Joseph McDermott

Alaric Compliance Services LLC engages in the provision of compliance advice and services. Its solutions include investment services, investment companies, business development companies, private fund managers, broke-dealers, Turnkey solutions, and technology solutions. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

THL Credit Senior Loan Fund operates as a closed-end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide current income and preservation of capital primarily through investments in U.S. dollar-denominated senior secured corporate loans and notes. The company was founded on July 30, 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

First Eagle Alternative Credit LLC (FEAC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York. The firm was founded in 2007 under the name THL Credit Advisors LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Eagle Investment Management LLC, which is owned by First Eagle Holdings, Inc. FEAC provides advisory services to many types of clients including BDCs, insurance companies, banks, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, mutual funds, closed-end funds, government entities, pooled investment vehicles, and private investment funds.

Founded in 1997, Aviva Investors Americas LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was also previously known as Aviva Capital Management, Inc. Aviva Investors Americas is a subsidiary of Aviva USA Corp. and their ultimate parent is London-based Aviva Plc (LSE: AV). The firm manages assets for life insurance and annuity companies, re-insurance companies and other institutional clients.

Aviva Investors Canada, Inc. is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Aviva Canada Inc., ultimately owned by Aviva plc (LSE: AV) in Great Britain. Aviva Investors Canada provides resilient fixed income solutions to institutional investors.

Founded in 1982 by John L. Keeley, Jr., Keeley Asset Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Keeley-Teton Advisors LLC and their ultimate parent is Keeley-Teton Advisors LLC. They provide investment management services to individuals and institutions.

Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company.

Driehaus Capital Management LLC (Driehaus) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Richard Driehaus in 1982 and is majority-owned by Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP. Driehaus manages long-only equity and multi-asset alternative strategies for institutional and individual clients. Driehaus is a Signatory of the United Nations-Supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

First Trust Advisors LP (FTA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a direct subsidiary of Grace Partners of Dupage LP. Their general partner is The Charger Corp. FTA provides discretionary investment management services to institutional and individual clients who principally include open and closed-end mutual funds, collective investment funds (CIFs), exchange-traded funds, variable annuity sub-accounts and funds in countries other than the US. Investment management services are offered to individual clients through separate managed accounts (SMAs), either directly or through wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated investment advisors.