Carolyn A. Williams

PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients.

Milbank LLP provides legal services. It serves corporate, finance, financial restructuring, litigation and arbitration, securities, capital markets, trusts, estates, and exempt organizations, and tax markets. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BNP Paribas operates as an investment advisor. It provides capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions. The firm’s services are provided via four core business lines: Global Markets, Securities Services, Financing Solutions and Advisory. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Marymount California University functions as a College/University. It provides educational services. The company is headquartered in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

FinDox, Inc. provides technology services. The company was founded by Tejs Broberg and Pierre Batrouni and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

LendAmend LLC provides workflow automation tools. It develops systems and administrative support which is organized to streamline the entire amendment process for the leveraged loan market. The company was founded by Tejs Broberg and Matthew P. Cornue in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Caltius Structured Capital (Caltius Structured Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Caltius Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael Kane and Jim B Upchurch. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

R Squared BM LLC, do-business-as Ducenta Squared Asset Management (Ducenta), is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 2020 and is wholly owned by RSMD Investco LLC. Ducenta provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors, trusts, charitable corporations, pension plans, investment companies and pooled investment vehicles.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Global Franchise Group LLC operates as a strategic brand management company with a focus on franchising. It specializes in franchising restaurant industries. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

SH Franchising LLC provides in-home assistance services for seniors. Its services include surgery assistance, alzheimer, parkison, companion, personal, transitional, respite, end of life support and chronic disease care. The company was founded by Tony Bonacuse and Peter Ross in 2001 and is headquartered in Timonium, MD.

Nothing Bundt Franchising LLC manufactures cakes and bakery products. Its products include tiered bundt cakes, bundtlets, bundtlet towers, and bundtinis. The company was founded by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz in 1997 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Nobles Worldwide, Inc. designs and manufactures premier ammunition chutes and weapon systems. Its products and services include engineered weapon solutions, feed and eject chutes, ammunition storage and handling, gun mounting systems, and data sheets. The company was founded by Warren Nobles in 1948 and is headquartered in St. Croix Falls, WI.

Monte Nido & Affiliates Holdings LLC provides treatment for eating disorders and exercise addiction to adults and adolescents. Its services include residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, transitional care and meal support services. The company was founded by Carolyn Costin in 1996 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.