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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 (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced a Q1 2026 dividend of $0.48 per share, payable March 31, 2026 to holders of record March 13, 2026. Ares reported Q4-2025 GAAP net income of $293M ($0.41/share) and core EPS of $0.50. For FY-2025, GAAP net income was $1,299M ($1.86/share); portfolio investments at fair value totaled $29,485M and NAV was $19.94 per share. Debt outstanding was $16.0B with approximately $5.5B available borrowing capacity. Q4-2025 gross commitments were $5.8B with exits of $4.7B.
Ares (NYSE: ARES) completed acquisition of BlueCove Limited and launched Ares Systematic Credit on February 3, 2026.
The integrated business, led by Alex Khein, comprises ~60 professionals in London and brings approximately $5.5 billion of AUM into the Ares Credit Group, which managed $397 billion of assets as of September 30, 2025.
The strategy offers systematic fixed-income approaches across high-yield, investment-grade corporates, convertibles, and liquid credit instruments using proprietary technology and research-driven methods.
Elara Caring announced a strategic investment from Ares and DaVita (DVA) to expand clinically advanced, in‑home care for complex and high‑acuity patients. The partners will co‑develop a kidney‑specific home care model and support Elara’s scale-up while Elara remains an independent company led by CEO Ananth Mohan.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, with closing expected later in 2026; financial terms were not disclosed.
Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced the tax characterization of its 2025 common stock distributions (CUSIP 04010L103). Total distributions for 2025 were $1.9200 per share, of which $1.356512 (70.65172%) is ordinary dividend eligible for the 20% qualified rate designation and $0.563488 (29.34828%) is nonqualified ordinary income. No portion was designated as capital gain dividend.
Per-payment ordinary rates were $0.339128 and 20%-rate amounts $0.140872; interest-related dividend percentages ranged ~84.75%–85.64% by payment date.
Ares (NYSE: ARES) led a $1.6 billion debt financing as administrative agent to support the merger of Suave Brands and Elida Beauty, creating Evermark, LLC. Evermark combines household personal care brands including Suave, Q-tips, ChapStick, Pond's, Caress, St. Ives, Noxzema and TIGI.
The financing supports Evermark's launch as a global personal care platform and reflects Ares' US Direct Lending scale and consumer vertical focus.
Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) announced that CEO Michael Arougheti will present at the Bank of America Securities 2026 Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 8:50am ET.
A live audio webcast will be available on the company's Investor Resources website and a replay will be posted shortly after the event.
HarbourVest Partners (NYSE:ARES) closed HarbourVest Partners Structured Solutions 2025, an investment vehicle with capacity to invest $1.1 billion into diversified private market secondaries across private equity and private credit. The vehicle targets 100% private market secondaries and aims for a highly diversified portfolio spanning 4,000+ companies, 400+ funds, 100+ GPs, and 10+ vintages. HarbourVest will be joined by capitalization from Ares alternative credit funds and affiliates, with senior financing provided by Blackstone Credit and Insurance. Legal counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton; financial advisor: Evercore.
Ryan (ARES) announced that Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions, together with funds managed by Neuberger Berman Private Markets, has committed to acquire a significant minority equity interest in Ryan alongside existing shareholders Onex Partners and Ares Private Equity Funds. Leadership will remain with founder, Chairman, and CEO G. Brint Ryan and the current management team. The partnership targets investment in people, new markets, and Ryan’s consulting, software, and technology capabilities to support global growth.
Completion is expected in the first half of 2026, subject to required regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Tyree & D’Angelo Partners closed a single-asset secondary transaction to extend its partnership with Western Veterinary Partners and formed a continuation fund that raised new capital to support Western’s organic growth and planned acquisitions.
The fund will be managed by TDP and was anchored by HarbourVest Partners as sole lead investor, with additional commitments from Ares private equity secondaries funds, syndicate investors, and TDP’s existing partners. William Blair served as exclusive financial advisor; Kirkland & Ellis, Winston & Strawn, and Ropes & Gray served as legal advisors.
ENGIE and Ares (ARES) expanded their U.S. renewables partnership with an additional 730 MW portfolio announced Jan. 13, 2026, bringing the relationship to 4.3 GW of investment in U.S. solar, wind and storage assets.
ENGIE will retain a controlling share and continue to operate and manage the assets, which include one wind and two solar projects in operation across ERCOT, Texas. ENGIE noted the deal supports its North America growth strategy and capital recycling to expand renewable generation.
ENGIE reported >11 GW of renewables and storage in operation or construction in the U.S. and Canada, 52.7 GW globally and is targeting 95 GW by 2030.