Ares Management Corp is a U.S.-based alternative investment manager that runs credit, real assets, secondaries and private equity strategies through a global platform. The company earns fees by managing capital for institutional clients, publicly traded funds, perpetual wealth vehicles and sub-advised accounts, while also generating performance-related income such as carried interest and incentive fees. Its business is built around long-duration investor relationships, a broad product shelf and a distribution platform, AWMS, that serves the global wealth channel. Ares also operates a substantial operating and control infrastructure to support fundraising, portfolio management, capital markets execution and client servicing across more than 25 countries.
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| Credit | 40% Private credit, liquid credit and related financing strategies for institutional and wealth clients. |
| Real Assets | 25% Real estate and infrastructure investing, including fee and carry-generating funds. |
| Private Equity | 15% Corporate opportunities and other private equity-style investment funds. |
| Secondaries | 10% Secondary market funds that buy existing fund interests and other portfolio exposures. |
| Wealth Management Distribution | 10% AWMS and related publicly traded or perpetual wealth vehicles distributed to retail wealth channels. |
Ares sells primarily to institutional investors that allocate capital to alternative strategies for yield,...
Pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, insurers and similar allocators buy private credit, real assets, secondaries and private equity funds for long-term return and diversification.
Financial advisors and retail wealth investors access publicly traded funds and perpetual wealth vehicles distributed through AWMS for more accessible alternative exposure.
Third-party managed accounts and platform relationships use Ares strategies where clients want outsourced alternative investment expertise.
Operating businesses and sponsors receive financing, growth capital or acquisition capital through Ares credit and private equity strategies.
Tenants, developers, operators and transaction counterparties interact with Ares through real assets investing and property-related services.
Ares operates a global platform with more than 55 offices in over 25 countries, so its business is not concentrated in...
Ares’ strategy is to keep expanding assets under management by combining strong investment performance with broader...
This reduces dependence on institutional fundraising and opens a larger pool of capital through advisors and retail channels.
Better financing capabilities support deal sourcing, portfolio management and transaction completion across credit and real assets.
A wider geographic and strategy footprint improves fundraising resilience and allows the firm to capture opportunities across cycles.
A larger alternative asset platform requires stronger shared services, regulatory oversight and client servicing to scale safely.
Ares is exposed to market, liquidity and valuation risk because its earnings depend on fundraising, asset performance...
European rules such as SFDR can force product reclassification, increase disclosure burdens and affect investor demand if products are perceived as misaligned with sustainability expectations.
The firm depends on external providers for technology, fund administration, banking and compliance, so outages or breaches could interrupt operations or expose sensitive data.
Ares’ fee income and carried interest are tied to asset values, realizations and portfolio performance, which can fall in weaker markets.
Alternative managers compete on performance, fees, product breadth and relationships, which can slow fundraising or reduce returns if Ares cannot differentiate.
Operating in many jurisdictions increases compliance burden and can delay product launches or investment activity.
: 11/08/2026