Ares launches direct lending fund for European wealth investors
The firm’s first ELTIF product will give individual investors access to its existing European direct lending strategy

Ares 'bespoke' mid-market CLO unlocks UK insurance capital
Ares’ debut mid-market European CLO employs a highly unusual structure that allows it to attract investments from UK insurance firms

US pensions increasingly eye European private credit amid expanding allocations, diversification pressures
US public pensions have committed at least USD 4.4bn to European private credit strategies since July 2024  

The M&A market is normalising – Ares’ Matt Theodorakis
PODCAST: “People are looking to do deals going forward” after taking a pause following ‘Liberation Day’, Theodorakis told Lisa Lee, managing editor at Creditflux, on the latest Credit Exchange podcast

Europe sees first reinvesting private credit CLO as Ares prices rare sterling deal
The second private credit CLO in Europe is comprised of over 50 middle-market companies based in the UK, primarily operating in defensive industries

Ares hits post-tariff mezz tights with new Euro issue
The manager's second new Euro CLO of 2025 reinforced the tightening trend seen in recent weeks

Ares appoints new co-head of European alternative credit
The firm taps Richard Sehayek to serve alongside Stefano Questa

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Expected to price last week, the deal was withdrawn, as overall CLO market activity slows in the wake of tariff-induced upheavals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 raises biggest ever European private credit fund

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  

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 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 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 2018-vintage reset prices with big equity injection
Ares' latest US BSL CLO reset of Ares XLIX has priced, but introduced a hefty equity injection of USD 61.25m 

Ares plans to swaps short-dated for static in European CLO reset
Ares is marketing a static reset of the short-dated 2020-vintage Ares European CLO XIV, with Goldman Sachs acting as the arranger

2022 vintage European CLO is reset
The third European reset to hit the market in May has priced in a marginally-upsized restructuring of a 2022-vintage CLO

Ares add new European CLO to its roster
The second half of this week saw a renewed rush of European issuance, and Ares was amongst those coming to the market 

Alternative asset managers increasingly tapping wealth channel for private credit fundraising
Wealthy individual investors have become increasingly appealing to alternative asset managers looking to raise money for private credit funds as asset managers look to broaden fundraising beyond institutional investors

Ares hires new co-head of European alternative credit
Ares Management has hired Stefano Questa as partner and co-head of Europe alternative credit, as the alternative investment giant continues to build out its global private credit business

Ares turbocharges European CLO
Jefferies arranged a new European CLO on Thursday featuring a turbo feature for the class F notes

Ares launches direct lending fund targeting retail investors in Europe and Asia
The new Ares European Strategic Income Fund is part of a growing string of credit options catered to wealthy individuals

CLO round-up: blinded by the tights
Secondary CLO spreads continued to grind tighter this week and, at last, the primary market began to follow in both the US and Europe

LP round up: HPS wins $550m mandate as Ares launches third US direct lending fund
US institutional investors allocated nearly $3 billion to credit funds in April. The news comes amid a BlackRock survey in the month which showed significant investor interest in private credit