Management Team

Ian started the business in 2000 joining from Royal Bank of Scotland ("RBS") Leveraged Finance. Ian was a leading player in setting up and building the RBS's specialist acquisition finance business from a standing start in 1993 to its current market leading position. As the business grew strongly in the mid to late 1990's he was responsible for managing UK senior leveraged loan origination and credit control activities becoming Managing Director, Leveraged Finance in 1999. In this role he added responsibility for mezzanine as well as senior loan products for UK and Continental European leveraged transactions. Prior to joining the RBS, Ian spent eight years at 3i engaged in private equity investment. He qualified as an ACA with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in 1979 (FCA in 1991). He also spent five years in the engineering industry before joining 3i. Ian is responsible for the overall management of Babson Capital Europe. Ian chairs all the Babson Capital Europe Credit Committees.

David joined Babson Capital Europe in November 2000 from Société Générale ("SG") where he was Head of the UK Leveraged Finance team. David made a major contribution to SG's development into a leading arranger of senior and mezzanine debt in the European market He has extensive experience in European leveraged debt origination, negotiation and execution as well as portfolio control. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and holds a BSc (Hons) in Banking and Finance from Loughborough University and an MBA from City University Business School. David is responsible for deal origination and credit control. David is a member of the Babson Capital Europe and Mezzanine Credit Committees.

Zak joined in March 2001 from New Flag Asset Management ("New Flag") where he was Portfolio Manager for a European high yield fund. The fund was short-listed by Global Investor Magazine for Investment Excellence in High Yield for 2000. Prior to New Flag, Zak worked for the United Bank of Kuwait (UBK). He joined UBK as a Distressed Debt Analyst, rising to Senior Portfolio Manager in charge of both the US and European high yield funds. He qualified as an ACA with Ernst & Young in 1996. Zak heads up portfolio management, trading and Fugu Credit Plc, a credit opportunities fund, for Babson Capital Europe and is also a member of the Babson Capital Europe and Fugu Credit Committees.

Adam joined Babson Capital Europe in May 2005 from the Royal Bank of Scotland ("RBS") where he worked in the Leveraged Finance business since 1994. Adam played a key role in the successful growth and development of this business, leading teams in the structuring and arranging of senior and mezzanine debt in addition to credit and portfolio management responsibilities. Most recently, since the beginning of 2002, Adam was Managing Director of the mid market Corporate and Structured Finance business within RBS, successfully developing and managing the mid market book with responsibility for origination, execution and portfolio control. Adam holds a BSc (Hons) in Finance and Economics and joined Babson Capital Europe to assist with the launch and development of the mezzanine business across the UK and Continental Europe. Adam is also a member of the Babson Capital Europe Mezzanine and Fugu Credit Committees.

Oliver joined in May 2000 from London Business School where he worked on private equity and leveraged finance research. Prior to joining London Business School, Oliver worked as Research Fellow at the Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim, Germany. Oliver holds an MSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from the University of Warwick. At Babson Capital Europe, Oliver is responsible for launching new funds, including fundraising, structuring and financial risk modelling. In addition, Oliver is analysing and transacting new investment opportunities.

Origination and Analysis Senior and Mezzanine

Martin joined in May 2002 from Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein where he was a Vice President in the European Leverage team that focused on lead arranging and underwriting senior, mezzanine and high yield debt facilities for financial sponsor driven leverage buyouts throughout Europe. Prior to that, Martin spent three years with both KPMG Corporate Finance and National Westminster Bank. Martin is responsible for originating and executing deals from both the primary and secondary market. Martin is also a member of the Babson Capital Europe Credit Committee.

Stuart joined in May 2002 from PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC") where he was as an Executive in their Lender Services division in London, working on a number of insolvency cases and lending reviews. Stuart graduated with a BSc in Chemistry from Keble College, Oxford in 1998 and qualified as an ACA with PwC in 2001. Stuart's responsibilities include analysing both new and secondary investment opportunities, portfolio management and trading.

David joined in May 2002 from UBS Warburg where he worked in the Investment Banking division focusing on financial sponsors coverage. Prior to joining UBS Warburg, David spent fifteen months at ABN Amro in Paris as a Credit Analyst working on structured and leveraged finance deals. David holds an Economic and Finance Degree from HEC, a French premier business school. David's responsibilities include sourcing, analysing and transacting new mezzanine investment opportunities, primarily for Babson Capital Europe's mezzanine funds. He is also responsible for the development of the manager's access to investment opportunities in the French market.

