Darin B. Schmalz

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

CapitalSource, Inc. is a commercial lender that provides financial products to small and middle market businesses and offers depository products and services in southern and central California through its wholly owned subsidiary CapitalSource Bank. The company operates its business through two segments: CapitalSource Bank and Other Commercial Finance. The CapitalSource Bank segment comprises of its commercial lending and banking business activities. The Other Commercial Finance segment comprises of its loan portfolio and other business activities. The company was founded by John K. Delaney and Jason M. Fish in 2000 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Antares Capital Corp (Antares Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Randall Poliner and Barry N. Shear in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Florida, United states.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Founded in 2003, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Inc. (BNPP AM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Investment Partners USA Holdings Inc., which is in turn wholly owned by Paribas North America, Inc. They offer a range of equity, Euro, fixed-income and alternative investment products to North American institutional investors.

Van Kampen Investments, Inc. operated an investment management company that offered management and supervision of assets, open-end and closed-end mutual funds, unit investment trusts, retirement products and investment platforms. It was founded in 1968 and was headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Maranon Capital LP (Maranon Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Tom Gregory and Ian Larkin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Antares Capital LP is a private debt financing solutions provider for middle-market, private equity-backed transactions. Antares has subsidiaries in the United States and the Cayman Islands. The company's responsible investment strategy incorporates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to enhance returns. With over $55 billion of capital under management and administration, Antares has one of the largest and longest-tenured portfolios in the market, spanning a diverse range of industries. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. The CEO of Antares is Timothy G. Lyne.