<p>Tim started Peach Holdings, a specialty finance company in 1996 and built it into one of Georgia's fastest growing companies. Peach Holdings acquired high value yet illiquid assets such as structured legal settlements, lottery receivables, life settlements, self-owned annuities and other deferred payment obligations. The company went public on the London Stock Exchange in early 2006 before being acquired later in the year by Credit Suisse. Tim has successfully launched additional companies in the specialty finance and lead generation industries. Tim has known Philip Mekelburg for fifteen years, was his prior employer and served as an Advisory Board member for Equity Estates before becoming a partner in the management company and a Charter Member of Equity Estates Fund I, LLC. Tim has been instrumental in the growth of the Fund. Prior to founding Peach Holdings, Mr. Trankina was employed by Price Waterhouse, where he provided tax consulting and transactional structuring advice to major corporations and high net worth individuals. He also has experience at IBM and Arthur Andersen LLP.</p>