Tony Moussa Partner Debt Advisory KPMG

Tony Moussa is the Partner in Charge of the Sydney office of KPMG’s Debt Advisory business which specialises in providing independent structuring advice and capital arranging services to borrowers across a range of sectors. KPMG’s team is the largest independent debt adviser in the Australian market with over 35 professional advisers in all major State nationals and has deep relationships with the full range of capital from banks, investment banks, life insurers, super and sovereign funds, through to domestic and offshore credit and private equity funds.

Tony has over 30 years of experience gained across all aspects of investment banking, corporate advisory, global markets, debt and equity products, securitisation, structured and leveraged finance; bank lending, institutional and family office debt and equity investing; and private equity, venture capital, mid-market corporate restructurings recapitalisations, startups and fintechs, with particular focus on the real estate, financial services and technology sectors.

Prior to joining KPMG in early 2018, Tony held senior roles which included roles at CPE Capital, ANZ Bank (Head of Private Capital), Deutsche Bank (Head of Commercial Real Estate), Westpac and Clayton Utz. Tony has extensive experience advising institutional, corporate and private equity clients on a range of financing related initiatives associated with specific and portfolio acquisitions and divestments, corporate mergers and acquisitions generally, refinancings, restructures and recapitalizations.

Matthew Turner Managing Director & Head of Australian Senior Debt ICG

Matthew Turner has over 27 years of debt markets experience and is the Head of Australia & New Zealand Senior Debt at ICG. He previously was responsible for covering the largest PE firms in the Australian market in NAB’s Acquisition Finance Team. He has been previously rated in the top 5 DCM Bankers in Australia in the East Coles annual bankers survey. Prior to 2007, he spent eight years working in London, five years as a debt specialist within the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse. Before that he spent three years at FleetBoston (now part of Bank of America Merrill Lynch) where he concentrated on Leveraged Media and Telecom credits and was responsible for FleetBoston’s European secondary loan trading. Before moving to London, Matthew worked in Corporate and Institutional roles in Australian trading banks. He is regularly quoted in the Financial Press, particularly on the emergence of Private Debt in Australia. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.

Fred Chung Partner & Head of Credit Underwriting, Private Credit ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

Fred supports all aspects of the decision-making process of the Private Credit Team, including sourcing, structuring, reviewing, and negotiating deal opportunities.

Prior to joining Adams Street, he was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. In this role, he focused on investing capital out of various private debt vehicles, including the firm's first Business Development Company (BDC), as well as managing initial credit reviews, structuring the financing, business due diligence, participating in Investment Committee approval, negotiating deal terms, and coordinating legal documentation.

Fred’s other experience includes a Vice President role at Fifth Street Asset Management, an Associate role at Greenhill & Co. and Golden Arc Capital, and an Analyst position at Banc of America Securities. He commenced his career at Lehman Brothers, as an Analyst within the Credit Derivatives team.

He is a member of Adams Street’s Private Credit Investment Committee.

David Wilson Partner and Co-Head of Credit 17CAPITAL

David is Partner and Co-Head of Credit at 17Capital, the go-to global source of strategic finance for investors in the private equity industry. Since inception in 2008,17Capital has raised over $11 billion, including the recent closing of its inaugural €2.6 billion NAV lending fund, and has deployed over $9 billion across 91 investments. David is a member of the Investment committee and focuses on investments, client solutions and capital markets activities. David has over 28 years of experience in financial services and joined 17Capital from J.P. Morgan where he spent 12 years in the structured financing business, having previously held positions at Lehman Brothers and Ernst & Young, where he started his career as a chartered accountant. David studied mechanical engineering at Leeds University and has a masters in finance at the London Business School.

Peter Graf Managing Director & Head of Direct Lending AU/NZ ARES MANAGEMENT

Mr. Graf is a Managing Director at Ares Management, where he focuses on Australian and New Zealand direct lending. Prior to joining Ares in 2021, Mr. Graf was Head of Leveraged Finance at Credit Suisse in Australia, where he focused on the origination, structuring and underwriting of leveraged finance transactions, as well as managing a large, diversified debt portfolio. Previously, Mr. Graf worked for Lazard, Deloitte and Bank of America in corporate finance roles. Mr. Graf holds a B.S. from Cornell University in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering and an M.Eng. from Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business in Finance and Strategic Operations.

Kelly Morton Founder SKYE CAPITAL ADVISORY

Kelly is the Founder of Skye Capital Advisory, she is one of the most progressive and respected senior debt advisory professionals in the Australasian market, having raised ~$100bn of debt capital in Australian and international markets.

Kelly is considered a market leader in developing funding solutions and providing financial advice to corporates and private equity firms, including specialist advice on business transformation strategies to effect change, drive profit and stimulate growth. Recent market leading transactions include Allegro funds acquisition of Toll, acquisition financing of Gull NZ, first social loan in Australia for APM employment services and the recent acquisition of retail zoo (boost/Betty’s burgers).