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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from             to            
Commission File No. 001-36429
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ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 80-0962035
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(310) 201-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ARES New York Stock Exchange
6.75% Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share ARES.PRB New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes x  No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x  No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer
 x
Accelerated Filer Non-Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No x
As of August 4, 2025 there were 215,934,693 of the registrant’s shares of Class A common stock outstanding, 3,489,911 of the registrant’s shares of non-voting common stock outstanding, 1,000 shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock outstanding, 107,282,369 of the registrant’s Class C common stock outstanding and 30,000,000 of the registrant’s shares of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock outstanding.


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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events, operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “foresees” or negative versions of those words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate to historical or factual matters. The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity. Some of these factors are described in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, under the headings “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the “Ares Operating Group” refer to Ares Holdings L.P. (“Ares Holdings”). References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to an “Ares Operating Group Unit” or an “AOG Unit” refers to a partnership unit in the Ares Operating Group entity.

The use of any defined term in this report to mean more than one entities, persons, securities or other items collectively is solely for convenience of reference and in no way implies that such entities, persons, securities or other items are one indistinguishable group. For example, notwithstanding the use of the defined terms “Ares,” “we” and “our” in this report to refer to Ares Management Corporation and its subsidiaries, each subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation is a standalone legal entity that is separate and distinct from Ares Management Corporation and any of its other subsidiaries.

Under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S.”) (“GAAP”), we are required to consolidate (i) entities other than limited partnerships and entities similar to limited partnerships in which we hold a majority voting interest or have majority ownership and control over the operational, financial and investing decisions of that entity, including Ares-affiliates and affiliated funds and co-investment vehicles, for which we are presumed to have controlling financial interests, and (ii) entities that we concluded are variable interest entities (“VIEs”), including limited partnerships and collateralized loan obligations, for which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. When an entity is consolidated, we reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the entity in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on a gross basis, subject to eliminations from consolidation, including the elimination of the management fees, carried interest, incentive fees and other fees that we earn from the entity. However, the presentation of performance related compensation and other expenses associated with generating such revenues is not affected by the consolidation process. In addition, as a result of the consolidation process, the net income attributable to third-party investors in consolidated entities is presented as net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds within Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. We also consolidate joint ventures that we have established with third-party investors for strategic distribution and expansion purposes. The results of these entities are reflected on a gross basis in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, subject to eliminations from consolidation, and net income attributable to third-party investors in the consolidated joint ventures is presented within net income attributable to redeemable interest and non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities or an “AOG Entity,” which refers to, collectively, Ares Holdings and any future entity designated by our board of directors in its sole discretion as an Ares Operating Group entity.

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in addition to presenting our results on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, we present revenues, expenses and other results on a: (i) “segment basis,” which deconsolidates the consolidated funds and removes the proportional results attributable to third-party investors in the consolidated joint ventures, and therefore shows the results of our operating segments without giving effect to the consolidation of these entities; and (ii) “unconsolidated reporting basis,” which shows the results of our operating segments on a combined segment basis together with the Operations Management Group (the “OMG”). In addition to our operating segments, the OMG consists of shared resource groups to support our operating segments by providing infrastructure and administrative support in the areas of accounting/finance, operations, information technology, legal, compliance, human resources, strategy and relationship management and distribution, including Ares Wealth Management Solutions, LLC (“AWMS”).
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AWMS facilitates the product development, distribution, marketing and client management activities for investment offerings in the global wealth management channel. Additionally, the OMG provides services to certain of our managed funds and vehicles, which reimburse the OMG for expenses either equal to the costs of services provided or as a percentage of invested capital. The OMG’s revenues and expenses are not allocated to our operating segments but we consider the cost structure of the OMG when evaluating our financial performance. This information constitutes non-GAAP financial information within the meaning of Regulation G, as promulgated by the SEC. Our management uses this information to assess the performance of our operating segments and the OMG, and we believe that this information enhances the ability of shareholders to analyze our performance. For more information, see “Note 14. Segment Reporting,” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Glossary

When used in this report, unless the context otherwise requires:

