John Harnisch

Barings? investment decisions across all asset classes incorporate a comprehensive analysis that uses or combines top-down and/or bottom-up approaches to investment analysis. The firm utilizes economic, fundamental, technical/cyclical, and quantitative analyses, along with a sound understanding of both macro drivers and micro considerations in its investment decision-making process and to manage risk. They invest in a variety of fixed income and financing instruments across various industries as well as credit qualities and maturities in North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa/Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Barings manages portfolios of public equity securities and equity-related securities of issuers of all sizes. The firm has teams focused on three alternative investment sectors: Real Estate, Private Equity & Real Assets, and Funds & Co-Investments.

SCM is a multi-strategy asset manager that seeks to build high conviction portfolios from their best ideas and make investment decisions based on a long-term horizon which supports the goals of each client. The investment team uses a combined top-down/bottom-up approach to making investment decisions.

Acuity Capital Management seeks to achieve superior risk-adjusted total returns by investing and trading in instruments which are rated investment grade, below investment grade or unrated, including senior and subordinated debt, bank loans, trade claims and all other types of fixed-income obligations, as well as investments in the securities of distressed companies. Equity securities related or unrelated to debt positions may also be acquired as part of hedging strategies or otherwise to further the strategy. The firm's investment strategy focuses primarily on undervalued or overvalued debt securities and dislocations in the new issue calendar. They seek to identify significantly undervalued and overvalued debt securities utilizing a bottom-up approach which is based on extensive fundamental analysis focusing on industry and operating trends, free cash flow generation under normal and stressed situations, capital structures, competitive positioning and sponsor involvement.

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