Education Luncheon - Private Credit Market Overview

When:  Sep 17, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM (ET)
Associated with  CFA Society Hartford

Join us for an Education Luncheon on September 17th at noon to 1:30 PM.

The U.S. private credit market has evolved significantly over the years and continues to grow rapidly. Despite challenges in today’s market environment, strong tailwinds are pushing the asset class forward. Golub Capital is a private credit specialist with 30 years of experience providing financing solutions to middle market companies and navigating multiple market cycles. Join us to learn why we believe lending to healthy, resilient U.S. middle market companies backed by private equity sponsors represents an attractive and broad opportunity set in today’s market environment.

Speaker 

Peter Kenny, Director, Golub Capital

Bio: Mr. Kenny joined Golub Capital in 2022 and is a Director in the Global Institutional Sales group. He is responsible for managing existing and new client relationships across all investment offerings for the Firm. Prior to joining Golub Capital, Mr. Kenny was the Head of Consultant Relations at Octagon Credit, representing the Firm’s BSL and CLO platform. Prior to this position, he worked at J.P. Morgan Asset Management as a Client Advisor on the Institutional team, where he was responsible for raising capital for the Firm’s proprietary investment platform across all asset classes including OCIO and LDI solutions. Prior to that, Mr. Kenny worked in J.P. Morgan’s Middle Market Commercial Banking group as a banker where he worked on cash flow and asset-based teams. Mr. Kenny earned his BA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Jennifer Potenta, Managing Director, Head of Insurance Solutions

Bio: Ms. Potenta joined Golub Capital in 2024 and is a Managing Director and Head of Insurance Solutions within the Investor Partners Group. She is responsible for offering tailored and diversified direct lending solutions to insurance clients for the Firm. Prior to joining Golub Capital, Ms. Potenta was a Senior Managing Director at MetLife Investment Management, where she was the Global Head of Private Capital and responsible for managing the assets of insurance companies, pensions and a portfolio of private debt and equity investments. Prior to this position, she was a Senior Director and Head of International Private Placements at New York Life Private Capital Investors, where she led all non-US private placement sourcing, origination, credit underwriting and portfolio management. Prior to that, she was a portfolio manager on the Asset-Backed Securities team at Voya Investment Management and began her career in public accounting. Ms. Potenta earned her BSBA degree in Accounting from Bucknell University. She received an MBA in Finance from the Roberto C. Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

1.5 CE Credits Available to CFA Society Hartford members

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Location

Max Downtown
185 Asylum Street
Hartford, CT 06103
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Contact

Rebecca Taylor
8606041411
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