Annual Private Placements Industry Forum 2015

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE INCLUDED:

The new head of the NAIC's Securities Valuation Office, Charles Therriault, outlining the agency's credit analysis and designation processes

A panel probing the impact of both rating uncertainty and dual ratings on pricing private placement issues

Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Steve Monahan declaring the size of the private placement debt market could double to $100 billion if the industry can stimulate interest among more issuers

A discussion about the growing use of the delayed funding provision, and direct issuance

Issuer briefings from Brookfield, San Francisco 49ers, JetBlue and Airbus Group, BAC Credomatic and Coca-Cola Icecek

Members of the new European Private Placement Association discussing how Europe's institutional investors are holding trillions of dollars that can be put to use for companies' funding needs

A panel on exploring the potential for bigger deals financing infrastructure projects with private placements versus the 144(a) market