Mark joined in September 2005 from the Royal Bank of Scotland ("RBS") where he worked in the Corporate and Structured Finance ("CSF") business since January 2002. During his time at RBS, Mark was influential in the successful growth of the London CSF team, which more than doubled its income within this period. Mark led a number of high profile transactions, structuring and arranging both senior debt and mezzanine finance in support of private equity sponsored deals. Prior to RBS, Mark spent five years working as a Corporate Finance Adviser for both Catalyst Corporate Finance, an independent boutique and PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC"). Mark qualified as an ACA in 1996 at PwC and holds a BSc(Hons) in Management Sciences from Loughborough University. Mark has joined Babson Capital Europe to work on the development of the mezzanine business.

David joined in June 2008 from Credit Suisse ("CS") where he worked for ten years, most recently as a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance group. From 2004, David worked as a Credit Analyst on the CS loan trading desk in London. In this role, he analysed European leveraged credits with a specific focus on stressed LBO loans trading in the secondary market. Prior to this, David worked for six years in New York with CS in the Corporate and Investment Banking Groups. In New York, he gained credit experience working on new lending business and managing the firm's existing loan book. David holds a BA in American Studies from Fairfield University in Connecticut. His responsibilities at Babson Capital Europe include analysing and transacting new investment opportunities.

Robert joined in August 2001 from Century Life, where he worked in Investment Administration. Prior to Century Life, he spent two years at Barclays as a Corporate Services Assistant within an Asset Securitisation team. Since joining Babson Capital Europe, Robert has worked as a Finance Assistant within the Fund Monitoring team, and more recently as a Portfolio Executive within the Portfolio Monitoring team. Here he gained excellent experience and working knowledge of the leveraged loan environment, and was responsible for the performance analysis of individual portfolio assets. Robert holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of London. His responsibilities include analysing and transacting new investment opportunities.

Ben joined in February 2006 from Deloitte where he worked in the Quantitative Risk Consulting group within the Financial Services Advisory division. Within this group Ben carried out a range of projects around the management and monitoring of market and credit risk within banks and corporate treasuries, as well as performing specialist derivative valuation and accounting work. Ben graduated with an MA Cantab in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and qualified as an ACA with Deloitte in 2003. Ben also obtained the Securities & Investment Institute Diploma in 2005. Ben's responsibilities include assisting with structuring and financial risk modelling for new funds, as well as analysing and transacting new investment opportunities.

Rebbeca joined in May 2006 from Barclays Capital where she spent two years working in their Leveraged Finance Origination team in London covering transactions across Europe. Prior to joining Barclays, Rebecca spent five years with Deloitte where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant, working in their Financial Services and Private Equity Transaction Services teams. During her time at Deloitte, Rebecca was seconded to ICG where she was involved in raising their 2003 Mezzanine Fund. Rebecca holds an Economics degree from Durham University. Her current responsibilities include analysing and transacting new investment opportunities for Babson Capital Europe.

James joined in April 2005 from the Economic Consulting department within Deloitte's Specialised Finance practice, where he advised a large number of public and private sector clients on a range of projects requiring specialist economic and financial input. These projects included in-depth competition analysis and regulatory advice to companies, regulators and governments, as well as providing broader strategic and commercial input to companies needing to better understand their markets, competitors and customers. James graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Industrial Economics from the University of Warwick, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004. James' responsibilities include analysing and transacting new investment opportunities.

Stephen joined in July 2007 from Baillie Gifford & Co in Edinburgh where he spent two years working as a Credit Analyst in their Fixed Income team. Within this team, he analysed primary and secondary market opportunities in structured finance, investment grade bonds and high yield bonds across a range of sectors. During his time at Baillie Gifford & Co, Stephen also worked as a member of the Emerging Markets team where he was responsible for coverage of the Australian and South African equity markets. Stephen holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from Durham University. His current responsibilities at Babson Capital Europe include analysing and transacting new investment opportunities.

