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At CFA Society Toronto’s 67th Annual Investment Dinner, Ares’ Co-Head of European Credit Blair Jacobson moderated a discussion with Hank Paulson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2006-2009.
Last week, Ares’ European Direct Lending team hosted an event in Paris alongside Cambon Partners and over 50 entrepreneurs, private equity investors and financial advisors to discuss investment trends spanning the French independent wealth management industry. The event included panel discussions touching on the strategic value of private debt, the impact of the regulatory environment on the financial advisory business model and more. This was the latest in the team’s series of sector-focused initiatives and helped showcase Ares’ leadership in the region. Thank you to all who joined us!
Last week, women from the Ares European Direct Lending team hosted an event in the heart of Mayfair for private equity clients to celebrate one of Ares’ core values—entrepreneurism—and female founders that have innovated and built successful businesses in London. The Hedonism Group CEO and Co-Founder, Tatiana Fokina, of award-winning wine emporium Hedonism Wines and Michelin-starred restaurant HIDE, shared illuminating stories from her career journey. Thanks to all who joined us for this networking opportunity!
Following last year’s successful golf outing, Ares Network of Empowered Women (ANEW) organized another event in London—this time, clay pigeon shooting at Holland & Holland! ANEW brought together 40 women from across Ares and external firms to connect over this unique activity and enjoy a sunny day of networking with women in the industry. Thanks to all who joined us. We look forward to another exciting event next year.
Lisa Marie K.Y Djeng CESGA, CMA, CAMS, Ares Asia ESG Lead, recently spoke on a panel at the DBS Bank Future Leaders Program event in Singapore. The event comes as we approach what some believe to be the greatest intergenerational wealth transfer in history, with younger generations—for whom ESG is top of mind—set to inherit trillions. Against this backdrop, Lisa shared Ares’ approach and insights about how investment in the private markets through an ESG lens can offer transparency, value creation and risk mitigation. She also touched on trends in ESG investing in the APAC region and the need for actionable data and analytics.
For the second year in a row, Ares European Direct Lending held a 5-a-side football tournament to raise funds for the UK-based mental health charity Sport in Mind, which focuses on improving the lives of people experiencing mental health issues through sports initiatives. This year’s tournament at Stamford Bridge hosted 16 firms, with Ares matching both team and individual donations to raise a total of £27,375 to support individuals facing mental health challenges, helping them find hope and strength through sports.
We are excited to announce that Ares was named Lender of the Year – Specialist during Thursday’s Real Deals Private Equity Awards. This marks two consecutive years of winning the category and we believe highlights Ares’ ability to build on our strong footprint and differentiation in the European market. Congratulations to the team and thanks to Real Deals for this recognition. #EuropeanDirectLending +++ The performance, awards/ratings noted herein relate only to selected funds/strategies and may not be representative of any given client’s experience and should not be viewed as indicative of Ares’ past performance or its funds’ future performance. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Ares has not provided any compensation in connection with obtaining these awards, but may have paid to use certain award logos.
Ares has been named Best Global Private Debt Investor at the 21st Annual Syndicated Loans, Leveraged Finance and Private Debt Awards hosted by Global Capital. Congratulations to our European Direct Lending team and thank you to Global Capital for recognizing Ares’ achievement in the market for consecutive years. #PrivateDebt
Congratulations to this year’s promotion class, which spans 15 countries and 34 offices around the world! This class of dedicated colleagues has excelled at both representing our firm’s core values and in their contributions to the business, each playing a role in another successful year for Ares. Cheers to all newly promoted members of the Ares community!
August 1, 2023, Ares reported its Q2 2023 results which demonstrated strong year-over-year growth across our business, a robust fundraising and deployment pipeline aided by an attractive private credit market and strong fundamentals within the firm’s portfolio companies. View the full earnings presentation and read about Ares’ secular growth amid today’s market volatility here:
