Robert Knapp

Castle Private Equity AG is an investment company, which engages in investing directly or through its subsidiaries, in a global portfolio of private equity funds. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Europe, Asia, and Other. The company was founded on February 19, 1997, and is headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland.

Ironsides Partners LLC (Ironsides) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert Knapp in 2007 and is principally owned by RCK Holdings LLC. Ironsides provides investment management services to various private pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds consist primarily of pension plans, endowments, fund of funds, family offices, and other institutional investors.

Oaktree Strategic Income Corp. is a closed-end and non-diversified management investment company. The firm specializes in providing customized capital solutions for middle-market companies in both the syndicated and private placement markets. Its investment objective is to generate stable, current income through investments in first lien, floating-rate performing loans in both the broadly syndicated and private placement markets. The company was founded in May 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Emergent Capital, Inc. engageD in the business of owning a portfolio of life insurance policies. The firm invested primarily in life settlements, which provided liquidity for the owners of life insurance policies that face a short-term cash need or can no longer afford their insurance premiums. The company was founded on December 15, 2006 and was headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary operates as hospital that provides patient care for disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck. It offers ophthalmology and otolaryngology research services and is a teaching partner of Harvard Medical School. The firm’s programs and services include anesthesiology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, radiology, Coolidge Clinic laboratory and libraries. The company was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Millennium Partners LLC develops mixed-use properties which includes hotels, condominiums, entertainment and fitness facilities. The company was founded by Christopher M. Jeffries, Philip E. Aarons and Philip H. Lovett in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barings BDC, Inc., a traded fund, seeks investment opportunities in middle-market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA ranging from $5 - $75 million and revenues between $20 and $300 million. The fund targets companies operating in energy minerals, distribution services, health services, consumer services, transportation and communication. It provides financing in the form of debt, mezzanine and equity for debt, mezzanine, growth, buyout, LBO and MBO capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $5 - $50 million. It acts as co-investor and takes minority interest. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.