Target audience

The programme is intended for professionals working in syndicated loans agency departments with at least one year of practical agency experience. It is also relevant, by invitation, for professionals closely involved in syndicated loans, including colleagues in syndications, legal, operations, portfolio management, risk or transaction management who work regularly with agents.

Programme content and learning value

You will gain a structured, practice-oriented view of the full lifecycle of a syndicated loan facility: from financing request, syndication, documentation and negotiation through closing, day-to-day facility management, amendments, transfers, security matters, repayment and complex or distressed situations. The programme is grounded in market practice and documentation based on LMA and APLMA standards, with a strong focus on the real decisions and dilemmas agency professionals face.

Through expert-led sessions, practical assignments and peer exchange, participants explore stakeholder management, agent protection, information barriers, sanctions, market developments, waivers and amendments, and the interaction between facility agents, security agents, lenders, borrowers and advisers. Assignments are linked to your own working environment, making the learning immediately applicable.

Professional recognition

Successful candidates complete a paper and oral examination based on a practical agency dilemma. Those who pass are entered in the Register Agent in Syndicated Loans and may carry the title Certified Agent: formal recognition of the specialist knowledge, professional standards and independent judgement required in this demanding role.

Why this programme matters

For ambitious agency professionals, this programme offers the opportunity to deepen technical expertise, sharpen judgement and learn with peers who understand the realities of the role. It positions the Agent as a trusted professional who adds value to every stage of a syndicated loan transaction.

Our partners

The UvA Academy for Banking and Insurance has co-created this Certified Programme with the heads of Agency in a number of Dutch banks, consisting of ABN AMRO Bank, ING Bank, Rabobank, Deutsche Bank and FMO.

About the UvA Academy for Banking and Insurance

The UvA Academy for Banking and Insurance is a partnership between the UvA Faculties of Economics and Business and Law, and the Netherlands Institute for Banking, Insurance and Investment (NIBE-SVV). The partnership between NIBE-SVV and the UvA extends as far back as the 1940s. In fact, the NIBE-SVV was originally founded as a Bankers’ Business School.

The UvA has a proud, lengthy tradition and a renowned reputation, both nationally and internationally.

Language

Dutch or English depending on group composition.

Number of training days

This is an eight-day training, consisting of 4 consecutive days in November and 4 consecutive days in the following January.

Price

€ 4.500,- (including teaching materials, exam, UvA diploma, location)

Location

The training location is a hotel near Schiphol, to be confirmed after registration.

Language

Dutch or English depending on group composition

Number of meetings

8

Dates

4 consecutive days in a hotel near Amsterdam in November and 4 consecutive days in the following January.

Price

€ 4.500,- (including teaching materials, exam, UvA diploma, location)

Location

The training location is a hotel near Schiphol, to be confirmed after registration.