Mr. Sokolowski has 32 years of credit, portfolio management and trading experience He is the lead portfolio manager for CIFC’s Corporate Credit Loan Funds and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee Mr. Sokolowski has a broad range of investment management skills and experience in private and public credit markets He has invested and traded across the spectrum of credit from high yield to investment grade as well as distressed and stressed credit, fixed and floating rate instruments, bonds, loans, CDS and index products.

Prior to joining CIFC, Mr Sokolowski was a portfolio manager and trader with Lucidus Capital Partners, a credit trading firm spun out of Caxton Associates where he was a portfolio manager for five years Before joining Caxton in 2006 he was a Managing Director with J P Morgan where he founded and managed the European par and distressed loan trading business based in London Mr Sokolowski completed Chemical Bank’s MBA Capital Markets and Credit Training Program in 1994 While at JPMorgan, Mr Sokolowski held several positions in New York and London in the Capital Markets, Sales and Trading, Investment Banking and Emerging Markets businesses Mr Sokolowski holds a B A in Finance from Michigan State University.

Mr. Ginsburg is a Senior Portfolio Manager at CIFC and has 32 years of experience in corporate lending and portfolio management. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Ginsburg was a Principal and portfolio manager at Callidus Capital. Mr. Ginsburg began his career at JPM in 1991 where he received his credit training. While at JPM, he was a Vice President in the High Yield Finance group and held other roles in the Retail Industries, Management Reporting and Merger Integration groups. Mr. Ginsburg holds a B.S. in Finance and Management from New York University and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Mr. Daly brings 16 years of portfolio management, capital markets and leadership experience to CIFC. Mr. Daly joined from Onex Credit in 2022, where he had served as Head of European Credit and the lead Portfolio Manager on the firm’s European CLO business. Prior to Onex Credit, he spent 8 years at BlackRock, where he played an integral role in establishing the firm’s European CLO and leveraged loan business and served as a Portfolio Manager. He had previously established and managed BlackRock’s EMEA high yield capital markets function. Earlier in his career, he worked at Morgan Stanley primarily focused on leveraged finance across origination and syndication roles. Mr. Daly received his BSc (Finance) with 1st Class Honours from National University of Ireland – University of Cork.

Mr. Gendal has 25 years of experience in credit and investment research. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Gendal was Managing Partner of Logen Asset Management for three years. Prior to his time with Logen, Mr. Gendal was with Whippoorwill Associates, an investment firm focused on distressed debt and special situations, for over 15 years, last serving as Portfolio Manager and Director of Research. Before joining Whippoorwill Associates, Mr. Gendal was a Litigation and Valuation Consultant at Goldstein, Golub Kessler & Company, an Analyst of high-yield and distressed securities at Greenwich High Yield, and a Corporate Finance Associate at Brean Murray & Company. Mr. Gendal received a B.S. in Finance from Syracuse University in 1993 and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1996.

Mr. Horowitz brings 28 years of investment experience to CIFC. Previously, he worked at Millennium Management, where he served as Portfolio Manager for a long/short corporate credit strategy with an emphasis on U.S. High Yield. Before that, Mr. Horowitz spent 13 years at Muzinich & Co., most recently as the lead Portfolio Manager overseeing a long/short corporate credit hedge fund recognized for its outperformance by numerous industry awards throughout his tenure. Prior to that, he served as an equity and high yield research analyst at Credit Suisse. Mr. Horowitz earned a B.A. in Sociology from Yeshiva University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Yale School of Management.

Mr. Lam has 24 years of experience in corporate lending. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Lam was with RBC in the Capital Markets Leveraged Loan Syndications group where he originated, structured and distributed bank debt with a focus on middle market and cross border transactions. Before joining RBC, Mr. Lam spent three years at J.P. Morgan where he began his banking career and received his credit training. At JPM, Mr. Lam was a member of the Global Syndicated Finance group where he performed credit analysis in support of bank loan transactions. Mr. Lam holds a B.A. in Finance and International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Mr. Gruppo is a CLO Portfolio Manager at CIFC and has 12 years of experience in leveraged finance and portfolio management. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Gruppo was an Associate at Alliance Partners, where he underwrote leveraged finance transactions across a variety of industries. Mr. Gruppo began his career at J.P. Morgan where he completed JPM’s investment banking and credit training program. Mr. Gruppo holds a B.A. in Economics with a Minor in International Relations from Hobart College.

Mr. Nespola is a Portfolio Manager at CIFC and has 13 years of experience in leveraged finance and investment research. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Nespola was an Associate at the Bank of Montreal, where he underwrote leveraged finance transactions across a variety of industries. He began his career at Cambridge Associates, where he most recently served as a Research Analytics Associate focusing on private equity manager research. Mr. Nespola holds a B.A. in Economics from Stonehill College.

Mr. Connelly is a European Trader at CIFC and has 12 years of finance and investment banking experience. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Connelly was an analyst with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) where he was involved in the execution of equity offerings and M&A transactions across the bank and thrift space. Mr. Connelly holds a B.S. in Management and Finance from Providence College and an M.B.A from Northeastern University.

Mr. Larsen has 16 years of trading, risk management and financial analysis experience focusing on credit markets. He joins CIFC from UBS where he was an institutional trader on the High Yield desk. Earlier in his career, Mr. Larsen worked as a Vice President at JP Morgan with the Emerging Markets team for 2 years. Prior to that, he worked on the UBS Structured Credit desk for 5 years. Mr. Larsen earned his B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University.

Mr. Hervas is a Fund Analyst at CIFC and has 23 years of experience in fixed income asset management. Mr. Hervas joined CIFC upon its merger with Deerfield Capital Corp., which he joined in 2000. Mr. Hervas held several roles at Deerfield as Counterparty Risk Manager analyzing fund risk management and compliance analysis. He previously held roles in Operations, including collateral management and bond trading settlements. Mr. Hervas holds a B.S. in Finance from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

Mr. McLaughlin joins with nine years of experience trading high yield and distressed. Mr. McLaughlin joins CIFC from Serengeti Asset Management where he was a Vice President responsible for all trading. Before Serengeti, he worked at Imperial Capital for one year where he traded high yield and leveraged loans. Mr. McLaughlin spent four years at Cerberus Capital Management in the Corporate Credit Group where he began his career and received his credit training. Mr. McLaughlin earned his B.A. in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross.

Mr. Elliott-Taylor is a Junior CLO Portfolio Manager in the CIFC London office and has 10 years of experience primarily in leveraged finance and portfolio management. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Elliott-Taylor was an Associate at Investcorp Credit Management, where he invested in leveraged loan and high yield bond transactions and was responsible for healthcare coverage. Mr. Elliott-Taylor began his career at Legal & General. Mr. Elliott-Taylor holds a First Class Honours (BSc) in Economics from the University of Leeds.