•“American-style waterfall” generally refers to carried interest that the general partner is entitled to receive after a fund investment is realized and the investors in the fund have received distributions in excess of the capital contributed for that investment and all prior realized investments (including allocable expenses) plus a preferred return;

•“Ares”, the “Company”, “AMC”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Ares Management Corporation and its subsidiaries;

•“Ares Operating Group entities” or an “AOG Entity” refers to, collectively, Ares Holdings L.P. (“Ares Holdings”) and any future entity designated by our board of directors in its sole discretion as an Ares Operating Group entity;

•“Ares Operating Group Unit” or an “AOG Unit” refers to, collectively, a partnership unit in the Ares Operating Group entities including Ares Holdings and any future entity designated by our board of directors in its sole discretion as an Ares Operating Group entity;

•“assets under management” or “AUM” generally refers to the assets we manage. For our funds other than those noted below, our AUM represents the sum of the net asset value (“NAV”) of such funds, the drawn and undrawn debt (at the fund-level including amounts subject to restrictions) and uncalled committed capital (including commitments to funds that have yet to commence their investment periods). NAV generally refers to fair value of the assets of the fund less the liabilities of the fund but may represent carrying value of assets and liabilities of funds that are not reported at fair value. For the CLOs we manage, our AUM is equal to initial principal of collateral adjusted for paydowns. For Real Assets funds that we manage where management fees are based on gross asset value, net operating income or similar metrics including their equivalents (“GAV”), our AUM represents the sum of the GAV of such funds, undrawn debt (including any amounts subject to restrictions) and uncalled committed capital (including commitments to funds that have yet to commence their investment periods). GAV typically refers to the fair value of a fund’s total assets. AUM also includes the proceeds raised in the initial public offerings of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) sponsored by us, less any redemptions;

•“AUM not yet paying fees” (also referred to as “shadow AUM”) refers to AUM that is not currently paying fees and is eligible to earn management fees upon deployment;

•“available capital” (also referred to as “dry powder”) is comprised of uncalled committed capital and undrawn amounts under credit facilities and may include AUM that may be canceled or not otherwise available to invest;

•“catch-up fees” refers to management fees charged retroactively on limited partner commitments to a fund following the initial close date of that fund. These fees are charged to ensure that all limited partners’ share of the net assets of that fund are ratable with their commitment. Catch-up fees reflect the fees generated between the fund’s initial close date and the last day of the quarter prior to the new limited partner’s commitment;

•“CLOs” refers to “our funds” that are structured as collateralized loan obligations;

•“Consolidated Funds” refers collectively to certain Ares funds, co-investment vehicles, CLOs and SPACs that are required under GAAP to be consolidated in our consolidated financial statements;

•“Credit Facility” refers to the revolving credit facility of the Ares Operating Group;

•“effective management fee rate” represents annualized management fees divided by the average fee paying AUM for the period, excluding the impact of catch-up fees;

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•“European-style waterfall” generally refers to carried interest that the general partner is entitled to receive after the investors in a fund have received distributions in an amount equal to all prior capital contributions plus a preferred return;

•“fee paying AUM” or “FPAUM” refers to the AUM from which we directly earn management fees. FPAUM is equal to the sum of all the individual fee bases of our funds that directly contribute to our management fees. For our funds other than CLOs, our FPAUM represents the amount of limited partner capital commitments for certain closed-end funds within the reinvestment period, the amount of limited partner invested capital for the aforementioned closed-end funds beyond the reinvestment period and the portfolio value, GAV or NAV. For the CLOs we manage, our FPAUM is equal to the gross amount of aggregate collateral balance, at par, adjusted for defaulted or discounted collateral;

•“fee related earnings” or “FRE”, a non-GAAP measure that is a component of Realized Income, is used to assess core operating performance by determining whether recurring revenue, primarily consisting of management fees and fee related performance revenues, is sufficient to cover operating expenses and to generate profits. FRE differs from income before taxes computed in accordance with GAAP as FRE excludes net performance income, investment income from our funds and adjusts for certain other items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating performance. Fee related performance revenues, together with fee related performance compensation, is presented within FRE because it represents incentive fees from perpetual capital vehicles that are measured and eligible to be received on a recurring basis and are not dependent on realization events from the underlying investments;

