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Founded in 2002 by Richard Buckanavage, Patriot Capital Funding Private Equity is a private equity firm located in Westport, Connecticut. They are the private equity arm of Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAP) and their ultimate parent is Prospect Capital Management LLC, a New York City-based private equity firm

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

Crédit Agricole Indosuez was the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group. The company was into the capital markets and investment banking, financing and private banking. It has offices worldwide. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in La Défense, France

GE Commercial Finance, Inc. provides commercial lending, financing and leasing services. It offers healthcare, manufacturing, fleet management, communications, construction, energy, aviation, infrastructure and equipment services. The company is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Patriot Capital Funding, Inc., a fund listed on NASDAQ, seeks investment opportunities in small and mid-sized companies located in the US. The fund's investment criteria includes: revenues of $10 to $100 million p.a., EBITDA of $2,000,000, proven management teams, significant & defensible market share in niche industries, historical financial performance and low technological and/or product obsolescence risk. It invests in companies operating across a broad range of sectors such as, manufacturers, distributors and service. It provides financing in the form of junior & senior secured loans, subordinated debt, one-stop financing and equity investments. Its debt investment size ranges from $3 to $20 million and equity co-investments up to $2 million.