Kipp deVeer, Mitch Goldstein and Michael Smith, Co-Heads of the Ares Credit Group, sat down to reflect on 2024 and to discuss what they expect to see across global credit markets—and at Ares—in 2025. Listen to their full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ewXCWBDr
About us
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of September 30, 2024, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had approximately $464 billion of assets under management with approximately 3,100 employees operating across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Cybersecurity & Fraud Prevention: https://www.aresmgmt.com/fraud-awareness
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http://www.aresmgmt.com
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- Financial Services
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Los Angeles, CA
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- Private Equity, Credit, Real Estate, Strategic Initiatives, Alternative Asset Management, Financial Services, Investment Management, and Direct Lending
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Employees at Ares Management Corporation
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Erik Starck
Managing Director, Ares AI and Innovation Group
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Nicolai Wadstrom
Partner, Co-Head of Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at Ares Management. AI Pioneer since 2015, Entrepreneur, Investor & Speaker.
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Mark Mavroudis
Managing Director at Ares Management
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Bryan Southergill
Partner & Head of Asia Real Estate at Ares Management
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“How do you set up for 2025 when [2024] was a record-breaking year for fundraising?” Bloomberg’s Sonali Basak sat down with Ares CEO Michael Arougheti at the 2024 Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference to discuss the year ahead—including the value he sees in “the broadening and deepening of Ares’ product set and fundraising capabilities”. More below and on Ares’ YouTube: https://lnkd.in/e8YXy_jM
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Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS) recently hosted a summit for premier financial advisors from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The multi-day event in New York City introduced attendees to Ares’ senior leadership team and reinforced AWMS' unique culture and approach to bringing purpose-built investment solutions, data-driven private markets education and insights to advisors and their clients. An inside look at the event below. #wealthmanagement
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Sports Business Journal (SBJ) has named Ares’ Co-Heads of Sports, Media and Entertainment, Mark Affolter, Jim Miller and Kort Schnabel to its list of Most Influential People in Sports Business for 2024. The recognition comes alongside SBJ’s acknowledgment that private equity investors as a whole were most influential this year given the significant influx of institutional capital that has made its way into sports. Ares recently became one of a handful of firms eligible to make private equity investments in the NFL and earlier this month announced the acquisition of a minority stake in the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium. Congratulations to Mark, Jim and Kort on this recognition! More here: https://lnkd.in/exBSM-cy
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ABF Journal has recognized Ares Commercial Finance (ACF) as a 2024 Dealmaker in their December issue. The journal spotlights ACF in the $10M-$500M deal size category, noting it is “a leading force in asset-based lending, private credit and middle-market financing.” More from ACF below. *The performance, awards/ratings noted herein relate only to selected funds/strategies and may not be representative of any given client’s experience and should not be viewed as indicative of Ares’ past performance or its funds’ future performance. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Ares has not provided any compensation in connection with obtaining these awards, but may have paid to use certain award logos.*
Congratulations to Ares Management Corporation - Commercial Finance for being named a 2024 Dealmaker of the Year in the Asset-Based Lending, Acquisition Financing, Private Credit, Middle-Market & Expansion Financing categories! Read the full profile here: https://lnkd.in/gNKic7tV Explore the full issue here: https://2024dealmakers.com #ABFJournal #AresCommercialFinance #DealmakerOfTheYear #AssetBasedLending #AcquisitionFinancing #PrivateCredit #MiddleMarket #ExpansionFinancing
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What does 2025 hold for global credit markets? Our quarterly look at trends and indicators—the Credit Monitor—is now live. Peter Graf, Jennifer Kozicki, Boris Okuliar and Ruben Valverde, CFA help unpack the potential impact of multiple factors, from policy decisions to geopolitical turmoil to rate environments, in the latest edition below. More here: https://lnkd.in/eKjBujN8