James joined in April 2007 from Deloitte where he worked in the Transaction Services team in London. Within this team, he focused on due diligence reports for corporate acquisitions, listings and disposals. Prior to this, James worked in the Assurance and Advisory practice at Deloitte where he specialised in financial services. James qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2005 and holds an MA in Management from the University of Durham. James' responsibilities include analysing and transacting new investment opportunities.

Stuart joined in December 2006 from UBS Investment Bank, where he was an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance division. Whilst at UBS he focused on the execution of leveraged loans for mid and large-cap companies for LBO and corporate purposes. In addition to this he was involved in transaction origination from financial sponsors. Prior to this he interned in the Leveraged Finance team at UBS. Stuart holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick. Stuart's responsibilities include analysing and transacting new mezzanine investment opportunities in addition to monitoring portfolio assets.

Tom joined in August 2006 from Ernst & Young London, where he worked in the Corporate Restructuring division from April 2005 to August 2006. Prior to this, Tom worked within Assurance Services, focusing on the Oil and Gas sector. Tom qualified as a Chartered Accountant in September 2005 under the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and holds a BSc Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.

Jerome joined in October 2005 from CapVest Limited, a London based Private Equity firm, where he focused on mid-market LBO deals across the UK and continental Europe. Prior to joining CapVest, Jerome worked with Change Capital Partners as an intern focusing on European retail sector LBO deals and also spent two years as a Trader with Paris based hedge fund Unit Finance Conseil. Jerome holds a B.S. in International Business from Northeastern University in Boston and ESC Reims and an MBA from HEC Paris. Jerome's responsibilities include analysing and transacting new mezzanine investment opportunities.

Camilla joined Babson Capital Europe in December 2007 from BNY Mellon where she spent one year working as a Project Leader in the Global Audit department, focusing on the group's asset management businesses. Prior to this, she worked three years in the Assurance and Business Advisory practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in the financial services sector. Camilla qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2006 and holds a BA (Hons) in International Business and German from the University of the West of England. Camilla is responsible for credit analysis and investment proposals to the Credit Committee.

Chris joined Babson Capital Europe in September 2005 after graduating from Brunel University with a BSc in Economics and Business Finance. Prior to joining, Chris gained experience with Dexia Public Finance Bank monitoring and assessing project finance deals and with ICAP plc in group finance aiding in the preparation of monthly management accounts, both through six-month internship programmes as part of his degree. Initially, Chris worked at Babson Capital Europe as a Finance Analyst within the Fund Control team where he was responsible for the settlement of debt securities and for tracking performance of our two market value funds, Rockall CLO B.V. and Fugu Credit plc. Chris then worked for the Portfolio Monitoring team to monitor and assess the performance of individual portfolio assets, until he recently joined the Origination & Analysis team. His responsibilities include analysing and trading investment opportunities.

Portfolio Monitoring

Stacy joined Duke Street Capital in 2000 serving as the Fund Financial Controller for Duke Street Capital's private equity funds where she gained experience reviewing valuation and performance analyses of portfolio companies before transferring to Babson Capital Europe in August 2001. Prior to joining Duke Street she worked for KPMG's London and Houston offices managing audits of various financial institutions including fund managers, stockbrokers, retail banks, mortgage banks, and insurance companies. Stacy holds a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas. She qualified as a CPA in 1995. Stacy is in charge of monitoring the ongoing performance of individual portfolio assets and the collation of portfolio information for Babson Capital Europe's management.

Kristin joined in March 2006 from CIBC World Markets, where she worked as an analyst for their European Leveraged Finance division, assisting with the origination and execution of European leveraged debt financings. Whilst also at CIBC she gained bond sales and origination experience when working in their debt capital markets division. Kristin graduated from Royal Holloway University of London obtaining a First Class Honours Degree in Management with Japanese. Her initial responsibilities at Babson Capital Europe included analysing and transacting new investment opportunities, until she recently joined the Portfolio Monitoring team.

Hampus joined Babson Capital Europe in May 2006. He previously worked as an Audit Executive with Ernst & Young in Dublin. There he conducted audits within the Industry, Commerce and Technology division and gained a good understanding of financial statement analysis. He has a Master in Economics from Maastricht University and a Master of Letters in Economics from Trinity College Dublin. Hampus' primary responsibility at Babson Capital Europe is monitoring and assessing the performance of individual portfolio assets.

