Stephen Hooker

Virtus Fixed Income Advisers LLC (VFIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1992 as Seix Investment Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). VFIA provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.

Newfleet Asset Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). The firm was founded in 1989 by Gail Seneca and they were formerly known as SCM Advisors LLC and as Seneca Capital Management LLC. Newfleet Asset Management provides investment management services to foundations, endowments, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, public funds, multi-employer plans, open-end investment companies, closed-end funds, Exchanged Traded Funds, UCITS, registered investment advisers, a CDO and a CLO which are considered private clients.

Founded in 1999, Aladdin Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of Aladdin Capital Holdings LLC. Aladdin Capital Management manages investments in non-traditional fixed-income products

Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc. (Goodwin) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conning & Co. Their ultimate is parent Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (TPE: 2882) in Taiwan, which acquired the firm in 2015 through their subsidiary, Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Goodwin manages fixed income investments on behalf of institutional clients.

Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (VIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS).The firm was originally formed in 1975 as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. They completed a spin-off in 2009 to become independent of the Phoenix Companies. VIA serves as investment adviser to the Virtus mutual funds and closed-end funds.