Luke Darkow
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Experience
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Victory Park Capital Advisors
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal
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Dec 2018 - 5 years 1 month
Chicago, IL o Responsible for sourcing, analyzing, executing and managing public and private debt and equity investments across multiple industries, including specialty finance
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Senior Analyst | Long / Short Equity and Credit
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Aug 2015 - Nov 2018
Chicago, IL o Investment strategy focuses on corporate dislocations, shareholder activism, and fundamental shorting opportunities o Assist with portfolio construction, risk management, investment due diligence and idea generation o Perform fundamental investment analysis across numerous industries, and collaborate with management teams, boards of directors, and subject matter experts to develop investment theses o Investment experience across the capital structure (equity, credit, equity and… Show more o Investment strategy focuses on corporate dislocations, shareholder activism, and fundamental shorting opportunities o Assist with portfolio construction, risk management, investment due diligence and idea generation o Perform fundamental investment analysis across numerous industries, and collaborate with management teams, boards of directors, and subject matter experts to develop investment theses o Investment experience across the capital structure (equity, credit, equity and credit derivatives) with a focus on securities exhibiting asymmetric return profiles from a reward vs. risk perspective Show less
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TPG
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Private Equity Associate | Technology, Media & Telecom Group
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Aug 2013 - Jul 2015
San Francisco, CA o Evaluated leveraged buyout and minority investment opportunities for TPG Partners Fund VI across software, technology-enabled services, telecommunications, and technology hardware industry verticals o Assisted in leading discussions with management teams and third-party advisors to develop detailed operating and valuation models, and to determine the feasibility and attractiveness of potential new investments o Assisted with financial and business diligence, development of an… Show more o Evaluated leveraged buyout and minority investment opportunities for TPG Partners Fund VI across software, technology-enabled services, telecommunications, and technology hardware industry verticals o Assisted in leading discussions with management teams and third-party advisors to develop detailed operating and valuation models, and to determine the feasibility and attractiveness of potential new investments o Assisted with financial and business diligence, development of an underwriting base case and the management of third party advisors to achieve various transaction milestones regarding a $350MM minority structured investment in a provider of business process outsourcing services Show less
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Morgan Stanley
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Investment Banking Analyst | Media & Communications Group
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Jun 2011 - Jul 2013
New York, NY o Performed a range of valuation analyses, including but not limited to: accretion / dilution, discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, precedent transaction, and comparable company analyses, across a broad range of transaction structures and alternatives o Developed credit models with scenario analysis functionality to evaluate the impact of various M&A and capital markets alternatives
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Education
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Marquette University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance - Applied Investment Management