Conference Insights: Thoughts from our 2026 Leveraged Finance Conference

Andrew Casella, Head of US High Yield Credit Research, is joined by Aaron Watts (Media & Telecom) and Miles Highsmith (Healthcare) to recap Deutsche Bank's 2026 Leveraged Finance Conference, held September 28–30 in Scottsdale. The conference brought together more than 550 investors, over 250 issuers and 27 sponsors across more than 850 meetings. The team shares what investors were asking and the key themes from management meetings across Building Products/Industrials, Media/Telecom and Healthcare.