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MGT (ARES) said it closed a $350 million strategic investment from Ares Credit funds on Dec 3, 2025, valuing the company at $1.25 billion, creating what the company calls the first unicorn in the SLED services industry.
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MGT (ARES) said it closed a $350 million strategic investment from Ares Credit funds on Dec 3, 2025, valuing the company at $1.25 billion, creating what the company calls the first unicorn in the SLED services industry. The transaction brings Ares Management (reported $595 billion AUM as of Sept 30, 2025) alongside existing backers Vistria, J.P. Morgan, and WhiteHorse Capital.
MGT said it has tripled enterprise value since Vistria's April 2023 majority investment, operates with 1,100+ employee-owners, serves over 2,500 clients, and is midway through a four-year value-creation plan focused on M&A and business transformation.
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- $350M strategic investment from Ares Credit funds
- Company valuation at $1.25B following the deal
- Enterprise value tripled since April 2023 majority investment
- 1,100+ employee-owners serving 2,500 clients
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News Market Reaction – ARES
On Dec 3, the day this news came out, ARES closed 1.33% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Dec 3 session.
Key Figures
- Strategic investment size
- $350 million
- Ares Credit funds investment into MGT
- MGT valuation
- $1.25 billion
- Implied valuation from Ares investment
- Ares AUM
- $595 billion
- Assets under management as of Sept 30, 2025
- Employee-owners
- 1,100+
- MGT workforce size
- Clients served
- 2,500+
- Number of MGT clients
- People impacted
- 200 million+
- Annual population impacted by MGT services
- K12 students
- 20 million
- K12 students impacted annually
- Strategic acquisitions
- 13
- Number of MGT acquisitions since 2016
Historical Context
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Initial announcement of $350 million Ares investment into MGT.
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Corrected details on MGT funding and unicorn valuation with Ares credit.
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Ansley Park Capital’s >$400 million ABS issuance involving an Ares affiliate.
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Aledade’s up-to-$650 million facility led by Ares credit funds.
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Launch of Marq Logistics brand managing 600M+ square feet globally.
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Key Terms
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"This investment validates both our strategy and our commitment to building the category-of-one social impact and performance leader in SLED," said Trey Traviesa, chief executive officer, MGT. "With Ares' support, we significantly expand our capacity to undertake larger acquisitions and accelerate the high-impact growth and transformation we set out to achieve in our ambitious value-creation plan."
MGT is midway through a four-year value-creation plan following Vistria's majority investment in April 2023. Since then, the company has tripled in enterprise value with rapid growth driven by its programmatic M&A strategy, strong organic growth and ambitious business transformation execution. Steeped in SLED domain expertise, MGT's 1,100-plus employee-owners now serve over 2,500 clients, impacting over 200 million people annually, including 20 million K-12 students. The company's broad portfolio of specialized technology and advisory solutions addresses mission-critical priorities – including technology modernization and AI, cyber and campus security, human capital, fiscal and facilities management, and K-12 school improvement – for state and local government agencies, K-12 districts, and higher education institutions across the
Founded in 1975, MGT has expanded rapidly under new leadership since 2016, through a combination of organic growth and 13 strategic acquisitions. In 2025, MGT ranked No. 830 on the Inc. 5000, recognizing the nation's fastest-growing private companies, and No. 6 on CRN's Fast Growth 150 list, honoring the fastest-growing technology companies in
For more information on MGT, visit mgt.us or download the Annual Impact Report at mgt.us/2024_impact_report.
About The Vistria Group
The Vistria Group is building a new kind of private investment firm that seeks to deliver both financial returns and societal impact. It invests in essential industries like healthcare, knowledge and learning solutions, financial services, and housing, which deliver value for investors as well as communities, employees, and consumers. With
About Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is 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. Ares seeks to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for its stakeholders and within its communities.
Media Contact:
Lawrence Cowan
COO, Revenue Operations, MGT
801‑556‑2164
lcowan@mgt.us
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