Mark King

- Greater Chicago Area, United States
Work Managing Director Ares Management /Co-head Ares Venture Finance
Website markwking.com
About Presently, I co-head the Ares Venture Finance team. We provide loans to venture capital backed companies. I wear multiple hats, but try to spend as much time as possible looking for new investment opportunities and helping portfolio companies succeed. Since 1997, I've been involved in all aspects of venture lending during times of bubbles inflating and subsequently popping. All the way I've been fortunate to work with the same group of professionals at six different companies. It’s been a great ride. Initially after graduating from Wheaton College in 1988, I worked in international micro lending. So I've always been involved in entrepreneurial finance. The theme of my career is loaning ...

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