# Ares Management: portfolio, investments and team

> Ares Management is a growth equity based in United States. 68 investments on record, 23 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Ares Management

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 68 cheques on record.

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Debt Growth Seed Health Care Training Commercial Real Estate

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**92%** of best year **23** **cheques in 12 months**, 68 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$162M** Rounds led **1 of 68** Sole investor **23 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 65%**

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## Ares Management highlights

- 01 23 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Debt and Venture: 70% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 23 rounds, median $268M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> The homepage only shows a country selection prompt and investor login links; no description of activities. From their own website

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Debt Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Health Care Training Commercial Real Estate
- **Based in:** Simsbury, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **68 appearances**

- **2026** 18 rounds
- **Sept** **[Tempus](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempus)** Grant · KY **$9.5M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[League One Volleyball](https://millionrounds.com/company/league-one-volleyball)** Venture · US **$100M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[FundPark](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundpark)** Debt · HK **$250M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Moderna](https://millionrounds.com/company/moderna)** Grant · US **$50M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Silicon Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-box)** Debt · SG **$78M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Premier Lacrosse League](https://millionrounds.com/company/premier-lacrosse-league)** Series E · US **$100M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Kodiak AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodiak-ai)** US · TechCrunch **$100M** Sole investor
- **May** **[WHP Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/whp-global)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Faraday Future](https://millionrounds.com/company/faraday-future)** Debt · US **$25M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Osaic](https://millionrounds.com/company/osaic)** Secondary · US **$2.0B** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[C-PACE.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/c-pace-com)** Debt · US **$300M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Create Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/create-music-group)** Growth · US **$450M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Faraday Future](https://millionrounds.com/company/faraday-future)** US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[GoldState Music](https://millionrounds.com/company/goldstate-music)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Propagate Content](https://millionrounds.com/company/propagate-content)** Growth · US **$50M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[SB Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sb-energy)** Venture · US **$1.0B** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Heelstone Renewable Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/heelstone-renewable-energy)** Debt · US **$200M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Vantage Data Centers](https://millionrounds.com/company/vantage-data-centers)** Debt · US **$341M** With 3 others
- **2025** 16 rounds
- **Dec** **[Steward Partners Global Advisory](https://millionrounds.com/company/steward-partners-global-advisory)** Growth · US **$475M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Swixx Biopharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/swixx-biopharma)** Venture · CH **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Comet Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/comet-software)** Debt · FR **$46M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[LendingPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendingpoint)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Mountain Valley Pipeline](https://millionrounds.com/company/mountain-valley-pipeline)** Secondary · US **$358M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[The Snow League](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-snow-league)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$14M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Wellington-Altus Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/wellington-altus-financial)** Secondary · CA **$285M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[ID.me](https://millionrounds.com/company/id-me)** Series E · US **$65M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Sunbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunbit)** Debt · US **$200M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[DSD Renewables](https://millionrounds.com/company/dsd-renewables)** Debt · US **$238M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Eni Plenitude](https://millionrounds.com/company/eni-plenitude)** Secondary · IT **$2.3B** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Tempus](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempus)** Debt · KY **$650M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Synex Business Performance](https://millionrounds.com/company/synex-business-performance)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Voldex](https://millionrounds.com/company/voldex)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Your.World](https://millionrounds.com/company/your-world)** Growth · NL **$834M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Aerin Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerin-medical)** Venture · US **$33M** With 1 other
- **2024** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[League One Volleyball](https://millionrounds.com/company/league-one-volleyball)** Venture · US **$100M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[RSK Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/rsk-group)** Growth · GB · Firms' own news pages **$692M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[LifeSpot](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifespot)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Amethyst Radiotherapy](https://millionrounds.com/company/amethyst-radiotherapy)** Debt · FR **$322M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[CentralSquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/centralsquare)** Debt · US **$1.2B** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyte)** Debt · GB **$250M** With 4 others

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 **37** 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.

Who backs their funds

## 2 LPs on record in Ares Management's funds

- **Committed:** $2.0B
- **Funds:** 8
- **Vintages:** 2008 to 2025

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Mar 2026.

- [**California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)** 3 funds *$1.1B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund VI 2021 $250M Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V 2017 $425M Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund III 2008 $400M
- [**California State Teachers Retirement System** 6 funds *$950M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-state-teachers-retirement-system) Fund Vintage Committed Ares Special Opportunities III 2025 $150M Ares Special Opportunities Fund II 2022 $100M Ares Corporate Opportunities VI 2020 $200M Ares Special Opportunities Fund 2020 $50M Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V 2017 $300M Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV 2012 $150M

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Aquiline Capital Partners 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aquiline-capital-partners)

Most recent commitments

- [Aquiline Capital Partners LP Aquiline Financial Services Fund V L.P.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aquiline-capital-partners)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Speakeasy](https://millionrounds.com/company/speakeasy)** Bought by [Best Buy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/best-buy) **$97M** Mar 2007

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Van Hook Gathering System** **$185M** Nov 2015

**Farrow & Ball** **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**Energy Investors Fund** **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[National Veterinary Associates](https://millionrounds.com/company/national-veterinary-associates)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**BlackBrush** **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Ob Hospitalist Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/ob-hospitalist-group)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

**BFMA Holding Corporation** **Undisclosed** Nov 2004

**Maidenform** **$215M** Mar 2004

## The cheque

Debt Growth Seed

Median round joined **$162M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$268M**

Led 1 of 68 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 23 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt said *20*
- Venture *19*
- Growth said *10*
- Secondary *5*
- Grant *2*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) 4
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 3
- [Left Lane Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/left-lane-capital) 3
- [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) 3
- [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) 3
- [Bank of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Citibank** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Left Lane Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/left-lane-capital)[**Morgan Stanley Investment Management** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management)[**Raine Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures)[**Bank of America** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america)[**BlackRock** Asset manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[**East River Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-river-ventures)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Franklin Templeton** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**HSG** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Ares Management put money into.

[**Tempus** $9.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempus)[**FundPark** $250M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundpark)[**Moderna** $50M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/moderna)[**Silicon Box** $78M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-box)[**Premier Lacrosse League** $100M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/premier-lacrosse-league)[**WHP Global** May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whp-global)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Ares Management in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

- [Money Maze Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/money-maze) 27 Nov 2025 · 55 min Yield, Shield, and Scale: Inside the Ares Management Playbook (With Blair Jacobson, Co-President) Mentions [Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 2 Jun 2025 · 40 min Kipp deVeer – Scaling for Private Wealth Globally in Credit (Private Wealth 5, EP.449) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 2 Jun 2025 · 1h 6m [REPLAY] Kipp deVeer – The World of Private Credit at Ares (EP.329) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 24 Jul 2023 · 1h 6m Kipp deVeer – The World of Private Credit at Ares (EP.329) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Ares Management

### What does Ares Management invest in?

Ares Management invests most often at Debt and Venture (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care, Training and Commercial Real Estate.

### How active is Ares Management?

68 investments on record, 23 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Ares Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Tempus (Grant, Sept 2026), League One Volleyball (Venture, Sept 2026) and FundPark (Debt, Sept 2026).

### How big are Ares Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $162M.

### Does Ares Management lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 68 investments on record (1%).

### Where does Ares Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (65%), the United Kingdom (8%) and Cayman Islands (5%).

### Is Ares Management investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 23 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Ares Management invest alongside?

Most often Citibank (4 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together) and Left Lane Capital (3 rounds together).

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