E. Ashton Poole

Barings BDC, Inc., a traded fund, seeks investment opportunities in middle-market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA ranging from $5 - $75 million and revenues between $20 and $300 million. The fund targets companies operating in energy minerals, distribution services, health services, consumer services, transportation and communication. It provides financing in the form of debt, mezzanine and equity for debt, mezzanine, growth, buyout, LBO and MBO capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $5 - $50 million. It acts as co-investor and takes minority interest. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

CoreRx, Inc. offers drug product development and manufacturing services. It offers preformulation, formulation development, analytical and stability, manufacturing and packaging, and bioavailability services. The company was founded by Rob Trivedi, Todd R. Daviau, Jim Davis, Mark Licarde and Brian McMillan in 2006 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.

Triangle Capital Corp. is a private equity investment arm of Triangle Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: TCAP) founded in 2006 at Raleigh, North Carolina. Triangle is an internally-managed business development company that provides customized financing solutions for lower middle-market companies throughout the US.

NovaQuest Capital Management LLC (NovaQuest Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by John Layton Bradley and Jonathan Edward Tunnicliffe. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on the needs of patients, especially children and the elderly, requiring customized, user-friendly drug formulations. The firm?s products include Epaned, Qbrelis, Xatmep and FIRVANQ oral solutions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Gemini Consulting & Services LLC provides services for SAP implementation projects. It offers functional consulting, business solutions, prototyping and documentation services. The firm also offers cloud computing, ERP solutions and mobile applications. It serves the banking and financial services, energy and utility, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, retail and transportation and logistics industries. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Sunset Hills, MO.