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Private Debt Symposium 2026
1/27 - 1/28/2026 | 35 days to go | Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Private Debt Symposium 2026

1/27 - 1/28/2026 Frankfurt am Main

35 days to go
1/27 - 1/28/2026
Duration: 2 Days
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Scandic Frankfurt Hafenpark
240 Participants

Agenda

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Ballroom 2+3
Tree Room
Restaurant + Flexspace Ballroom
Flexspace Ballroom + Flexspace Gallery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:00 am
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10:00 am
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11:00 am
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing words
5:10 pm - 5:15 pm
Investor Panel 3
4:25 pm - 5:10 pm
Fireside-Chat: Recap of Direct Lending 2025 and Outlook for 2026 (GER)
3:40 pm - 4:05 pm
Current risks for lenders of large buy-outs - what you might want to know (GER)
3:15 pm - 3:40 pm
Panel 5: Niche Strategies – European hidden champions
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Ratings of private debt structures for investors under the Investment Regulation (GER)
2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel 3: European Direct Lending Market
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Beyond Direct Lending - SRT as a driver of diversification and risk-adjusted returns (GER)
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
Private debt funds and leverage strategies (GER)
11:10 am - 11:35 am
European Private Debt: Strong Return Potential for Disciplined Investors (GER)
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Panel of Investors 2 / Keynote of Investors
9:30 am - 10:10 am
Keynote tbd
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Opening
8:55 am - 9:00 am
Distressed Debt: understand investors, invest smart! (GER)
3:40 pm - 4:05 pm
Real Estate Debt: the case against the Loan-to-Value obsession – Not everything that counts can be counted
3:15 pm - 3:40 pm
Panel 6: Real Assets
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Next Generation Infrastructure: Investieren im Lower Mid-Market (GER)
2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel 4: (European) Lower Mid-Market Direct Lending
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
LMM - The role of Private Debt as a key source of financing growth
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
Accessing the Mittelstand: Opportunities and Barriers to Entry in Germany’s Non-Sponsored Direct Lending Market
11:10 am - 11:35 am
NAV financing for private equity managers: value enhancement at fund level - growth capital at GP level (GER)
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Lunch Break
12:50 pm - 2:05 pm
Coffee Break
4:05 pm - 4:25 pm
Coffee Break
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Business breakfast and registration
8:00 am - 8:55 am