Ares Alternative Credit uses the story of the Citicorp Center engineering crisis to examine structural risk in credit markets. The piece argues that investors should stress-test transactions beyond conventional models and ratings, particularly when financial engineering and structural complexity may obscure vulnerabilities.
Learn More Ares Alternative Credit uses the story of the Citicorp Center engineering crisis to examine structural risk in credit markets. The piece argues that investors should stress-test transactions beyond conventional models and ratings, particularly when financial engineering and structural complexity may obscure vulnerabilities.
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Periods of market volatility have historically been associated with stronger private-market vintages across several asset classes and regions. Ares examines why maintaining or increasing commitments during uncertain periods may improve long-term outcomes, with private credit showing a particularly strong historical relationship.
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Private infrastructure is evolving alongside major shifts in energy, digital networks, transportation and the broader economy. Ares explores the asset class, its expanding opportunity set and how investors may use private infrastructure within diversified portfolios.
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Persistent economic uncertainty and geopolitical risk have made many investors more cautious about committing capital to private markets. This raises an important question: should investors pull back when volatility rises, or can periods of market stress create attractive opportunities?
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GP-led secondaries give investors access to high-quality private equity assets that are already operating and producing results. Ares explains why the market is growing quickly and how these deals may offer attractive return potential, added visibility and downside protection.
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After years of strong performance driven by low interest rates, rising multiples, and generally benign macroeconomic conditions, the private equity industry is entering a new phase defined by tighter liquidity, higher interest rates, and a renewed focus on operational value creation as a primary driver of return generation.
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Navigating complexity without abandoning discipline.
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Explore fraud risk, market fragility, and shifting capital flows in alternative credit, with an emphasis on disciplined underwriting and risk management. How evolving economic conditions and investor behavior are reshaping opportunities and risks.
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A continuation vehicle (“CV”) is a newly formed investment fund that allows a general partner (“GP”) to transfer assets into a new structure to extend the investment horizon while offering liquidity to existing limited partners (“LPs”).
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The real estate secondaries market continued its strong growth in 2025, reaching a record $20.3 billion in total volume. This strong growth was driven by structurally rising demand for liquidity solutions across private real estate, stabilizing valuations, and improving real estate fundamentals.
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Real estate is entering a new phase, with liquidity returning and values stabilizing across key sectors. Structural trends—from AI-driven infrastructure to evolving housing demand—are creating opportunities for investors to capitalize on this inflection point.
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Through a clear, data-driven comparison, we reveal that the choice between evergreen and drawdown funds often hinges less on performance potential and more on structural alignment with investor goals.
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Brendan McCurdy, Head of Research and Marketing, sat down with Dave Fazekas, Partner and Head of North America Logistics at Ares, to discuss why industrial real estate remains one of the firm’s highest-conviction investment opportunities—and why it may be an opportune time for advisors to consider investing.
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In a world where private markets play an increasingly important role, getting the measurement right directly impacts financial outcomes for millions.
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Alternative Credit 2024 Fund Finance Highlights
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With its relative downside protection and potential to benefit from today’s powerful mega-trends, infrastructure debt is becoming increasingly popular with investors.
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2024 outpaced previous 2022 record with year-over-year increases in both GP-led and LP-led transactions
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We’re sharing insights into a few sectors affecting tides of capital, like digital infrastructure and consumer finance.
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"Fund Finance" broadly refers to financing for investment funds and asset managers.
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In the insurance arena, asset-management performance is a necessary, but not sufficient, success factor.
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As more and more investors seek the elusive twin goals of safety and guaranteed returns, a strengthening alignment between insurance companies and alternative asset managers is producing what many market veterans view to be an alternative model for long-term performance.
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We intend to spotlight one of the many global health and education charities that are working to make a difference.
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The acceleration and convergence of two global megatrends - digitization and decarbonization – are driving over $2 trillion in estimated U.S. energy transition infrastructure and data center investment through 2030.
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Ares defines Private Credit as loans or investments made by a single or small club of institutional managers to a company or asset. We believe Private Credit provides important capital that supports companies, real assets and global economies.
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Avi Turetsky and Bill Kieser of Ares Management discuss how quantitative research, data science, and AI are helping investors better understand alpha, risk, and opportunity across private markets.
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Michelle Creed and Min Zhou of Ares Management join Stewart Foley to discuss the evolution of real estate secondaries and their role in today’s private markets.
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In this animated video, we explore a “Day in the Life” of the average person through the lens of Asset-Based Finance (ABF). Nearly everything you encounter—from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep—is connected to ABF.
Read More Private infrastructure strategies span a spectrum of risk and return.
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Ryan Brauns, Partner at Ares US Direct Lending, joins the podcast to break down how Ares approaches private credit, underwriting discipline, and the evolving opportunity set for insurers.
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Bryan Donohoe and Brent Canada of Ares Management discuss real asset credit opportunities for insurers, from resilient infrastructure debt to durable real estate credit strategies.
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Keith Ashton and David Ells, portfolio managers in Alternative Credit at Ares Management, break down asset-based finance (ABF), explore why insurers are leaning into private credit, and share how to access opportunities in today’s evolving structured credit landscape.
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Join host Stewart Foley, CFA, on the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast as he explores private equity secondaries, liquidity solutions, and key market trends shaping private markets in 2025.
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In this episode of the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast, host Stewart Foley dives into the secondaries market, exploring its rapid growth, unique value propositions, and how it fits into insurance portfolios.
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Join host Stewart Foley on the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast as he explores how the evolving real estate market is impacting insurance investors and where opportunities may lie.
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