Track: Corporate Finance and Capital Structure

Navigating Public Capital Markets: Is Now a Better Time?

Monday, October 20, 2008
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Room: 402 AB

During the recent credit crisis many companies turned away from public debt markets that were often a primary source of capital. Do companies need to re-evaluate which market (U.S. or Europe) or type of instrument to issue to achieve the most competitive pricing/execution? Hear a variety of perspectives and understand the pros and cons of each.

Speakers:

• Thomas Lobene
  Treasurer, Americas
  WPP Group USA, Inc.

• Jeffrey R. Diehl
  Managing Director, Global Head, Public Sector Capital Markets and Yankee Bonds
  HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

• Thomas Bausano
  Managing Director, Capital Markets
  Royal Bank of Scotland

• James J. Turner
  Managing Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets, North America
  BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Objectives

• Understand the current state of the public debt markets
• Learn the advantages and disadvantages of issuing different types of debt whether in the US or in Europe
• Understand the market outlook if you are considering issuing debt in the future

Pre-Requisites

• None

Take-Aways

• Matrix of advantages and disadvantages of different types of public debt instruments
• List of key factors that drive conditions in public debt markets

CPA Field of Study: FIN