Ari Friedland is an Associate focused on mezzanine investment opportunities. He is based in Los Angeles.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Friedland was an Associate at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, a Los Angeles based private equity investment firm with approximately $700 million in assets under management, where he was primarily responsible for transaction execution and sourcing new investment opportunities.
Mr. Friedland received his B.S. in economics with concentrations in finance and management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a minor in Chinese from the College of Arts and Sciences.

