Christina Emery

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Barings Corporate Investors, a closed-end investment company traded on the New York Stock Exchange, invests in small and middle market companies. The fund provides financing in the form of mezzanine debt and equity for acquisition transactions. Its principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long term debt obligations with equity features such as common stock, warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks.

Barings Participation Investors is a closed-end investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return by providing a high level of current income, the potential for growth of income and capital appreciation. Barings Participation was founded on April 7, 1988 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Part of Barings Participation Investors, MMPI Subsidiary Trust functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in Boston, MA.

PI Subsidiary functions as an investment holding American company. The private company is based in Springfield.