Aaron D. Peck

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

ESL Investments, Inc. is a privately-owned hedge fund sponsor and registered investment adviser founded in 1988. Headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, ESL manages assets on a discretionary basis in one master fund, ESL Partners LP. They also offer investments in ESL Partners through ESL Limited, a Bermuda-based “feeder fund”. Investors in the funds are generally comprised of ultra high-net worth individuals and family offices, but also include private and public pension plans, financial institutions, and other institutional investors.

Black Diamond Capital Management LLC (Black Diamond Cap Mgmt) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Black Diamond Capital Holdings LLC founded by Stephen H. Deckoff and James E. Walker in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with additional offices in Virgin Islands, London & India.

Monroe Capital Corp. is a business development company invests in middle market companies located in North America and Canada. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for later, buyout, debt and growth stage capital requirements.

CIFC Investment Management LLC (CIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 as Deerfield Capital Management LLC and became CIFC Investment Management in 2018. They are wholly owned directly by CIFC Capital HoldCo LLC, which is an indirect subsidiary of CIFC LLC. CIM primarily provide investment management services to pooled investment vehicles that are CLOs and to private funds and investors that invest in corporate and structured credit.

Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Theodore Koenig. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Deerfield Capital Corp is a credit asset management company. It specializes in managing investment products which have corporate credit obligations, primarily senior secured corporate loans as the primary underlying investments. The company serves institutional investors in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company was founded on December 23, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY

Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp, a business development company invests in lower - middle market companies located in the US and Canada with EBITDA of USD 3 to 35 million. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for senior secured & junior secured, unsecured loans, notes, bonds, preferred equity, convertible debt, unitranche secured loans, asset-based loans & securities, small business loans & leases, structured debt & structured equity, syndicated loans, securitized debt & subordinated notes of collateralized loan obligations, acquisitions and capital investment transactions.