Peter Gerard Cecchini

Axonic Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 by Clayton DeGiacinto. Axonic Capital provides investment advisory services directly to its clients which consist of the structured credit funds and structured credit accounts. Investors in the clients may include high net-worth individuals, pension plans and retirement accounts, endowments, foundations, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, other funds (including other Axonic-managed Funds), family offices, private banks, investment managers, 1940 Act funds, UCITS funds, and other individuals and corporate or business entities for which such investment is suitable.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is the investment bank and brokerage subsidiary of CFS CF & Co. I Holdings LP, which is owned by Cantor Fitzgerald LP in the US. The firm was founded by Bernie Gerald Cantor and John Fitzgerald in 1945. Headquartered in New York City, Cantor Fitzgerald offers clients a global, multi-asset prime brokerage platform with a focus on the quality middle market.

BGC Partners LP is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP), a leading global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, specializing in the brokering of a broad range of financial products including fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, futures and structured product markets. Previously a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, BCG separated from that firm in 2004. In 2005, BGC merged with Maxcor Financial Group, integrating two leading brokerage firms. This was followed by the acquisitions of ETC Pollak and Aurel in Paris. On April 1, 2008, BGC merged with eSpeed to form a world-class provider of voice and electronic brokerage services in the global marketplace. The combined company is BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC offers a full range of brokerage services including price discovery, trade execution, straight through processing and clearing, settlement and access to electronic trading services through its eSpeed and BGC Trader brands.

Mellon Financial Corp. is a provider of financial services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals around the globe. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Corporation’s businesses are divided into two overall reportable groups — Asset Management and Corporate & Institutional Services. The Asset Management group is comprised of the Institutional Asset Management, Mutual Funds and Private Wealth Management sectors. The Corporate & Institutional Services group is comprised of the Asset Servicing, Human Resources & Investor Solutions and Treasury Services sectors

Founded in 1999 by William 'Mickey' Harley, Fursa Alternative Strategies LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Lynbrook, New York. The firm was formerly known as HBV Capital Management LLC, which was acquired by Mellon Financial Corp. in July 2002 and renamed Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC. Mr. Harley purchased the firm from Mellon in December 2006 and it was renamed Fursa Alternative Strategies. They are now a subsidiary of Fursa Holdings LLC.