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30.10.25 - 09:24
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Ares Management to Acquire BlueCove (Business Wire)
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Integrated Business to Form Newly Created Ares Systematic Credit StrategyNEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”) announced today that one of its affiliates has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire outstanding share capital of BlueCove Limited (“BlueCove”), a London-based systematic fixed income manager. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Founded in 2018 by Alex Khein and Hugh Willis – who have respectively served as CEO and Executive Chairman – BlueCove has grown to become a leader in systematic credit investing. The firm is comprised of a highly experienced, long-tenured team of fixed income investment, engineering, and business infrastructure professionals specializing in systematic portfolio management. Through its proprietary technology and varied product offering, BlueCove invests in ...
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29.10.25 - 11:33
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Ares Direct Lending Raises $1.5 Billion for Specialty Healthcare Strategy (Business Wire)
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that it has raised approximately $1.5 billion of capital for Ares Direct Lending's dedicated specialty healthcare strategy, inclusive of the final closing of the inaugural Ares Specialty Healthcare Fund (“ASH” or the “Fund”) and anticipated leverage.
Through ASH, Ares seeks to support sponsored and non-sponsored specialty healthcare companies by providing flexible capital in directly originated first lien, second lien, mezzanine, preferred equity and non-control equity opportunities. The Fund focuses on public and private companies around the world and across five specialized sub-sectors, including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical technologies, tools and diagnostics, specialty services and healthcare IT. In addition to its dedicated 11-member investment team, ASH benefits from a 12-member Industry Advisory Board, comprising seasoned specialty...
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29.10.25 - 00:30
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Liquid Credit′s Wobbles Are Good for Private Lenders, Ares Says (Bloomberg)
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Recent failures in the credit markets, including First Brands Group and Tricolor Holdings, have fueled a frenzy around how much risk is sitting in private debt portfolios. But for Ares Management Corp. executives, the losses actually make private credit look good, while presenting an opportunity to snag more deals....
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28.10.25 - 09:18
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Ares Management and Slate Asset Management to Acquire Polish Real Estate Portfolio Valued at Over €300 Million From Trei Real Estate (Business Wire)
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager, and Slate Asset Management (“Slate”), a global investor and manager focused on essential real estate and infrastructure, today announced that a joint venture between Ares Real Estate funds (“Ares Real Estate”) and Slate has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 36 properties in Poland (the “Portfolio”) from Trei Real Estate, an internationally active developer and asset manager. The Portfolio is valued at over €300 million.
The Portfolio comprises 36 recently developed and fully occupied convenience-led retail parks strategically located across major Polish metropolitan areas near large catchment populations. The assets are inflation-protected through CPI-linked lease agreements underpinned by tenants with strong covenants. Most of the Portfolio's income is derived from large regional retailers and essential goods providers, including grocers and pharmacies.
“This tr...
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20.10.25 - 12:36
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Ares Management Appoints Bill Benjamin to Vice Chairman Role (Business Wire)
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Julie Solomon to Continue Leading Growth of Real Estate BusinessNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that it has appointed Bill Benjamin, current Co-Head of Ares Real Estate, to the newly created position of Vice Chairman of Ares, effective January 1, 2026. The Ares Real Estate team will continue to be led by Julie Solomon as the global Head of Real Estate.
In his role as Vice Chairman, Mr. Benjamin will report to Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson, Co-Presidents of Ares, and will remain based in London. He will continue to focus on partnering with Real Estate leadership on strategic initiatives and relationships, including the ongoing integration of GCP International, while supporting Ares' senior leadership team on firmwide initiatives. Mr. Benjamin will also continue to serve as Chairman of the Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation and Ares Industrial Real Estate Income Trust Boards of Directors...
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07.10.25 - 16:18
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Ares′ deVeer on AI Data Center Boom, Inflation Concerns (Bloomberg)
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Ares Management co-President Kipp deVeer discussed his firm's approach to AI investment, client access to alternatives, expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and his fears over a reignition of inflation. He spoke with Lisa Abramowicz on the sidelines of the Greenwich Economic Forum on Tuesday....
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