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Ares Capital Corporation

Last cheque observed Mar 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

DebtVentureGrowthFinTechFinanceFinancial Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque3524days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.5MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor5 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
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Ares Capital Corporation highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $11M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FinTechFinanceFinancial Services
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Regent EducationUS · FinSMEs$8.5MWith 2 others
  3. 2015

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    SonianDebt · US$7.5MSole investor
  5. Jul
    LSQ Funding GroupGrowth · US$40MSole investor
  6. Jun
    BrandtoneSeries D · IE$21MWith 4 others
  7. 2014

    3 rounds

  8. Nov
    Peak®Venture · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  9. Oct
    My Health DirectVenture · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  10. Jul
    Regent EducationDebt · US$5.0MSole investor
  11. 2013

    1 round

  12. Apr
    [x+1]Debt · US · marketwire.com$17MSole investor
  13. 2012

    1 round

  14. Sept
    SurgiQuestDebt · US · finsmes.com$11MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 19 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SurgiQuestBought by CONMED$265MNov 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ares Capital Corporation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Ares Capital Corporation put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Ares Capital Corporation in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Ares Capital Corporation

What does Ares Capital Corporation invest in?

Ares Capital Corporation invests most often at Debt and Venture (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as FinTech, Finance and Financial Services.

How active is Ares Capital Corporation?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2017.

What has Ares Capital Corporation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Regent Education (Undisclosed round, Mar 2017).

How big are Ares Capital Corporation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.5M.

Does Ares Capital Corporation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ares Capital Corporation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Ireland (11%).

Is Ares Capital Corporation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2017.

Who does Ares Capital Corporation invest alongside?

Most often Chrysalis Ventures (2 rounds together).

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