Carl Drake

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. provides commercial, industrial, investment and personal banking services. The company operates more than 1,700 bank branches across southeastern states, including Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, DC. The bank's offers include retail, commercial banking & trust services, credit cards, mortgage banking, mutual funds, insurance, equipment leasing, asset management & securities underwriting and dealing. SunTrust Banks is hedquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

Part of Ares Management Corp., Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC is an alternative investment manager that offers primary and secondary investment solutions across credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure asset classes. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company collaborates to consistently deliver innovative, solutions-oriented investment results throughout market cycles. The CEO of the company is Michael J. Arougheti.