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Ares Management Corporation reports developments across its global alternative investment management platform, including credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure strategies. Company news commonly covers quarterly results, fee and performance income, fundraising, fund closings, direct lending origination activity and dividend declarations on its common stock.
Updates also track Ares Credit funds, Ares Commercial Finance, value-add real estate vehicles, Asia credit and special situations strategies, and sub-advised credit products. Recurring themes include capital deployment, senior secured financing commitments, fundraising across asset classes, global platform expansion and operating leadership changes.
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) has priced a public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% unsecured notes due 2033, with maturity on September 15, 2033. The notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at the company’s option at par plus a make-whole premium, if applicable.
The offering is expected to close on September 15, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Ares Capital expects to use the net proceeds to repay certain outstanding indebtedness under its debt facilities and may subsequently reborrow under those facilities for general corporate purposes, including investments in portfolio companies consistent with its investment objective.
Ares Management Corporation (ARES) will participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, where Co-Founder and CEO Michael Arougheti is scheduled to present on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
A live audio webcast and subsequent replay will be available in the Investor Resources section of the company’s website. Ares reports over $671 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
The Scion Group, in partnership with Ares Real Estate funds (NYSE:ARES), acquired a four-community, 2,316-bed off-campus student housing portfolio from SCHENK+ for about $435 million. The assets serve students at the University of Georgia, the University of Tennessee and Texas State University.
According to The Scion Group, three communities were developed by SCHENK+ and one was acquired and repositioned. Scion already operates in these markets, which is expected to support efficient integration into its national student housing platform.
Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) announced the final close of Japan Logistics Development Partners V LP (JDP V) at its hard cap of ¥612 billion (about US$4 billion), including LP and GP commitments. The fund is nearly 50% larger than 2021‑vintage JDP IV and is Ares Real Estate’s largest closed-end institutional fundraise to date.
According to Ares, JDP V targets development of modern logistics facilities in Japan’s key metropolitan areas and has ¥1.7 trillion (about US$11 billion) of total investment capacity. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is a cornerstone investor with a ¥150 billion commitment, and the fund has already committed to projects totaling roughly ¥450 billion.
Ares Acquisition Corporation III (NYSE: AAC.U) announced that, starting August 20, 2026, holders of the 39,500,000 units issued in its July 1, 2026 IPO may separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants contained in those units. Units will continue trading on the NYSE under AAC.U, while separated Class A shares and warrants will trade under AAC and AAC WS, respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued; only whole warrants will trade. To separate units, holders must have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent. According to Ares Acquisition Corporation III, the SPAC completed a $395 million underwritten IPO, with J.P. Morgan and Jefferies as joint book-runners, and is sponsored by a subsidiary of Ares Management (NYSE: ARES).
Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) reported that Ares Credit funds closed approximately $8.2 billion of U.S. direct lending commitments across 69 transactions in the second quarter of 2026 and about $52.3 billion across 347 transactions in the 12 months ended June 30, 2026.
Selected Q2 transactions included senior secured credit facilities where Ares acted as administrative agent, lead arranger and/or bookrunner to support private equity sponsors in acquisitions and growth plans for AeriTek, Atwell, Frontline Road Safety, Jiffy Lube, MAI Capital Management, Precinmac, Relation Insurance, Sunvair Aerospace Group and Valcourt Group, along with growth financing for Firebird Music.
Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) reported second quarter 2026 GAAP net income attributable to the company of $150.6 million, or $0.49 per basic and diluted share of Class A and non-voting common stock. After-tax realized income was $467.6 million, or $1.29 per Class A share, and fee related earnings were $491.1 million.
According to Ares, the quarter included more than $36 billion of fundraising inflows and many key financial metrics grew over 20% year over year. The company reported a record $170 billion of dry powder and $671 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
Ares declared a quarterly common dividend of $1.35 per share, payable September 30, 2026, and a preferred dividend of $0.84375 per Series B mandatory convertible preferred share, payable October 1, 2026. A Dividend Reinvestment Program for Class A stock will be effective for the September 30, 2026 dividend.
Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) declared a third quarter 2026 dividend of $0.48 per share, payable on September 30, 2026 to stockholders of record on September 15, 2026. The company reported second quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $171 million, or $0.24 per share, versus $361 million, or $0.52, a year earlier.
Core EPS was $0.47 compared with $0.50 in Q2 2025, while net investment income rose to $359 million or $0.50 per share from $342 million or $0.49. Net unrealized losses increased to $183 million. Net asset value per share declined to $19.35 from $19.94 at December 31, 2025, and the debt/equity ratio increased slightly to 1.15x.
As of June 30, 2026, portfolio investments at fair value were $29.3 billion across 619 portfolio companies, with weighted average yields on accruing debt and other income producing securities of about 10.5% at fair value. Ares Capital highlighted approximately $6.0 billion of available liquidity after July note repayments, new $800 million January 2030 unsecured notes, an upsized $5.5 billion senior secured credit facility, a new $1.0 billion commercial paper program and an increased $1.5 billion BNP revolving funding facility.
Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions announced the acquisition of the Philadelphia Interstate Portfolio, an eight-building, 488,936-square-foot shallow-bay light industrial portfolio across Burlington County, New Jersey, and East Montgomery and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. The portfolio is currently 89.6% leased and spans property vintages from 1972 to 2004.
This transaction marks Speed Bay’s first acquisition in both the Philadelphia / Southern New Jersey market and the broader Northeast region, supporting its strategy of investing in multi-tenant industrial assets in high-demand, supply-constrained infill markets. The 24 suites average 20,372 square feet, offer clear heights from 17 to 33 feet, and provide a mix of dock-high and grade-level loading. Each asset has near-immediate access to I-95, I-76, or I-295, serving tenants across diverse industries and connecting to the Greater Philadelphia MSA and the East Coast corridor.
Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) announced that certain Ares Real Estate funds have completed the previously announced acquisition of all outstanding Whitestone REIT common shares and operating partnership units for $19.00 per share or unit in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion.
The deal adds 54 convenience-focused retail properties, totaling about 4.8 million square feet, in high-growth U.S. markets including Phoenix, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio to Ares Real Estate’s portfolio. Following closing, Whitestone is no longer traded or listed on any public securities exchange. According to Ares, multiple financial and legal advisors supported both parties in the transaction.