Shawn Saint

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Ares Management is a publicly listed global alternative investment manager founded in 1997. Its public materials describe a platform spanning credit, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and secondaries, with $644 billion in AUM, 60+ global offices, and approximately 4,400 employees as of March 31, 2026.

Ares’ private equity platform focuses on growth-oriented middle-market companies across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Its credit platform provides flexible capital and customized financing to middle-market and large-cap businesses, including direct lending, liquid credit, alternative credit, opportunistic credit, APAC credit, and systematic credit strategies.

• Ares’ private equity strategy is focused on “growth-oriented middle-market companies” and emphasizes long-term value creation through revenue and EBITDA growth.
• Ares Private Equity says it invests primarily in growth buyouts with control or significant influence, especially in services-oriented businesses across North America and Europe.
• Ares’ APAC private equity strategy targets structured growth equity investments in control, joint-control, and minority formats, focused on Consumer, Healthcare, and Services.
• Ares Credit provides flexible capital and customized financing for middle-market and large-cap companies, including private equity-backed, founder-owned, and employee-owned businesses.
• Ares’ direct lending strategy emphasizes self-originated transactions, incumbent relationships, and disciplined underwriting.