Bernardo Benzi Castro

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

NGC Capital Management LLC (NGC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2008 as Angel Island Capital Management LLC. In 2023, they were acquired by Nassau NGC Holdings LLC, which is ultimately owned by Nassau Reinsurance LLC. NGC offers differentiated value-oriented capital solutions across traded corporate credit, private credit and middle market distressed to meet the specific needs of investors and issuers.