Event Profile

BAI Private Debt Symposium 2026

Date(s):
January 27 — 28, 2026
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CAIA Association is proud to partner with the 4th BAI Private Debt Symposium in Frankfurt. This event will provide a forum for professional discussion on current themes and structural developments within private debt markets.

The program is designed around two parallel sessions, enabling participants to engage with a broad range of specialist presentations and moderated panel discussions. Contributors to the program include members of the CAIA community, such as Samuel Duncombe, CAIA, CFA, CAIA Germany Chapter Executive, and Eva Halbritter and Dr. Mailin Badurina, mentors from last year’s BAI NextGen and CAIA Impact Scholarship Program, alongside other institutional investors and market practitioners.

Some of the topics that will be addressed during the symposium include:

  • Credit secondaries

  • Developments in US direct lending

  • Comparative perspectives on US and European direct lending markets

  • Real estate debt & infrastructure debt

The agenda also includes investor panels with representatives from VBL, Versorgungswerk der Apothekerkammer Nordrhein, KZVK, Munich RE, and Hanse Merkur, offering institutional viewpoints on market evolution and portfolio considerations.