Globally Connected Investor Partner

The EOS Group is a leading technology-driven investor in receivables portfolios and an expert in the processing of outstanding receivables. With more than 50 years of experience and offices in over 20 countries, EOS offers smart services for receivables management worldwide.

Its key target sectors are banking, real estate, telecommunications, utilities, and e-commerce. EOS employs more than 6,000 people and is part of the Otto Group.

For more information, see: www.eos-solutions.com

Debt Management Technology Partner

We are Relational. A leading business software provider with just about 30 years of experience, international footprint and a long track record of serving major industry players, providing invaluable support and driving real business impact. We deliver Loan Origination, Loan Management and Debt Management solutions through our own i-Apply, Segmentation and Arotron products. Our long-lasting partnership with a number of international software vendors such as SAP, Informatica, BMC, and Atlassian allows us to also offer Business Service Management, Analytics and Data Governance solutions. As your strategic partner, we are committed to offer you the best tools to grow your business and excel. And we are there for you along the way.

For more information, see: www.relationalfs.com

Greek Legal Partner

Sioufas & Associates Law Firm (“SLF”) is a leading Greek law firm, operating in Greece (Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Patra), Romania and with a footprint in India. For more than 25 years, SLF has been providing top quality legal services to all major Greek banks, financial institutions, servicers, foreign investment funds and corporate clients, having a proven record in performing due diligence on NPLs’ portfolios, advising clients on debt restructuring and insolvency matters and handling major legal disputes of the NPLs’ sector.
With a dedicated legal team of experts in banking, corporate and real estate law, a nationwide network of collaborating experts and investments in high technology, SLF provides personalized legal services focusing on the clients’ goals, adding value to their strategies and acting as their business partner.

For more information, see: www.sioufaslaw.gr

Block Sponsors

Sidley is an elite global law firm. With 2,300 lawyers, annual revenue of US$3 billion, and experience that spans 157 years, we have established a reputation using Built to Win℠ legal strategies in successfully representing clients in more than 70 countries on complex transactional, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters.

With 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial and financial hubs throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific, our perspective and our reach are truly global. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 80 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape.

For more information, see: www.sidley.com

Founded in 2008, Hipoges is one of the leading Asset Management platforms in Southern Europe for distressed assets with over €49 billion of assets under management. They manage a broad spectrum of assets including residential mortgages, corporate & SME loans, Commercial Real Estate, unsecured loans, government & corporate receivables, REO portfolios and other activities, providing a full end-to-end solution to its clients.

The services are provided along the whole investment cycle from due diligence to loan servicing and legal enforcement. With offices in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy and more than 1800 employees, Hipoges is ranked Commercial Special Servicer (CSS2) STABLE and Residential Special Servicer (RSS2) STABLE by Fitch.

For more information, see: www.hipoges.com

Standard Sponsors

Founded in 2009 Taurus Ibérica Asset Management is one of the leading real estate managers and brokers in Spain specialized in distressed assets with a portfolio of over 200,000 assets under management. Independent and without conflict of interests we count with +120 branches nationwide, and over 450 local sales reps. We manage all asset classes nationwide including residential, industrial, commercial, land and WIP.

Our Advisory team specialized in pricing of secured assets has performed > 1.5 millon valuations since 2009. Our team of 25 analysts experts in different asset classes and regions and +450 local experts give us a unique market sentiment, which together with one of the largest real estate databases of the market and our proprietary valuation system have been helping investors price and acquire secured portfolios.

For more information, see: www.taurusiberica.com

Manteia is a FinTech Group, founded in 2019, and grown into an ecosystem of tech and consulting companies, catering to the credit management industry.

Manteia’s team provides advanced credit management technology that is evolving how market participants use traceable, granular credit line data to perform due diligence and dynamically manage credit portfolio-related workflows.
By leveraging our proprietary algorithms and machine learning capabilities to extract, clusterise and enrich source data and credit line data, Manteia’s tech and consulting team provide certified data sets and business intelligence to end users and feed the first fully AI powered credit management platform on the market.

The Manteia group offers a range of advanced solutions, including:
•    Virtual Data Room and business intelligence platform;
•    Credit Management Systems;
•    Document and data intelligence for data remediation and data quality;
•    Business Process Automation and RPA;
•    End-to-end public state guarantees management platform.

