Ryan McGovern, Managing Director & Investment Committee Member, Star Mountain Capital will be speaking on the 10:00am panel at the Canadian Lenders Association and iGlobal Forum’s Canadian Specialty Finance Summit in Toronto, ON on Thursday, October 26th. The topic of the panel is “Winning in the Middle Market: What Can Canada Learn From OTher Markets on Middle Market Lending and SMEs” and it will explore the following sub-topics:

• A look at international markets such as U.S., Hong Kong, U.K. and Australia
• Strategies for building out within middle market lending – risks and opportunities
• Equity partnerships vs. debt agreements: what does the future of specialty finance hold?
• Understand how the underwriting and deal structuring process differs in smaller asset classes
• The role of BDCs in specialty finance – how are BDCs affecting the middle market industry and small businesses?