15th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Tax Conference
26 Jan - 27 Jan 2026
Session information
Global financing under pressure: tax risks, fund structuring and regulatory hurdles
Monday 26 January (1130 - 1240)
Description
This panel will look at current hot tax topics in the lifecycle of a non-bank financing from inception to termination, including
- Initial lending
	- Regulatory constraints on lending and different tax treatments of direct lending funds whether EU regulated, sovereign or pension or otherwise
- Structuring to enhance double tax treaty access
 
- During the term of the financing
	- Beneficial ownership analysis developments
- Secondary trading
 
- Repayment/termination issues arising in relation to distressed financings - restructuring and enforcement issues
	
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| James Somerville | A&L Goodbody LLP, Dublin, Ireland | 
Speakers
| Rafael Calvo | Garrigues, London, England | 
| Jessica Kemp | White & Case LLP, London, England | 
| Mark Leeds | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, New York, New York, USA | 
| Anette Maier | Allianz Capital Partners, Munich, Germany | 
| Eugenio Romita | Giovannelli e Associati, Milan, Italy | 
| Clemens Schindler | Schindler Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria |