LNC Partners Team

Mark Raterman is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of LNC Partners. He has partnered with and invested in private companies for over 25 years as a control equity sponsor, as a minority equity investor, and as a lender. He has served as a chairman or director on the boards of 9 companies and as an active observer on numerous other company boards. Throughout his career, Mr. Raterman has collaborated with portfolio companies across a broad range of industries, providing growth capital, sourcing and executing add-on acquisitions, raising capital, and improving business processes. Prior to co-founding LNC, Mr. Raterman was a Managing Director at Ares Management and spent a total of 9 years at Ares and Allied Capital Corporation (acquired by Ares). While at Allied Capital, he also served as a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Raterman began his career at Chase Securities (JP Morgan), primarily focusing on raising and investing junior debt capital. He is currently a member of YPO Gold.