Laurence D. Paredes | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
James Keenan | Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Nik Singhal | President |
Abby Miller | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Good morning. My name is Lauren, and I will be your conference facilitator today for BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. Hosting the call will be; James Keenan, Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer; Nik Singhal, President of the company; Abby Miller, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Laurence D. Paredes, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the company; Marshall Merriman, Head of Portfolio Management and; Jason Mehring, Managing Director and Member of the company's Investment Committee. Lines have been placed on mute.