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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
NUVEEN LG/SHT COMMODITY TOTR COM UT BEN INT 670731108 7,797 517,731 SH   DFND 1,2 517,731 0 0
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED COMMODTY COM UT BEN INT 67074P104 2,761 309,821 SH   DFND 1,2 309,821 0 0
NORTH AMERN ENERGY PARTNERS COM 656844107 6,335 3,074,758 SH   DFND 1,2 3,074,758 0 0
GORES HLDGS INC CL A 382866101 3,754 385,000 SH   DFND 1,2 385,000 0 0
SUNEDISON INC COM 86732Y109 33 60,908 SH   DFND 1,2 60,908 0 0
BARINGTON HILCO ACQUISITION COM 06759V101 2,552 257,000 SH   DFND 1,2 257,000 0 0
PRIMERO MNG CORP COM 74164W106 277 152,528 SH   DFND 1,2 152,528 0 0
TERRAPIN 3 ACQUISITION CORP COM CL A 88104P104 13,167 1,330,000 SH   DFND 1,2 1,330,000 0 0
AR CAP ACQUISITION CORP COM 00191R109 13,690 1,389,890 SH   DFND 1,2 1,389,890 0 0
WESCO INTL INC DBCV 6.000% 9/1 95082PAH8 11,550 6,000,000 PRN   DFND 1,2 0 0 0
LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FD IN COM 50208C108 3,276 239,803 SH   DFND 1,2 239,803 0 0
HYDRA INDS ACQUISITION CORP COM 448740100 561 56,716 SH   DFND 1,2 56,716 0 0
ANDINA ACQUISITION CORP II SHS G0441P104 1,455 150,000 SH   DFND 1,2 150,000 0 0
PACIFIC SPL ACQUISITION CORP RIGHT 03/15/2017 G68588113 16 119,000 SH   DFND 1,2 119,000 0 0
ANDINA ACQUISITION CORP II RIGHT 09/01/2017 G0441P120 20 79,100 SH   DFND 1,2 79,100 0 0
BOULEVARD ACQUISITION CL A 10157Q102 10,894 1,117,301 SH   DFND 1,2 1,117,301 0 0
KLR ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP UNIT 12/31/2020 49877M207 8,014 799,000 SH   DFND 1,2 799,000 0 0
E COMPASS ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS G2920Y101 3,000 300,000 SH   DFND 1,2 300,000 0 0
E COMPASS ACQUISITION CORP RIGHT 02/18/2017 G2920Y119 72 300,000 SH   DFND 1,2 300,000 0 0
ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNER CO SHS G04897107 8,606 825,100 SH   DFND 1,2 825,100 0 0
PACIFIC SPL ACQUISITION CORP SHS G68588105 1,750 175,000 SH   DFND 1,2 175,000 0 0
DT ASIA INVTS LTD SHS G2615J104 1,522 150,000 SH   DFND 1,2 150,000 0 0
AROWANA INC SHS G05011104 5,696 572,500 SH   DFND 1,2 572,500 0 0
DOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION COR COM G28195124 14,543 1,496,233 SH   DFND 1,2 1,496,233 0 0
1347 CAP CORP COM 68245V103 2,485 250,000 SH   DFND 1,2 250,000 0 0
PACE HLDGS CORP CL A G6865N103 106 11,250 SH   DFND 1,2 11,250 0 0
GP INVTS ACQUISITION COR SHS G40357124 8,037 841,600 SH   DFND 1,2 841,600 0 0
C B PHARMA ACQUISITION CORP SHS G2029P126 4,275 423,246 SH   DFND 1,2 423,246 0 0
HARMONY MERGER CORP COM 413247107 2,624 265,000 SH   DFND 1,2 265,000 0 0
GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC COM 37933G108 960 110,459 SH   DFND 1,2 110,459 0 0
BB&T CORP COM 054937107 3,132 94,152 SH   DFND 1,2 94,152 0 0
ABENGOA YIELD PLC ORD SHS G00349103 1,953 109,836 SH   DFND 1,2 109,836 0 0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INCOME FUN COM 01881E101 12,355 1,573,880 SH   DFND 1,2 1,573,880 0 0
NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INCOME FD COM 67071S101 655 78,684 SH   DFND 1,2 78,684 0 0
