Mark Williams

Mr. Williams has over 30 years of experience underwriting credit, trading non-investment grade debt and managing credit funds. Prior to Piney Lake, he was a Managing Director at BlackRock Kelso Capital.  In addition to his role as a senior investment professional, he helped lead BKC's liquid credit strategy. Prior to BKC, Mr. Williams was a founder and Co-Head of BlackRock Financial Management's Leveraged Finance business. In that role, he was responsible for BlackRock's Loan and High Yield underwriting and investing activity, portfolio management and fundraising. As a senior Portfolio Manager, he raised and managed leveraged finance products including open end and closed end mutual funds, separate accounts, and credit opportunity funds. He was a member of BlackRock's Alternatives Operating Committee and the firm's Investment Strategy Group. He has participated actively in BlackRock's fundraising activities relating to its leveraged finance business, raising capital for a variety of investment vehicles from a broad range of investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and family offices. While at BlackRock, Mr. Williams was intimately involved with BlackRock Kelso and served as a lead BlackRock representative working with the firm, particularly in his participation with its investment process and committee. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Williams spent eight years as a founding member of PNC Bank's Leveraged Finance team based in New York. In that role, he was responsible for sponsor coverage, as well as underwriting loans and mezzanine facilities for the bank's middle market clients.

Mr. Williams graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Franklin and Marshall College.