Ares pulls reset of new Euro CLO amidst market volatility fallout
Expected to price last week, the deal was withdrawn, as overall CLO market activity slows in the wake of tariff-induced upheavals

Ares and Palmer Square print US BSL resets
The similar-vintage deals saw the senior triple As reprice in the mid-120s

Ares adds to middle market issuance with first new deal for the year
Ares Direct Lending CLO 5 priced the top of the stack at SOFR plus 138bps

Ares raises biggest ever European private credit fund

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund and Ares collaborate to provide financing in nation
Ares plans to use its Asia Credit Funds to invest up to USD 500m annually in hybrid capital and securitization deals

Ares alum launches opportunistic credit firm backed by Millennium
The new firm will focus on opportunistic credit across public and private markets.

European direct lending "incredibly attractive", could easily see EUR 3bn unitranche in region: Ares
Co-head of European credit at Ares Management, Mike Dennis, spoke with Lisa Lee about the firm’s record fundraise for direct lending, and opportunities to invest in Europe  

Ares snatches tightest cost-of-funding crown by slimmest of margins
Ares’ first new European deal of 2025 equalled year-to-date spread tights for every tranche  

Ares refinances 2019 US CLO for second time
Ares Management has refinanced a 2019 vintage US BSL-backed CLO for the second time via Societe Generale

Ares slashes 101bps off AAAs in 2022-vintage reset
Ares Management has priced a USD 368m reset of Ares LXVII, with Nomura as the arranger on the reset.

Mega direct lenders break records despite sluggish fundraising cycle
The new year kicked off with Ares Management showcasing the largest ever fundraise for a European direct lending strategy, suggesting that investors are preferring to pile into the largest private credit managers

Ares raises EUR 30bn for European direct lending, hits hard cap
Ares Management has raised EUR 30bn for its latest European direct lending strategy and held a close for the latest fund

Ares adds alternative credit co-head in promotion
Ares Management has promoted Kevin Alexander to co-head of alternative credit alongside co-heads Keith Ashton and Joel Holsinger

Ares prints its 26th US BSL CLO deal of 2024
Ares has priced a CLO transaction after the manager hit a new YTD triple-A tight for new-issue BSL CLOs the previous week  

Ares hits fresh low for new-issue US BSL triple-As
Ares has set a new year-to-date tight for a new-issue US BSL CLO, with its ninth such print of the year 

Ares refinances 2017 vintage US BSL CLO
Ares, working with Natixis as the arranger, has refinanced its Ares XLV CLO, a US BSL deal from 2017

New US CLOs price from Ares, Benefit Street Partners, Fortress, BlackRock, Trinitas and Voya
Most of the triple-A spreads confirmed the tightening of the senior portion of the primary market, including prints at 129bps, 130bps and 131bps, all tighter than the benchmark just a week ago

Ares resets 2017-vintage US CLO
Ares Management has reset and upsized its Ares XLIII CLO for a second time. BNP Paribas was the arranger of both resets and of the original pricing in 2017.

CalPERS commits nearly USD 3bn to private debt investments
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System approved nearly USD 3bn in private debt commitments to external managers during the second quarter of 2024

Ares refinances much-revisited US BSL CLO from 2013
Ares XXVII CLO first priced in 2013, was reset in 2017, then was reset again in 2021. This time a refinancing is extending its timeline a little further.

Ares resets 2019 vintage CLO a second time
Ares and Morgan Stanley teamed up for a reset of a 2019 vintage US BSL CLO last week

Ares negotiates sub line lending solutions with banks
Ares Management is upping its subscription line lending activity. It has agreed a new partnership with Investec and is talks with a number of other banks

Ares sets new tight for new issue middle-market CLOs
A simple structure with two debt tranches included triple-As that priced at SOFR plus 154bps, the tightest level yet for a middle market CLO 

Ares prices inside guidance for static European CLO reset
Ares has reset its 2020-vintage Ares European CLO XIV, a static deal, valued as a EUR 235.8m transaction via Goldman Sachs

Ares prices USD 700m MM CLO
Ares kept it simple with a tightly priced investment grade only capital stack for its latest direct lending CLO