Christian Bleszinski

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.

Founded in 1984, Bradford & Marzec LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Los Angeles, California. In 2016, Tortoise Credit Strategies, LLC, part of the Tortoise Investments family, acquired Bradford & Marzec LLC, along with key Bradford & Marzec employees through a Tortoise-supported management buy-out.

Tortoise Credit Strategies LLC is an investment advisor headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. It was founded by Bradley Beman and H. Kevin Birzer in 2015. The firm is wholly-owned by Tortoise Borrower LLC, ultimately held by Tortoise Investments LLC. Tortoise Credit Strategies provides investment advice to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley and other ERISA plans, state or municipal government entities, financial intermediaries, insurance companies, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, other investment advisers, pooled investment vehicles, trust programs, registered mutual funds, corporations, and other businesses and entities.

The Capital Group Cos., Inc. provides investment management services. The firm manages and underwrites mutual funds in the American Funds family group and provides other financial services. It serves the institutions, consultants, financial advisors, intermediaries, and individual investors. The company was founded by Jonathan Bell Lovelace in 1931 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Western Asset Management Co. (Western Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. Western Asset provides discretionary investment management services to primarily institutional clients.

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) is a government-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Pasadena, California. LACERA was founded in 1938 and administers defined retirement plan benefits for the employees of its parent company, Los Angeles County, and outside districts. The firm has also administered the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Program. LACERA is further responsible for managing the pension plan and Other Post-Employment Benefits trusts that fund these programs.