15th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference
26 Jan - 27 Jan 2026
Session information
Global financing under pressure: tax risks, fund structuring and regulatory hurdles
Monday 26 January (1130 - 1240)
Description
This panel will look at current hot tax topics in the lifecycle of a non-bank financing from inception to termination, including
- Initial lending
- Regulatory constraints on lending and different tax treatments of direct lending funds whether EU regulated, sovereign or pension or otherwise
- Structuring to enhance double tax treaty access
- During the term of the financing
- Beneficial ownership analysis developments
- Secondary trading
- Repayment/termination issues arising in relation to distressed financings - restructuring and enforcement issues
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| James Somerville | A&L Goodbody LLP, Dublin, Ireland |
Speakers
| Rafael Calvo | Garrigues, London, England |
| Jessica Kemp | White & Case LLP, London, England |
| Mark Leeds | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, New York, New York, USA |
| Anette Maier | Allianz Capital Partners, Munich, Germany |
| Eugenio Romita | Giovannelli e Associati, Milan, Italy |
| Clemens Schindler | Schindler Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria |