Key Takeaways Diversification across asset classes and international markets is strengthening Ares' growth prospects, fee stability, and global reach. Increasing perpetual capital and a robust investment pipeline support recurring revenues, higher profitability, and greater earnings visibility.Read more
Key Takeaways Expanded executive leadership and strategic initiatives are expected to enhance resource allocation, driving growth and potentially boosting revenue and margins. Global expansion and diversification into underserved markets aim to increase AUM and management fees, supporting sustained revenue growth.Read more
Key Takeaways Rising general and administrative expenses could pressure net margins as Ares scales operations, facing higher costs in leases and distribution fees. Competitive pressures and macroeconomic shifts may impact Ares’ revenue growth, as interest rate concerns and unmet fundraising goals loom.Read more
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company’s Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm prefers to invest between $1 million and $400 million in companies having EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million and debt investment value between $10 million and $100 million. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.