•“fee related performance revenues” refers to incentive fees from perpetual capital vehicles that are: (i) measured and eligible to be received on a recurring basis; and (ii) not dependent on realization events from the underlying investments. Certain vehicles are subject to hold back provisions that limit the amounts paid in a particular year. Such hold back amounts may be paid in subsequent years, subject to their extended performance conditions;

•“GAAP” refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;

•“Holdco Members” refers to Michael Arougheti, David Kaplan, Antony Ressler, Bennett Rosenthal and R. Kipp deVeer;

•“incentive eligible AUM” or “IEAUM” generally refers to the AUM of our funds and other entities from which carried interest and incentive fees may be generated, regardless of whether or not they are currently generating carried interest and incentive fees. It generally represents the NAV plus uncalled equity or total assets plus uncalled debt, as applicable, of our funds for which we are entitled to receive carried interest and incentive fees, excluding capital committed by us and our professionals (from which we generally do not earn carried interest and incentive fees), as well as proceeds raised in the initial public offerings of SPACs sponsored by us, less any redemptions. With respect to the AUM of certain publicly-traded and perpetual wealth vehicles that generate Part II Fees, only Part II Fees may be generated from IEAUM;

•“incentive generating AUM” or “IGAUM” refers to the AUM of our funds and other entities that are currently generating carried interest and incentive fees on a realized or unrealized basis. It generally represents the NAV or total assets of our funds, as applicable, for which we are entitled to receive carried interest and incentive fees, excluding capital committed by us and our professionals (from which we generally do not earn carried interest and incentive fees). Certain publicly-traded and perpetual wealth vehicles that generate Part II Fees are only included in IGAUM when Part II Fees are being generated;

•“management fees” refers to fees we earn for advisory services provided to our funds, which are generally based on a defined percentage of fair value of assets, total commitments, invested capital, gross asset value, net asset value, net investment income, total assets or par value of the investment portfolios managed by us. Management fees include Part I Fees, a quarterly fee based on the net investment income of certain funds;    

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•“net performance income” refers to performance income net of related compensation that is typically payable to our professionals;

•“our funds” refers to the funds, alternative asset companies, trusts, co-investment vehicles and other entities and accounts that are managed or co-managed by the Ares Operating Group, and which are structured to pay fees. It also includes funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) (“ARCC”) and an SEC-registered investment adviser;

•“Part I Fees” refers to a quarterly fee on the net investment income of certain publicly-traded or perpetual wealth vehicles. Such fees are classified as management fees as they are predictable and recurring in nature, not subject to contingent repayment and generally cash-settled each quarter, unless subject to a payment deferral;

•“Part II Fees” refers to fees from certain publicly-traded or perpetual wealth vehicles that are paid in arrears as of the end of each calendar year when the respective cumulative aggregate realized capital gains exceed the cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, less the aggregate amount of respective Part II Fees paid in all prior years since inception;

•“performance income” refers to income we earn based on the performance of a fund that is generally based on certain specific hurdle rates as defined in the fund’s investment management or partnership agreements and may be either incentive fees earned from funds with stated investment periods or carried interest;

•“perpetual capital” refers to the AUM of publicly-traded, perpetual wealth vehicles, commingled funds and managed accounts that have an indefinite term, are not in liquidation, and for which there is no immediate requirement to return invested capital to investors upon the realization of investments. Perpetual Capital - Managed Accounts refers to managed accounts for single investors primarily in illiquid strategies that meet the perpetual capital criteria. Perpetual Capital - Private Commingled Funds refers to commingled funds that meet the perpetual capital criteria, not including our publicly-traded or perpetual wealth vehicles. Perpetual capital may be withdrawn by investors under certain conditions, including through an election to redeem an investor’s fund investment or to terminate the investment management agreement, which in certain cases may be terminated on 30 days’ prior written notice. In addition, the investment management or advisory agreements of certain of our publicly-traded and perpetual wealth vehicles have one year terms, which are subject to annual renewal by such vehicles;

