Ares

About Ares Management

Overview

Broad Resources. Dedicated Teams. Consistent Philosophy.

Ares Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and alternative asset investment management firm with over 330 employees* and approximately $37 billion** of committed capital under management as of June 30, 2010. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices across the United States and Europe.

Ares Management’s investment activities are managed by dedicated teams through its Private Equity, Private Debt and Capital Markets investment platforms. The firm was built upon the fundamental principle that each platform benefits from being part of the greater whole. This multi-asset class synergy provides Ares Management’s investment professionals with insights into industry trends, access to significant deal flow and the ability to assess relative value.

Like Ares Capital, Ares Management invests across all levels of a company’s capital structure – from senior debt to common equity – and pursues opportunities in a variety of industries in a growing number of international markets. While providing investors with an attractive assortment of differentiated investment products, teams across the firm maintain a consistent credit-based philosophy of targeting well-structured investments in high quality businesses.

To find out more about Ares Management LLC, please visit its website at www.aresmgmt.com.

Platforms
Ares Private Equity Group Ares Private Debt Group Ares Capital Markets Group
Teams
U.S. Private Equity (including "ACOF") U.S. Private Debt (including "ARCC") European Private Debt (including "ACE") U.S. Credit Strategies European Credit Strategies Distressed Debt/ Special Situations
Focus
  • Majority/Shared Control Investments in Growth, Rescue and De-Leveraging Situations
  • Non-Syndicated Loans
  • Mezzanine Investments
  • Non-Control Equity
  • Leveraged Loans
  • High Yield Bonds
  • Total Return Credit
  • Distressed/Stressed

* Includes investment professionals of Ares Capital Management.

** As of June 30, 2010. Includes committed capital of approximately $12 billion from Ares Capital.

© 2010 by Ares Capital Corporation