Evan Karabell

York is a global, event-driven investment firm which specializes in M&A transactions, distressed situations, restructuring opportunities and special situations including spin-offs and split-ups, litigation opportunities, shareholder agitation and proxy contests, balance sheet arbitrage and consolidations. The firm seeks to generate consistent superior investment results relatively independent of the returns generated by the overall equity markets. Their approach is opportunistic and builds portfolios from the bottom-up on a trade-by-trade basis in response to market conditions.

MSF Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services through separately managed accounts to high net-worth and other individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations and other businesses. The accounts are long-only and pursue value-driven equity and/or fixed-income investment strategies. The firm also provides discretionary investment advisory services to various onshore and offshore pooled investment vehicles. The MSF Funds seek to generate attractive absolute, long-term risk-adjusted returns. The long equity positions are oriented to a philosophy of value. Typically, they include about 25-50 positions across multiple market capitalizations. Long positions are characterized by companies with strong management teams, high and/or increasing returns on invested capital and free cash flow generation. The short equity positions (about 15-30) are made in companies MSF Capital believes have deteriorating business models and financial characteristics. Both long and short positions are generally in highly liquid companies that are publicly traded on an exchange and the pricing for which is readily available. The MSF Funds have traditionally not taken long or short positions in illiquid or unlisted securities.^

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