Debt Governance - Policy, Structuring and Stewardship Issues

Debt governance has only recently gained more attention but is an important factor for the long-term well being of externally financed companies.
Jointly organized by ESMT Berlin and the Center for Corporate Governance at HHL Leipzig and in cooperation with CEPR, the key areas of discussion of the symposium are: 

• Can there be common governance ground for shareholders and creditors?
• The governance perspectives: are the risk preferences of creditors and shareholders really different?
• Legal advisor experience and structuring recommendations
• Rating agency and proxy advisory considerations
• Stewardship obligations: practical ways for a tailored approach

The symposium gathers senior international experts representing academia and business to discuss interactively key issues of debt governance.
To allow a concentrated discussion of the topics, participation in the symposium is limited to 40 participants.

The following experts have already agreed to participate in leading roles in the symposium:

- Amra Balic, Blackrock
- George Dallas, ICGN
- Prof. Hans Hirt, Hermes EOS
- Claudia Kruse, APG
- Prof. Dr. Ulrich Seibert, German Ministry of Justice