John Outland

Gladstone Investment Corp., a traded business development company, which engages in the provision of lower middle market companies located in the United States. The fund focuses on companies with an EBITDA of USD 4 - 15 million. It targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, consumer products and business and consumer services. It provides financing for debt, buyout and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size up to USD 75 million. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance solutions. It offers financial guaranty, mortgage insurance, and mortgage services for credit enhancement on public finance and structured finance securities. The company was founded by Roger K. Taylor in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gladstone Lending Corp. operates as a specialty finance company. Its investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation through debt investments. The company was founded by David J. Gladstone in 2009 and is headquartered in Mclean, VA.

Gladstone Capital Corp., a traded business development company invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States. The fund focuses on companies with revenues ranging of $20 to $150 million and EBITDA ranging from $3 to $25 million. It targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It provides debt and equity financing for growth, acquisition and recapitalization with an investment size of USD 7 - 30 million. It makes co-investments and takes controlling interest.