Investors

Ares Management raises a record $36.4bn in capital and deploys $36bn

The New York-based manager is adding competitive lending depth atop its flagship platform and has more capital-raising efforts in the works.

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Pension embraces secondaries, more active portfolio-management approach, as it ramps up to a 5% allocation target

The NCIA is committing capital to the GP’s real estate debt, capital solutions strategies.

The multi-strategy fund is the latest offering of the duo’s strategic collaboration announced in September 2025

The North America-focused fund exceeded its $886m target, with the fundraise expanding its private credit platform.

The US asset manager has hired Mark Wang, former global chief investment officer of HSBC Life, amid a push by GPs to raise more capital from the insurance segment, PEI Group has learned.