Mark R. Affolter

Ares Capital Corp., a traded fund, seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and Canada with an EBITDA between $10 and $250 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of health care services, software & services, consumer durables & apparel, energy, food & beverage and retail. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for mezzanine, buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, rescue financing, growth capital and general refinancing with an investment size ranging from $10 to $500 million. The fund acquires controlling Interest. It acts as lead investor and takes a seat on the board of directors.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

The CIT Group Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of services relating to finance, insurance, and real estate non-depository institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of General Electric Co., GE Corporate Financial Services, Inc. provides financial services. The company is based in Norwalk, CT.

Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Eagle Football Holdings Ltd. is a family of football organizations with top-tier clubs and elite academies based in multiple locations. The private company is based in an undisclosed location and has subsidiaries in multiple countries. The British company's clubs collaborate to maximize competitive advantage through access to their network of talent. The company was founded in 2022 by John Charles Textor.