Daniel J. Ballen

Great Rock Capital Partners LLC operates as a asset-focused commercial finance company. It specializes in serving the needs of middle market companies with a wide variety of secured lending products. The company was founded by Stuart A. Armstrong in 2015 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Portag3 Ventures (Portag3 Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Sagard Private Equity founded in 2015 by Paul Guy Desmarais III and Adam Felesky. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to global client base. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Pine Brook Road Partners LLC (Pine Brook Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Finance Ireland Ltd. provides financial investment services. It offers niche finance to businesses within the media and leisure sectors. The company was founded by Billy Kane in 2002 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Cardholder Management Services, Inc. provides end-to-end servicing functions for credit cards and installment loans across any consumer asset class. It supports credit cards, national debit cards, pre-funded cards, and other card products. The company is headquartered in Woodbury, NY.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.