Software & Technology
European technology: A resilient industry and growing credit universe
- Composition of the rated universe and why speculative grade software issuers are an important part of the European technology landscape
- A look at rating performance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
- Outlook for key sector dynamics in 2021 and 2022 following a solid 2020
- Recent trends in issuance in European technology and outlook for issuance volumes
- Why we expect aggressive use of leverage will continue and how this is reflected in ratings
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Dirk is an Assistant Vice President in the Corporate Finance Group at Moody’s Investors Service, covering a portfolio of high yield and leveraged finance issuers in the software, consumer durables and business services industries.
Dirk joins 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 in 2012 from Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg with a Bachelor’s Degree and is currently studying for an MBA from Warwick Business School.
Luigi Bucci is a lead analyst in the EMEA Corporate Finance Group, based in London.
Luigi joined Moody’s in 2014 and was part of the European Telecoms team until late 2019. Most recently, he assumed coverage on a number of software and business & consumer services names in the leverage finance space.
Luigi holds a Management degree from the University of Bristol. Prior to joining Moody’s, Luigi covered a number of roles within the automotive sector.
Fabrizio Marchesi joined Moody’s in January 2019 where he is the Lead Analyst for a portfolio of companies operating in the technology industry. Prior to joining Moody’s, Fabrizio was a Senior Analyst at PGIM where he covered a diverse portfolio of high yield credits across the cable, telecom and technology industries as well as in the chemicals, oil & gas and transport sectors. He started his career in leveraged finance in the Leveraged Debt Origination team at Deutsche Bank in London in 2001. Prior to this he worked in derivatives risk management at CIBC World Markets and corporate finance at Scotiabank in Toronto, Canada. Fabrizio holds an M.Sc. in Finance from the London Business School as well as M.A. and B.A. degrees in Economics from the University of Toronto.