- CEO
- Michael J. Arougheti
- Full Time Employees
- 4,250
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 1800 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles CA United States of America 90067
- IPO Date
- May 2, 2014
- Business
- Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) operates as a leading global alternative investment manager, offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure asset classes. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the firm manages approximately $596 billion in assets under management as of November 2025, with over 4,200 employees across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Its Credit Group, the largest segment with about $359.1 billion in assets under management as of March 2025, provides direct lending, liquid credit including syndicated loans and high yield bonds, alternative credit such as asset-backed securities and CLOs, opportunistic credit, and APAC credit strategies; the Real Estate Group, with roughly $104.4 billion in AUM, offers private real estate equity and debt vehicles, non-traded REITs, publicly traded REITs in the U.S. and Japan, digital infrastructure, and separately managed accounts across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific; the Private Equity Group, managing around $24.7 billion, focuses on corporate private equity and APAC private equity through dedicated teams in North America, Europe, and China; the Infrastructure Group targets debt and equity in digital, energy, transportation, utilities, and sustainable infrastructure with about $19.8 billion in AUM; the Secondaries Group invests across private equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure secondaries with $31.3 billion in AUM; and Other Businesses, including Ares Insurance Solutions, encompasses additional strategies with $6.6 billion in AUM. Ares serves a diverse investor base comprising pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and high-net-worth individuals, delivering flexible capital solutions from senior debt to common equity for middle-market companies, real assets, and underserved sectors globally. Recent developments include the completion of its acquisition of GLP Capital Partners' international business (excluding Greater China) in October 2024 for approximately $3.7 billion in cash and $1.9 billion in Ares Class A common stock, enhancing capabilities in logistics, digital infrastructure including over 1GW of hyperscale projects, self-storage, and clean energy; a $350 million investment in MGT in December 2025, valuing the SLED services provider at $1.25 billion and supporting its growth as the first unicorn in that industry; the introduction of Marq in December 2025 to unify its global logistics platform within real estate; an agreement to acquire BlueCove in 2025 following a 2023 minority stake, with assets under management growing from $1.8 billion; a €40 million acquisition facility provided to Comet Software in October 2025 for European software deals; and a 10% stake acquisition in the Miami Dolphins in December 2024, marking one of the first external NFL franchise investments. Subsidiaries such as Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC), a business development company focused on U.S. middle-market lending, Ares Management Limited in Europe, and Ares SSG in Asia Pacific bolster its platform, while strategic joint ventures like Ares Australia Management expand retail and institutional access in Australia and New Zealand.