News & AnalysisAres closes US direct lending fund with a record $34bn capital baseColossal raise is largest in private credit, and beats $10bn equity target by over 50%.ByChristopher Faille andRobin Blumenthal31 July 2024•2 mins readJavaScript is required to read this article. Please enable it in your browser and reload the page.Direct LendingPEI Group DataFundraising