Marcella Pavesi Assistant Vice President, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Marcella Pavesi is an Assistant Vice President - Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group team based in Frankfurt.

Marcella joined Moody’s in September 2017. She covers the European Building Material and Building Products portfolio, as well as European construction companies. Previously, Marcella covered Aerospace and Defense and Airlines portfolios, as well as a portfolio of Manufacturing companies.

Prior to joining Moody´s, Marcella worked in Audit in Deloitte in Luxemburg and in Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence) in PwC in Frankfurt.

Marcella completed cum laude her Master Degree at Bocconi University in Finance and Accounting in April 2017. At the same time, she pursued the Master Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting at Mannheim University.

Svitlana Ukrayinets Assistant Vice President – Analyst Moody's Ratings

Svitlana Ukrayinets is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst within Moody’s EMEA Corporate Finance Group based in Frankfurt. She has lead analyst responsibility for a diverse portfolio of companies from the manufacturing to business services sectors. Svitlana joined Moody’s as an associate analyst in 2016. She has been involved in rating assignments for investment grade and high yield credits. Among her primary coverage in Europe were the manufacturing, construction, shipping and semiconductor sectors. Prior to this, Svitlana was an intern at Oddo BHF Asset Management GmbH supporting the team of asset managers and covering corporates across various industries. Svitlana holds a Master’s degree in International Economics and Finance from the University of Magdeburg, Germany.

Thorsten Klotz Managing Director, Structured Finance Group Moody's Ratings

Thorsten Klotz heads a team of Moody’s primary analysts in the EMEA region mainly reviewing Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs)(including Balance Sheet CLOs), granular ABS SME transactions and Asset Backed Commercial Paper(ABCP).Thorsten Klotz has been lead analyst on various transactions, including CDOs of ABS, Leveraged Loan CLOs and German SME loan securitisations.Before joining Moody’s in 2002, Thorsten Klotz was a Senior Derivatives Structurer at CDC IXIS Capital Markets where he was responsible for the development and pricing of interest rate and inflation linked structures. Prior to this role, he was working as a trader for callable bonds and equity linked structures at DZ BANK(former DG BANK).Thorsten Klotz holds a degree in managerial economics (University of Passau) withmain options in insurance & risk theory, finance and statistics.

Karen Berckmann Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Karen joined Moody's in 2004 in its New York office, where she worked as a corporate

credit analyst for over 10 years, primarily focused on leveraged finance, before

transferring to Moody's methodology development group. In that role she lead and

contributed to the development of methodologies across ratings groups and industry

sectors and established the group's presence in Europe with her move to Frankfurt in

February 2018. She returned to CFG as an Associate Managing Director in September

2021.

Prior to Moody’s, Karen worked at a high yield brokerdealer, at National Australia

Bank Limited, and in market research for Barron’s magazine. She also participated in a

volunteer service program in Kingston, Jamaica, for one year. Karen graduated magna

cum laude from The University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in English. She is a CFA

charterholder.

Alexander Ball Senior Portfolio Manager Allianz Global Investors

Alexander has been with the firm since 2013, initially focusing on infrastructure debt in London/New York. In the context of the EPC platform expansion, he joined the team in 2017. As a Senior Portfolio Manager, Alexander covers the DACH and BeNeLux mid-market segments. He started his career at Royal Bank of Canada’s Leveraged & Acquisition finance group in London, primarily covering LBO transactions. Alexander obtained a bachelor’s degree from LMU Munich as well as a master’s degree from Cass Business School.

Sören Riebeling PRINCIPAL KKR

Sören Riebeling (Frankfurt) joined KKR in 2019 and is a member of the European Private Equity team. He focuses on private equity investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and also works with specialized teams across other investment platforms in the region. Mr. Riebeling has been involved in KKR's investments in Axel Springer, Biosynth, Contabo, Leonine, Mediawan, OHB, Unzer, and Wella. Prior to joining KKR, he worked in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs in London. Mr. Riebeling holds an M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Cambridge and was a scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes), DAAD, and Hans Weisser Foundation, and a recipient of the Huygens Scholarship. 

Jonas Jepp Managing Director - Leveraged Finance Deutsche Bank

Jonas is a Managing Director in Deutsche Bank’s European Leveraged Debt Capital Markets team, based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Jonas was a Director in Credit Suisse’s European Financial Sponsors Group and responsible for financial sponsor coverage in Germany. He has over 10 years’ experience in leveraged finance including LBOs, acquisition financings, refinancings and restructurings. Previous professional experience includes M&A and leveraged finance roles in Frankfurt, Sydney and London at Nomura and Lehman Brothers.

