Daniel Graber

Director
Daniel Graber
HOME BASE
Chicago
BEFORE ACCORDION
  • Ares Management

  • BNP Paribas

ALMA MATER
  • Duke University, B.S. Economics and German

HOME BASE
Chicago
BEFORE ACCORDION
  • Ares Management

  • BNP Paribas

ALMA MATER
  • Duke University, B.S. Economics and German

Daniel is a Director with nearly a decade of experience across various financial disciplines including Investment Banking and Direct Lending.

Before joining Accordion, Daniel worked at Ares Management as a Vice President in their direct lending group with a focus on underwriting levered loans for private equity backed transactions. During his tenure at Ares, Daniel executed numerous investments across the capital stack and spanning various industries (software, business services, healthcare, consumer, etc.). He led the diligence efforts for many investments which included LBOs, refinancings, incremental capital raises, and restructurings.

Daniel started his career as an Investment Banking analyst with BNP Paribas, where he worked in the Leveraged Finance Group and was responsible for supporting diligence and syndication efforts for debt securities.

Daniel graduated cum laude from Duke University with B.S. in Economics and German.

Something you should know
  • Three-time marathoner (Buenos Aires, New York, and Chicago), with aspirations to run more
  • Grew up in Mexico, Brazil, and Switzerland; he speaks four different languages