David E. Scott

Buttonwood Life Settlement Fund is a closed-end management investment trust. Its objective is to seek capital appreciation while providing a small to moderate level of current income. It invests in life insurance policies purchased through life settlement transactions. The company is headquartered in Anderson, SC.

Strategic Value Partners LLC (SVP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Victor Khosla in 2001 and they are a subsidiary of Midwood LP. SVP provides investment advice to pooled investment vehicles, which include an open-ended hedge fund style structure and a closed-ended private equity style fund structure, as well as managed accounts and funds-of-one.