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Mr. Butcher is a Vice President in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on European direct lending, including portfolio management. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Mr. Butcher was a Credit Analyst at UBS, where he focused on origination and portfolio management within EMEA commercial lending. Mr. Butcher holds a B.Sc. (Hons) from Loughborough University in Economics.