On invitation only

The programme is open to agency professionals, however other participants could be admitted to the programme, such as parties engaged in syndicated loans or having frequent contact with agents.  

Target group and previous education

The Agent in Syndicated Loans Certified Programme is aimed at:

• Professionals working in syndicated loans agency departments and having at least one year of working experience as agent
• Parties engaged in syndicated loans or having frequent contact with agents (by invitation)

The required education level is academic work and think level, being capable of:

• Dealing with paradoxes and dilemmas
• Approaching people and subjects from different perspectives
• Conceptual thinking
• Forward thinking.

Added value

The Certified Programme Agent in Syndicated Loans is the only programme aimed at proficient agency professionals and is offered worldwide although oriented towards LMA / APLMA type of documentation.

The programme acknowledges the specific position of agency professionals in syndicated loans.

Impact

The Programme will deliver the following learnings:

• Fundamentals of agency aspects in syndicated loans
• Current items in agency activities
• A thought process on what being an agent in a syndicated loan entails

Starting Point

The agent in syndicated loans ('Agent') plays an important role in the  management and settlement of syndicated loans. These loans are characterised by the fact that they are provided by a group of financing parties. The participation in a syndicated loan enables financing parties to spread risks and participate in financing opportunities that may be too large for their individual 'risk appetite'. Syndicated loans are granted to (very) large companies, government agencies and special purpose companies as borrowers.

The Agent represents the lenders (the 'syndicate members').

The Agent:

• communicates with the syndicate members and the borrower up to C-suite level;
• negotiates with the syndicate members and with the borrower on the
• agency fee, the operational structure of the financing arrangement and its position as laid down in the documentation;
• arranges the information and payment flows between the borrower and the syndicate members;
• coordinates waivers and amendments; and
• coordinates the execution of security upon acceleration of the facility, or
• releases the security when the facility is repaid.

Fulfilling the role of agent in a syndicated loan is the subject of the first series of the programme. The second series will focus on specific and current issues the agent has to deal with.

Registered Agents

The Programme gives recognition to the profession of Agent in Syndicated Loans by a Register that certifies the expertise gained. The Register Agent in Syndicated Loans is the fourth register of the UvA Academy.

Those that pass the oral exam of the Agent in Syndicated Loans Programme will be registered in the Register Agent in Syndicated Loans and will be allowed to carry the title ASyL.

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: Jeanine Kok

ING Bank: Björn Raus

Rabobank: Caroline Henricus

Deutsche Bank: Sadia Sultan

FMO: Alfons Joemratie

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 meetings

8

Dates

4, 5, 6, 7 November 2024
and
20, 21, 22, 23 January 2025

Time

9h - 13.30h

Price

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

Location

The training location is Van der Valk Hotel Harderwijk, Leuvenumseweg 7, Harderwijk.