Credit markets seem poised for increased activity supported by global economic growth, cooling core inflation, optimism for soft landings, anticipated deregulation in the U.S. and lower cost of debt. The recent U.S. election continued a global trend of voters looking for a change from incumbents and the status quo. In fact, a recent Harvard University study shows that, since COVID first hit in 2020, 74% of western democracies have ousted their incumbent leader. Broader geopolitical issues remain, and the outlook for U.S. policy - in particular potential tariffs and the global response to them - will be a key factor in global growth and inflation. Slightly-less-high-for-longer rate environments still seem likely as markets grapple with balancing these global factors – the number of incremental interest rate cuts through year-end 2025 priced in the U.S. is now down to 3.5 from eight. The current interest rate environment feels reminiscent of the mid-1990s, when Greenspan’s U.S. Federal Reserve hiked base rates seven times over 12 months and then ultimately cut base rates three times over the following year as inflation eased and signs of economic weakness started to emerge. The interest rate cuts were aimed at a soft landing - achieving acceptable economic growth while ensuring inflation and unemployment aren’t too high. In the mid-1990s those initial base rate increases also caused credit spreads to tighten (like today) and remain tight for the next 30 months, as equity and credit markets were supported by a broader risk-on theme given the successful soft-landing... ** Boris Okuliar, Jennifer Kozicki, Ruben Valverde, CFA and I are pleased to share the latest quarterly Ares Global Credit Monitor. Full update with charts here: https://lnkd.in/gZXgFZV7 ** There is no M&A wave just yet, but these transactions continue to pick up as companies feel more confident in the outlook. Once again, we took a look at the volume of signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) - a key legal document at the start of an M&A process. Ontra, the global AI legal tech firm for private markets, shared their latest data which shows that - on a rolling 12-month basis - there has been a 10% increase in activity from just over a year ago. This is broadly consistent with the latest findings from the EY Global CEO Confidence Index, which interviewed 1,400 CEOs globally and showed an increase in confidence around outlook. In fact, according to the survey over 40% of CEOs are now looking to complete an acquisition, divestment or IPO in the next 12 months... Ares Management Corporation #investing #markets #leveragedfinance #privatecredit #directlending
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We are pleased to share that Ares Real Estate Debt provided a $200M senior loan for the refinancing of CityPlace, a 504K square foot mixed-use building in West Palm Beach, Florida. We are proud to fund this Class A asset and the role it will play as part of the Sponsor’s broader plan to revitalize and develop the area. Photos below from the property, which includes retail, food and beverage, office space and multifamily units.
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“If the economy is still going and inflation is dead, does the Fed need to cut rates?” Joel Holsinger, Co-Head of Ares Alternative Credit, poses this question and more during a live webinar discussion covering the key issue impacting today’s market and the main themes from the latest issue of In the Gaps, Ares Alternative Credit’s seasonal newsletter. Read the full newsletter, The Market Is Squealing Like a Pig, here: https://lnkd.in/eE7HsvCd View the full webinar discussion here: https://lnkd.in/eR9v2dsH
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We are proud to share that Christina Fast Adamson, Partner and Co-Head of U.S. Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS), has been named a Woman to Watch by The Wall Street Journal Pro Private Equity for "driving excellence in fundraising and limited partner worlds”. The AWMS platform has expanded significantly in recent years and now includes nearly $33bn in total assets under management, as of Q3 2024. Christina has been instrumental in building the business with intention and creativity and has helped develop innovative tools to support the democratization of alternatives, including AccessAres—AWMS’ educational platform for financial advisors. Congratulations on this recognition, Christina!
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We are thrilled to congratulate this year’s promotions class—over 500 individuals spanning 14 countries and 34 offices around the world! This group of exceptional employees has demonstrated the best of Ares through their hard work and their commitment to our core values: collaborative, responsible, entrepreneurial, self-aware and trustworthy. Congrats to our 2024 promotions class and thank you for all you do for Ares.
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