WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (“WhiteHorse Finance” or the “Company”)
(NASDAQ:WHF) today announced that William D. Markert has joined the
Company as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 1, 2014. Ethan M.
Underwood, the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer, will continue
his role as Managing Director of H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, the
Company’s investment adviser.
William D. Markert most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of
Securus Technologies, Inc., an integrated communications and technology
provider. Mr. Markert has more than 25 years of finance, operations,
business analytics, economics and regulatory experience and has held
executive level finance and operations positions during the past 15
years. In his leadership role at Whitehorse Finance, Mr. Markert will
have responsibility for the operational and support functions of the
Company.
John Bolduc, WhiteHorse Finance’s Chairman of the Board, commented, “I
am pleased to welcome Bill to WhiteHorse Finance and am excited to have
him as part of the team during this period of rapid growth for the
Company. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Ethan for
his service, particularly with respect to his leadership during the IPO
process completed in late 2012.”
About WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is a business development company that
originates and invests in loans to privately held small-cap companies
across a broad range of industries. The Company’s investment activities
are managed by its investment adviser, H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC,
an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. (“H.I.G. Capital”). H.I.G.
Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager managing
approximately $15 billion of capital as of March 31, 2014 across a
number of funds focused on the small and mid-cap markets. For more
information about H.I.G. Capital, please visit http://www.higcapital.com.
For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.whitehorsefinance.com.
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risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
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