SCG Asset Management
SCG Asset Management LLC is a Chicago-based investment management firm founded by Gregory H. Sachs, who previously founded and served as Chairman and CEO of Deerfield Capital Management, a firm that at its peak managed more than $17 billion in fixed income arbitrage and other alternative credit strategies. Drawing on this deep institutional background in fixed income and alternative strategies, SCG Asset Management specializes in the development and management of advanced derivative-based investment solutions, capitalizing on market opportunities and creating custom risk exposures through rigorous proprietary analytical modeling, qualitative research, and disciplined risk management. The firm is registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission and operates offices in Chicago, Miami, Nashville, and New York, reflecting both its institutional client relationships and its geographic footprint across U.S. financial centers.<br><br>SCG Asset Management manages the Alternative Strategies Income Fund, a continuously offered, closed-end interval fund that invests in a portfolio of equity-linked notes (ELNs) — structured instruments that combine fixed income characteristics with exposure to the performance of underlying equity indices or baskets. The fund is actively managed and is designed to provide high income with consistent quarterly distributions across market cycles, addressing the challenge of generating reliable yield in a variety of interest rate and market environments through the use of structured derivatives strategies rather than conventional fixed income instruments. Equity-linked notes allow the fund to express market views and generate income through derivative structures that can be customized to specific risk/return profiles, providing portfolio management flexibility that conventional bond funds do not possess.<br><br>SCG Asset Management LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and discloses its regulatory and organizational information through Form ADV filings with the Commission. The firm's foundation in fixed income arbitrage expertise — the discipline of exploiting pricing inefficiencies in fixed income and derivative markets through quantitative analysis and systematic portfolio construction — underpins its approach to developing structured derivative solutions for institutional and qualified investor clients. Gregory H. Sachs's track record managing large-scale fixed income alternative strategies at Deerfield Capital Management provides SCG Asset Management with a pedigree of institutional investment management experience that informs its analytical framework and risk management practices.