9th Annual Syndicated Loans CEE Conference

Morgan Lewis partner Bruce Johnston will all be speaking at the conference on the panel entitled ‘Russia: An appraisal of syndicated deal flow in the region's largest market.' Banking and Finance Partner Amanda Jennings and Associate Alexander Gasparyan will also be attending.

Topics to be discussed include:

• How have decreasing commodity prices affected the Russian economy and by extension its syndicated loan market?
• Which borrowers are tapping the market? What pricing structures and tenors are they after?
• Are international banks willing to lend to second tier borrowers?
• How is the relationship between international and local banks developing in Russia? Will international banks only work with state-owned banks?

Presenters:
Yuri Korsun, Managing Director - Head of Structured Finance Department, Sberbank
John Crockett, Executive Director, VTB Capital
Simon Meldrum, Director EM Loan Syndicate, Royal Bank of Scotland

Moderator:
Bruce Johnston, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

When:
November 14-15, 2012

Where:
The Vienna Marriot Hotel
Vienna, Austria