designed to elevate private debt professionals through continuous LP connections and insights
As a private debt professional, you face unique challenges. Amidst a complex and rapidly shifting landscape, building trust with investors to raise capital, managing stakeholder relationships, finding the right investments for your risk profile, and conveying strong performance, is no easy task. The Private Debt Investor Network, backed by PEI’s industry-leading expertise, is here to help connect you with investors, provide actionable insights, and empower you to thrive in your role.
Unlock success at the must-attend Europe Summit
Meet your next investor and discover the latest investment strategies alongside a 400 strong community of LPs, fund managers, advisors and thought leaders. Returning for its 12th year, this two-day event offers invaluable networking, interactive discussions, and actionable insights to empower your team and elevate your firm’s success.
Enhanced access to LPs
Keep fundraising all year long. With access to frequent Network meetings, you’ll join a community that connects regularly with LPs to discuss European and global trends and build relationships. You’ll have continuous opportunities to deepen relationships with LPs and peers, exchange insights, and stay ahead of industry trends.
Personal support & connections to help you succeed
You won’t be navigating this journey alone. Our dedicated Network Manager is here to support you, making personal investor introductions and connecting you with peers or advisors as needed. Plus, you’ll have access to a Member Directory to help you forge meaningful relationships and connections.
Actionable industry insights
Stay ahead with expert analysis on key market and fundraising trends, and unique LP perspectives you can’t get anywhere else. Our research cuts through the noise to arm you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and elevate your returns.
Introducing the Private Debt Investor Network launching at the Europe Summit
A year-round, exclusive community designed to elevate private debt professionals through continuous LP connections and insights
As a private debt professional, you face unique challenges. Amidst a complex and rapidly shifting landscape, building trust with investors to raise capital, managing stakeholder relationships, finding the right investments for your risk profile, and conveying strong performance, is no easy task. The Private Debt Investor Network, backed by PEI’s industry-leading expertise, is here to help connect you with investors, provide actionable insights, and empower you to thrive in your role.
Unlock success at the must-attend Europe Summit
Meet your next investor and discover the latest investment strategies alongside a 400 strong community of LPs, fund managers, advisors and thought leaders. Returning for its 12th year, this two-day event offers invaluable networking, interactive discussions, and actionable insights to empower your team and elevate your firm’s success.
Enhanced access to LPs
Keep fundraising all year long. With access to frequent Network meetings, you’ll join a community that connects regularly with LPs to discuss European and global trends and build relationships. You’ll have continuous opportunities to deepen relationships with LPs and peers, exchange insights, and stay ahead of industry trends.
Personal support & connections to help you succeed
You won’t be navigating this journey alone. Our dedicated Network Manager is here to support you, making personal investor introductions and connecting you with peers or advisors as needed. Plus, you’ll have access to a Member Directory to help you forge meaningful relationships and connections.
Actionable industry insights
Stay ahead with expert analysis on key market and fundraising trends, and unique LP perspectives you can’t get anywhere else. Our research cuts through the noise to arm you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and elevate your returns.