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Access is revolutionizing the world of alternative investments! We specialize in providing accredited investors with institutional-quality investment opportunities that were once exclusively reserved for the financial elite.

Our expertise lies in curating unique equity and debt investments in real assets in sectors such as transportation, infrastructure, specialty finance and real estate. Through deep and time-tested relationships, our team of experts and world-class partners passionately source and manage these investments, ensuring our clients receive superior risk adjusted returns.

Our technology makes investing in and tracking alternative investments effortless, providing real-time access to investment opportunities. At access, we pride ourselves on providing a broad range of institutional-quality products to the investor community. Our mission is to make it possible for everyone to benefit from the unique investment opportunities we offer.

Join us on our exciting journey and access a new world of alternative investments!

John Nozell

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan Cauff

Co-Founder, President & Chief Operating Officer

EXPERIENCE MATTERS

The Team

Meet our experienced management team with over a combined 200 years of finance experience and over a combined $120 Billion of financing transactions.

As CEO, John guides the company as its chief executive, focusing on strategic alliances, banking relationships, transaction execution, corporate fund-raising and financial management. Prior to his time with access, John spent nearly 20 years with JPMorgan Chase &Co., where his positions included EAME Regional Head for Aerospace Investment Banking, Head of Debt/Equity Restructuring and NY Regional Head of M&A. Subsequent to his banking career, John has held CFO, CIO, COO, and CEO roles in a number of industries including aircraft leasing, biotechnology, investment management and FinTech.

John Nozell

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

As the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan manages the operations of the company, and leads the technology development efforts. Jonathan is a former principal and Managing Director at Jet Trading and Leasing. He has extensive experience in the commercial aircraft leasing and trading space, having worked in the sector for 18 years. Jonathan’s career has touched on multiple facets of the aircraft finance industry, ranging from transaction origination, financial analysis, equity sourcing and structuring to debt procurement and structuring, technical analysis and marketing.

Jonathan Cauff

Co-Founder, President & Chief Operating Officer

Ron acts as the company’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer; as General Counsel, his responsibilities not only include all matters of a legal nature, but also transaction structuring advice and transaction management. Ron was formerly a shareholder at Vedder Price P.C. While in private practice, Ron specialized in corporate finance with a special focus on aircraft, rail and structured asset finance. Ron has written and presented extensively on finance matters. He is the author of the The Commercial Aircraft Finance Handbook, published by Routledge Press (2021, 2nd ed.)

Ronald Scheinberg

Co-Founder, EVP - General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Stuart is a Senior Advisor to the company. In such capacity, Stu brings his wealth of industry knowledge and relationships to provide advisory services to the company, especially in transaction origination and placement. During his 46 year aviation career, Stuart co-founded Cauff, Lippman Aviation in 1979 and remained President until it was sold in 1998 to Unicapital Corp, a NYSE roll-up, where he became a Director and the President of their Big-Ticket Leasing Division until 1999. Stuart later founded an executive business jet brokerage company, which he later sold and then co-founded Jet Trading and Leasing, LLC, a commercial aircraft trading and leasing company.

Stuart Cauff

Co-Founder & Senior
Advisor

As Chief Investment Officer, Brandon is instrumental to the company for providing it with the leadership skills to originate, evaluate, finance, manage and harvest investments for the company’s investment funds. Brandon was previously a Managing Director at Raven Capital Management, an alternative asset-based investment manager, where he led the firm’s transportation & infrastructure investment strategy. He has over 20 years of extensive experience in capital markets, corporate finance, and asset-based debt financing and equity investment structures. Prior to his private equity career at Raven, Brandon was in investment banking, primarily focused on industrial and transportation firms, at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Brandon Doerr

Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager

Paul is responsible for the company’s efforts to acquire, manage and harvest its investments in transportation and infrastructure assets. Paul is the former President of UT Finance, the captive financing arm of United Technologies (and subsequently, Raytheon Technologies). He has over 30 years of experience in capital markets, corporate finance and asset-based financing, having concluded in excess of $15 billion of funded transactions. Paul also previously served as Treasurer of Pratt & Whitney and worked in the corporate finance department of Texaco Inc.

