Mary Friel

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

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.

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 a subsidiary of Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP. Driehaus manages growth-oriented equity and alternative investment 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.

Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC (TCP) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors LLC, ultimately owned by Blackrock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), which acquired them in 2018. TCP manages assets for pooled investment vehicles, US-registered investment companies, business development companies and private investment funds.

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.

Allstate Investments /Private Equity(Allstate Investments) is a private equity division of The Allstate Corporation. The firm is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

TriplePoint Capital LLC (Triplepoint Capital) is a global specialty debt financing firm founded in 1987 by Jim Labe. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Inc. provides training and certification, runs conferences and disseminates information on detection and prevention of money laundering. The company was founded in 2001 by Joy C. Meason and Charles A. Intriago and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

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 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

Runway Growth Finance Corp (Runway Growth Finance) is a private equity operating division of Runaway Growth Finance Corp founded in 2015. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Moelis Asset Management LP provides investment banking services. It capabilities include private equity, credit and structured products. The company was founded by Ken Moelis in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp, a business development company invests in lower - middle market companies located in the US and Canada with EBITDA of USD 3 to 35 million. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for senior secured & junior secured, unsecured loans, notes, bonds, preferred equity, convertible debt, unitranche secured loans, asset-based loans & securities, small business loans & leases, structured debt & structured equity, syndicated loans, securitized debt & subordinated notes of collateralized loan obligations, acquisitions and capital investment transactions.

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.

Part of Stifel Financial Corp., Stifel Bank is a state chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Clayton, MO.

Colorado Cleantech Industry Association promotes the clean technology industry as an association. The private company is based in Denver, CO. The company was founded by Charles R. Eggert, Steven R. Hane.

Blackrock Direct Lending Corp. operates as an investment fund. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The company was founded in 2020. The CEO is Nik Singhal.

Payzer LLC operates a mobile and cloud based financial technology platform. Its product allows clients to accept payments, provide instant credit, make payments, control information securely, and control purchases by giving employees visa debit purchasing cards rather than a company credit card. The company was founded by Joseph A. Giordano and Douglas Little in 2012 and is headquartered in Waxhaw, NC.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Jackson Springs Management Partners LLC provides strategic advice and long-term capital to help family and entrepreneur led businesses pursue their strategic and financial objectives. The company is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Clarion Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). Clarion Partners provides investment advisory, sub-advisory, and other services principally to institutional investors, focusing on sourcing, underwriting and managing real estate and real estate-related investments.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.