Syndicated loans

Structuring, negotiation, contract adjustments

Dates & Place

04.06.2025 ONLINE
25.11.2025 in Vienna

Level

Special knowledge

Duration

1 day

Costs

EUR 1.750,- plus VAT.

Speaker
Dr. Edith Leitner

Dr. Edith Leitner

Partner

SLG Treasury

Content

This seminar offers comprehensive practical insights into the creditworthiness-oriented structuring and negotiation of syndicated loan agreements. The focus is on

  • The special features and scope for structuring syndicated loans from a financial engineering perspective,
  • The interaction with supplementary financing instruments
  • As well as approaches for necessary adjustments during the term of the contract.

Main topics

Basics

  • What are the tasks of the cash manager in the company?
  • What are the minimum standards to be taken into account in the organizational structure & process organization?
  • What are the differences in the accounting or treasury perspective? Which business management approaches do you need to understand?
  • What are the requirements vis-à-vis banks?
  • What are the current trends in cash management for large and small companies?

Basics

  • Syndicated loan vs. bilateral loan
  • Organization, structure, roles in syndicated financing
  • Syndication strategies
  • Financing environment and current market developments (e.g. Basel IV, ESG)
  • Pricing

Documentation modules and / or trends

  • Credit risk-oriented structure and interactions of contract components
  • Financing occasions
  • Conduct obligations (e.g. disposals, entering into further financial liabilities, acquisition restrictions)
  • Termination provisions (incl. third-party default provisions)
  • Typical stumbling blocks and how to avoid them

Contract amendments

  • Approval requirements (majority, unanimity)
  • Waiver vs. amendments
  • Changes to financial covenants (cure options, holidays, recalibration)
  • Fall-away concepts
  • Negotiation dynamics

Group of participants

This seminar is aimed at CFOs, employees and managers in corporate finance, treasury and controlling who are involved in the preparation, structuring and negotiation of corporate financing transactions. It is also suitable for anyone who would like to gain practical insights into the financial structuring of syndicated financing agreements in addition to basic knowledge.

Targets

The aim of the one-day seminar is to impart specific skills for the structuring of syndicated loan agreements and the effective management of negotiation processes.

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