Ares Management overview
Stories about Ares Management
Ares seeks $3.25bn for fifth US real estate opportunity fund
The manager is also eyeing a final close next quarter for its first Japan logistics fund post-GCP acquisition.
Ares’ co-head of European real estate to step down
Wilson Lamont will step back in January after a 25-year tenure spanning Ares and the real estate business acquired by the US manager in 2013.
Ares’ Phillips: ‘We're on track for another record year of fundraising’
The Los Angeles-based firm raised $5bn of equity and debt commitments for real estate in Q1 2026 and expects to close on more capital later this year.
Ares holds final close for US and European value-add funds
The vehicles are the largest in their respective fund series, with US XI also representing the firm’s largest-ever capital haul for a closed-end real estate fund.
Ares Management on how private capital is stepping in where banks ease off
Asia’s economic tailwinds are creating particularly compelling opportunities for alternative lenders, say Ares’ Edwin Wong and Dinesh Goel.
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In the report: How private capital is reshaping the APAC property lending landscape; Alternatives lenders find opportunity as banks pull back; Sustainability-linked loans face a credibility risk; Plus, expert comment from Ares Management.
Ares Management contact information
Offices
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, 90067, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Michael Arougheti | Job titleDirector, Co-Founder & CEO | LocationNew York, United States | Email  ------- |
| Key ContactMr. Thaddeus Wilson | Job titleManaging Director, Relationship Management, GCP | LocationChicago, United States | Email ----- |
| Mr. Anup Agarwal | Job titlePartner, Head & Chief Investment Officer of Ares Insurance Solutions | LocationLos Angeles, United States | Email ------ |
| Mr. Ricardo Antoneli | Job titleChief Investment Officer, Brazil, GCP | LocationLos Angeles, United States | Email ---------- |
Ares Management fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 14
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Ares Management funds managed
Funds in market: 7
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Closed funds: 73
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size -------- | Close dateAug 2026 | Strategy ------ | |
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Last mile quickly becomes logistics investors’ first choice
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Six themes shaping industrial real estate's second act
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Resilience is the watchword as a new cycle begins for industrial and logistics real estate
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