Mark R. Affolter

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

Ares Capital Corp., a traded fund, seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and Canada with an EBITDA between $10 and $250 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of health care services, software & services, consumer durables & apparel, energy, food & beverage and retail. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for mezzanine, buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, rescue financing, growth capital and general refinancing with an investment size ranging from $10 to $500 million. The fund acquires controlling Interest. It acts as lead investor and takes a seat on the board of directors.

MacLean-Fogg Co. engages in the manufacturing of engineering products and component parts. It operates through the following businesses: MacLean-Fogg component solutions and MacLean power systems. The MacLean Power Systems segment manufactures products for electric utility, telecommunications and civil markets. The MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions segment manufactures fastener components, engineered components, engineered plastics and linkage and suspension components for automotive, heavy truck and other diverse industries. The company was founded by John MacLean Sr. and Jack Fogg in 1925 and is headquartered in Mundelein, IL.

Part of General Electric Co., GE Corporate Financial Services, Inc. provides financial services. The private company is based in Norwalk, CT.

Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

The CIT Group Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of services relating to finance, insurance, and real estate non-depository institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Ares Management Corp., Ares Credit Group is an American company that provides asset management services.