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The Infrastructure Investor Debt 30 2026: The biggest and the best
Credit fundraising for the top firms eases past $186bn as sticky interest rates and monopolistic cashflows tempt investors.
Ares ‘brings a scalpel’ to infrastructure secondaries
Amid one of infrastructure secondaries' largest ever fundraising years, Ares’ infra secondaries head Edward Keith tells us how its strategy is differentiated.
ACERA commits to Ares Management
Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association has committed to an infrastructure fund managed by Ares Management.
FCERA commits $95m to infrastructure funds
The California pension announced commitments to three funds.
Ares spots data centre opportunities in Japan with $2.4bn fund close
Shortly after acquiring GCP International, Ares has closed its inaugural data centre fund, which included a $1.3bn commitment from CPP Investments.
The Pipeline: Brookfield’s $14bn firepower, Ares crosses secondaries target, GIP hires duo
Brookfield adds $1.5 billion to BGTF firepower, Ares crosses target for third secondaries fund and GIP adds duo in US and London. Welcome to The Pipeline, the start-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.
Ares Management on the exciting combination that makes infrastructure debt so enticing to investors
The opportunity for stable cash yields, attractive risk-adjusted returns and greater diversification away from corporate credit makes infrastructure debt appealing to investors, say Ares Management’s Patrick Trears and Roopa Murthy.
Ares Management on diversifying infrastructure debt
Roopa Murthy and Spencer Ivey, of Ares Management, explain how the scale and flexibility of infrastructure debt are becoming increasingly important to address the ever-increasing capital demands of a growing sector.
Ares Management contact information
Offices
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, 90067, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Anup Agarwal | Job titlePartner, Head & Chief Investment Officer of Ares Insurance Solutions | LocationLos Angeles, United States | Email  ---------- |
| Key ContactMr. Ricardo Antoneli | Job titleChief Investment Officer, Brazil, GCP | LocationLos Angeles, United States | Email --------- |
| Key ContactMr. Michael Arougheti | Job titleDirector, Co-Founder & CEO | LocationNew York, United States | Email -------- |
| Key ContactMr. Thaddeus Wilson | Job titleManaging Director, Relationship Management, GCP | LocationChicago, United States | Email ------ |
Ares Management fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 4
| Fund | Manager | Commitment date | Commitment size |
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Manager ------ | Commitment date- | Commitment size$500m | |
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Ares Management funds managed
Funds in market: 5
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size ------ | Open dateJun 2026 | Strategy ---------- | |
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Closed funds: 19
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size ---------- | Close dateOct 2025 | Strategy ----------- | |
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Ares: ‘Enormous growth potential’ in APAC infrastructure debt
Spencer Ivey has relocated to Sydney to spearhead Ares’ push into APAC infra debt, a market the firm feels may grow substantially over the next 10 years.
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