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Craig F. Noell - Managing Director, CEO	P 805.409.4339
Kyle C. Ross - Managing Director, COO	P 805.409.4335
Thomas J. Donatelli - Managing Director	P 805.409.4336
Jennifer M. Purcell - Vice President	P 805.409.4337

Craig Noell - Managing Director & CEO
Mr. Noell is the chief executive officer of the firm. In addition to setting the overall strategy of the firm he directs the investment sourcing, structuring and capital raising functions of the firm and affiliates of his are significant investors in the Fund. Mr. Noell brings 25 years experience in corporate finance, investing banking, and special situation investing with Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo Foothill, Security Pacific, Barclays and Murphy Noell Capital. At Murphy Noell, he was involved in over 50 corporate finance transactions including traditional M&A, distressed M&A, capital raises, recapitalizations and restructurings. Previously, as a member of the distressed investing area at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Noell founded and ran Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending, investing Goldman's proprietary capital in special situations opportunities. At Wells Fargo Foothill ("Foothill") Noell directed the firm's New York and Los Angeles business development teams and was involved in numerous recapitalizations/ restructurings, DIP loans, POR financings. He was also involved in establishing multiple joint venture relationship including the acquisition of the loan portfolio of Home Savings of Alaska from the FSLIC, a joint venture with Ansley Associates to provide specialized financing to the resort industry and a joint venture relationship with Ozer to form Paragon Retail Finance which was subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo and is now the second largest asset based lender to the retail trade. Mr. Noell began his career in the Merger Group of Security Pacific National Bank, N.A. and also held positions at Barclays American Business Credit and BISL, a firm specializing in trade claims, prior to joining Foothill. Mr. Noell is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.



Kyle Ross - Managing Director & COO
Mr. Ross co-founded Signature and is responsible for most of the firm's daily operations including its underwriting and asset management activities. Since Signature's formation he has been directly involved in all of Signature's transactions, including an active role in structuring, underwriting, closing, and managing the exit of transactions. Mr. Ross previously spent over four years with the boutique investment banking firm Murphy Noell Capital where he was directly involved in over 25 transactions including both healthy and distressed capital raises, M&A transactions, and debt restructuring. He was also responsible for managing the firm's analyst and associate staff. Previously, he was an analyst at Sutro & Co. Mr. Ross is a graduate of the Hass School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.



Thomas Donatelli - Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist
As Chief Investment Strategist, Mr. Donatelli brings 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including stints in M&A, as a highly regarded special situations equity analyst, and in proprietary investments. Mr. Donatelli is actively involved in the daily activities of Signature. His career includes roles in the M&A Department at Merrill Lynch (RJR Nabisco LBO, the Time Warner bridge loan and the merger of Bass PLC and Holiday Inns), at Wertheim Schroder & Co. as head of "Special Situations" Equity Research, as a Managing Director in M&A at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and, following DLJ's acquisition by Credit Suisse, as a Managing Director in the Mergers Group at Bank of America. In 2001, Mr. Donatelli was a founding Partner of SageCrest, an Asset-Backed and Structured Debt fund which grew from $2 million in AUM to approximately $400 million over a three year period. Feeling uncomfortable with the outlook for the credit markets, Mr. Donatelli elected to exit the firm he founded and sold his interest back to the management company in 2005. In 2006, Mr. Donatelli founded Clarinbridge Capital, a relative value hedge fund backed by KBC Financial Products. Mr. Donatelli holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. from Oxford University. In 1986, Mr. Donatelli was awarded a John M. Olin Foundation Fellowship at the U.S. Naval War College.



Jennifer M. Purcell - Vice President
Ms. Purcell joined Signature in March 2009 and her responsibilities include investment evaluation and transaction execution. Prior to joining Signature, Ms. Purcell was an associate at Macquarie Capital, where she focused on mergers & acquisitions and principal investing. Previously, she was an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. following its acquisition of Legacy Partners Group. Prior to that, Ms. Purcell spend over two years as an analyst in the Aerospace • Defense • Government group at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. Ms. Purcell received a B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the George Washington University.