April Luncheon - Digital Infrastructure Credit

When:  Apr 19, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (CT)
Associated with  CFA Society Austin

Topic: 
Digital Infrastructure Credit: A Compelling Investment Case Supporting Responsible Growth in an Increasingly Digital World 

Synopsis:
Digital Infrastructure is a crucial asset class that facilitates the provision of mission-critical bandwidth, connectivity, and compute resources across multiple use cases.  Patrick and Sean will provide a background on the sustainable, secular demand drivers for digital infrastructure and elaborate on the fundamental characteristics that support an attractive investing framework. 

Speakers: Patrick Fear and Sean Kennedy from Alliance Bernstein

Patrick Fear joined AB in 2014 and is a founding team member, Head of Digital Infrastructure and Services, and a member of the investment committee of AB Private Credit Investors. Fear is also responsible for generalist sponsor originations across a variety of industries. He was previously a director with Barclays Private Credit Partners, where he held a similar role. Prior to that, Fear was a director with CapitalSource in the US and Europe. He was a founding member of the senior management team of CapitalSource Europe, responsible for sourcing, executing, and monitoring a $500 million portfolio of middle market mezzanine and other leveraged loans in a variety of industries. Before that, Fear was a vice president focused on M&A advisory at Robert W. Baird in London and Chicago. He began his career in transaction services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Fear holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Location: Austin 

Sean Kennedy
joined AB in 2014 and is a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in originations primarily focused on the digital infrastructure and services sector as well as generalist sponsor coverage. He was formerly a director on the Credit team at AB Private Credit Investors, where he was involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB-PCI, Kennedy was an associate in the Fixed Income Global Credit Research Group at AB, focusing on high-yield and leveraged-loan transactions. Prior to that, Kennedy was an associate in the Asset and Principal Finance Group at Nomura Securities. He holds a BS in business administration from Carnegie Mello University. 

Members of CFA Society of Austin are invited at no charge.  Guests and non-members may attend for a guest fee of $40 per person due at registration.  Membership will be verified after registration.   Members of other CFA Societies within Texas may attend as members.  Please indicate the city you are a member of on the registration page. 

Location

The University of Texas Club
2108 Robert Dedman Dr
Austin, TX 78712
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Contact

CFA Society of Austin

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