Joseph J. McAlinden

Catalpa Capital Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It invests in a portfolio of tax-exempt municipal bonds. It seeks to provide federal tax-exempt income and to preserve capital. It is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Van Kampen Investments, Inc. operated an investment management company that offered management and supervision of assets, open-end and closed-end mutual funds, unit investment trusts, retirement products and investment platforms. It was founded in 1968 and was headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA provides banking products and services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Van Kampen Senior Income Trust Operates as a Closed-End mutual fund. The trust's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. It seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of interests in floating or variable rate senior loans to corporations, partnerships and other entities which operate in a variety of industries and geographical regions. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, NY.