Debtwire Week

David Wilson Managing Director 17Capital

David is a Managing Director in 17Capital’s investment team. 17Capital is the global go-to source of strategic finance for investors in private equity. 17Capital provides non-dilutive capital to high quality private equity management companies, funds, and institutional investors for a range of purposes, from generating liquidity to capturing new opportunities. Previously David spent 12 years at JPMorgan.

James Newns Managing Director Deutsche Bank

James Newns is a Managing Director in Deutsche Bank’s StructuredFinance business based in London, James leads client coverage and originationfor the bank’s Fund Financing and Direct Lending platforms within the InvestmentBank, focusing predominantly on the needs of the private equity community. Hehas worked in fund finance, acquisition finance and sponsor coverage for over20 years. Prior to Deutsche Bank, James worked at Mizuho Bank, most recently asa Managing Director leading the European sponsor coverage effort. Prior tothis, James worked in Leveraged Finance at Chase Manhattan Bank and RobertFleming & Co..

Oscar Geen Reporter Debtwire

Oscar joined Debtwire in 2019 after working for sister publication Unquote in 2017 as a reporter, focusing on the private equity market in the DACH region. He previously worked for Creditflux as a researcher, focusing on the CLO market.

Oscar graduated from the University of Kent with a Master's degree in political theory in 2015 and spent a year at the Freie Universität in Berlin as part of his undergraduate programme.