Dirk Gödde Vice President - Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Dirk is an Vice President-Senior Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at Moody’s Investors Service, covering a portfolio  of technology companies including software and semiconductor industries. Dirk joined Moody’s in 2019 from SEB AB in Frankfurt, where he was a Senior Credit Analyst covering customers in various industries including LBOs, project finance and corporate finance. Prior to that Dirk was heading the Financial Institutions Account Management department and has further experience in Trading Capital Markets as Execution Desk for institutional clients as well client relationship management. Dirk graduated from Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg with a Bachelor’s Degree and holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Karen Berckmann Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Karen joined Moody's in 2004 in its New York office, where she worked as a corporate

credit analyst for over 10 years, primarily focused on leveraged finance, before

transferring to Moody's methodology development group. In that role she lead and

contributed to the development of methodologies across ratings groups and industry

sectors and established the group's presence in Europe with her move to Frankfurt in

February 2018. She returned to CFG as an Associate Managing Director in September

2021.

Prior to Moody’s, Karen worked at a high yield brokerdealer, at National Australia

Bank Limited, and in market research for Barron’s magazine. She also participated in a

volunteer service program in Kingston, Jamaica, for one year. Karen graduated magna

cum laude from The University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in English. She is a CFA

charterholder.

Artur Mendes Assistant Vice President - Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Artur is a lead analyst in the high yield and leveraged finance EMEA Corporate Finance Group in Frankfurt. He is currently responsible for a portfolio of issuers in the software, business services sector and manufacturing industries in EMEA.

Prior to Moody’s, Artur worked at Fitch and Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for a broad portfolio of companies, most notably in the technology, media and telecommunications space. Artur started his career as a consultant at Ernst & Young. 

Artur holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics and Finance from NOVA School of Business and Economics, a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from LUISS and is a CFA Charterholder.

Chris Scott Assistant Vice President - Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

hris Scott is an Assistant Vice President Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group of Moody’s Investors Service and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Chris is the lead analyst for a portfolio of chemical issuers and other related sectors. Prior to his current role, Chris was a lead analyst in the Financial Institutions Group in New York and primarily covered insurance brokers. He also previously managed a team of associate analysts who covered a broad array of issuers including property & casualty insurers, life and health insurers, reinsurers and insurance brokers.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Chris was a credit analyst manager and credit risk underwriter for Allianz Trade, the credit insurance subsidiary of Allianz SE. At Allianz Chris managed a team of analysts and held broad coverage responsibilities with a focus on the retail and technology sectors. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business & Management of Information Systems from High Point University and an MBA in finance from Loyola University Maryland.

Anton Horozov Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Anton Horozov is an Associate Analyst in Moody’s Investors Service’s Corporate Finance Group. Currently, Anton supports a portfolio of investment grade and high yield companies, mainly in the manufacturing and real estate sectors. He joined Moody’s in May 2018 and is based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Moody’s, Anton gathered experience in the fields of financial services advisory, treasury and debt capital markets. He graduated with M.Sc. in Finance from the University of Mannheim and holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the same university.

Alexander Ball Senior Portfolio Manager Allianz Global Investors

Alexander has been with the firm since 2013, initially focusing on infrastructure debt in London/New York. In the context of the EPC platform expansion, he joined the team in 2017. As a Senior Portfolio Manager, Alexander covers the DACH and BeNeLux mid-market segments. He started his career at Royal Bank of Canada’s Leveraged & Acquisition finance group in London, primarily covering LBO transactions. Alexander obtained a bachelor’s degree from LMU Munich as well as a master’s degree from Cass Business School.

Jonas Jepp Managing Director - Leveraged Finance Deutsche Bank

Jonas is a Managing Director in Deutsche Bank’s European Leveraged Debt Capital Markets team, based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Jonas was a Director in Credit Suisse’s European Financial Sponsors Group and responsible for financial sponsor coverage in Germany. He has over 10 years’ experience in leveraged finance including LBOs, acquisition financings, refinancings and restructurings. Previous professional experience includes M&A and leveraged finance roles in Frankfurt, Sydney and London at Nomura and Lehman Brothers.

Sören Riebeling PRINCIPAL KKR

Sören Riebeling (Frankfurt) joined KKR in 2019 and is a member of the European Private Equity team. He focuses on private equity investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and also works with specialized teams across other investment platforms in the region. Mr. Riebeling has been involved in KKR's investments in Axel Springer, Biosynth, Contabo, Leonine, Mediawan, OHB, Unzer, and Wella. Prior to joining KKR, he worked in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs in London. Mr. Riebeling holds an M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Cambridge and was a scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes), DAAD, and Hans Weisser Foundation, and a recipient of the Huygens Scholarship. 

Anton Horozov Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Anton Horozov is an Associate Analyst in Moody’s Investors Service’s Corporate Finance Group. Currently, Anton supports a portfolio of investment grade and high yield companies, mainly in the manufacturing and real estate sectors. He joined Moody’s in May 2018 and is based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Moody’s, Anton gathered experience in the fields of financial services advisory, treasury and debt capital markets. He graduated with M.Sc. in Finance from the University of Mannheim and holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the same university.

