Michael Frick

Lupus alpha Asset Management AG (LAAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Lupus alpha Holding GmbH in Germany. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Frick, Matthias Biedenkapp, Karl Fickel and Ralf Lochmüller. Headquartered in Frankfurt, LAAM manages mutual funds and discretionary portfolios for institutional clients and private individuals. They also manage several compartments of a Luxembourg-based umbrella fund which is administered by Lupus Alpha Investment SA.

Part of Lupus alpha Holding GmbH, Lupus alpha Investment GmbH is a company based in Frankfurt, Germany. The CEOs are Götz Albert, Michael Frick, Ralf Lochmüller. The German company was founded in 2001.

Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund operates as a non-diversified close-ended fund. It aims to invest in private credit investments in middle market companies. The company was founded on November 12, 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Franklin BSP Lending Corp., a traded business development company invests in private and public middle market companies located in the United States and Canada with an annual revenue of USD 5 – 1000 million and EBITDA of USD 10 - 100 million. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides senior secured debt, mezzanine debt and equity for buyout transactions with an investment size of USD 1 - 250 million. It can also act as a co-investor.

Benefit Street Partners LLC (BSP) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Tom Gahan in 2011 and became solely owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2019. BSP provides investment advisory services to private funds including the sub-advised funds for both institutions and high-net-worth investors.