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5&5 Q&A

Get some insight into the future of our industry and what some of our delegates like to get up to outside of work


 

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5&5 Q&A

5 people, 5 questions, 5 perspectives

We had the opportunity to speak with five of our attendees, including our Managing Director, about their expectations for the future of Structured Finance, the current landscape, and what they hope to gain from this conference.

Plus, we explored what these industry voices enjoy in their personal time

Here is what they had to say!

What did we ask?

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Market Foresight

  • Key Structured Finance themes in 5 year's time?
  • The biggest challenge our industry currently faces?
  • The biggest current opportunity for our industry?
  • The market sentiment for 2025?
  • Why are you participating in ABS East?

Get Personal

  • The best advice that you've ever received?
  • All-time favourite book?
  • Go to vacation spot?
  • If you could have dinner with any historical or celebrity figure, it would be?
  • The hobby or activity that brings you the most joy?

Who did we interview? 

Josh Banschick

Josh Banschick
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

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Kelly Mellecker

Kelly Mellecker
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Ramki Muthukrishnan

Ramki Muthukrishnan
Managing Director
S&P Global Ratings

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Want more benefits and wider market coverage? 

All roads lead East!  This October, the public and private credit markets will converge at a scale never seen before

This year, the private credit world takes its place beside ABS East in the elegant Eden Roc hotel next door.

Together, ABS East and Private Credit Connect East offer you the most impactful 3 days in the credit markets of the year.  This is your chance to access both public and private financing ecosystems in one place and at one time! 

Why upgrade your ABS East ticket to access Private Credit Connect East too? 

Simply put, the private credit ecosystem is now so integral to the mainstream credit markets, it needs dedicated time and so much more space.  Explore the opportunities, understand the risks, meet the biggest names and come away with new potential business partners.

What can you expect?

  •  1,000+ private credit funds, investors, borrowers, and industry supporters all there to do business, seal deals and drive the industry forward 
  • Detail and discussions: a full day, multi-stream program that dives deep into the many strategies and markets that come together under private credit
  • Dedicated time to secured and unsecured ABF, Direct lending broken down by borrower's EBITDA, NAV and specialty finance by asset class.
  • Access to new private market names you don't meet at ABS East including family offices, insurers, HMWI's, pension funds, start ups, emerging issuers and of course, the largest to the most niche private credit funds 

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