Tom Gahan

Benefit Street Partners BDC, Inc. invests primarily in middle market companies located in the US. The company was founded by Thomas James Gahan in July 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Procyon Partners LLC is an independent registered investment advisor that focuses on retirement plans and private clients. The private company is based in Shelton, CT, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company helps companies and organizations design, manage, and enhance their retirement plan offerings while educating plan participants on how to effectively prepare for their retirement. Procyon also helps high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners identify and implement the most effective financial strategies for managing their investments and achieving their financial goals. Procyon manages approximately $5b in client assets and provides unbiased financial advice and tailored investment and risk management solutions to institutions and individuals. Procyon was founded in 2017 by Phil Giuseppe Fiore, Jeff Farrar, Thomas James Gahan, Christopher E. Foster, Lou Gloria, and Phil Giuseppe Fiore has been the CEO since 2017.

Providence Equity Capital Markets LLC (PECM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Providence Equity Capital Markets LLC, Rhode Island. The was founded by Jonathan Nelson in 2008. They are a subsidiary of Providence Equity LLC, which is owned by Providence Equity Partners LLC. PECM offers a broad and diverse set of investment opportunities to high-net-worth investors.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.