Ares Management Corporation

We are pleased to share that Ares Management Alternative Credit funds have entered a strategic collaboration with ABN AMRO Bank N.V. through a €1.3 billion loan portfolio consisting of high-quality senior secured infrastructure loans originated across Europe by ABN AMRO. We believe this transaction underscores Ares’ flexible balance sheet optimization and extension solutions across asset classes and regions and we are excited to partner with ABN AMRO on what’s ahead.

Ares is proud to share that Bill Benjamin, Co-Head of Ares Real Estate, has been named to Private Equity News’ Twenty Most Influential in Real Estate 2025 list. Bill joined Ares through the firm’s acquisition of Area Property Partners and was promoted to Global Head of Real Estate shortly thereafter. He now serves as Co-Head of Ares Real Estate alongside his longtime business partner Julie Solomon. In his 12 years at Ares, Bill has helped build the firm’s real estate business to its now $58B in AUM, as of yesterday's earnings call, and Co-Chairs Ares Industrial Real Estate Trust, is a member of Ares’ executive committee and is the incoming Chair of Impetus, a private equity charity helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Congratulations on this recognition, Bill!

This morning, Ares CFO Jarrod Phillips shared his key takeaways from Ares’ Q4 and full year earnings call, including record-setting gross fundraising and deployment and double-digit growth across many of our key financial metrics. Read more from Jarrod below for a look at Ares’ strong position heading into 2025. 

This morning, Ares CEO Michael Arougheti and CFO Jarrod Phillips shared Q4 and full year 2024 earnings results, which highlighted numerous financial records including growing AUM to $484.4B and achieving annual fundraising and deployment records of $92.7B and $106.7B, respectively. On the call, they reflected on key milestones from 2024 and highlighted significant organic and inorganic investments the firm is making, noting that Ares expects continued strong growth ahead given the size of its addressable markets. Read more about Ares’ strong position heading into 2025: https://lnkd.in/eWJ9_EVC

Today, we are excited to announce key leadership appointments across Ares Management and Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC). Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson, senior leaders within the Ares Credit Group, have been appointed Co-Presidents of Ares Management, effective immediately, where they will work alongside CEO Michael Arougheti to drive firm-wide strategic initiatives. In addition, Kort Schnabel, Partner and Co-Head of Ares U.S. Direct Lending, has been named incoming CEO of ARCC, effective April 30th. We are thrilled to congratulate Kipp, Blair and Kort—respected leaders at Ares and across the industry—on these significant appointments. Read more about Ares’ Co-Presidents here: https://lnkd.in/evTbzEPE Read more about Kort’s appointment to CEO of ARCC here: https://lnkd.in/eZUKWNF2

Let’s go back to the basics. What is private credit, how does it differ from bank lending and what are the factors we believe are driving its growth? We break down the evolution of the asset class in our guide to Understanding Private Credit: https://lnkd.in/eiZX9Rc8

In celebration of #LunarNewYear and the Year of the Snake, Ares, KKR and AlixPartners hosted a joint event to honor the significance of the holiday—a time for renewal, unity and shared aspirations—and kick off the new year by reinforcing our shared values of togetherness, collaboration and the strength of diverse perspectives. A few photos from last week's event below.

This week, Barry Miller, Partner in the Ares Secondaries Group, and Mark Serocold, Head of Ares EMEA Wealth Management Solutions, were on the ground at IPEM Wealth 2025 in Cannes. Throughout the week, they connected with investors and leaders in the region and joined panel discussions on the evolution of secondaries, the untapped opportunity in private wealth and the goals of wealth clients in today’s market environment. #IPEMCannes2025  

We are proud to support ID.me, a leader in the digital identity space, with Ares’ flexible capital solutions and deep sector experience as it accelerates its work through this next phase of growth.

Liquidity constraints in today’s market have LPs considering whether to maintain their current fund positions or sell (or borrow) to reinvest. In Creating Your Own Adventure in Private Real Estate, our Quantitative Research Group takes a look at the historical data in the private real estate market to help answer the age-old question: to hold or not to hold? More here: https://lnkd.in/eazfYACB