Ares Commercial Finance Adds Managing Director to its Business Development Team

NEW YORK – November 1, 2023 – Ares Commercial Finance is pleased to announce that Lindsay Gray has joined its Business Development team as a Managing Director. Based in Florida, Ms. Gray is responsible for business development and origination, with a focus on direct lending, commercial banking and restructuring advisor relationships.

Ms. Gray joins Ares with 20 years of experience in the financial industry, most recently as a Managing Director with Wells Fargo Channel Finance and Wells Fargo Capital Finance. In those roles she managed private equity, investment banking and other relationships, including a focus on technology resellers and vendor relationship management. Prior to that she was a Senior Relationship Manager in Global Commercial Banking at Bank of America.

“We are fortunate to welcome someone of Lindsay’s caliber to our team,” said Mitch Drucker, Partner in the Ares Management Credit Group. “She joins us with a strong network, significant experience in business development and a financial acumen that complements our initiatives in the commercial finance industry.”

About Ares Commercial Finance

Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) is the commercial finance platform of Ares Management Corporation. ACF provides credit facilities up to $300 million to middle market and lower-middle market companies. ACF addresses a wide scope of industries including manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, retail, and service with a product suite consisting of asset-based, asset-backed and priority cash flow revolvers and term loans in addition to trade receivables securitizations and supply chain financing. Leveraging the breadth and experience of the Ares platform, ACF works with borrowers to deliver creative, flexible, and customized financing solutions for a variety of financing needs: general refinancing, working capital/growth, acquisitions, restructuring/turnaround situations, debtor-in-possession/exit financing, and special accommodation financing. For more information on ACF visit www.arescommercialfinance.com

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