For more information, see: www.manteia.it

Servdebt is an independent Iberian NPL and REO Asset Management company with over 17 years of experience.

Our headquarters in Lisbon and our offices in Porto and Madrid are home to our specialized team, whose valuable know-how in the servicing of distressed debt allows us to deliver real-time information to clients, accelerate the decision-making process and maximise the value of their assets.

Servdebt offers extensive expertise in the provision of integrated services for the acquisition and management of distressed loan portfolios and real estate assets. We have been working with leading financial institutions and major international investors, providing the best NPL and REO solutions to guarantee that we deliver an end-to-end service to our clients, from market analysis and advisory services to valuation and asset recovery.

Our committed multidisciplinary team and our investment in technological infrastructures have been the key to our track record of multiple successful projects in what is considered a very challenging and rigid industry.

For the past 15 years, Servdebt has counted on a highly qualified, dynamic, friendly, and multicultural team who have continuously contributed to the company’s long-lasting success, helping us work towards the goal of being an international benchmark in loan servicing and property management, recognized for innovation and excellence in the provision of its services.

For more information, see: www.servdebt.com

Deloitte can assist with identifying ways to maximise value from non-core assets through deleveraging, rigorous planning and asset management. Entering the loan portfolio transactions market is a key tool in any deleveraging programme, providing a rapid source of capital raising. Furthermore, regulatory change and market pressures mean that capital optimisation is increasingly critical for financial institutions and the viability of their business models.

We advise holders, sellers and buyers of non-core assets and under performing loan portfolios in deleveraging, portfolio management and investment strategies. Working closely with financial institutions in their capital planning is also core to our business proposition.

For more information, see: www.deloitte.com

Quant Greece is a Fitch-rated, independent domestic NPL servicer managing approx. €15 billion across all asset classes, offering coherent debt management solutions to financial constituents and institutional investors in Greece.

For more information, see: www.qquant.gr/en

AHORA Asset Management is an independent real estate boutique servicing company specialized in problematic residential scattered assets (NPLs and REOs). Founded in 2015, AAM has a proven track record managing over 25 portfolios and more than 9,000 residential units. Key to success is the methodology focused on internal mediation with debtors and tenants, preserving and enhancing client´s reputation and ESG principles.

For more information, see: www.ahoramanagement.com

Akin is a global law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors who pride themselves on dedication to their clients and their communities. With 18 offices worldwide, the firm is renowned for numerous market-leading practices; its strengths in complex transactions and restructurings, high-stakes litigation, and public policy and regulatory matters; and its unyielding pro bono commitment. Akin partners with clients from both established industries and cutting-edge markets to deliver creative solutions to business-critical issues, helping them seize opportunities and anticipate challenges. Driven by the firm’s forward-thinking leadership, Akin has built a strong culture of innovation and collaboration as well as a talented and diverse workforce committed to the success of its clients and each other.

For more information, see: www.akingump.com

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have  more than 3,700 lawyers and other legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.

Our team of more than 1,000 global financial institutions lawyers provide a full business law service to many of the world’s leading banks, asset managers, financial investors and insurance companies, both domestically and internationally. From more than 50 offices in the world’s key business centers and the fastest growing markets, our lawyers are perfectly positioned to help clients realize their financial objectives and optimize opportunities presented by today’s market. We are able to draw upon our depth of experience across the financial services sector, providing tailored legal advice on high-level and complex assignments.

For more information, see: www.nortonrosefulbright.com

Stewarts is the UK’s largest disputes-only law firm with 80 partners and 400 staff spread across 15 specialist departments. The firm’s reputation is founded on acting in complex and high-profile disputes where the stakes are high and where genuine experts are needed.

The conflict-free position means that the firm’s top-ranked specialist lawyers are able to pursue claims against the world’s largest financial and other institutions.

Much of the firm’s work is international and the partner-led teams regularly work alongside clients’ existing advisers, or draw on strategic alliances with hand-picked law firms around the world to enable clients to take a cross-border approach to dispute resolution.

Stewarts has unrivalled experience in putting together innovative cost arrangements enabling clients to manage risk and litigate from a position of financial strength.

