Karin M. Kovacic

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

Nalco Co. engages in the provision of chemistry programs and services. It serves upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, and refineries and petrochemical operations. Its services includes energy exploration and production; oil and as midstream; and refining, fuel additives, and petrochemical. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX.

Gladstone Capital Management LLP, do-business-as Gladstone Partners (Gladstone), is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by George Michelakis in 2005. Gladstone provides discretionary management to pooled investment vehicles and segregated accounts.

Fund Evaluation Group LLC (FEG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Fund Evaluation Group 2017, Inc., which is owned by Fund Evaluation Group Employee Stock Ownership Trust. FEG provides independent discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, focusing predominately on institutional clients.

White Oak Global Advisors LLC (White Oak Global Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Andre A. Hakkak. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Stairway Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Tony Richards in 2004. Stairway Partners provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to institutional investors, which includes employee benefit plans, charitable organizations, and foundations. They also provide these services to high-net-worth individuals.

HSBC Bank USA NA engages in the provision of banking services. Its lines of business are Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Private Bank. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Pacific Asset Management LLC (PAM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Gig Harbor, Washington. The firm was founded in 1998 by Gary Lucy and Don Cox. PAM provides investment management services primarily to high net-worth individuals.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Monomoy Capital Partners LLC (Monomoy Capital Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2005 by Stephen Presser, Dan Collin and Justin Hillenbrand. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Lincoln International LLC provides investment banking services. It specializes in strategic advisory services including sell-side mergers and acquisitions, buy-side mergers and acquisitions, debt advisory, growth equity, special situations, valuations and opinions and pensions advisory services. The firm offers capital raising, mergers and acquisitions support, and other corporate finance services. It provides their clients with industry knowledge and access to a comprehensive range of buyers, sellers, and investors. The company was founded in 1996 by Lawrence J. Lawson and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Valor Management LLC (Valor Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Antonio Jose Gracias. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Twin Brook Capital Partners (Twin Brook Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP founded in 2014 by Trevor J. Clark and Chris G. Williams. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

THL Credit Group LP (THL Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Partners LP founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 2009, Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is affiliated with Ernst & Young LLP. Ernst & Young Capital Advisors provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Saints Ventures LLC (Saints Ventures) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Ken Sawyer and David Quinlivan. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Franklin Hill Capital LLC (Franklin Hill) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Patrick W. Hartman. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Turnaround Management Association is a organization that provides turnaround management, corporate restructuring and distressed investing services. Its members include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters, and consultants, as well as academic, government, and judicial employees. The company was founded by Thomas J. Allison, Jay Alix, C. Charles Bahr, Jacques H. Belet, Donald B. Bibeault, Gary Brooks Gerald, P. Buccino, John Butler, Melanie Rovner Cohen, John M. Collard, Marvin A. Davis, Peter Dusenberre, Timothy F. Finley, Kenneth E. Glass, Frank Grisanti, David Hansing, William J. Hass, Thomas D. Hays, William K. Marrinan, F. Richard Matthews, Kevin McConnaghy, Gilbert C. Osnos, Victor Palmieri, Peter Pellitier, Sanford C. Sigoloff, Jack R. Stone, James Sullivan, Rollie Tillman, Peter Tourtellot, John Whitney and Carl M. Youngman in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Evanston Capital Management LLC (ECM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. The firm was founded by David L. Wagner, Adam B. Blitz, Kenneth A. Meister, and Ryan D. Cahill in 2002. They are a subsidiary of Evanston Capital Management LP. ECM provides investment supervisory services to US and non-US commingled open-end and closed-end private funds of private funds, and to a customized single investor fund.