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Roger Schoenfeld | | |
65
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| | Mr. Schoenfeld has served as a director of the Company since our formation in 2018. Since 2005, Mr. Schoenfeld has served as a Managing Director at Cross Keys Capital, an investment banking firm, where he provides investment banking services to lower middle market companies, entrepreneurs and investors. Mr. Schoenfeld focuses primarily on representing owners of privately-held businesses in the sale and/or equity recapitalization of their businesses. From 1990 to 2005, Mr. Schoenfeld was a partner in various groups that acquired, operated and sold lower middle-market manufacturing businesses. From 1982 to 1988, he practiced law at Goldberg Kohn, a boutique Chicago law firm specializing in real estate, corporate and finance transactions. He actively serves on the board of directors of Monroe Capital Acquisition Corporation (MCAP) and the Midwest Chapter of the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AMAA). Additionally, Mr. Schoenfeld has served on the Boards and Executive Committees of a number of Chicago area organizations, including Maot Chitim, Jewish National Fund, The Ark and The Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago. He served as the President of the Chicago Chapter of the Precision Metal Forming Association and currently is a student mentor in College Bound Opportunities. He also passed the Certified Public Accounting exam. Mr. Schoenfeld obtained his J.D. from Georgetown University and graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University. | | | 1 | |
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Russel Miron | | |
62
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| | Mr. Miron has served as a director of the Company since 2020. Mr. Miron is a partner at FNY Capital Management, LP (“FNY”), a global multi-strategy trading firm. Mr. Miron previously served as FNY’s Chief Strategy Officer from April 2018 to June 2020, and as FNY’s Chief Operating Officer from April 2015 to March 2018. Prior to joining FNY, Mr. Miron | | | 1 | |
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| | | | | | served as Managing Director of J.P. Morgan, Prime Brokerage, where he managed investor services sales for various regions. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Miron served as Senior Relationship Manager at Bear Stearns, Global Clearing Services. Mr. Miron also serves as an advisor to Kirenaga Partners, a venture capital firm, and serves on the board of the Intonation Music Workshop. | | | | |
Thomas J. Allison | | |
71
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| | Mr. Allison has served as a director of the Company since 2022. Mr. Allison is the Principal of Thomas J. Allison & Associates, a senior management services firm. Mr. Allison has served as a director of Monroe Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: MRCC) since 2013. Mr. Allison was a director of MCAP Acquisition Corporation from March 2021 to December 2021. Since 2016, Mr. Allison served as Senior Advisor of Portage Point Partners, an interim management and business advisory firm., Mr. Allison is an Independent Director of Grupo HIMA, the second largest healthcare system in Puerto Rico from 2021 to present. Mr. Allison is a director of Assertio Therapeutics since 2020, where he chairs the Opioid Committee. Mr. Allison is the Independent Director of Virtus Pharmaceuticals since 2022. Mr. Allison has been a member of Aarete Consulting’s Advisory Board since 2016. Mr. Allison served as a director of Katy Industries, a manufacturer of commercial cleaning solutions and consumer storage products from 2017 to 2020, a director of PTC Alliance Group Holdings, a global manufacturer of steel tubing from 2014 to 2020, a director of The NORDAM Group, Inc., an aerospace company from 2019 to 2020, a director of Novum Pharma from 2019 to 2020 and a director of CannaTrac Technology from 2018 to 2020. From 2019 to 2020, Mr. Allison served as Chief Restructuring Officer of Inspirion Delivery Sciences. From September 2018 to January 2019, Mr. Allison was a director of PGHC Holdings, Inc., a restaurant holding company. From 2006 until his retirement in 2012, Mr. Allison served as Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director of Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC, a full-service financial and operational advisory consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. At Mesirow, Mr. Allison managed complex turnaround situations and advised on major reorganizations and insolvencies. He also served as CEO, CFO or CRO for several clients. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Allison served as National Practice Leader of the restructuring practice of Huron Consulting Group. From 1988 to 2002, he served in a variety of roles at Arthur Andersen, LLC, including Partner-in-Charge, Central Region Restructuring Practice. Earlier in his career, Mr. Allison served in various capacities at Coopers & Lybrand, an accounting firm, First National Bank of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department. Mr. Allison has previously served as Chairman of the Association for Certified Turnaround Professionals, Chairman and Director of the Turnaround Management Association, is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and has taught as a guest | | | 2 | |
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| | | | | | lecturer at Northwestern University and DePaul University. Mr. Allison received his bachelor of science in commerce and his master of business administration from DePaul University. | | | | |
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Theodore L. Koenig | | |
63
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| | Theodore L. Koenig has served as our chairman of the Board, chief executive officer and president since our formation in 2018. Mr. Koenig has served as the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Monroe Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: MRCC), a publicly traded business development company (“BDC”), since February 2011 and as chairman of MC Advisors’ investment committee since October 2012. Additionally, Mr. Koenig is the chief executive officer and a manager of MC Advisors. From December 2020 to December 2021, Mr. Koenig served as the chief executive officer and chairman of MCAP Acquisition Corporation. Since founding Monroe Capital, LLC (“Monroe Capital”) in 2004, a U.S. based private credit asset management firm, Mr. Koenig has served continuously as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Monroe Capital, Mr. Koenig served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hilco Capital LP from 1999 to 2004, where he invested in distressed debt, junior secured debt and unsecured subordinated debt transactions. From 1986 to 1999, Mr. Koenig was a partner with the Chicago-based corporate law firm, Holleb & Coff. Mr. Koenig is a past President of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Alumni Club of Chicago. He currently serves as director of the Commercial Finance Association and is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the Association for Corporate Growth. Mr. Koenig also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council, Kelley School of Business; on the Board of Overseers, Chicago-Kent School of Law; as Co-Chairman of Hope Chicago, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2021 that funds post-secondary scholarships for Chicago students and their family members; and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Allendale School, a non-profit residential and educational facility for emotionally troubled children in the greater Chicago area. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Koenig received a bachelor of science in accounting, with high honors, from Indiana University and earned a juris doctor, with honors, from Chicago Kent College of Law. | | | 2 | |
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Lewis W. Solimene, Jr.