For more information, see: www.stewarts.com

Finsolutia is a leading technology-driven service provider in Iberia, offering independent Loan and Real Estate management services through innovative business processes and disruptive proprietary technology. Finsolutia has offices in Lisbon and Madrid, with over 350 highly qualified professionals managing c.€6bn in Assets under Management, working with some of the largest institutional investors in the Credit and Real Estate industries as well as renowned financial institutions in the region.

Finsolutia launched its activity in 2007 in Portugal, initially focused on the Credit and Real Estate industries operating as a servicing-driven business, managing to accumulate strong capabilities and know-how that later supported the evolution of the company to a tech-driven business. Anchored on its unique technological infrastructure, the company diversified its core business towards new highly profitable businesses, becoming a leading technology-driven Credit & Real Estate platform operating under multiple brands (Finsolutia, FS Capital, Izilend, Twinkloo, Sell&Go and Nolon).

For more information, see: www.finsolutia.com

Whitestar is a leading Portuguese servicer able to offer a complete and integrated asset management solution to investors and originators, with €10 billion in assets under management and a multifaceted team of over 430 employees in Lisbon and Porto.

We integrated the Arrow Global Group in 2015, one of Europe’s leading investors and managers of alternative assets, namely credit and real estate
 
In 2021, Whitestar was acquired by the TDR Capital Group (United Kingdom), integrating one of the main European economic groups operating in the economic market for the acquisition and management of credit and real estate portfolios.
 
We combine experience with the fact that we offer an integrated and complete asset management service for investors and originators.
 
Our mission is to build a better financial future for all stakeholders, supported by financial literacy.

For more information, see: www.whitestar.pt/en/

BEST Capital Italy is a company that is part of BEST S.A., the main player within the BEST Group, which invests in non-performing loans portfolios.

Best Capital Italy srl has been present in Italy since the first half of 2017.

During the second half of 2017, Best Capital Italy srl concluded two main transactions. In the first transaction, it bought 170 million euros of non-performing loans originating in Italy on the secondary market, previously, in the portfolio of the Palamon Capital fund. The portfolio was a mix of consumer credits originating from various Italian institutions. Best Capital Italy was assisted, for the tax aspects, by the TFP study and, for the legal aspects, by the Raylaw firm.

Towards the end of 2017, Best Capital Italy srl carried out a second acquisition transaction for a 128 million euro primary portfolio organized by Iccrea Banca for a group of cooperative credit banks.

To test the Italian market, in July 2017, BEST S.A. conducted its first acquisition operation related to a small portfolio of non-performing loans originating from Mediocredito Italian (Ammersanpaolo group) of approximately 4.88 million euros gross.

For more information, see: www.bestsa.it

Associate Sponsors

Copernicus Servicing is an independent global platform that manages performing, non-performing loans and foreclosed assets (REOs), operating in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Peru, Greece and France.

By December 2022, Copernicus had over 250 employees and was managing more than €10bn of distressed assets.

For more information, see: www.copernicusservicing.com

My Credit S.p.A. is a company specialized in the investment and management of NPL and UTP secured portfolios, with the aim and task of creating a connection between the financial and real estate sectors.

The background of its team, and the qualified know-how in the legal, finance and real estate areas, allow an efficient management of credit and a maximization of returns. Thanks to My Credit’s method, the real economy becomes an added value that contributes to the achievement of the goals within the business plan.

For more information, see: www.makeyourcredit.it/en

Prosperty Solutions: The Next Gen Tech Enabled Solutions for Real Estate Investors & Servicers

Prosperty Solutions is a leading PropTech company in Europe that is revolutionizing the real estate industry by simplifying, streamlining, and optimizing traditional collateral and real estate management, as well as commercialization for both institutional investors and retail clients alike.

Prosperty Solutions is a game-changer in the real estate industry, harnessing the latest technological innovations and data-powered decision-making to deliver a unique, holistic approach to operations, designed to drive asset performance and maximize portfolio returns, delivering unparalleled value to our clients.

At the core of our services is Prosperty Operating System (OS), the most advanced end-to-end SaaS platform for institutional real estate portfolio management and commercialization.

