Laurence Paredes | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
James Keenan | Interim CEO and Chairman of the Board |
Michael Pungello | Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Marshall Merriman | Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management |
Finian Patrick O'shea | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
Good morning. My name is Aaron. And I will be your conference facilitator today for the BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation First Quarter 2018 Earnings Call. Hosting the call will be Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, James Keenan; Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Michael Pungello; General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the company, Laurence D. Paredes; Marshall Merriman, Head of Portfolio Management for BlackRock's U.S.