Paul Oechsli

Executive Vice President Transportation & Infrastructure

Zulfe heads-up business development efforts, focusing on partnerships and investor relations. Zulfe has extensive global experience as an investment manager and investment banker across asset classes and capital markets. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer of Mumtalakat, leading the global investment strategy on behalf of this Middle East Sovereign Wealth Fund. As Managing Parter of C5 Capital, Zulfe launched and deployed the venture firm’s first US based, deep tech fund. Earlier in his career, Zulfe worked with Bank of America and JPMorgan across equities, debt and leveraged finance.

Zulfe Ali

Managing Director - Business Development

Richard “Ritchie” Blazer is the company’s senior analyst and is responsible for transaction modeling. He is a highly experienced Senior Analyst with a background in investment analysis and alternative investments. He has worked in the investment industry for several years, gaining expertise in conducting thorough research and analysis to identify potential investment opportunities. Ritchie’s experience includes analyzing investment opportunities in the aviation industry and various sectors while working for companies such as GA Telesis and Corrum Capital Management LLC.

Richard Blazer

Senior Analyst

Lena is the company’s Controller. Lena has served as the controller for two family-owned businesses for nearly 20 years following the completion of her MBA degree with distinction. Prior to her current role, she gained extensive experience in multiple functional areas, with a focus on marketing, procurement, and logistics, while working for multinational companies such as Panasonic Corp in Japan, China, and the U.S.

Lena Han

Controller

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Securities Law Matters

THE SECURITIES REFERENCED ON THIS WEBSITE THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, ANDARE BEING, OR WILL BE, OFFERED IN RELIANCE UPON CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH LAWS. SUCH EXEMPTIONS IMPOSE SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES SUCH THAT AN INVESTOR IN ANY SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT SUBSEQUENTLY RESELL SUCH SECURITIES SO OFFERED UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED, AND WILL NOT APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE, THE SECURITIES REFERENCED HEREIN THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE NOR HAS THE SEC OR ANY STATE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURES CONTAINED OR TO BE CONTAINED IN ANY OFFERING MATERIALS OR THE MERITS OF AN INVESTMENT IN ANY SUCH SECURITIES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. NO SUCH SECURITIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY INVESTOR IN ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL OR UNAUTHORIZED.

Risks of Investing

THE SECURITIES REFERENCED ON THIS WEBSITE THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE MAY BE HIGHLY SPECULATIVE, AND AN INVESTMENT IN ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERINGS MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE MAY INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. AN INVESTOR ACQUIRING ANY SUCH SECURITIES MUST BE ABLE TO BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF ANY LOSSES RELATING THERETO, INCLUDING THE COMPLETE LOSS THEREOF. AS WELL, SUCH SECURITIES ARE HIGHLY ILLIQUID AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERABLE, SO AN INVESTOR IN SUCH SECURITIES MUST BE PREPARED TO HOLD SUCH SECURITIES TO MATURITY OR FINAL LIQUIDATION. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IN ANY SUCH SECURITY SHOULD (I) CONDUCT ITS OWN ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH SECURITY, (II) ASSESS THE PARTICULAR FEES, CHARGES AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH SECURITY AND (III) CONSULT WITH ITS OWN ATTORNEY, BUSINESS ADVISER AND/OR TAX ADVISER CONCERNING LEGAL, BUSINESS, TAX AND ASSOCIATED MATTERS RELATING TO AN INVESTMENT IN ANY SUCH SECURITIES, IN EACH CASE PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SUCH AN INVESTMENT.AN INVESTOR CONSIDERING AN INVESTMENT IN ANY OF THE SECURITIES THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE ON THIS WEBSITE SHOULD CONSIDER SUCH AN INVESTMENT ONLY AS PART OF ITS OVERALL INVESTMENT STRATEGY RELATIVE TO ITS ENTIRE PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS, KEEPING IN MIND THE BENEFITS OF DIVERSIFICATION.

Nature of Investment

THE SECURITIES REFERENCED ON THIS WEBSITE THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE WILL BE OFFERED AS PRIVATE PLACEMENTS. PRIVATE PLACEMENTS ARE NOT BANK DEPOSITS (AND ARE THUS NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC). NONE OF SUCH SECURITIES ARE GUARANTEED BY ACCESS OR ANY OTHER PARTY (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE RELATED PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM OR OTHER DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT).

