Mark Hayes

Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. ('CIFC') is a premier specialized loan asset management platform modeled on the best practices of both top tier banks and leading asset management firms. CIFC's senior team has long experience working together since inception and previously at JPMorgan Chase. CIFC currently has $6.2 billion in assets under management across 14 CLOs and other funds, which include the top performing CIFC 'Fund Family' and assets managed or subadvised by its wholly-owned subsidiary CypressTree. CIFC has a diversified, global international investor base and asset-sourcing relationships with all major lending institutions. CIFC is a proactive, fundamentals-based manager with best-in-class processes and controls, high transparency to investors and a proprietary credit technology platform. CIFC is based in New York and is an SEC-registered investment adviser. CIFC entered into a merger agreement with Deerfield Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: DFR), a Chicago-based investment manager with $9.4 billion in assets, including $5.5 billion in CLOs. Following consummation of the merger, Peter Gleysteen will become the Chief Executive Officer of the combined company, which will have its headquarters in New York

Primus Guaranty Ltd. engages in providing protection against the risk of default on primarily investment grade corporate reference entities. The company was founded by Jay H. Shidler in 1998 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.