Greg joined Babson Capital in September 2006. Prior to this, he worked for two years as an Executive at KPMG Corporate Finance. During his time at KPMG, Greg spent time in several departments including Mergers and Acquisitions - Consumer Markets, Valuations and the Global Infrastructure and Projects Group. He also gained a strong understanding of financial statements through a seven month placement in the Consumer and Industrial Markets Audit Group. Greg graduated from Bristol University in 2003 with a First Class Honours Degree in Accounting and Finance. His primary responsibility at Babson Capital Europe is monitoring and assessing the performance of individual portfolio assets.

Financial Control and Fund Monitoring

George joined Babson Capital Europe in October 2005 from Schroders Plc after 11 years working within the Finance team. Most recently George was Financial Controller for Schroder & Co., the private bank within the Schroders Group. Prior to this, George spent three years within the Financial Markets division supporting a diverse range of Treasury and Structured Products, and three years within the Group Finance team. George qualified as an ACMA in 1994 while working for Marsh & McLennan Inc, he also holds a BSc (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from Aston University. George's responsibilities at Babson Capital Europe include financial and management reporting, regulatory compliance, and overseeing controls over the company's assets and financial processes.

Andrew joined Babson Capital Europe in July 2004 after serving four and a half years as Fund Accountant for Duke Street Capital Private Equity. Whilst at Duke Street Andrew was responsible for all aspects of equity fund administration and reporting, performance measurement, taxation and compliance monitoring and investor queries for five private equity funds with over 1.5bn funds under management. Prior to joining Duke Street, Andrew spent two years at Legal and General Ventures as Fund Administrator reporting to the Financial Controller. Andrew brings experience of administration of leveraged deal structures as well as equity instruments. He holds a BA (Hons) in Economics. Andrew is responsible for collateral administration and liquidity management. His role includes overseeing the Fund Control team and cash flow modelling to forecast liquidity and optimise investor returns.

Investor Relations

Bettina joined Babson Capital Europe in October 2007 from Credaris, a credit asset management firm where she worked as Marketing Manager. Her primary responsibilities were raising the company profile, managing investor relations and developing investor presentations and performance reports. She holds a Degree in Business Administration from Munich University of Applied Sciences, and passed the Investment Management Certificate exam in December 2006. Bettina's responsibilities at Babson Capital Europe include investor relations, marketing and fundraising.

Compliance and Legal

Desirée joined in April 2001 from Investec Bank where she spent two years working in the Private Bank division focusing on property finance deals and related loan and legal documentation. Desirée graduated with an LLB from the University of South Africa in 1995, and was admitted as an Attorney in 1998 after completing her articles. Desirée is responsible for handling legal and compliance issues relating to Babson Capital Europe.

Peter joined Babson Capital Europe in 2007 from the London office of Latham & Watkins, where he was a Senior Associate and a member of the Finance Group. Over the years, Peter has represented a wide range of banks, financial institutions, equity sponsors, corporates and hedge funds in leveraged finance, debt restructurings, structured finance and cross-border acquisitions. Peter''s responsibilities at Babson Capital Europe include analysing the legal aspects of investment opportunities, structuring new funds, engaging in workout and restructuring discussions with respect to distressed loan investments and handling legal and compliance issues generally. Peter was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1999 and as a member of the California State Bar in 2001.

Anna joined Babson Capital Europe in February 2008 to assist Desirée Hounsom and Peter Clark on compliance and legal matters. Anna was previously with a UK-based fund manager where she supported the legal and compliance departments and she has experience in assistant roles in public and private sectors within legal and finance. Anna studied an LLM at Stockholm University, Sweden, specialising in Banking and Financial Law of the EU.

Distribution

Andrew joined Babson Capital Europe in June 2008 from Citigroup ("Citi") where he ran the Syndicate for CDOs and Structured Credit in Europe. Over his four years there, Andrew was instrumental in the growth of Citi’s CLO franchise into one of the biggest in Europe, and was responsible for the successful global distribution of more than 50 transactions. Prior to Citi, Andrew spent three years working in the Securitisation group at Nomura where he was involved in the structuring of CDOs and securitisation in esoteric asset classes. Andrew qualified as an ACA with Andersen and holds a BA (Hons) degree from Bristol University. Andrew is responsible for Babson Capital Europe's sales and distribution activities.