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Ares supports Vantage Data Centers via a $2.4bn debt facilityThe manager commits two-thirds, or $1.6bn, of the total, with $330m of it at closing.
Private credit GPs grapple with AI obsolescence riskShares of BDCs, alts managers and software companies are down, but some are urging caution.
Ares posts record AUM, driven by direct lending fundraisingWhile the firm’s fundamentals were solid, investors cautious about private credit’s future punished Ares’ shares.
Credit secondaries is set for another banner yearCredit secondaries ranked second only to PE in deal volume across both LP-led and GP-led transactions in 2025.
Senior debt fundraising falls from its peakOur data for private credit capital raising by strategy shows investors once again diversifying their commitments rather than concentrating them.
PDI 200: HPS gains ground in our 2025 rankingAres retains the top spot in our ranking as North America asserts its dominance when it comes to capital accumulation.
- Ares CEO says it avoids trade finance, seeks to reassure on credit cycle
Michael Arougheti, Ares’ CEO, views subprime lender collapses as ‘idiosyncratic and isolated’, not signifying a turn in the credit cycle.
Private wealth: The next frontier for private creditA wave of evergreen fund launches aimed at opening alternative asset classes to high-net-worth individuals means many are optimistic about the viability of retail investments.
Proskauer on a feast of opportunities in private creditInnovations in the private credit market that allow borrowers to achieve high levels of flexibility in their loans represent the next stage of the industry’s evolution, say Proskauer’s Philip Bowden and Alex Griffith, and Ares Management’s Michael Dennis.
Ares raises $1.5bn for speciality healthcare lending fundThe vehicle seeks opportunities in sponsored and non-sponsor backed companies across five subsectors.