Prosperty OS is a cutting-edge cloud-based white-label enterprise platform that is designed to revolutionize the way that Institutional Investors and Servicers manage their real estate portfolios. By simplifying complex tasks, enabling workflow-based collaboration among all stakeholders, embedding data, and providing a secured, centralized location for all asset data, Prosperty OS empowers investors and operators to augment their capabilities and make informed decisions quickly and efficiently.

Prosperty OS is the most comprehensive platform available in the market today, offering a suite of integrated modules with embedded data layers, offering specialized digital modules spanning from collateral management, asset management, and property management to customer relationship management (CRM), white-label commercialization marketplace, supported by advanced data analytics and visualization tools. With Prosperty OS, users can efficiently orchestrate all relevant tasks, processes, and stakeholders over a single interface across the value chain, from the collateral stage through to the REO and every step in between, from acquisition to commercialization and exit.

Prosperty OS offers Investors and Servicers a range of powerful analytical tools utilizing advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to help manage their portfolios with greater efficiency and transparency at scale and speed. Real-time performance insights, predictive analytics, and SLA/KPI monitoring enable proactive identification of potential issues, while a unified reporting scheme provides a comprehensive overview of asset performance to make informed decisions, unlock the full value of their assets, and reduce delays and risks.

Prosperty Solutions is a well-established and trusted partner for top-tier international institutional investors, financial institutions, and advisors. Our partnerships with companies such as DoValue, Pimco, Intrum, Cepal, EOS, EY, and NBG among others, allow us to leverage our extensive expertise, cutting-edge tools, and valuable insights to help our clients optimize their portfolio performance and achieve long-term success.

To learn more about how Prosperty Solutions can help your organization, please visit our website www.prospertysolutions.com or contact us today at info@prospertysolutions.com.

Cafico International: With offices in Dublin, London and Luxembourg, we support international companies and financial institutions doing business by providing them with cost-effective, tailored and independent trust and corporate services. We have been appointed corporate services provider for public transactions with listed debt on international stock exchanges with a cumulative nominal value in excess of $40 billion.

We offer a comprehensive range of services required for the establishment, operation and management of Special Purpose Vehicles. Working extensively with the financial institutions, investment managers, arrangers, investors, collateral managers, legal advisors and tax experts, we offer a seamless service tailored to meet specific requirements of each transaction to offer the best solutions for our clients’ needs. Our services include accounting and reporting, corporate governance and company secretarial, legal administration and compliance, directorship, trustee services, cash and treasury management, and regulatory reporting.

For more information, see: www.caficointernational.com

As a pioneer in AI-driven debt collection, Colektia is reshaping the NPL market in Latin America. By leveraging AI and advanced technology, we humanize and streamline the collection process. Since our inception in 2018, we have expanded across four countries, implemented cutting-edge technologies, and achieved top-tier collection performance. Our AI-driven models optimize collection strategies, deliver superior recovery results, and provide real-time operational transparency, all contributing significantly to our service excellence. We currently manage over 2 million BtC loans in various sectors, including retail, consumer loans, car financing, and credit cards.

For more information, see: www.colektia.com

iRealty

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Six times faster than the competition. Spend your time on what really matters. Search, find, compare and value properties faster than ever. All tools on the same platform. Receive instant notifications of new ads that match your client's criteria. Stay informed with integrated Market Analysis and price trend data.

For more information, see: www.irealty.app

Simmons & Simmons LLP is an international law firm that acts like your business partner. The smartest business solutions come when we work together – international but operating as one integrated team. Collaborative, agile and partner-led: that’s Simmons & Simmons. A law firm that challenges, creates new possibilities and offers opinion not just option. A law firm that acts as your business partner and works with you, not for you.

We focus on four highly regulated sectors (asset management and investment funds, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences and technology, media and telecommunications) – using our specialist skills to understand your business, and the forces at play around it. All grounded in exceptional knowledge of the legal detail. This is how we consistently deliver smarter, more efficient ways to tackle our clients’ most complex challenges.

For more information, see: www.simmons-simmons.com

Colliers Greece is the affiliate of Colliers International, exclusively representing Colliers in Greece & Cyprus, offering its commercial advisory, market research, capital markets, agency & brokerage services under Colliers brand.

Colliers is a global leading and diversified professional expert advisory and investment management firm, covering a wide range of commercial real estate services, from capital markets and corporate services to highly specialized properties. Colliers Greece supports Colliers International by offering local market knowledge and insights, and we collaborate with its experts around the world to deliver customized and effective solutions meeting our client’s unique needs.

