Michael S. Minces

NXG Cushing Midstream Energy Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to obtain a high after-tax total return from a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The company was founded on May 23, 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP provides legal services. The firm's areas of practice includes appellate, litigation, business and commercial litigation, dispute resolution, government contracts, internal investigations, labor and employment, oil and gas patent, trademark and copyright infringement, product liability and toxic tort securities litigation. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Paramount Access Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment fund. Its investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. It was founded Edward W. Butowsky on April 28, 2011 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Paramount Institutional Access Fund is a closed-end investment company. The company was founded by Edward W. Butowsky on April 28, 2011 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Blue River Partners LLC provides back-office outsourcing services. It offers regulatory compliance, private equity fund administration, fund and advisory firm launch management, information technology and managed services, cybersecurity, tax compliance and advisory, hedge fund operations, middle office and trade support, customized services and projects, and business analytics. The company was founded by Mark Fordyce and Michael Minces in 2009 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.