Kamal Jafarnia

Part of W.P. Carey, Inc., Carey Financial LLC is a company that provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Alston & Bird LLP engages in the provision of legal advisory services. It offers services in the areas of corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, regulatory and specialty, international, and tax. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Artivest Holdings, Inc. provides digital platform for private investment managers and investors. The firm offers technology-driven investment platforms for fund managers, wealth managers, and independent advisors. It offers private equity and venture capital funds. The company was founded by James David Waldinger in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages in the acquiring apartment properties. Its investment objective is to maximize long term stockholder value by investing in properties that shows substantial growth. The company was founded by Jordan B. Ruddy on July 25, 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

iDirect Private Markets Fund operates as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on April 22, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Guggenheim Credit Income Fund operates as a finance investment company. It provides shareholders with current income, capital preservation and long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on September 5, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lonsdale Digital Management, Inc. provides financial information services. The private company is based in New Castle, DE.

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, which is operated as an interval fund. It offers individual investors access to a portfolio of institutional real estate securities managed by top-ranked fund managers. The fund seeks to provide a comprehensive real estate holding designed to provide a combination of current income, capital preservation, long-term capital appreciation and enhanced portfolio diversification with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader equity and fixed income markets. The company was founded on May 25, 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Opto Investments Inc. is a company that provides independent investment advisors with a comprehensive solution for accessing private markets investments. The company was founded by Kamal Jafarnia, Matt Reed, Jacob Miller, Mark Gordon Adam Machin, Joseph T. Lonsdale, Patrick Weiss, and is based in New York, NY. The platform connects investment advisors to historically top-performing and promising emerging managers, as well as a full suite of alternative asset tools to help attract clients, boost revenue, and ensure access to the best possible private opportunities. The CEO is Ryan van Gorder.

Bluerock High Income Institutional Credit Fund is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in investment activities. Its investment objective is to generate income, while secondarily seeking long-term risk-adjusted returns to the broader markets. The company was founded on August 19, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Altegris Advisors LLC (Altegris) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded in 2010 by Matthew Osborne and James Waldinger. Altegris serves as the investment adviser to the following categories of Fund clients: (i) Mutual and Closed-End Funds, and their respective subsidiaries, as applicable; and (ii) Private Funds.