Artur Mendes Assistant Vice President - Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Artur is a lead analyst in the high yield and leveraged finance EMEA Corporate Finance Group in Frankfurt. He is currently responsible for a portfolio of issuers in the software, business services sector and manufacturing industries in EMEA.

Prior to Moody’s, Artur worked at Fitch and Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for a broad portfolio of companies, most notably in the technology, media and telecommunications space. Artur started his career as a consultant at Ernst & Young. 

Artur holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics and Finance from NOVA School of Business and Economics, a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from LUISS and is a CFA Charterholder.

Chris Scott Assistant Vice President - Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

hris Scott is an Assistant Vice President Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group of Moody’s Investors Service and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Chris is the lead analyst for a portfolio of chemical issuers and other related sectors. Prior to his current role, Chris was a lead analyst in the Financial Institutions Group in New York and primarily covered insurance brokers. He also previously managed a team of associate analysts who covered a broad array of issuers including property & casualty insurers, life and health insurers, reinsurers and insurance brokers.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Chris was a credit analyst manager and credit risk underwriter for Allianz Trade, the credit insurance subsidiary of Allianz SE. At Allianz Chris managed a team of analysts and held broad coverage responsibilities with a focus on the retail and technology sectors. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business & Management of Information Systems from High Point University and an MBA in finance from Loyola University Maryland.

Dirk Gödde Vice President - Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Dirk is an Vice President-Senior Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at Moody’s Investors Service, covering a portfolio  of technology companies including software and semiconductor industries. Dirk joined Moody’s in 2019 from SEB AB in Frankfurt, where he was a Senior Credit Analyst covering customers in various industries including LBOs, project finance and corporate finance. Prior to that Dirk was heading the Financial Institutions Account Management department and has further experience in Trading Capital Markets as Execution Desk for institutional clients as well client relationship management. Dirk graduated from Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg with a Bachelor’s Degree and holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Karen Berckmann Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Karen joined Moody's in 2004 in its New York office, where she worked as a corporate

credit analyst for over 10 years, primarily focused on leveraged finance, before

transferring to Moody's methodology development group. In that role she lead and

contributed to the development of methodologies across ratings groups and industry

sectors and established the group's presence in Europe with her move to Frankfurt in

February 2018. She returned to CFG as an Associate Managing Director in September

2021.

Prior to Moody’s, Karen worked at a high yield brokerdealer, at National Australia

Bank Limited, and in market research for Barron’s magazine. She also participated in a

volunteer service program in Kingston, Jamaica, for one year. Karen graduated magna

cum laude from The University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in English. She is a CFA

charterholder.

Marcella Pavesi Assistant Vice President, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Marcella Pavesi is an Assistant Vice President - Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group team based in Frankfurt.

Marcella joined Moody’s in September 2017. She covers the European Building Material and Building Products portfolio, as well as European construction companies. Previously, Marcella covered Aerospace and Defense and Airlines portfolios, as well as a portfolio of Manufacturing companies.

Prior to joining Moody´s, Marcella worked in Audit in Deloitte in Luxemburg and in Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence) in PwC in Frankfurt.

Marcella completed cum laude her Master Degree at Bocconi University in Finance and Accounting in April 2017. At the same time, she pursued the Master Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting at Mannheim University.

Svitlana Ukrayinets Assistant Vice President – Analyst Moody's Ratings

Svitlana Ukrayinets is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst within Moody’s EMEA Corporate Finance Group based in Frankfurt. She has lead analyst responsibility for a diverse portfolio of companies from the manufacturing to business services sectors. Svitlana joined Moody’s as an associate analyst in 2016. She has been involved in rating assignments for investment grade and high yield credits. Among her primary coverage in Europe were the manufacturing, construction, shipping and semiconductor sectors. Prior to this, Svitlana was an intern at Oddo BHF Asset Management GmbH supporting the team of asset managers and covering corporates across various industries. Svitlana holds a Master’s degree in International Economics and Finance from the University of Magdeburg, Germany.

Thorsten Klotz Managing Director, Structured Finance Group Moody's Ratings

Thorsten Klotz heads a team of Moody’s primary analysts in the EMEA region mainly reviewing Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs)(including Balance Sheet CLOs), granular ABS SME transactions and Asset Backed Commercial Paper(ABCP).Thorsten Klotz has been lead analyst on various transactions, including CDOs of ABS, Leveraged Loan CLOs and German SME loan securitisations.Before joining Moody’s in 2002, Thorsten Klotz was a Senior Derivatives Structurer at CDC IXIS Capital Markets where he was responsible for the development and pricing of interest rate and inflation linked structures. Prior to this role, he was working as a trader for callable bonds and equity linked structures at DZ BANK(former DG BANK).Thorsten Klotz holds a degree in managerial economics (University of Passau) withmain options in insurance & risk theory, finance and statistics.