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.
Platinum Credit Opportunities Funds and Ares Commercial Finance provided financing to support Kingswood Capital Management in its acquisition of Daramic, a Charlotte-based supplier of polyethylene and phenolic resin battery separators. The financing was led by Platinum Equity's credit team and described as flexible, partnership-oriented capital to support Daramic's growth as a standalone company.
Touchstone Investments announced that two of its funds won 2026 LSEG Lipper Awards for 10-year performance: Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund (TARBX) in Alternative Credit Focus Funds and Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund (TROCX) in International Large-Cap Core.
Both funds were established in 2015 and are sub-advised by affiliates of Ares (NYSE: ARES) and Rockefeller, respectively, citing flexible credit allocation and a bottom-up equity approach as drivers of long-term performance.
Ares (NYSE: ARES) announced senior leadership changes in Asia credit: E.G. Morse will join as Partner and Head of Asia Credit, while Dinesh Goel and Gabriel Fong become Co‑Heads of the Asia Special Situations strategy.
Edwin Wong will retire as Head of Asia Credit effective June 30, 2026. Ares’ Asia Credit business manages approximately $11.5 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025. Morse will be based in Hong Kong and will focus on growth and regional relationships.
Ares (NYSE: ARES) raised approximately $5.4 billion in aggregate capital for U.S. and European value‑add real estate strategies, closing Ares US Real Estate Fund XI at a $3.1 billion hard cap and Ares European Property Enhancement Partners IV at $1.9 billion.
Inclusive of related vehicles and GP commitment, the U.S. strategy amassed ~$3.5 billion. Each fund has deployed or identified ~$1.1 billion of initial investments. Ares Real Estate manages ~$114 billion AUM as of Dec 31, 2025.
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) will report first-quarter results for the period ending March 31, 2026 on Friday, May 1, 2026 before the NYSE opens. A webcast and conference call will be held the same day at 11:00 a.m. ET (conference ID ARESQ126).
Live and archived replays will be available via telephone and on the Investor Resources home page through June 1, 2026. Domestic and international dial-in numbers are provided for participants.
Town Lane and Gillon Property Group acquired Watters Creek Village, a 460k SF grocery-anchored mixed-use center in Allen, Texas, on April 1, 2026. An Ares Real Estate fund (ARES) provided debt financing to support the transaction.
The 46-acre site includes ~360k SF of retail anchored by Market Street and ~100k SF of boutique office space along U.S. Highway 75 (≈200k vehicles/day). The JV plans signage, tenant upgrades, marketing, and community programming, with SHOP Companies leading retail leasing and Thirty-Four Commercial handling office leasing.
Ares (NYSE: ARES) completed the final close of Ares Special Opportunities Fund III (ASOF III) and related vehicles, raising over $9.8 billion of capital, including $8.3 billion of equity commitments, exceeding its target and prior vintage fund size.
The Opportunistic Credit strategy will deploy private debt, equity and hybrid solutions to middle-market companies and may opportunistically purchase stressed public corporate credits. The team comprises 33 investment professionals and the broader Ares Credit platform reports $405 billion AUM as of December 31, 2025.
Convene Hospitality Group (NYSE:ARES) secured $230 million in strategic growth capital on March 24, 2026 to accelerate global expansion across its multi-brand hospitality platform. The financing includes credit from TPG and additional equity from existing shareholders including Ares funds. Funds will support development, technology, production and selective acquisitions, and CHG plans new New York openings in 2026.
Ares (NYSE: ARES) closed a single-asset continuation vehicle with approximately $850 million of commitments to hold Convergint Technologies, L.P., alongside Leonard Green & Partners’ Sage Fund and Vintage Strategies at Goldman Sachs. Ares will also make a substantial new investment and retain a shared control position with co-sponsors LGP and Harvest Partners.
Since Ares’ 2018 investment, Convergint has roughly quadrupled Adjusted EBITDA, delivered robust organic growth and completed over 40 acquisitions, supporting its global service-based systems integration platform.
Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) announced that CEO Michael Arougheti will present at the 2026 RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Institutions Conference on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 12:15pm ET. A live audio webcast will be available via the Investor Resources section of the company website, with a replay posted shortly after the event.