David C. Dameron

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.

Founded in 1997, GNI Capital, Inc. is a hedge fund manager located in Greenville, South Carolina with an additional office in Plano, Texas. The firm is an independently-operated investment management division of Centillion Partners, Inc., a financial services holding company. GNI Capital provides investment management services to institutional clients including mutual fund sponsors, trust companies, investment advisory firms, corporate retirement plans and family offices. They manage the GNI Partners LP.