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| | Mr. Solimene has served as our chief financial officer, chief investment officer and corporate secretary since January 2022. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Secretary of Monroe Capital Corporation (NASDAQ; MRCC) since June 2022. Prior to joining Monroe Capital in July 2021, Mr. Solimene served as a Managing Director and Head of Opportunistic Investments for Allstate Investments, LLC, from 2016 to 2021, where he was responsible for managing a portfolio strategy that focused on deploying debt and equity capital in dislocated markets, out-of-favor sectors and special solutions. From 2007 to 2016, Mr. Solimene was a Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Capital, where he was head of the Restructuring and Special Situations Group. Mr. Solimene was also a Managing Director at Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC from 2004 to 2007, where he ran the Restructuring Advisory Practice. At Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC from 2000 to 2004, Mr. Solimene was a Managing Director specializing in providing strategic solutions for underperforming and over-leveraged companies. From 1981 to 2000, Mr. Solimene held a number of leadership roles at Bank of America (and its predecessor, Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company), including as a Managing Director in the Global Special Situation Group where he managed a proprietary capital portfolio of stressed and distressed bank debt, private placements, high-yield bonds and equities. Mr. Solimene served on the Board of Directors of Runway Growth Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:RWAY) from January 2017 until June 2022. In addition, Mr. Solimene currently serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately held companies and non-profit organizations. Mr. Solimene received a B.S. in Finance from Western Illinois University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. | |
Kristan Gregory | | |
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| | Kristan Gregory has served as our chief compliance officer since September 2022. Ms. Gregory has also served as the global Chief Compliance Officer of the Monroe Capital, the Chief Compliance Officer of Monroe Capital Corporation (NASDAQ; MRCC) and the Chief Compliance Officer of Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC since September 2022. Prior to joining Monroe Capital in August 2022, Ms. Gregory was the Chief Compliance Officer at Arena Investors, LP, from 2019 to 2021, where she was responsible for the firm’s global compliance program. From 2016 to 2019, Ms. Gregory was a Senior Vice President at HPS Investment Partners, where she was responsible for the non-US compliance program. From 2010 to 2016, Ms. Gregory was a Director at Bain Capital, where she was responsible for the non-US compliance program. Ms. Gregory was a Senior Legal Product Specialist at Putnam Investments from 2004 to 2010 focusing on Investment Company Act compliance. Ms. Gregory earned her B.S. in Legal Studies, summa cum laude, from Suffolk University. | |
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Independent Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russel Miron
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| | | $ | 30,000 | | | | | $ | 30,000 | | | | | $ | 30,000 | | |
Roger Schoenfeld
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| | | $ | 30,000 | | | | | $ | 30,000 | | | | | $ | 30,000 | | |
Thomas J. Allison(2)
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| | | $ | 22,500 | | | | | $ | 22,500 | | | | | $ | 22,500 | | |
Interested Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Theodore L. Koenig
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| | | | None | | | | | | None | | | | | | None | | |
Name of Beneficial Owner
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of Class |
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Dollar Range of
Equity Securities Beneficially Owned by Our Directors and Director Nominee(2) |
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Interested Directors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Theodore L. Koenig
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| | | | 54,325(3) | | | |
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Over $100,000
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Independent Directors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russel Miron
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n/a
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None
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Roger Schoenfeld
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n/a
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None
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Thomas J. Allison
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n/a
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None
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Executive Officers who are not Directors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lewis W. Solimene, Jr.
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n/a
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Kristan Gregory
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n/a
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All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (5 Persons)
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| | | | 54,325 | | | |
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Fiscal Year
Ended December 31, 2022 |
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Fiscal Year
Ended December 31, 2021 |
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Audit Fees
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| | | $ | 522,510 | | | | | $ | 245,103 | | |
Audit Related Fees
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Tax Fees
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All Other Fees
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TOTAL FEES
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| | | $ | 522,510 | | | | | $ | 245,103 | | |