Kevin Francis Curran

Applied Fundamental Research LLC (AFR) is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Theodore H. Wagenknecht and Kevin F. Curran in 2013. AFR primarily acts as investment adviser to two private investment partnerships, AFR Value Partners LP (AFR VP) and AFR Concentrated Value LP (AFR CV).

Polen Capital Credit LLC (PCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Formerly known as DDJ Capital Management LLC, the firm was co-founded by David Breazzano in 1996 and was acquired by Polen Capital Management LLC in 2022. PCC provides discretionary investment advice to corporate domestic and foreign pension plans, public pension and retirement plans and Taft-Hartley plans. They also act as investment sub-advisors to certain US and non-US investment advisors and asset managers. PCC is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).