We announce today the opening of our Chicago office with the addition of Sharon Ephraim as our Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director in charge of the office. Sharon previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Svoboda Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Prior to Svoboda, she was a Principal at Ares Management, a publicly-traded global asset management firm. “We are excited about Sharon joining the firm and excited about being in Chicago” said Michael Macaluso, Global Access CEO, in welcoming Sharon to the firm, continuing that “it’s great to be back in the city that launched my career.”