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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 -
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"
5 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
5 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 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 -
US managers win South Korean investment
6 years ago
Ares, Audax and KKR are among the cluster of fund managers that have put their hearts and minds into marketing credit funds in Seoul – with great success -
Credit fundraising hits $11.1bn in September
6 years ago
$11.1 billion was raised for credit-orientated strategies in September, according to Creditflux’s fundraising tracker. Just over half of this ($5.6 billion) comes from direct lending funds -
Adams Street adds Ares private credit specialist to its New York office
6 years ago
Adams Street Partners has expanded its private credit team with the addition of former Ares Management official Justin Lawrence. -
Ares raises $2.15 billion in seven months for private credit strategy
6 years ago
Ares Management has raised about $2.15 billion for a private credit fund over just seven months, as it creeps close to its $2.5 billion cap -
New Ares strategy points to euro direct lending SMA with US pension fund
6 years ago
Ares Management has registered a vehicle known as Ares European Credit Strategies VII, in what is believed to be a separately managed account geared towards direct lending -
Direct lending growth spurs Ares's AUM above $100 billion
6 years ago
Yet again credit and, more specifically, direct lending is proving to be the driving force behind Ares Management’s growth -
Ares wins $1.1 billion in global direct lending SMAs in strong start to 2017
6 years ago
Direct lending proved to be Ares Management’s most successful strategy in fundraising terms with the firm registering $1.1 billion of inflows for European and US private debt in the first quarter
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