Robert Contreras is a Managing Director and General Counsel for Deerfield. Prior to joining Deerfield, Mr. Contreras was an associate at Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. in its corporate and securities law departments. Prior to that, he was a staff attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Contreras received his B.S. in Finance from Indiana University and his J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1996.

Robert Dillon is a Managing Director and Director of Credit Products and Marketing for Deerfield. Investment Grade products include the ABS, MBS and the Corporate Credit teams. Mr. Dillon has 23 years of fixed income experience ranging from ABS, BMA Derivatives, Correlation, Inflation Products, Structured Products, U.S. Rates, U.S. Derivatives, and Volatility. Prior to joining Deerfield in 2007, Mr. Dillon was a Director at Deutsche Bank from 2003 overseeing the Cross Rate sales group in Chicago. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Dillon was a Vice President of Institutional Sales at Goldman Sachs. He started his career in Bank of America's comprehensive training program in 1984. Mr. Dillon earned a B.S. in Economics from Western State College.

Dan Hattori is Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of London Office. Prior to the opening of the London office in July of 2006, Mr. Hattori was a Portfolio Manager for Deerfield's Bank Loan Team. Before joining Deerfield in April 2000, Mr. Hattori was a Senior Associate Analyst in the Bank Loan Department at Scudder Kemper Investments where he was responsible for credit analysis, reviewing new CLO structures and supporting marketing efforts in the group. Mr. Hattori also spent two years as a Financial Analyst employed by McKinsey and Company. Mr. Hattori earned his B.S. with a major in Finance and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in International Marketing and Finance from DePaul University.

Luke Knecht is a Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Deerfield. Mr. Knecht chairs the Risk Management Committee and has product oversight. Systems and internal audit report to him as well. Prior to joining Deerfield, Mr. Knecht spent five years at DRCM Global Investors as Senior Managing Director, Global Fixed Income, where he headed US Fixed Income and served as co-head of their global fixed income asset management business. As a member of the DRCM's Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Mr. Knecht participated in the strategy and governance of the entire firm. Previously, Mr. Knecht served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer of CSI Asset Management, Inc. and as President and Chief Investment Officer of Harris Investment Management, Inc. Mr. Knecht earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in 1978, and earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1979.

Aaron Peck is Co-Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Deerfield. Mr. Peck rejoined Deerfield in July 2004 from AEG Investors LLC, a fund management firm which focuses on turnaround opportunities in the middle market. Mr. Peck initially joined Deerfield in May 2002. Prior to joining Deerfield, Mr. Peck was responsible for the analysis of over $500 million in total investments at Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C., a fund management firm which largely invests in senior secured debt securities, both high-yield and distressed. Mr. Peck was a Vice President in the Global Special Situations Group of Salomon Smith Barney Inc, a proprietary investment group with over $1 billion in assets. At Salomon, Mr. Peck was responsible for identifying, analyzing, and valuing distressed debt opportunities for that group. Mr. Peck began his career as an analyst at Lehman Brothers Inc, ESL Investments and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Peck received an M.B.A. in Finance with Honors from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.