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Hear about Ares’ history and experience from Head of AAM, Teiki Benveniste.

About Ares Wealth Management Solutions

Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS) has a mission to provide access to advisers and their clients to innovative, solutions-oriented investment opportunities across the Ares platform of credit, private equity, real estate and secondaries strategies.

About Ares Management Corporation

Ares Management Corporation (Ares) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated businesses across Credit, Private Equity, Real Estate, Strategic Initiatives and Secondaries. Ares scale and tenure in credit markets define their platform.

Underwriting and managing credit since 1997 with a leading position in US and European direct lending has positioned Ares to capitalise on the convergence of traditional direct lending and broadly syndicated markets.

The power of the Ares platform
A collaborative approach producing differentiated diligence and access to preferential economics for investors.

Scale

1,000+

investment professionals incl. 500+ in Credit

Ares AUM

US$447BN

incl. US$323.1bn in Credit

Experience

20+ YEARS

track record of compelling risk adjusted returns through market cycles

As of 30 June, 2024. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser. Approximately $13.7 billion of AUM as of June 30, 2021 including for the acquisition of Black Creek Group, which closed on July 1, 2021. Investment Professionals includes approximately 299 employees including 108 investment professionals for the acquisition of Black Creek Group, which closed on July 1, 2021. Total employee headcount includes admin professionals.


About Fidante

At Fidante, active investing is at the heart of what we do. We form long-term alliances with investment managers who are carefully selected not only for their robust investment processes, but their expertise, passion and ability to deliver the best possible outcomes for investors.

For these highly skilled managers, our strategic, operational and distribution expertise gives them access to a large global investor base while enabling them to focus on what they do best – managing money. By matching their talent with our know-how, scalability and support, it’s a partnership designed to help them drive success.

We are a global investment management business and form part of the Challenger Limited Group, an ASX-listed investment management firm (ASX:CGF).


NOTE:
Ares AUM: AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser. Approximately $13.7 billion of AUM as of June 30, 2021 including for the acquisition of Black Creek Group, which closed on July 1, 2021.
Investment Professionals: Includes approximately 299 employees including 108 investment professionals for the acquisition of Black Creek Group, which closed on July 1, 2021. Total employee headcount includes admin professionals.