COHERENCE CAPITAL PARTNERS HIRES COO & CRO JOHN LOVISOLO

Prior to Coherence Capital John spent 10 years at Barclays, most recently as Managing Director and Co-head of Prime Brokerage Origination. John held several leadership roles at Barclays, including running sales for Investment Grade Debt and Structured Credit Products for the first half of his tenor. After the Lehman integration, John was appointed Head of the Financial Institution Structuring Group which was dedicated to creating solutions for the firm’s Pension, Bank and Insurance clients. Prior to Barclays, John spent 10 years at Deutsche Bank where he traded and sold Interest Rate Derivatives and ran marketing for the North American Structuring Group. John began his career at Bear Stearns in 1990 where he worked for fellow Coherence partners, Sal Naro and Vincent Mistretta, supporting the credit trading desk within an operations capacity. John is a 1989 graduate of Union College with a B.A. in Managerial Economics and where he currently serves on the Presidents Council.

“We are very pleased to welcome John as a Coherence partner. He brings a wealth of successful experience in the fixed income world and in the broader securities markets. John is a man of strong integrity and intelligence, with a work ethic second to none. His significant sell-side relationships, and deep contacts on the investor client side, will further enhance all non-investment activities at Coherence,” said Sal Naro, Coherence Capital CEO/CIO.

John Lovisolo said: “I am very excited to become a part of Coherence’s management team and to once again work alongside Sal Naro and Vincent Mistretta. I look forward to utilizing my knowledge and network of contacts in support of Coherence’s growing opportunity in the alternative investment universe.”

About Coherence Capital Partners LLC

Coherence Capital Partners is a New York-based asset manager and advisory firm focused on fixed income opportunities in North America and Europe. Launched in February 2012 as a management buyout from Jefferson National’s core insurance unit, it currently has over $300 million under management. Coherence Capital Partners is composed of professionals with deep backgrounds in investment management who aim to deliver consistent, superior risk-adjusted returns based on a unique investment platform and extensive knowledge and experience in the fixed income markets. For more information, please visit coherencecap.com or contact Philipp Levy or Lynn Duffy in Investor Relations.

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