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Forum Overview

With the focus on complex cross-border corporate restructurings, the Steering Committee are inviting a select group of up to 40 senior representatives from investors including banks, sponsors and funds, as well as elite-level advisors from across Europe and the UK.

 

Using open, seminar-style discussions, participants will explore the current complex  issues they are facing, The sessions will allow for sharing of experiences and ideas from different functional and jurisdictional perspectives. 

2026 Steering Committee

This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.

Committee Co-Chairs

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Stephan Chischportich
Senior Managing Director Evercore London, United Kingdom

Senior Managing Director

London, United Kingdom

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Melissa Coakley
Partner Clifford Chance London, United Kingdom

Partner

London, United Kingdom

Committee Members

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Michael Beierholm
Head of Distressed and Special Situations, Partner Capital Four Copenhagen, Denmark

Head of Distressed and Special Situations, Partner

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Jean-Marie Capelle
Managing Director, Team Leader, and Portfolio Manager Invesco London, United Kingdom

Managing Director, Team Leader, and Portfolio Manager

London, United Kingdom

Jean-Marie Capelle is Managing Director, Team Leader, and Portfolio Manager for Invesco’s Global Private Credit team, based in London. In this role, he oversees a team of sector specialist research analysts dedicated to fundamental credit research, providing investment recommendations across the private credit funds managed by the group. Mr. Capelle joined Invesco in 2013. Prior to his current role, he served as a senior analyst for the Fixed Income team. Before joining the firm, Mr. Capelle worked in leveraged finance at PineBridge Investments. Prior to that, he worked for Morgan Stanley in London and BNP Paribas in Paris. Mr. Capelle entered the financial services industry in 2006. Mr. Capelle earned a master’s degree in management from ESCP Paris. He is fluent in French, Spanish, and English.

Jean-Marie Capelle is Managing Director, Team Leader, and Portfolio Manager for Invesco’s Global Private Credit team, based in London. In this role, he oversees a team of sector specialist research analysts dedicated to fundamental credit research, providing investment recommendations across the private credit funds managed by the group. Mr. Capelle joined Invesco in 2013. Prior to his current role, he served as a senior analyst for the Fixed Income team. Before joining the firm, Mr. Capelle worked in leveraged finance at PineBridge Investments. Prior to that, he worked for Morgan Stanley in London and BNP Paribas in Paris. Mr. Capelle entered the financial services industry in 2006. Mr. Capelle earned a master’s degree in management from ESCP Paris. He is fluent in French, Spanish, and English.

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Gijs de Reuver
Managing Director Houlihan Lokey London, United Kingdom

Managing Director

London, United Kingdom

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Mitchell Glynn
Managing Director CVC Capital Partners London, United Kingdom

Managing Director

London, United Kingdom

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Robbie Harris
Managing Director, Distressed Products Group (Europe) Deutsche Bank London, United Kingdom

Managing Director, Distressed Products Group (Europe)

London, United Kingdom

Robbie is a Managing Director in Deutsche Bank’s Distressed Products Group (“DPG”) and heads the research part of the business. Robbie has over 20 years of experience in banking, 18 of which have been focussed on financial distress and restructuring from a corporate credit perspective. Robbie originally advised on restructuring deals, usually on the borrower side before moving to focus on distressed trading opportunities. Robbie has worked on situations across Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Robbie began his career at HSBC before moving to Deutsche Bank.

Robbie is a Managing Director in Deutsche Bank’s Distressed Products Group (“DPG”) and heads the research part of the business. Robbie has over 20 years of experience in banking, 18 of which have been focussed on financial distress and restructuring from a corporate credit perspective. Robbie originally advised on restructuring deals, usually on the borrower side before moving to focus on distressed trading opportunities. Robbie has worked on situations across Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Robbie began his career at HSBC before moving to Deutsche Bank.

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Philip Hertz
Global Head of Restructuring and Insolvency Clifford Chance London, United Kingdom

Global Head of Restructuring and Insolvency

London, United Kingdom

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Sanni Railston-Brown
Chief Investment Counsel Polus Capital London, United Kingdom

Chief Investment Counsel

London, United Kingdom

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Barry G. Russell
Partner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP London, United Kingdom

Partner

London, United Kingdom

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Lars Westpfahl
Partner Freshfields Hamburg, Germany

Partner

Hamburg, Germany

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