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WATCH: CEO of Ares Management, Mike Arougheti, speaks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker to discuss the differentiated strategy of the new $3.5 Billion Ares Special Opportunities Fund, ASOF. Listen below to learn more about how Ares plans to leverage its private market capabilities to deploy ASOF’s flexible capital during this distressed cycle.
For the second installment of our event series Women Leaders Breaking Through, in partnership with Mindr, the Ares Network of Empowered Women (ANEW) was delighted to host a virtual conversation with Beatrice Fihn. Beatrice is the Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). She accepted the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize and delivered the Nobel Address on behalf of the campaign. At our event, Beatrice discussed the reasons why women make strong leaders in a time of crisis, shared her experience of accepting the Nobel Peace Prize and provided strategic guidance on how the women leaders of Ares can continue to thrive in this challenging year. Thank you to Beatrice and to the hundreds of Ares attendees who took part in this remarkable event.
Ares is proud to announce that it has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of a controlling interest in SSG Capital Holdings, a leading pan-Asian alternative asset management firm. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/d846X9s
Out at Ares welcomed more than 200 Ares colleagues to a fireside chat with Wade Davis II, as part of the firm's Pride 2020 celebrations. Wade is a former NFL player, and a current thought leader, public speaker and consultant on gender, race, and orientation equality. He is the NFL’s first LGBT inclusion consultant, and consults for numerous professional sports leagues on issues at the intersection of sexism, racism and homophobia. We were honored to learn from Wade's unique and moving perspectives about masculinity in sports, what ally ship really means, and the critical elements of a truly inclusive work culture.
As corporate leadership continues to drive the energy transition, Aviator Wind is one example of the Ares Infrastructure & Power team’s value-add strategy of investing in clean energy projects across the U.S.
Out at Ares, Ares' LGBT+ employee resource group, was proud to host a cross-industry panel discussion featuring leaders from Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon, Citi and Ares Management Corporation. More than 200 Out at Ares members and allies joined together virtually to discuss strategies for supporting the LGBT+ community at Ares and beyond. We also explored how different employee resource groups can show up for each other in times of need, including as effective allies for the Black community. This was part of an ongoing event series for Pride 2020 called Together Anywhere, created in partnership with the workforce development initiative Mindr.
Ares announced the final closing of its Ares Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“ASOF”), which was oversubscribed at over $3.5 billion of commitments relative to its $2.0 billion target. The launch of the Ares Special Opportunities strategy and successful, oversubscribed fundraise of ASOF exemplifies Ares’ ability to create new, differentiated strategies by assembling top talent and providing them access to the knowledge, networks and resources of our extensive platform. Learn more about Bloomberg’s Kelsey Butler’s exclusive interview with Ares CEO Mike Arougheti and Co-Head of Private Equity, Scott Graves.
Juneteenth is a celebration of 155 years of freedom and an important reminder that meaningful action and perseverance can result in profound, positive change. This anniversary provides us with an opportunity to reflect on how we can continue to educate ourselves, support our communities and advocate for equality. The Ares Black Alliance is hosting a virtual learning session today for the Ares Community with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, noted author, Georgetown University sociology professor, a New York Times contributing opinion writer, and a contributing editor of The New Republic. As a leading voice on race, politics, religion and culture, we are honored to have Dr. Dyson share his perspective and insights on where we are today as a nation and how we can all seek to bring about change in our world.
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