{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-bb444769cccf47d1989a8894c4fefca2", "slug": "ares-management", "name": "Ares Management Corp", "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T09:37:36.387411Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "Ares Management Corporation is a global alternative investment manager serving institutional and other investors across private and public markets. Its principal businesses are Credit, Real Assets, Secondaries and Private Equity, with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Ares describes its purpose as providing investment solutions and financing to support clients’ long-term growth while seeking risk-adjusted returns for investors. [P6103697][P107343003][https://ir.ares.com/en][https://ldnmail.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/who-we-are]\n\nFounded in 1997, Ares reported FY2025 total revenue of approximately $5.6 billion and nearly $623 billion in assets under management at year-end 2025. It reported approximately 4,400 employees as of June 30, 2026, and more than 55 global offices at year-end 2025. [https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/antony-ressler?pid=182221][T124838][https://ir.ares.com/news/ares-management-corporation-schedules-earnings-release-and-conference-call-for-the-first-quarter-ending-march/8f7f7729-cd04-4d93-a001-b7b769dff6a5][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026026304/aresars2025annualreport.pdf]\n[P6103697][P107343003][T124838][https://ir.ares.com/en][https://ldnmail.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/who-we-are][https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/antony-ressler?pid=182221][https://ir.ares.com/news/ares-management-corporation-schedules-earnings-release-and-conference-call-for-the-first-quarter-ending-march/8f7f7729-cd04-4d93-a001-b7b769dff6a5][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026026304/aresars2025annualreport.pdf]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T09:37:36.387411Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "Ares Management Corp offers investment products and services through strategies in credit, real assets, secondaries and private equity. Credit offerings include liquid and alternative credit, opportunistic credit, U.S. and European direct lending, and APAC credit. Named vehicles include Ares Capital Europe VI (ACE VI), Ares Pathfinder Fund II, Ares Special Opportunities Fund II and the open-ended Ares Strategic Income Fund (ASIF); its fund lineup also includes publicly traded Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) and CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund (CADC). [P154454264][T16609134][T17817963]\n\nReal assets strategies invest in real estate and infrastructure through equity and debt, with examples including diversified and industrial non-traded REITs, GLP J-REIT, Ares Infrastructure Debt Fund V and Ares Climate Infrastructure Partners II. Secondaries products invest across private equity, real estate, infrastructure and credit; named funds include Landmark Equity Partners XVII, Landmark Real Estate Fund IX and Ares Secondaries Infrastructure Solutions III. Private equity offerings include corporate and APAC strategies, including Ares Corporate Opportunities Funds VI and VII. [P154454265][P154454266][P154454267][T16609134][T17817993]\n\nAt June 30, 2026, Ares reported $671.3 billion in total AUM. Within each strategy group, U.S. direct lending represented 45% of Credit AUM, real estate 80% of Real Assets AUM, private equity secondaries 55% of Secondaries AUM, and corporate private equity 87% of Private Equity AUM. These percentages describe each group’s AUM composition, not shares of total company AUM or performance. [T16609117]\n[P154454264][T16609134][T17817963][P154454265][P154454266][P154454267][T17817993][T16609117]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T09:37:36.387411Z" }, { "type": "GEOGRAPHY", "text": "Ares Management reported more than 4,250 employees, over 55 offices and a presence in more than 25 countries as of December 31, 2025; it does not provide a geographic breakdown of its employee count. [P34532101] Its selected key global offices include Atlanta, Denver, Hartford, Los Angeles and New York in the Americas; London in Europe; and Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore and Tokyo in Asia-Pacific. [https://ares.com/us/contact]\n\nAres describes its platform as spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Its 2025 annual report also identifies activity or expansion involving Japan, Brazil, Vietnam and Australia, and discusses regulated operations in Asia, including in Hong Kong and Singapore. [https://ir.ares.com/][P35399849] The reviewed annual and interim materials do not provide regional revenue percentages or a geographic revenue split. [T9523433]\n[P34532101][P35399849][T9523433][https://ares.com/us/contact][https://ir.ares.com/]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T09:37:36.387411Z" }, { "type": "SEGMENTS", "text": "Ares Management reports four investment-group segments. Based on management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2026, Credit Group contributed approximately 68.3% of fees, Real Assets Group 19.6%, Secondaries Group 7.0%, and Private Equity Group 3.3% [T17817912]. These percentages measure management fees, not total revenue or segment operating income; the schedule also lists “Other” separately [T17817912].\n\nCredit Group focuses on liquid, alternative and opportunistic credit and direct lending across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, including syndicated loans, asset-based and other non-traditional credit, and directly originated loans [P79599502][P98072738][P121798848][P100928721][P101180103][P81131346][P56892891][P3661351]. Real Assets Group invests in real estate and infrastructure through equity and debt strategies, including core, value-add and opportunistic real estate and infrastructure opportunities [P107343003].\n\nSecondaries Group makes secondary investments and tailored transactions across private equity, real estate, infrastructure and credit, including limited-partner interests and GP-led transactions [P87604156]. Private Equity Group focuses on middle-market growth buyouts in North America and Europe, as well as Asia-Pacific private equity, primarily structured growth equity investments [P9818573][P148323][P68687246]. Ares presents strategy and asset-class detail within its reportable groups; its disclosures note a 2025 change combining real estate and infrastructure strategy presentations within Real Assets [P72365623].