It’s already been two weeks since we wrapped up the Cadwalader Finance Forum in Charlotte, which featured a panel on “New Approaches in the NAV and Secondary Market.” The panelists provided attendees with an entertaining and very educational discussion explaining what exactly is NAV finance (see summary of panel discussion here). Given the packed crowd for the panel and the general buzz at the conference, it should be obvious to even the casual observer that interest in NAV finance is at an all-time high (which is saying something since it has consistently been one of the hot topics at industry conferences in recent years). So, as we enter the home stretch of 2023, we wanted to reflect this week on the state of the U.S. NAV finance market and provide some thoughts on trends we are observing and what we are hearing in the market as we get ready to wrap up what has been a dynamic year.
The latest episode of Fund Finance Association NextGen podcast "Career Conversations" hosted by Joel Buckett is now live featuring Cadwalader's Samantha Hutchinson, Leah Edelboim, and Danyeale Chung.
The Financial Action Task Force last Friday announced that it was removing the Cayman Islands from its ‘Grey List’ for increased monitoring in AML matters.
Goldman Sachs is hiring an analyst in New York to cover its Asset & Wealth Management business on the Finance and Debt Capital Markets team, which is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and executing all financing agreements for funds managed by Goldman Sachs. More information is available here.
Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, is hiring a Senior Vice President-Portfolio Management and Director-Portfolio Management in New York. More information is available here.
With the recent downgrades issued to several banks by Moody’s and S&P in August, as well as the recent banking turmoil which occurred earlier this year, and the flurry of assignment activity in the market, lenders and borrowers alike have become increasingly focused on deposit accounts.
Sara Casey has joined AB Private Credit Investors, the middle market direct lending platform of AllianceBernstein as Director, NAV Lending in New York.