Ares Management : Private Markets Fund Exceeds $3 Billion in Assets Under Management in Three Years
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Published on 05/01/2025 at 14:35
NEW YORK - May 1, 2025 - Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) ("Ares"), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that its Ares Private Markets Fund ("APMF"), a diversified private equity investment solution anchored in secondary investments, exceeded $3 billion in assets under management in its first three years in the market. APMF is distributed through Ares' Wealth Management Solutions platform ("AWMS"), an industry leader in providing private market investment solutions to advisors and their clients.
Leveraging the Ares Secondaries Group's more than 30 years of experience, APMF invests in a diversified portfolio of private equity fund stakes backed by leading private equity sponsors in primarily North America and Europe. Since its launch in 2022, APMF seeks to generate risk-adjusted returns through an accessible structure that provides enhanced transparency and expected quarterly liquidity to its investors. As of March 31, 2025, APMF had over 276 total investments across over 7,500 underlying portfolio companies across a range of sectors and investment types.
"We are thrilled to achieve this milestone, which reflects the demand from investors for access to quality private markets solutions," said Barry Miller, CEO of APMF and Partner in the Ares Secondaries Group. "For over three decades, Ares has been a leader in sourcing and managing secondaries investments while employing an innovative and data-driven approach to generate value through market cycles. On behalf of the Ares team, we look forward to further building on our progress as we seek to deliver risk-adjusted returns for our investors over the long-term."
"We believe that the secondary market provides an exciting opportunity to seek diversified growth through private equity investments," said Raj Dhanda, Partner and Global Head of Wealth Management at Ares. "It's exciting to see the continued momentum for APMF as we look to further expand our relationships and provide even more investors access to all our wealth channel solutions. We thank our expanding network of advisor relationships as well as the Ares and AWMS teams for their continued contributions to our mission."
Since the launch of AWMS in 2021, Ares has remained focused on scaling its wealth platform to deliver private markets access and education to financial advisors and their clients. With a growing team of approximately 150 professionals located in offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, AWMS represents one of the most resourced wealth distribution and client service platforms in the alternatives industry today.
About Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of December 31, 2024, including the acquisition of GCP International which closed on March 1, 2025, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had over $525 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.
Ares Wealth Management Solutions
Ares Wealth Management Solutions' (AWMS) mission is to provide advisors and their clients access to innovative, solutions-oriented investment opportunities across Ares, an industry-leading platform of credit, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and secondaries strategies. Through our range of institutional and retail investment vehicles, coupled with excellent client service and educational resources, we help professionals diversify their clients' portfolios with private market solutions that seek to deliver consistent, long-term growth.
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"Fund AUM" as used herein is calculated as the sum of (1) the Fund's "Managed Assets" as of March 31, 2025, which is defined as the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to any borrowings or other indebtedness) minus the Fund's liabilities other than liabilities relating to borrowings or other indebtedness, and (2) the amount of capital received from subscriptions effective April 1, 2025 ($142.8 million).
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