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Aaron Peck is Senior Portfolio Manager of DFR and a Managing Director at Deerfield Capital Management. Mr. Peck rejoined Deerfield in July 2004 from AEG Investors, a fund management firm that 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 MBA 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. | 