Jim Stuart

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.

AB CarVal Investors LP (AB CarVal) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2006 as a continuation of Cargill Value Investment (CVI), which was an internal business unit of Cargill, Inc. (Cargill). In 2022, they were acquired by AllianceBernstein LP, which is ultimately owned by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). The firm immediately changed its legal name from CarVal Investors LP to AB CarVal Investors LP. AB CarVal offers investment advisory services to private funds, single-investor vehicles, CLO vehicles, separately managed accounts, and non-discretionary accounts.

ESO Capital UK Ltd. (ESO Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Alex Schmid. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

PlaceFirst Ltd. operates as a residential letting comapny. It provides development services. The firm plans, finances, builds and manages assets in the renewable energy and affordable housing markets. The company was founded by David Smith-Milne in 2009 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Matter Real Estate LLP is a British real estate investment company that provides management services. The private company is based in London, UK and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. David Christie has been the CEO of the company since 2021.