Full-Time
Alternative investment manager across asset classes
$85k - $100k/yr
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
Los Angeles, CA, USA + 1 more
More locations: New York, NY, USA
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Bachelor's
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Ares Management pools capital from institutions, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals into funds across credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure to help clients grow their wealth. It operates by assembling diversified investment vehicles, deploying capital to buy assets or lend money, and earning money from management fees, performance fees, and investment income. What sets it apart is its collaborative, multi-asset approach and flexible capital across markets and cycles, backed by a large, diverse client base. Its goal is to deliver steady, attractive returns for clients while supporting businesses and communities through different market cycles.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
1997
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Financial services firm Ares Management and commercial asset marketplace operator RB Global have been highlighted for their strong fundamentals and profitability, whilst cloud storage provider Dropbox faces challenges. Ares Management has demonstrated exceptional revenue growth of 24.3% annually over the past two years, with earnings per share compounding at 19.5% annually over five years. The company maintains an operating margin of 21.8%. RB Global, formerly Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, has achieved 27.4% annual revenue growth over five years, with EPS growing at 19.3% annually. The company generates a free cash flow margin of 14%. Dropbox, despite a 26.6% operating margin, showed flat billings and faces weak demand outlook. Wall Street expects flat revenue over the next 12 months.
Ares drops $84M on suburban Chicago industrial portfolio. Seller High Street Logistics assembled the portfolio for $62M Los Angeles-based mega-investor Ares Management is continuing its buying spree in Chicago's suburban industrial market. In a deal that closed last week, Ares bought ten light industrial properties from Massachusetts-based High Street Logistics for $84 million, or about $117 per square foot, property records show. High Street spent $62 million assembling the 717,000-square-foot portfolio between 2020 and 2022, according to public records. The properties span Will, DuPage and Kane counties and benefit from access to I-80, I-55, I-88 and I-90. They are currently 84 percent leased to 19 tenants, according to a press release from JLL. Their average age is 25 years and their square footage ranges from 23,600 square feet to 237,000 square feet, according to JLL. Kurt Sarbaugh and Ed Halaburt and their team including Trent Agnew, Sean Devaney, Ross Bratcher and Cameron Chandra brokered the deal on behalf of High Street. The deal comes as Ares continues to expand its Chicago area industrial portfolio. In June, the firm bought a 263,000-square-foot logistics center in Aurora for $58 million and in December bought a 356,000-square-foot warehouse, also in Aurora. The transactions came out to about $220 and $129 per square foot, respectively. Both properties were new developments that became available after speculative development took off during the pandemic. Speculative industrial development in the suburbs peaked in the third quarter of 2023 when nearly 12 million square feet of space entered the market. That figure fell to 1.4 million in the first quarter of this year, according to a report from JLL. Chicago has long been a manufacturing hub but the pandemic boosted demand from industrial tenants and investors alike. That momentum continued through 2026. Total leasing activity was up 15 percent year over year in the second quarter, a new report from Transwestern Found. JLL's presence in the industrial market is growing as well. The brokerage added a new 5-person brokerage team in June, led by former Avison Young brokers, Adam Haefner, Marty Mikaitis, Zeke Rowan, Nick Fazio and Anne McGrath.
Ares Management met Wall Street's revenue expectations in Q2 2026, with sales rising 25.6% year on year to $1.28 billion. The alternative asset manager's non-GAAP profit of $1.29 per share slightly exceeded analyst estimates by 1.4%. The firm achieved record quarterly fundraising of $36 billion across 90 funds and vehicles. Notably, 70% of capital raised came from outside its four largest credit fund families, signalling increasing diversification. However, operating margin declined to 19.4% from 25.9% in the same quarter last year. The compression resulted from elevated general and administrative expenses, including investments in technology, distribution, and front-office capacity. CEO Michael Arougheti highlighted strong institutional demand, with institutions now representing approximately 75% of assets under management. The wealth channel grew over 25% annualized, with expansion into interval fund structures for mass affluent investors. Management expressed confidence in continued growth through its diversified platform, citing robust pipelines in direct lending, infrastructure, and digital assets.
Marks leaves Ares to become Lysara CFO. Ben Marks has joined Lysara, a pan-European platform developing and operating commercial fleet-charging and parking infrastructure, as chief financial officer (CFO). He joins from Ares, following its acquisition of the international business of GLP Capital Partners, where he held the role of finance director and then CFO of the European business. He began his career at PwC before spending 15 years at Berkeley Group from 2004. "I have had the pleasure of working for a series of businesses across the real estate sector and beyond," Marks said. "Lysara, for me, combines the best of each of these. It is assembling the land, the power and the customer relationships that the electrification of Europe's commercial fleets requires. And this will bring with it huge capital requirements and many broad challenges from scaling across the continent. I'm incredibly excited to be joining a top-tier team and about what lies ahead." The appointment puts the platform's leadership fully in place for its ongoing expansion across the UK and Europe. Scott Parsons, formerly chief operating officer of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and before that at Landsec, has led Lysara since May 2025 and was joined shortly after by former Landsec colleague Jason Wade as chief investment officer. Parsons said: "Through his time in the Big Four, housebuilding, logistics and fund management, Ben has a wonderful mix of experience that we are delighted to have on board. His appointment underscores our ability to continue scaling across Europe as we seek out new opportunities for well-connected developments and urban fleet charging partnerships." Lysara is backed by GreenPoint Partners with an initial £340m commitment.
Ares Management reported record fundraising of over $36 billion during Q2 2026, marking its largest quarterly inflow to date. The capital raise increased the firm's assets under management and created its biggest forward investment pipeline. The New York-based alternative asset manager posted revenue of $1.43 billion and net income of $150.64 million for the quarter. Ares now manages $671 billion in assets with $170 billion of dry powder available for deployment. During the quarter, the company closed approximately $8.2 billion in US direct lending commitments across 69 transactions. Ares declared a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per Class A share, though analysts noted the payout is not fully covered by earnings or free cash flow.