AUM
$596B (as of September 30, 2025)
Principals
3
Principal Net Worth
$15.1B
Founded
1997
Data Flags
NOT A FAMILY OFFICE - Public PE firm (NYSE: ARES); AUM ($596B) is fund assets under management, not personal wealth
Ares Management
Alternative Investment Manager (Public)High Confidence2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Last verified: Jan 18, 2026
Details
- Website
- https://aresmgmt.com
- Phone
- (888) 818-5298 (US) / (212) 808-1101 (International)
- Assets Under Management
- $596B (as of September 30, 2025)
- Source File
- research/organizations/ares-management.md
- UID
- fo-ares-management
Also Known As
AresAres Management CorporationAres CapitalARES (NYSE ticker)
Principals (3)
Team Members (6)
Antony ResslerExecutive Chairman
WORKS_ATBennett RosenthalCo-Founder & Co-Chairman, Private Equity
WORKS_ATDavid KaplanCo-Founder & Senior Partner
WORKS_ATJohn KissickCo-Founder & Senior Partner
WORKS_ATMichael AroughetiCEO & President, Ares Management
WORKS_ATTony ResslerCo-Founder & Executive Chairman
WORKS_ATRelated Entities (11)
Ares Capital CorporationInvestment Vehicle
Publicly traded BDC (ARCC)
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)Investment Vehicle
Publicly traded BDC
Ares Management CorporationSubsidiary
Co-founder equity stake (NYSE: ARES); $596B AUM
Ares Management LLCSubsidiary
Primary investment manager
Ares Management LimitedSubsidiary
UK entity
Ares Management UK LimitedSubsidiary
UK entity
Aspida Holdings LtdHolding Company
Insurance entity
GCP InternationalSubsidiary
Acquired March 2025 (international business of GLP Capital Partners)
GLP Capital Partners (International)Investment Vehicle
Acquired March 2025
Ivy Hill Asset Management, LPSubsidiary
Wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation
MarqSubsidiary
Global logistics platform (December 2025) Multiple fund vehicles across credit, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, secondaries
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Sources (11)
- (Investor Relations, January 2026)
- https://aresmgmt.com
- (January 18, 2026)
- (January 2026)
- (February 2025)
- (January 2026)
- (Careers portal, January 2026)
- https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/07/ares-ceo-michael-arougheti-retail-revolution-in-alternative-assets.html
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/ares-ceo-explains-why-it-hasn-t-teamed-up-with-traditional-firms
- https://whalewisdom.com/filer/ares-management-llc
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828025024412/ares-20250331.htm
Changelog
- 2026-01-18Major enrichment - Added net worth data (Ressler $13.8B, Arougheti $2.3B), Co-Presidents Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson, CFO Jarrod Phillips, Credit Group co-heads, updated employee count (3,021 → 4,200), added 156 open positions, recent activity including $7.1B Credit Secondaries fundraise, GLP acquisition, data center investments, Blackstone logistics acquisition
- 2026-01-18Added Tony Ressler sports ownership details (Atlanta Hawks majority owner, Milwaukee Brewers minority), family connections (wife Jami Gertz, sister married to Leon Black, brother at CIM Group)
- 2026-01-18Added investor relations contacts, updated market cap to $55.5B
- 2026-01-17Added LinkedIn profiles for David Kaplan, Bennett Rosenthal, John Kissick (co-founders)
- 2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence with verified AUM ($596B), recent insider sales data, expanded leadership details, SEC filings reference
- 2026-01-15File created from Webset CSV import
- 2026-01-15Enriched principals - added Antony Ressler, David Kaplan, John Kissick, Bennett Rosenthal as co-founders