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The latest insights and opportunity set in global credit markets.
14 May 2025
Livewire: Real estate values have bottomed and the market recovery is on
Today presents an important opportunity to rebuild allocations to core commercial real estate at what we believe is one of the best entry points for commercial real estate since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). This is particularly true for sectors related to the interconnected new technologies all around us—what we at Ares call the “New
7 May 2025
Livewire: Ares’ private credit boss unpacks how its funds target big yields and diversification from shares
The Private Credit Group of US-based asset manager Ares Management has around US$349 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2024), run on behalf of investors and its funds typically target yields in a range between 8% and 10%. On a recent trip to Australia, Michael Smith, Ares co-head of Private Credit said
29 April 2025
Livewire: Ares Management targets high yields and capital growth from private markets
Investing in private markets is increasingly popular and Livewire recently sat down with Teiki Benveniste, Ares Wealth Management Solutions Head of Australia and New Zealand, to unpack what’s behind their rise and some different ways to get exposure to a complex space. Related Insights
23 April 2025
Livewire: How Ares leverages secondaries markets to drive returns for its private equity investors
US investment giant Ares Management is bringing its private equity investment products to Australia and recently launched its Private Equity Secondaries Strategy for local wholesale investors. Recently, Livewire sat down with, Nate Walton, a partner at Ares and head of its private equity secondaries team to find out his views on delivering capital appreciation through
29 January 2025
Why is the U.S. “middle market” important?
The U.S. middle-market includes roughly 200K midsize companies and collectively represents a third of the U.S. economic output. Roughly 99% of these companies are also private, which means they can only be accessed through private equity and private credit investment strategies.