Kirk Sonnefeld

Managing Director

Kirk is a managing director at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing sponsor-backed loan transactions. Kirk is a member of Antares’ Operating Committee.

Prior to Antares, Kirk served in various credit functions at GE Antares, including underwriting, portfolio management, and loss mitigation. He initially joined GE Capital in 2004 as part of the Telecom, Media & Technology industry lending group. Kirk began his career in public accounting in the audit practices of Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young where he earned his CPA license.

Kirk received a bachelor’s and master degree at Wake Forest University where he graduated magna cum laude, and is a CFA® charterholder.