We host regular educational seminars on topics of interest to our members and the wider leveraged finance community through our Seminar Series.
With the support of with our Partners, we keep members up to date on market trends and regulatory developments. We also deliver training for junior team members through our Academy.
We collaborate with other trade associations and educational institutions so that our members can access valuable discounts on externally hosted events.
ELFA is delighted to invite all our members to a Seminar Series webinar with our partners at KBRA on Thursday 11th September on Unlocking European Private Credit: Rated Notes, Fund Leverage and Private Credit CLOs.
ELFA is delighted to announce the return of our Annual Conference 2025, with our co-hosts Milbank, on Wednesday 15th October! Priority complimentary registration for our members is now open.
We provide our members with an independent platform to address important issues, to promote industry leadership on critical issues like disclosure on ESG, and to develop regulatory engagement and representation.
We also provide educational resources through our Seminar Series and Academy, opportunities to progress important initiatives through our Committees, and a platform to express thought leadership through our Insights Series.
We distribute weekly summaries of legal and regulatory issues through our Briefings Series, and regularly update the resources provided under our Diligence Series to reflect current and emerging market issues and trends.
Through our Partners, we provide members with expertise and resources from leading covenant, legal, and restructuring advisers. Visit our Partners page to learn more about our work together.
The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) has published a summary of industry roundtables, held in response to its recent Open Letter (“Taking Stock of Market Standards on Disclosure, Process, and Engagement in the European Leveraged Finance Market”) which highlighted persistent concerns around limited disclosure, overly compressed deal timelines, and increasingly restrictive transferability terms, all of which are undermining efficiency and resilience in Europe’s leveraged finance market.
The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA), in collaboration with global law firm Akin, has today published the second issue in its Transferability Series, focusing on the evolving use of whitelists in leveraged finance documentation.
The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Naveed Mukhtar and Paolo Morrone as the new Co-Chairs on the Private Credit Committee and Angela Kontos as the new Co-Chair of the Engagement & Compliance Committee. Naveed and Paolo will take over from Mikko Iso-Kulmala and Angela will take over from Sebastian Potocean following their decisions to step down.
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