Milbank Alternative Investments partner Deborah Festa and special counsel Nicholas Robinson will be returning again this year to the Opal Group’s CLO Summit as featured speakers. The event will take place December 3-5, 2017 at the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California. Ms. Festa will discuss meeting today’s challenges and attracting investors to your platform as a panelist on the “Launching a CLO Platform” panel, and Mr. Robinson will participate as a panelist on the “How to Construct a CLO: Building a Portfolio and Negotiating Documents” panel. The Opal Group’s CLO Summit brings together investors, issuers, underwriters, rating agencies, lawyers and accountants to discuss the newest techniques to maximize returns and reduce risk exposure in this growing area of Asset-Backed Finance.