31 March 2026

Beyond the Balance Sheet: The Future of Private Credit and Fund Finance

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Co-hosted by DLA Piper and Opal Group, the second annual Beyond the Balance Sheet: The Future of Private Credit and Fund Finance Summit brought together industry insiders across Private Credit, Fund Finance, and Structured Finance to discuss emerging opportunities in CFOs and rated feeders, how NAV financing is being used as a portfolio strategy, where direct lending is headed, how fund finance structures are evolving, and developments in music royalty private credit transactions.

Check out last year's event: Beyond the Balance Sheet: The Future of Private Credit and Fund Finance Summit 2025

Session recordings

Unlocking Opportunities in Private Debt: CFOs and Rated Feeder Funds

Grant Buerstetta, Partner, Structured Finance, DLA Piper
John Lang, Managing Director, Head of Insurance Structuring & Advisory, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking
Cyrus Moshiri, Head of Structured Credit, New Mountain Capital
Jerry van Koolbergen, Managing Director, Structured Credit, DBRS Morningstar
Piyush Singhi, Senior Managing Director, Indus Valley Partners

Keynote Fireside Chat – The Evolution of NAV Financing for PE Funds and Credit Funds

Ryan J. Moreno, Co-Head, Private Credit and Fund Finance, Co-Chair, Leveraged Finance, DLA Piper
Dane Graham, Managing Director, 17Capital
Slade Spalding, Founding Partner, NLC

Direct Lending in a Changing World: Geopolitical Considerations for Lenders in 2026 and Beyond

Jamie Knox, Co-Chair, Leveraged Finance, DLA Piper
Eric Chang, Co-Founder and CEO, Claira
Shubham Saharan, US Private Credit Editor, 9Fin

Developments in Music Royalty Private Credit and ABS Transactions

Rob Sherman, Chair, Entertainment Finance, DLA Piper
Amanda Molter, General Counsel, Concord
Carlos Cruz, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, HarbourView
Ben Fischberg, Portfolio Manager, PIMCO
Lior Tibon, CEO & Co-Founder, Duetti
Samuel James, Vice President, Northleaf Capital Partners

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Key takeaways from DLA Piper’s Private Credit and Fund Finance Summit

DLA Piper and the Opal Group recently co-hosted the second annual Beyond the Balance Sheet: The Future of Private Credit and Fund Finance Summit. The event convened industry leaders across private credit, fund finance, and structured finance to explore where these sectors are heading as private markets continue to converge and evolve.

Read our recap of the event