Portfolio Manager

Mr. Schuring joined Ares in September 2003 and is a Portfolio Manager of the Ares Capital Markets Group. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Schuring was with Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin as an Analyst in the Financial Restructuring Group advising debtors, creditors and financial sponsors on strategic alternatives related to a variety of acquisitions, divestitures and deleveraging transactions.  From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Schuring was an analyst in the restructuring group of Ernst & Young, where he was responsible for developing cash flow, debt compliance and valuation analyses for public and private companies.  Mr. Schuring graduated with a BS in Business Administration with a dual emphasis in Finance and Management Consulting from University of Southern California.