Ares

About Ares Capital

Value Proposition

For Management Teams and Financial Sponsors

Benefits to our clients and financial sponsors include:

  • Long-term patient investor with permanent capital
  • Flexible and creative structures with ability to meet all financing needs
  • Active in all market environments
  • Ability to grow capital base with client needs over time
  • Execution speed
  • Certainty of closing
  • Significant resources and managerial assistance
  • Deep industry relationships

For Investors

Returns to shareholders (in the form of dividends) are generated through net interest and fee income resulting from senior and subordinated debt investments, and, in some cases, capital appreciation from preferred stock, common stock and/or warrant positions that may be made alongside our debt investments. Benefits to our investors include:

  • Dedicated and experienced professionals
  • Access to relationships, market intelligence, deal flow, research, infrastructure, due diligence and expertise of Ares Management LLC
  • Attractive dividends*
  • Long-term and short-term strategies focused on maximizing relative value through economic cycles
  • Multi-asset class track record and expertise (senior debt, subordinated debt, private equity)
  • Disciplined growth with a focus on long-term value creation and capital preservation

* There is no guarantee that the dividend rate will not change.

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