NYC Private Credit Forum: Markets, Managers, and Mandates

Agenda

• 1:45 P.M.

  Registration

• 2:00 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.

  Concurrent Streams (Session 1)

  Private Credit 2026: Market State, Shifts and Opportunities: Forward-looking discussion on the current dynamics shaping private credit, key market trends heading deeper into 2026, and where investors and managers can expect to find the most compelling opportunities in the year ahead.

  Moderator: Megan Neuburger, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

  Panelists:

  • Dan Glickman, Partner and Head of Credit and Capital Markets, Harvest Partners
  • Justin Polselli, Managing Director, Jefferies
  • Jason Van Dussen, Senior Managing Director and Head of Debt Capital Markets, Golub Capital

  Growth of Asset Based Finance: Alternative Assets, Bespoke Hybrid Structures, Intersection of Quality, Value, Liquidity

  Moderator: Ian Rasmussen, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

  Panelists:

  • Priya Desai, Managing Director, Metlife
  • Paul Jorissen, Partner, Mayer Brown
  • Violet Osterberg, Managing Director, BlackRock
  • Lealanie Roberts, Head of Capital Markets, Lending Club
• 2:45 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.

  Concurrent Streams (Session 2)

  Restructuring in Private Credit: Tools, Trends, and Opportunities for 2026 Discussion on the evolving restructuring toolkit in private credit, how restructuring activity is expected to change as the market matures, and the emerging opportunity set for distressed and opportunistic credit strategies.

  Moderator: Sheel Patel, Partner, Mayer Brown

  Panelists:

  • Bradley Friedman, Partner, Ares
  • Jay Jacquin, Managing Director, Configure Partners
  • Gary Jacovino, Partner, Carlyle
  • Lyle Margolis, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
  • Richard Stieglitz, Partner, Mayer Brown

  Trends in Asset Management including various Private Credit Solutions: (Feeder Funds, Subline, NAV Lending, Multi-Assets Platforms, Alternative Structured Credit etc.)

  Moderator: Derek Miller, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

  Panelists:

  • Ed Dale, Managing Director,
  • HPS Investment Partners
  • Joe Giarratano, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
  • Belinda Ghetti, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
  • Albert Huntington, Head of Structuring and Advisory, Redding Ridge Asset Management

  
  
• 3:45 P.M.

  Fireside Chat with Jim Miller, Co-Head of U.S. Direct Lending, Ares

  Moderator: Meghan Neenan, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
• 4:30 P.M.

  Closing Remarks

• 4:35 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.

  Networking Reception