Not yet a member? Find out more ->

Already a member?

What we do

Home > About Us > What we do

OUR MISSION

As a trade body acting as the voice of the investor community, ELFA seeks a more transparent, efficient and resilient leveraged finance market.

OUR WORK

How we achieve our mission

Governance and Industry Best Practice

ELFA develops industry guidelines and standards in order to promote transparency and establish industry best practices within the European leveraged finance market

Investor Voice

ELFA provides a forum for investors to express their views with a single voice and see that these are reflected in initiatives that emerge from the ELFA

Market Engagement

ELFA provides a platform for investors to engage with other market participants, including regulators, the press, lawyers, issuers, and underwriters

Reputation Management

ELFA is a professional trade association formed to publicly represent the interests of the European leveraged finance buy-side to press, policy-makers, industry and the general public

Relationship and Consensus Building

ELFA intermediates between investment firms and sell-side professionals to collaborate on pertinent issues affecting the proper functioning of the European leveraged finance market

Knowledge Building

ELFA acts as a thought leader, delivering training and seminars to member firms together with representatives from the industry, in-house teach-ins, newsletters, topical reports and legal resources

OUR INITIATIVES

ELFA works to establish and enhance industry best practice through initiatives developed and executed by dedicated sub-committees based on goals set by the Board each year.

Find out more

BECOME A MEMBER

Get in touch for information about joining ELFA.

Become a member

EVENTS

We host regular educational webinars on topics of interest to our members and the wider leveraged finance community.

With the support of with our Partners, we ensure that our members are kept up to date with important market trends and regulatory developments. We also provide training opportunities for junior team members through our Academy.

Our collaboration with other trade associations and educational institutions means that our members can often take advantage of valuable discounts to externally hosted events.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ELFA Disclosure & Transparency Committee

ELFA Disclosure & Transparency Teach-In: Corporate Actions, Creditor Group Organisation and Cooperation Agreements: What you can do when faced with coercive or unattractive offers

3 December 2025
15:00–16:00 hrs
Zoom Webinar

ELFA’s Disclosure & Transparency Committee presents a webinar for all members discussing Corporate Actions, Creditor Group Organisation and Cooperation Agreements: What you can do when faced with coercive or unattractive offers.

View details

ELFA Private Credit Committee

ELFA Private Credit Committee – Credit Secondaries Roundtable

8 December 2025
12:30–13:30 hrs
London

The ELFA Private Credit Committee is pleased to invite all members to the Credit Secondaries Roundtable on Monday 8th December from 12.30-1.30 pm.