Ares Management Wins Multiple Industry Awards

Ares Management won five reader awards from two related industry publications, Private Debt Investor and Private Equity International.

Private Debt Investor awarded Ares the following:

• Global Fundraising of the Year

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• BDC of the Year, Americas

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• Lender of the Year, Europe

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• Fundraising of the Year, Europe

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Private Equity International awarded Ares the following:

• Lender of the Year in Europe

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“We are honored to receive this broad-based recognition from our investors, valued partners and other industry constituents,” said Michael Arougheti, Ares president and CEO. “This recognition underscores our deep global expertise, our track record of providing our investors with attractive solutions across market cycles and our commitment to our borrowers to provide them with flexible capital that meets their evolving needs.”