ITFA – Introducing the Speakers in Barcelona – Nigel Hougton

The ITFA is pleased to introduce the speakers already confirmed for the Barcelona Conference that will take place between Wednesday 10th September to Friday 12th September, 2014 at Hotel Rey Juan Carlos in Barcelona.

In collaboration with the Loan Market Association, “LMA”, the ITFA is delighted to have Nigel Houghton as one of the speakers at the conference tackling The role of the Arranger and Agent through the lifecycle of a Syndicated Loan. This session will walk through the various responsibilities undertaken by the arranger and the agent from mandate through syndication to close and funding, then through to maturity, repayment or restructuring. What can a lender expect of the arranger and agent at different stages of the lifecycle?
Nigel joined the LMA as a Director in 2012. He has over 20 years experience in commercial and investment banking with a focus on loan capital markets. Prior to joining the LMA Nigel was at GE Capital in London for 7 years where he was head of secondary sales & trading for the leveraged finance business. In 10 years at Commerzbank, Nigel ran the London based distressed portfolio and was a founding member of the bank’s London structured finance & loan syndications team. He served as an LMA Board Member for several years during this time. Nigel began his City career via a graduate programme at Deutsche Bank following training at Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte. Nigel has a BA (Hons) from the University of Durham.