Qualified Investors

THE SECURITIES REFERENCED ON THIS WEBSITE THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE ARE DIRECTED ONLY TO, AND MAY BE PURCHASED ONLY BY, INVESTORS WHICH QUALIFY AS “ACCREDITED INVESTORS.”Not an Offer to Sell or Solicitation; No Recommendation or AdviceTHE REFERENCING OF ANY SECURITIES ON THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM ACCESS: (I) DOES NOT AND WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF SUCH SECURITIES; AND (II) DOES NOT CONSTITUTE, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS, A RECOMMENDATION BY ACCESS TO PURCHASE, SELL OR HOLD ANY SUCH SECURITY, OR OTHERWISE BE CONSTRUED AS ANY INVESTMENT, TAX, FINANCIAL, LEGAL, REGULATORY OR COMPLIANCE ADVICE . ALL SUCH SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE OFFERING MATERIALS MADE OR TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED AND QUALIFYING INVESTORS. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE AS RELATES TO ANY PARTICULAR SECURITY IS OF A GENERAL AND SUMMARY NATURE ONLY, AND IS INTENDED FOR INITIAL REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY; SUCH SUMMARY INFORMATION IS ENTIRELY QUALIFIED BY AND SUBJECT TO THE COMPLETE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE RELATED PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM (WHICH, IN TURN, IS SUBJECT TO THE CAVEATS AND QUALIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM).ProjectionsANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR PROJECTED RETURNS SHOWN ON THIS WEBSITE ARE ESTIMATED PREDICTIONS OF PERFORMANCE ONLY, ARE HYPOTHETICAL, ARE NOT BASED ON ACTUAL INVESTMENT RESULTS AND ARE NOT GURANTEES OF FUTURE RESULTS. ESTIMATED PROJECTIONS DO NOT REPRESENT OR GUARANTEE THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF ANY INVESTMENT TRANSACTION, AND NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE BY ACCESS THAT ANY TRANSACTION WILL, OR IS LIKELY TO, ACHIEVE RESULTS OR RETURNS SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. ADDITIONALLY, OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND CALCULATIONS SHOWN ON THIS WEBSITE HAVE NOT BEEN INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED OR AUDITED. INVESTMENT INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN SOURCED FROM SOURCES (INCLUDING INTERNALLY AT ACCESS) THAT ACCESS BELIEVES TO BE RELIABLE, BUT ACCESS NEITHER MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY THEREOF AND DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY THEREFOR.

Performance Not Guaranteed

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. ANY HISTORICAL RETURNS, EXPECTED RETURNS, OR PROBABILITY PROJECTIONS ARE NOT GUARANTEED AND MAY NOT REFLECT ACTUAL FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

General Matters

ANY SECURITIES REFERENCED HEREIN THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE HEREUNDER ARE (OR WILL BE) OFFERED SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, IN OUR DISCRETION, (I) TO WITHDRAW OR MODIFY ANY SUCH OFFERING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, (II) TO REJECT ANY SUBSCRIPTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR (III) TO ALLOT TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR A LESSER NUMBER OF OFFERED SECURITIES THAN SOUGHT TO BE PURCHASED BY SUCH INVESTOR. ALL SECURITIES REFERENCED HEREIN THAT ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE HEREUNDER WILL BE SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIAL PRESENTATION, WHICH IS OR WILL BE SUBMITTED ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS SOLELY IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED THEREIN IN A PRIVATE PLACEMENT. THE ACCEPTANCE OF A CONFIDENTIAL PRESENTATION CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT ON THE PART OF THE RECIPIENT THEREOF AND THE RECIPIENT’S REPRESENTATIVES TO MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. ANY REPRODUCTION OF A CONFIDENTIAL PRESENTATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OR ANY DISCLOSURE OF ITS CONTENTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF ACCESS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, INC., IS PROHIBITED . THE USE OF ANY CONFIDENTIAL PRESENTATION FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED THEREIN IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND IS PROHIBITED. ACCESS IS NOT A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR REGARDING THE LEGALITY OF ANY INVESTMENT.NEITHER ACCESS NOR ANY OF ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVIDES OR SELLS ANY INFORMATION GATHERED BY IT TO ANY THIRD PARTY.

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