Colliers Greece consists of a dedicated and skilled professional team with proven track record. The team combines local market knowledge with international experience, strategic advice with hands-on execution.

For more information, see: www.colliers.com

Alantra is an independent global mid-market financial services firm that provides investment banking and asset management services to companies, families, and investors in the mid-market segment. The Group has over 600 professionals across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Asia.
 
In Financial Advisory, Alantra has completed over 750 transactions in the last four years in M&A, debt advisory, financial restructuring, structured funding and asset-backed securitizations, credit portfolio advisory, and capital markets. Alantra combines a strong local presence in key financial centers with global sector- and product-specialized teams.

For more information, see: www.alantra.com

Supporters

The Federal Association of Loan Purchase and Servicing (‘Bundesvereinigung Kreditankauf und Servicing’ or BKS) is based in Berlin and represents the interests of buyers, servicers and various other specialised investors involved in the purchase and servicing of non-performing loans (NPL) from credit originators in Germany since 2007.

Our goal is to develop market standards and best practices for the transfer, trade and management of non-performing loans. We offer several platforms that promote the exchange of ideas and experiences. We also host conferences, roundtables and training events on a regular basis and have established several working groups on specific topics. We are doing research on the German NPL market and we share our findings in printed as well as in digital publications several times a year.

At the same time, we enhance our industry’s reputation through effective self-regulation and by developing and maintaining corporate governance rules and ethical guidelines for dealing with debtors.

For more information, see: www.bks-ev.de

The Credit Services Association (CSA) is the only national trade association in the UK for organisations active in the debt collection and purchase industry. Our membership employs nearly 11,000 people, held over £20bn of consumer debt for collection last year across over 20million accounts, and they held nearly £4bn of commercial debts in over 1.5million commercial accounts. Our members act on behalf of a large and diverse range of creditors including banks and utility companies, and comprises specialist organisations such as tracing agencies and law firms.

The CSA also belongs to the Federation of European National Collections Association (FENCA).

For more information, see: www.csa-uk.com

Founded in 1994, ANGECO is the non-profit organisation that brings together companies whose corporate purpose is to provide collection management services for unpaid amounts, both amicably and judicially.

The most important national companies dedicated to this activity, the national subsidiaries of the large European multinationals in the sector, as well as the most expert law firms in the field are represented in ANGECO.

ANGECO represents a sector that is essential to ensure the proper functioning of the credit cycle. The fact that Spain is the only country in Europe where there is no specific regulation for this activity, implies the need for self-regulation that actively promotes good practices and ethics in all actions and this is one of ANGECO's main tasks.

ANGECO belongs to the European Federation of National Associations of Debt Recovery Companies (FENCA) and is a full member of CEOE and CEPYME.

For more information, see: www.angeco.com

Founded in 1998, UNIREC is the National Union of Companies for the Protection of Credit. It is a member of Confindustria Innovative and Technological Services and FENCA, the European Federation of National Associations of Debt Collection Companies. It brings together nearly 200 companies, accounting for over 70% of the Italian debt collection market.

UNIREC represents the guarantee of an ethical approach between creditors and consumers through its best practices, including a rigid entry selection, continuous monitoring, the adoption and compliance with a strict disciplinary code. It also promotes service excellence and professional growth through the provision of training courses.

For more information, see: www.unirec.it

Alternative Credit Investor is the world’s leading resource on alternative credit.

This online and print publication offers high-quality news, analysis, opinion, and features relating to alternative credit. Investors make up one of the largest segments of our audience, alongside industry professionals. Other readers come from the wider credit and fintech space, professional services, regulators, and government.

We pride ourselves on up-to-the-minute coverage of the key topics impacting the alternative credit sector and its investors. The print version of the magazine comes out at the start of each month, complete with exclusive content. Alternativecreditinvestor.com offers daily news and analysis from Monday to Friday, alongside a daily and weekly e-newsletter. The magazine shines a spotlight on the most important industry issues, lets you know who’s changing jobs and seeks out the opinions of the people who matter most.

To stay connected and be informed please subscribe today! Click here for subscription options.

For more information, see: www.alternativecreditinvestor.com


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