The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) has today launched its latest sector-specific guidance to support disclosure and engagement on the most important areas of environmental, social and governance (ESG) for sub-investment grade corporate borrowers in the Gaming sector.
London, 18th January 2022: The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) today publishes the results of its second ESG Investor Survey. The Insights report, “ESG Integration in Leveraged Finance – Continued Focus Amidst Persistent Data Gaps: ELFA’s 2021 ESG Investor Survey Results”, provides insights into evolving ESG investing practices in the leveraged finance market. The 2021 survey follows ELFA’s inaugural ESG Investor Survey conducted in November 2019.
Establishing a robust valuation framework for private debt as a growing and maturing asset class will be critical from a regulatory and investor reporting standpoint, according to a report from the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and Houlihan Lokey. The Insights report, Valuation of Private Debt Investments, was published today with the aim of providing a primer to the methodologies and practical considerations faced by valuation practitioners when assessing private debt instruments.
ESG data vendor coverage of leveraged loans and high yield bonds is severely lacking compared to coverage of investment grade companies, according to research described in an Insights report published by the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA).
The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) is today publishing new questionnaires on ESG provisions in both leveraged loans and high yield bonds in response to demand from investors for greater transparency on the key aspects of these terms. The tools form part of ELFA’s New Deal Disclosure Questionnaire Series.
The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) has today launched its ESG Exclusion Checklist for Business Activities, designed to streamline the negative screening and exclusion process for CLO managers. ELFA will be consulting with market participants on the ESG Exclusion Checklist over the coming weeks.
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Our 2022 ELFA Academy, aimed at interns and other junior members, will take place on Thursday 14th July and Friday 15th July. The sessions will cover an introduction to the financial industry, an overview of High Yield (and related covenant analysis), and also purpose-built case studies.
The longest-running global event for ESG in private markets, the Responsible Investment Forum: Europe, will bring together 300 attendees in London on 16-17 November.
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