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Acorn Growth Companies, based in Oklahoma City, is a private equity firm focused exclusively on aerospace and defense opportunities. The firm’s operationally centric approach has resulted in significant value creation among its portfolio companies. After closing its first fund in 2005, Acorn has outpaced the market and grown its holdings and portfolio companies substantially. Today, the firm has over $200 million under management and operating companies across the United States and with operations worldwide—all under its primary banner, AGC Aerospace & Defense.
Established in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer, Contrarian is a distressed investing specialist with one of the most stable portfolio management teams in the industry. Jon and Janice have been managing portfolios of distressed securities together since 1986 (joined by Gil in 1993) when they ran the Distressed Debt and Trade Claims businesses for Oppenheimer and Co. (“OPCO”). The continuity of senior management provides Contrarian with a significant competitive edge in sourcing and analyzing investment opportunities, as well as navigating the portfolio through multiple business cycles. Contrarian has a team of 53 highly experienced professionals, 29 of whom are involved with the portfolio management, research, sourcing and trading of our investments. Our global headquarters is in Greenwich (CT), with regional investment research offices in Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil), and Hong Kong (China SAR). Contrarian is a 100% partner and employee owned, SEC registered investment adviser and Qualified Professional Asset Manager (“QPAM”).
Capitala Group is a $3.0 billion asset management firm that has been providing capital to lower middle market companies throughout North America for twenty years. Since our inception in 1998, Capitala has invested in over 150 companies and seeks to partner with strong management teams to create value and generate superior risk-adjusted returns for our individual and institutional investors.
Southridge Partners is a New York, NY-based company in the Financial Services sector.
F.L.Putnam Investment Management Company (F.L.Putnam) is an independent registered investment advisor with $1.4 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2016. We have decades of experience providing a broad range of investment advisory, financial planning and investment management services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals throughout the U.S. and abroad. Our investment philosophy is centered on the belief that in-depth, rigorous bottom-up research including analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors coupled with top-down macroeconomic analysis are the foundation of a sound long-term portfolio strategy. We utilize an asset allocation framework, employ a hybrid architecture of proprietary global equity and fixed income strategies and take an open architecture approach to construct portfolios that meet each client’s financial objectives and risk tolerance. We are headquartered in Wellesley, MA with offices in Portland, ME and Portsmouth, NH