On November 7th in New York City, WFF U.S. hosted a panel, together with Morgan Stanley and TriState Capital Bank, entitled “Who is Lending? Perspectives from Banks and Fund Sponsors in a Volatile Market”.

Jeff Johnston, Co-Head Fund Finance at EverBank, moderated the panel, which focused on challenges facing lenders and fund sponsors in an ever-changing financing landscape, including regulatory capital requirements, exposure limits and resulting liquidity issues. Panelists explored a number of strategies employed by lenders and fund sponsors in the current market environment, such as credit insurance, debt ratings, non-bank lending and alternative financing solutions.

Speakers included Charles C. Fawcett IV, Chief Banking Officer at TriState Capital Bank, Steve Kahn, Senior Managing Director at Assured Guaranty, Micaela Mastrogiannis, Principal at KKR, and Andy Pelletier, Chief Lending Officer at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A.