C.
Todd Kumble, Managing Partner
Mr. Kumble is responsible for portfolio management of the fund and is a member of the Investment Committee
of SPP Mezzanine Partners. Previously a Managing Partner
of SPP Capital Partners, Mr. Kumble has extensive
experience in structuring and placing bank financings,
senior note private placements, mezzanine and private
equity offerings. Having joined SPP Hambro, SPP
Capital's predecessor, in 1993, Mr. Kumble's transaction
experience spans a broad array of industries including
manufacturing, distribution, financial services,
cable and real estate. Before joining SPP Capital,
Mr. Kumble held several executive positions, including
a position as a lender in the Leveraged Buyout Group
of Manufacturers Hanover Trust, which was considered
the preeminent senior lender for such transactions
at that time. Mr. Kumble has a B.A. degree in Economics
from Yale University and an M.B.A. degree in Finance
from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Stefan
L. Shaffer, Managing Partner
Mr. Shaffer is one of the founding partners of SPP
Mezzanine Partners and sits on its Investment Committee.
He is also a Managing Partner of SPP Capital. As
a Managing Partner of SPP Mezzanine Partners, Mr.
Shaffer plays a key role in originating, structuring
and executing transactions at the firm. Prior to
his tenure at SPP Capital, Mr. Shaffer was a Vice
President in the Private Placement Group at Bankers
Trust Company where he was responsible for origination,
structuring and pricing of private placements for
the Capital Markets Group, both nationally and internationally.
Prior to his move to investment banking, Mr. Shaffer
had been an attorney with the law firm of White
& Case where he drafted and negotiated private
placements, public securities, leveraged lease transactions
and provided general corporate counsel. Mr. Shaffer
is a cum laude graduate of Cornell Law School where
he earned a J.D. degree and has served on the Board
of Editors on the Cornell International Law Journal;
he is a magna cum laude undergraduate from Colgate
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Robin
Ellis Busch, Managing Partner
Ms. Busch is a founding partner of SPP Mezzanine
Partners and is a member of the Investment Committee.
She is also a Managing Partner of SPP Capital
Partners, where she manages the firms capital
raising activities. Ms. Busch has served as a
co-head of distribution for SPP Capital since
1993. Ms. Busch has over 17 years of experience
in the private capital markets on a broad range
of private senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity
placements. A founding member of SPP Hambro, SPP
Capital's predecessor, Ms. Busch is responsible
for capital raising activities including structuring,
selling and negotiating debt and equity securities,
bank facilities and structured finance transactions
for both U.S. and foreign issuers. Prior to joining
SPP Capital, Ms. Busch was with Bankers Trust
Company in the Capital Markets Group. Ms. Busch
is a cum laude graduate of New York University.
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