Ares Management

Overview

Ares Management Corporation is a prominent global alternative investment manager based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the firm has grown to manage approximately $546–596 billion in assets across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, employing thousands of professionals. The organization focuses on delivering compelling risk-adjusted returns through well-structured investments in high-quality businesses and real estate assets.

The company operates through four main business units: Credit, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Infrastructure/Special Situations. Ares provides flexible capital solutions, including direct lending and private debt, equity investments, and real estate management. It also offers a variety of investment vehicles, from publicly traded entities to private funds, catering to institutional investors and business partners. The firm is recognized for its collaborative approach, enhancing deal flow and market insights across its investment platform.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 866-501-0672
• Website: aresmgmt.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ares-management

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• private equity
• credit
• real estate
• strategic initiatives
• alternative asset management
• financial services
• investment management
• direct lending
• investment managers
• finance
• investment strategies
• high yield bonds
• real estate debt investments
• active management
• private equity buyouts
• investment philosophy
• distressed investments
• digital infrastructure investments
• asset growth
• risk management
• asset management expertise
• infrastructure debt
• secondary markets
• asset management company
• middle market direct lending
• spacs
• asset management platform
• credit strategies
• asset management
• active operational value creation
• publicly traded
• cross-platform collaboration
• infrastructure
• global assets
• active operational improvements
• other financial investment activities
• global investor base
• asset strategies
• alternative investments
• infrastructure investments
• secondary market transactions
• global asset management platform
• asset management with active management approach
• energy investors funds
• asset classes
• active value creation
• asset diversification
• asset management in multiple regions
• energy & utilities
• institutional clients
• operational improvements
• asset management strategies
• distressed debt
• proprietary value creation system
• global reach
• asset management solutions
• asset management in asia-pacific
• real estate equity and debt
• publicly traded company
• asset management industry
• spacs management
• growth equity
• secondary interests
• strategic acquisitions
• asset allocation
• institutional investors
• leveraged loans
• diversified asset management platform
• asset management services
• distressed-for-control investments
• private equity in asia-pacific
• market expansion
• operational value creation
• value creation
• energy investments
• real estate and infrastructure expansion
• portfolio management
• strategic acquisitions in real estate
• digital infrastructure
• private equity strategies
• alternative investment
• investment platform
• asset management operations
• investment products
• liquidity solutions
• alternative asset classes
• b2b
• proprietary system
• real estate investment
• asset management growth
• asset management firm
• spac management
• credit investments
• specialized investment groups
• risk-adjusted returns
• asia-pacific credit
• risk-adjusted investment returns
• public company
• construction & real estate

Technologies Used

• .NET
• AI
• ARGUS Developer
• AWS CloudFormation
• Adara
• Allego
• Anaplan
• Ansible
• Atlassian Cloud
• Azure Resource Manager
• Bash
• Bloomberg Professional Services
• CLEAR
• CircleCI
• Cisco ACI Orchestration
• Cisco Nexus Switches
• CloudFlare
• CloudFlare Hosting
• CloudPay
• Cloudflare DNS
• Construct
• Coupa
• Cvent
• DealCloud
• Dell ECS Enterprise Object Storage
• Dell iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller)
• Docker
• DocuSign
• Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Espresso
• FIS
• Gem
• GitLab
• Google AdWords Conversion
• IntraLinks VIA Pro
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Kyriba
• Loopio
• Microsoft Azure Monitor
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft PowerShell
• Microsoft Word
• Outlook
• PEO
• Pardot
• PowerBI Tiles
• Prisma SD-WAN
• Progress Chef
• Puppet
• Python
• React
• SAP Concur
• SAP Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• SS&C Geneva
• Salesforce
• Salesforce CRM Analytics
• SchoolMessenger Social Media Managment
• Splunk SOAR
• SysTools VBA Password Recovery
• Tableau
• Terraform
• Webex
• Workday
• Workiva
• Yahoo! Web Analytics
• Yardi
• Zoomdata
• eFront
• redvertisement

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• Soliton Capital Partners
• Exempla Healthcare
• Form Technologies
• The Guitar Center Company
• Resource Label Group
• McDowell Label
• TA Systems – is now AIR Rochester Hills
• SPH Analytics
• Apex Clean Energy Holdings, LLC