INTELSAT S A COM L5140P101 38 15,255 SH   DFND 1,2 15,255 0 0
ISHARES TR NASDQ BIOTEC ETF 464287556 2,608 10,000 SH   DFND 1,2 10,000 0 0
ALLERGAN PLC SHS G0177J108 1,608 6,000 SH Put DFND 1,2 0 0 0
HENNESSY CAP ACQUISITION COR COM 42588J100 5,969 616,600 SH   DFND 1,2 616,600 0 0
QUINPARIO ACQUISITION CORP 2 COM 74874U101 15,353 1,569,800 SH   DFND 1,2 1,569,800 0 0
WL ROSS HLDG CORP COM SHS 92939D104 3,601 359,023 SH   DFND 1,2 359,023 0 0
EASTERLY ACQUISITION CORP COM 27616L102 485 50,000 SH   DFND 1,2 50,000 0 0
EASTERLY ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 07/29/202 27616L110 10 25,000 SH   DFND 1,2 25,000 0 0
ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION COR SHS G3105C104 9,674 1,002,495 SH   DFND 1,2 1,002,495 0 0
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL NOTE 4.250% 8/1 31620RAE5 7,621 4,065,000 PRN   DFND 1,2 0 0 0
NUVEEN PREMIER MUN INCOME FD COM 670988104 158 11,188 SH   DFND 1,2 11,188 0 0
MANAGED HIGH YIELD PLUS FD I COM 561911108 1,952 1,096,786 SH   DFND 1,2 1,096,786 0 0
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES INC COM 637138108 69,160 6,500,000 SH   DFND 1,2 6,500,000 0 0
ENERGEN CORP COM 29265N108 1,098 30,000 SH   DFND 1,2 30,000 0 0
SEABRIDGE GOLD INC COM 811916105 657 60,149 SH   DFND 1,2 60,149 0 0
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW RIGHT 99/99/9999 203668116 18 3,000,000 SH   DFND 1,2 3,000,000 0 0
NUVEEN MUN ADVANTAGE FD INC COM 67062H106 600 41,837 SH   DFND 1,2 41,837 0 0
NUVEEN SELECT QUALITY MUN FD COM 670973106 1,244 84,888 SH   DFND 1,2 84,888 0 0
NUVEEN CORE EQUITY ALPHA FUN COM 67090X107 430 31,574 SH   DFND 1,2 31,574 0 0
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PPTYS TR PERP PFD-D CV 751452608 5,876 90,000 SH   DFND 1,2 90,000 0 0
ALLERGAN PLC PFD CONV SER A G0177J116 16,545 18,000 SH   DFND 1,2 18,000 0 0
INTELSAT S A MAN CONV JR PFD L5140P119 2,788 375,550 SH   DFND 1,2 375,550 0 0
ANTERO RES CORP COM 03674X106 1,244 50,000 SH   DFND 1,2 50,000 0 0
STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FD COM 862719101 2,155 241,890 SH   DFND 1,2 241,890 0 0
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW CNV PFD STK SR A 22822V200 6,432 60,000 SH   DFND 1,2 60,000 0 0
NUVEEN DIV ADVANTAGE MUN FD COM 67070F100 4,947 333,104 SH   DFND 1,2 333,104 0 0
NUVEEN DIVID ADVANTAGE MUN I COM 67071L106 465 30,659 SH   DFND 1,2 30,659 0 0
T MOBILE US INC CONV PFD SER A 872590203 13,240 200,000 SH   DFND 1,2 200,000 0 0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD COM 67062T100 405 27,800 SH   DFND 1,2 27,800 0 0
NEXTERA ENERGY INC UNIT 09/01/2016 65339F861 39,585 650,000 SH   DFND 1,2 650,000 0 0
NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INC FD 3 COM 67072W101 2,061 240,487 SH   DFND 1,2 240,487 0 0
ALERE INC PERP PFD CONV SE 01449J204 1,700 4,304 SH   DFND 1,2 4,304 0 0
AMSURG CORP PFD CNV SR A-1 % 03232P504 4,275 30,000 SH   DFND 1,2 30,000 0 0
VECTOR GROUP LTD FRNT 1/1 92240MAY4 19,718 13,200,000 PRN   DFND 1,2 0 0 0
ZAIS FINL CORP COM 98886K108 905 60,685 SH   DFND 1,2 60,685 0 0