Aviation Finance at the Crossroads of Infrastructure Debt, Asset-based and Corporate Lending
Tree Room
5:45 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction - How the asset class of aviation finance draws from infrastructure debt, asset-based lending and corporate credit.
The evolution of funding sources - banks, institutional investors, ABS markets, and private credit.
Return and Resilience: Demand & supply, technological disruption in aviation assets & ESG implications
Investment Opportunities and Market Outlook: How specialised asset managers can structure exposure across the capital stack to optimize returns and manage volatility.
Speaker
Alok WadhawanBio
Alok Wadhawan
Alok joined Muzinich in February 2020 and is the Global Head of Aviation Finance. He has over 20 years of experience in structured finance and prior to joining Muzinich was head of aviation finance at Investec, a FTSE 250 investment bank. He worked for nearly 14 years in Investec and was one of the founding members of the aviation finance business. He was instrumental in building their aviation finance fund platform and also established aviation debt funds for institutional investors. Alok has extensive industry relationships across financial institutions, leasing companies, manufacturers and airlines. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Calcutta University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant, MBA (Finance) from India.