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US pension backs special opportunities fund
4 years ago
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has committed $150 million to a special opportunities fund, managed by Ares Management Corporation -
Ares hires head of credit trading
4 years ago
Ares Management has appointed a head of credit trading in a newly created role -
Ares appoints Atalaya founding partner to co-head alternative credit unit
4 years ago
He will serve as co-head of Ares' $4 billion alternative credit unit alongside Keith Ashton -
Ares credit business grows 4.4%, driven by US direct lending
4 years ago
US and European direct lending, alternative credit and syndicated loan funds dove growth for Ares Management Corporation in the second quarter, the firm said -
Ares brings in $1 billion for first credit special situations fund
4 years ago
The Los-Angeles based manager is now just over halfway to its $2 billion target size -
Ares hires Natixis deputy CEO for the Americas to credit investing role
4 years ago
Ares Management has poached the Americas deputy chief executive officer from Natixis's investment banking business -
Ares grows credit 34% with direct lending boost, but high yield takes rough ride in Q4
5 years ago
Ares Management Corporation reported strong returns for its European direct lending strategies in the fourth quarter of 2018. But the firm's overall revenues slumped and its US loan funds and high yield strategies were hit by the volatile credit market -
SEC proposal could strengthen BDCs’ power to purchase funds
5 years ago
The Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has released proposals to allow regulated US funds, including listed funds, closed-end funds and business development companies (BDCs), to acquire shares of other regulated funds in excess of current limitations -
Ares starts 2019 with a bang, closing US senior direct lending fund at $5 billion
5 years ago
Ares Capital Management has held a final close for its US senior direct lending fund with $5 billion total capital available -
Texas pension awards $500 million to European direct lending managed account
5 years ago
This is the largest investment to credit that the $30 billion pension fund has made -
Ares ups its target for US senior direct lending growth to $4.7 billion
5 years ago
Following $5 billion of inflows into global direct lending in the third quarter, Ares has upped the target for its US direct lending strategy -
BDCs find variety of routes to higher leverage but remain cautious of two-times limit
5 years ago
Business development companies have been granted flexibility by US regulators, but there seems to be little consensus on the best way to take advantage -
Private credit specialist rejoins Ares in Los Angeles
5 years ago
Ares Capital Management has appointed managing director Michael Zugay to its private credit team in Los Angeles -
Ares brings in credit portfolio managers from DoubleLine and Pimco
5 years ago
Ares Management has bolstered its liquid credit team with the appointment of Jason Duko and Kapil Singh, who join as partners and portfolio managers -
Credit drives strong returns for five of the largest asset managers in the business
5 years ago
Carlyle is close to hitting its ambitious fundraising target; direct lending has been kind to Ares; and Och-Ziff has decided to shed its US CLO risk retention stakes after exiting its financing agreements -
Ranger direct lending fund set to wind-up as Ares withdraws candidacy
5 years ago
A new development in the Ranger Direct Lending Fund saga: Ares withdraws its proposal to assume managerial responsibilities for the fund -
Oaktree nominates two directors to direct lending board following "poor decisions"
6 years ago
A further development in the Ranger Direct Lending Fund saga has taken place with Oaktree Capital Management - an 18.56% shareholder - having nominated two new directors to add to its board -
Ares emerges as favourite to take over troubled direct lending fund
6 years ago
Following Oaktree’s wind-down request, the board of the Ranger Direct Lending Fund has chosen Ares as replacement manager - moves which could see the fund change its focus from peer-to-peer loan investments to asset-backed loans -
Ares leads the way as US tax reform prompts corporate structure rethink
6 years ago
Ares Management has announced its conversion from a partnership tax structure to a corporation or C-Corp – and it’s likely other managers will follow suit now that US taxation law changes – the most comprehensive tax reform in more than three decades – have taken effect -
Ares Reit reports year-on-year dip in earnings amid leadership change
6 years ago
The Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has announced a changed in leadership – and has reported mixed results for fourth quarter 2017 -
Ares switches to C-Corp structure as it announces "record year" in earnings release
6 years ago
Ares has announced a change to its corporate tax status in an earnings release that described 2017 as “a record year” for the firm -
Ares and Varagon expand direct lending JV to $6.4 billion
6 years ago
Ares Capital and Varagon have expanded their joint venture’s investment capacity by $3.5 billion -
Ares's $3.4 billion direct lending fund raise brings hordes of new investors
6 years ago
60% of the investors in Ares's new direct lending fund are new to the firm, according to an announcement by the firm -
Ares promotes credit veteran to CEO
6 years ago
Ares Management has appointed Michael Arougheti as its chief executive officer. Arougheti is one of the founders of Ares and is also a partner in the firm’s credit business -
Ares keeps up direct lending growth and plans new credit fund launch
6 years ago
Ares Management’s credit business just keeps growing, with the firm planning a new fund launch and a continued push into European direct lending, according to a recent results presentation
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