Educational Activities
Education is one of our core objectives. In particular we seek to educate members and others regarding documentation, legislative, regulatory, legal, accounting, tax and operational issues affecting the syndicated loans market in Europe and the Middle East. We also help to foster greater understanding of market practice across both geographical regions and product groupings.
The LMA seeks to achieve these objectives through:
- LMA Certificate Course (restricted to Members)
- Syndicated Loan Course for Lawyers ( restricted to Members)
- Documentation training (restricted to Members)
- Introduction to LMA Documentation (Members and non-Members)
- International Conferences (Members and non-Members)
- Seminars (restricted to Members)
A brief overview of our courses and activities is provided. For more detailed information please contact:
Nicholas Voisey, Director
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7006 5364, Fax: +44 (0) 20 7006 3423
nicholas.voisey@lma.eu.com
LMA Certificate Course
Created in partnership with CASS Business School, the course offers 5 days of concentrated tuition, with use of case studies and workshops, on all key aspects of the primary and secondary syndicated loan markets in the context of the broader debt capital markets; in brief:
- Day 1 - Introduction to the Market and Definitions
- Day 2 - Pricing
- Day 3 - Syndication Strategies and Agency
- Day 4 - Portfolio Strategies and Secondary Market
- Day 5 - Secondary Market cont., Market Regulations and Code of Conduct
LMA Syndictated Loans Course for Lawyers
A two-day programme, designed specifically for those working in the legal profession, providing detailed tuition on all aspects of the primary and secondary loan markets in the context of the broader debt capital markets, taking into account current market conditions.
- Day 1 - Overview of the product and market, debt markets compared and ratings, pricing dynamics, evaluating alternative solutions - borrower's viewpoint, responsibilities of a syndications unit, syndications strategies, and agency functions
- Day 2 - Leveraged finance market, types of investors, managing scenarios when things go wrong, history and reason for existence of secondary loan market including trading, secondary trading and pricing, primary and secondary loans and the credit crunch, and regulation and capital
The course is open only to lawyers only.
Documentation Training
One-day documentation training workshops are run on a regular basis covering:
- Primary Investment Grade documentation training
- Primary Leveraged documentation training
- Revised Secondary documentation training (combined par/distressed)
The courses are open only to members of the LMA.
Introduction to LMA Documentation
The LMA has created a complimentary half-day course covering an introduction to LMA documentation. A regular programme of courses will be held in a number of countries around Europe each year.
LMA Conferences
- Complimentary one-day conferences are held for Members and non-Members to raise the profile of the association and its activities around the European and Middle Eastern markets
Seminars
- Complimentary early evening seminars, held on a monthly to bi-monthly basis, each cover a subject of topical interest to our Members. Guest speakers are market practitioners and lawyers expert in the relevant field.
Please refer to our Events Calendar for timing and location of our various educational activities.