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Mark J. Bianchini

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EXPERIENCE

Jerica Capital Management, LP, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, New York, NY Aug 2015-Present

Handle all financial, compliance and operational functions of Jerica and the funds it manages which include a long/short fundamentally-driven hedge fund that invests in liquid commercial real estate securities.

Act as primary liaison between the Company and its auditors, legal counsel, fund administrator, prime brokers and other service providers as necessary to facilitate the Company’s on-going operations.

Manage all aspects of day-to-day and month-end processes to enable the reconciliation of cash, trading and securities positions with the Fund and its prime broker(s) and administrator.

Act with legal counsel in negotiating ISDAs and master repurchase agreements with various broker/dealers to enable the Company to employ leverage and trade derivative contracts with such broker/dealers.

Establish, implement and document operational policies and internal controls. Ensure process testing procedures are in place, are documented and are effective for preventing violations of securities laws.

Monitor and manage regulatory registration, audits and reporting, including but not limited to, the preparation/updating of Forms ADV, CPO-PQR.

Monitor, analyze and rate the firm’s service providers no less frequently than annually to achieve optimal service.

Responsible for oversight and review of GAAP financial statements, fund performance, and footnote requirements.

Product exposure includes CMBS, interest rate swaps, futures, equities and options. MeehanCombs, LP, Chief Financial Officer, Stamford, CT Feb 2014 – Aug 2015

Oversaw firm’s accounting and operations platform (including middle and back office) for a long short credit fund and two managed accounts (40 Act Fund).

Managed the relationship with fund administrators, custody, prime brokers, auditors, tax consultants, external legal counsels and brokers.

Managed annual audited financial statement preparation and tax reporting including oversight of fund’s financial statements.

Reviewed fund administrator’s month end reports and reconcile with internal reports.

Prepared management company expense payments, monthly reporting, budgets, year-end tax forms and partner tax returns.

Participated in due diligence meetings with existing and prospective investors.

Lead operation associate covering trade inputs, allocations, trade breaks, security master, cash and position reconciliations, corporate actions, bank loan operations.

Monitored and manage leverage, liquidity, security lending, FX exposure to comply with margin, borrowing and cash flow requirements.

Involved in drafting due diligence report and operational manuals.

Product exposure included fixed income (both US and Non-US), bank debt/loans, swaptions, both single-name and index CDS, swaptions, equities and options.

Windcrest Partners, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, New York, NY Jun 2012 – Jan 2014

Reviewed and finalize all financials for L/S equity fund, Private Equity Fund and Fund of Funds as prepared by fund administrator.

Managed all service provider relationships such as fund administrator, prime broker, auditor and legal counsel. § Monitor leverage, liquidity and securities lending to ensure margin and borrowing requirements.

Prepared and maintain all marketing information.

Reviewed and selected vendors and service providers, including auditor, administrator and custodian for fund of funds.

Prepared budget and monthly/quarterly financials of investment manager.

Managed all aspects of HR and IT.

Oversaw the preparation and audit and tax reporting of financial statements for all funds.

Oversaw SEC registration, internal company controls, policies and procedures.

Helped structure and draft the offering and formation documents due to master-feeder conversion.

Product exposure included equities, private equity in private equity fund and in side pocket, and fund of funds. Alden Global Capital, Director, Accounting Team Leader, New York, NY Apr 2008 - Jun 2012

Reviewed and finalized NAVs for five master-feeder hedge funds with AUM in excess of $2.5B.

Reviewed monthly master-feeder accounting allocations, including review of investor allocations, journal entries related to standard accruals, management and incentive fees in accordance with funds’ offering memoranda.

Reviewed cash and position reconciliations, fixed income accruals, receivables and payables including bank debt and CDS, balance sheet and income statement reconciliations.

Managed fund expense process – such as reviewing and approving fund expenses; setting and maintaining annual expense accruals and amortization.

Managed and oversaw entire audit process.

Approved and finalized portfolio pricing for Level III assets including private debt.

Reconciled and distributed trading P&L, market exposures and risk indicators to entire firm.

Product exposure included equities, bank debt/loans, fixed income, options, equity and fixed income derivatives, private equity held in SPVs and accounted for in side pockets.

Strategic Value Partners, LLC, Fund Accountant, Greenwich, CT May 2007 – Apr 2008

Assisted in approving month-end valuations for a restructuring/distressed hedge fund (master feeder structure) in excess of

$3B in AUM.

Managed and tracked investor capacity for illiquid investments set aside for side pockets.

Produced daily position reconciliations for all funds within management complex. § Tracked cash flows relating to CDS and bank debt positions. § Assisted in audit process.

Product exposure included equities, bank debt/loans, fixed income, options, equity and fixed income derivatives, private equity held in SPVs and accounted for in side pockets, airplane deals/leases using blocker entities and SPVs, and real estate. JCK Partners, LP, Manager of Finance and Operations, New York, NY Jun 2005 - Apr 2007

Managed fund operations and finances for $350MM event-driven, relative value hedge fund and managed accounts including reconciliation of trading activity, positions and cash balances.

Produced monthly valuations for two side-by-side funds and three managed accounts.

Produced audited financial statements for domestic partnership and offshore fund.

Assisted in reviewing and producing K-1s for limited partners in company and in domestic fund.

Managed all external relationships with various vendors such as prime brokers, legal counsels, fund administrators, auditors and tax consultants.

J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc., Associate, New York, NY Jun 2002 – May 2005

Supported and reviewed all legal documents relating to subscriptions, redemptions and transfer processing within hedge fund of funds.

Executed investments for portfolios with Alternative Investment Managers. Worked closed with accounting department to review and finalize NAVs, management fees and incentive fees.

Resolved problems and discrepancies involving investors’ valuations and transactions.

Analyzed and tracked investment liquidity of underlying investments within hedge fund portfolios.

Recipient of two Service Star Rewards (August 2003 & May 2004) which was a colleague-to-colleague recognition program. recognizing outstanding leadership supporting the firm’s values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence, and Innovation. Monarch Capital Holdings, Ltd. Controller, New York, NY Oct 2000 - Jun 2002

Monarch was an event driven hedge fund with $350MM in AUM.

Managed daily reconciliation of trading equities, options, fixed income (including bank debt), and derivatives.

Calculated monthly valuations for funds.

Assisted in maintaining pricing of portfolio, including distressed debt, OTC options, and other derivatives.

Resolved all trade discrepancies with executing brokers.

Assisted trading desk during times of peak volume. EDUCATION

Fordham University, New York, NY 2003 – 2006

MBA with primary concentration in Finance/Accounting University of Delaware, Newark, DE 1994-1998

BS in Business Administration with primary concentration in Finance PERSONAL

Technical Skills: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Bloomberg, Bloomberg AIM, Fund Studio, VPM, Geneva, Quickbooks, EzeCastle OMS

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