\n[T17817912][P79599502][P98072738][P121798848][P100928721][P101180103][P81131346][P56892891][P3661351][P107343003][P87604156][P9818573][P148323][P68687246][P72365623]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T09:37:36.387411Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "Ares Management was founded in 1997 by Tony Ressler, John Kissick and David Sachs. In 2004, the firm’s managed business-development company, Ares Capital Corporation, completed its IPO, expanding the platform’s publicly traded lending activities. Ares launched a European middle-market financing business in 2007, then expanded its lending platform through Ares Capital’s 2010 merger with Allied Capital. [https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/antony-ressler?pid=182221][https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/david-sachs?pid=186643][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000104746904030487/a2144514z497ad.htm][https://uk.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ARES-CAPITAL-8413/news/Ares-Capital-Corp-Ares-Management-LLC-Launches-European-Middle-Market-Financing-Business-Adds-Th-377525/][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465910018070/a10-7435_1ex99d1.htm]\n\nAres broadened its real-estate business by acquiring AREA Property Partners in 2013 and became publicly listed in 2014. Michael Arougheti became CEO in 2018, succeeding the prior leadership structure while Ressler remained Executive Chairman. The firm expanded its international investment capabilities with a majority investment in SSG Capital Holdings in 2020 and full ownership in 2023; it also agreed in 2023 to acquire Asia-focused private-equity firm Crescent Point Capital. [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509006666/en/Ares-Management-to-Acquire-AREA-Property-Partners][https://ir.ares.com/media/document/5cb8956a-3343-49dc-8cdd-861fadca215d/assets/2017.pdf?disposition=inline][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000110465917073726/a17-28507_1ex99d1.htm][https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200702005116/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-Completes-Acquisition-of-Majority-Interest-in-SSG-Capital-Holdings-Limited][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828024007014/ares-20231231.htm][https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230613571589/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-to-Acquire-Crescent-Point-Capital]\n[https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/antony-ressler?pid=182221][https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/david-sachs?pid=186643][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000104746904030487/a2144514z497ad.htm][https://uk.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ARES-CAPITAL-8413/news/Ares-Capital-Corp-Ares-Management-LLC-Launches-European-Middle-Market-Financing-Business-Adds-Th-377525/][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465910018070/a10-7435_1ex99d1.htm][https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509006666/en/Ares-Management-to-Acquire-AREA-Property-Partners][https://ir.ares.com/media/document/5cb8956a-3343-49dc-8cdd-861fadca215d/assets/2017.pdf?disposition=inline][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000110465917073726/a17-28507_1ex99d1.htm][https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200702005116/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-Completes-Acquisition-of-Majority-Interest-in-SSG-Capital-Holdings-Limited][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828024007014/ares-20231231.htm][https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230613571589/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-to-Acquire-Crescent-Point-Capital]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T09:37:36.387411Z" } ], "sources": [ { "id": "P6103697", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P6103697", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P107343003", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P107343003", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "https://ir.ares.com/en", "href": "https://ir.ares.com/en", "label": "ir.ares.com" }, { "id": "https://ldnmail.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/who-we-are", "href": "https://ldnmail.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/who-we-are", "label": "ldnmail.aresmgmt.com" }, { "id": "https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/antony-ressler?pid=182221", "href": "https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/antony-ressler?pid=182221", "label": "www.aresmgmt.com" }, { "id": "T124838", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T124838", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "https://ir.ares.com/news/ares-management-corporation-schedules-earnings-release-and-conference-call-for-the-first-quarter-ending-march/8f7f7729-cd04-4d93-a001-b7b769dff6a5", "href": "https://ir.ares.com/news/ares-management-corporation-schedules-earnings-release-and-conference-call-for-the-first-quarter-ending-march/8f7f7729-cd04-4d93-a001-b7b769dff6a5", "label": "ir.ares.com" }, { "id": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026026304/aresars2025annualreport.pdf", "href": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026026304/aresars2025annualreport.pdf", "label": "www.sec.gov" }, { "id": "P154454264", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P154454264", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)", "documentId": "D-5ec4234594d9488ba61044500fb9025a" }, { "id": "T16609134", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T16609134", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Presentation (2026 Q 2), p49", "documentId": "D-8e282947d448412eb6cf15f3c026c848", "page": 49 }, { "id": "T17817963", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T17817963", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)", "documentId": "D-5ec4234594d9488ba61044500fb9025a" }, { "id": "P154454265", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P154454265", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)", "documentId": "D-5ec4234594d9488ba61044500fb9025a" }, { "id": "P154454266", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P154454266", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)", "documentId": "D-5ec4234594d9488ba61044500fb9025a" }, { "id": "P154454267", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P154454267", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)", "documentId": "D-5ec4234594d9488ba61044500fb9025a" }, { "id": "T17817993", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T17817993", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)", "documentId": "D-5ec4234594d9488ba61044500fb9025a" }, { "id": "T16609117", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T16609117", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Presentation (2026 Q 2), p30", "documentId": "D-8e282947d448412eb6cf15f3c026c848", "page": 30 }, { "id": "P34532101", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P34532101", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "https://ares.com/us/contact", "href": "https://ares.com/us/contact", "label": "ares.com" }, { "id": "https://ir.ares.com/", "href": "https://ir.ares.com/", "label": "ir.ares.com" }, { "id": "P35399849", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P35399849", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "T9523433", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T9523433", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "T17817912", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T17817912", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)", "documentId": "D-5ec4234594d9488ba61044500fb9025a" }, { "id": "P79599502", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P79599502", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P98072738", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P98072738", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P121798848", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P121798848", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P100928721", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P100928721", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P101180103", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P101180103", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P81131346", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P81131346", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P56892891", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P56892891", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P3661351", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P3661351", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P87604156", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P87604156", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P9818573", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P9818573", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P148323", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P148323", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P68687246", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P68687246", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "P72365623", "href": "https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P72365623", "label": "Ares Management Corp — Full financial report (2025 Y)", "documentId": "D-4128c0daaf87435fa2e9ec1c465177fe" }, { "id": "https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/david-sachs?pid=186643", "href": "https://www.aresmgmt.com/about-ares-management-corporation/our-team/david-sachs?pid=186643", "label": "www.aresmgmt.com" }, { "id": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000104746904030487/a2144514z497ad.htm", "href": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000104746904030487/a2144514z497ad.htm", "label": "www.sec.gov" }, { "id": "https://uk.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ARES-CAPITAL-8413/news/Ares-Capital-Corp-Ares-Management-LLC-Launches-European-Middle-Market-Financing-Business-Adds-Th-377525/", "href": "https://uk.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ARES-CAPITAL-8413/news/Ares-Capital-Corp-Ares-Management-LLC-Launches-European-Middle-Market-Financing-Business-Adds-Th-377525/", "label": "uk.marketscreener.com" }, { "id": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465910018070/a10-7435_1ex99d1.htm", "href": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465910018070/a10-7435_1ex99d1.htm", "label": "www.sec.gov" }, { "id": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509006666/en/Ares-Management-to-Acquire-AREA-Property-Partners", "href": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509006666/en/Ares-Management-to-Acquire-AREA-Property-Partners", "label": "www.businesswire.com" }, { "id": "https://ir.ares.com/media/document/5cb8956a-3343-49dc-8cdd-861fadca215d/assets/2017.pdf?disposition=inline", "href": "https://ir.ares.com/media/document/5cb8956a-3343-49dc-8cdd-861fadca215d/assets/2017.pdf?disposition=inline", "label": "ir.ares.com" }, { "id": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000110465917073726/a17-28507_1ex99d1.htm", "href": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000110465917073726/a17-28507_1ex99d1.htm", "label": "www.sec.gov" }, { "id": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200702005116/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-Completes-Acquisition-of-Majority-Interest-in-SSG-Capital-Holdings-Limited", "href": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200702005116/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-Completes-Acquisition-of-Majority-Interest-in-SSG-Capital-Holdings-Limited", "label": "www.businesswire.com" }, { "id": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828024007014/ares-20231231.htm", "href": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828024007014/ares-20231231.htm", "label": "www.sec.gov" }, { "id": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230613571589/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-to-Acquire-Crescent-Point-Capital", "href": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230613571589/en/Ares-Management-Corporation-to-Acquire-Crescent-Point-Capital", "label": "www.businesswire.com" } ] }