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Carey D. Kim

Founding Partner

CFT Capital Partners

United States, California, Los Angeles

About Me

Carey Kim is a Founding Partner of CFT Capital Partners. Previously, Carey was a Managing Director at the Cherng Family Trust (CFT), the family office of Andrew and Peggy Cherng, the founders and 100% owners of Panda Restaurant Group. Prior to joining CFT, Carey spent 15 years at Wells Fargo & Co. (Wells Fargo Capital Finance) and was a Managing Director responsible for sourcing and executing debt facilities in support of leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and growth financings. Carey graduated magna cum laude in Business Administration with a minor in Chinese from the University of California, Riverside. Carey is currently on the board of FCL Partners, Jeffer

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Founding Partner

CFT Capital Partners

Investment Team,Operations Team

Investor

Family Office

Los Angeles

California

United States

Feb 25, 2025

Work Experience

CFT Capital Partners

Founding Partner
May 2022 - Present
Email: ckim@cftcapitalpartners.com

Matcon

Member Board Of Directors
Jul 2021 - Present
Email: ckim@cftcapitalpartners.com

Sweetwater Private Equity

Board Observer
Jul 2020 - Present
Email: ckim@cftcapitalpartners.com

GumGum

Board Observer
Jun 2019 - Present
Email: ckim@cftcapitalpartners.com

Cherng Family Trust

Managing Director
Jun 2016 - Present
Email: ckim@cftcapitalpartners.com

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