•“realized income” or “RI”, a non-GAAP measure, is an operating metric used by management to evaluate performance of the business based on operating performance and the contribution of each of the business segments to that performance, while removing the fluctuations of unrealized income and losses, which may or may not be eventually realized at the levels presented and whose realizations depend more on future outcomes than current business operations. RI differs from income before taxes by excluding: (i) operating results of our Consolidated Funds; (ii) depreciation and amortization expense; (iii) the effects of changes arising from corporate actions; and (iv) unrealized gains and losses related to carried interest, incentive fees and investment performance; and adjusting for certain other items that we believe are not indicative of our operating performance. Changes arising from corporate actions include equity-based compensation expenses, the amortization of intangible assets, transaction costs associated with mergers, acquisitions and capital activities, underwriting costs and expenses incurred in connection with corporate reorganization. Placement fee adjustment represents the net portion of either expense deferral or amortization of upfront fees to placement agents that is presented to match the timing of expense recognition with the period over which management fees are expected to be earned from the associated fund for segment purposes but have been expensed in advance in accordance with GAAP. For periods in which the amortization of upfront fees for segment purposes is higher than the GAAP expense, the placement fee adjustment is presented as a reduction to RI;

•“SEC” refers to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Many of the terms used in this report, including AUM, FPAUM, FRE and RI, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. In addition, our definitions of AUM and FPAUM are not based on any definition of AUM or FPAUM that is set forth in the agreements governing the funds that we manage and may differ from definitions of AUM or FPAUM set forth in other agreements to which we are a party or definitions used by the SEC or other regulatory bodies.
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Further, FRE and RI are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. We use FRE and RI as measures of operating performance, not as measures of liquidity. FRE and RI should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for operating income, net income, operating cash flows, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The use of FRE and RI without consideration of related GAAP measures is not adequate due to the adjustments described above. Our management compensates for these limitations by using FRE and RI as supplemental measures to our GAAP results. We present these measures to provide a more complete understanding of our performance as our management measures it.

Amounts and percentages throughout this report may reflect rounding adjustments and consequently totals may not appear to sum.
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Ares Management Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)
As of
June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
(unaudited)
Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents $ 509,656  $ 1,507,976 
Investments (includes accrued carried interest of $3,703,243 and $3,495,115 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
5,122,676  4,644,775 
Due from affiliates 1,134,516  1,056,608 
Other assets 914,061  774,654 
Right-of-use operating lease assets 540,463  511,319 
Intangible assets, net 2,220,065  975,828 
Goodwill 3,436,192  1,162,636 
Assets of Consolidated Funds:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,022,249  1,227,489 
Investments held in trust account 558,150  550,800 
Investments, at fair value 11,557,348  12,187,044 
Receivable for securities sold 191,431  202,782 
Other assets 58,134  82,397 
Total assets $ 27,264,941  $ 24,884,308 
Liabilities    
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 875,754  $ 363,872 
Accrued compensation 438,196  280,894 
Due to affiliates 587,400  500,480 
Performance related compensation payable 2,669,386  2,537,203 
Debt obligations 3,675,154  2,558,914 
Operating lease liabilities 686,745  641,864 
Liabilities of Consolidated Funds:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 139,680  323,100 
Payable for securities purchased 244,012  332,406 
CLO loan obligations, at fair value 8,442,225  9,672,189 
Fund borrowings 667,006  275,000 
Total liabilities 18,425,558  17,485,922 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Redeemable interest in Consolidated Funds 558,050  550,700 
Redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities 24,135  23,496 
Non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds 2,327,565  2,025,666 
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 1,567,802  1,254,878 
Stockholders’ Equity
Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (30,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)
1,459,918  1,458,771 
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized (215,880,982 shares and 199,872,571 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
2,159  1,999 
Non-voting common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized (3,489,911 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)
35  35 
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized (1,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)
—  — 
Class C common stock, $0.01 par value, 499,999,000 shares authorized (107,282,369 shares and 109,806,689 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
1,073  1,098 
Additional paid-in-capital 4,088,061  2,936,794 
Accumulated deficit (1,221,611) (837,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 32,196  (17,757)
Total stockholders’ equity 4,361,831  3,543,646 
Total equity 8,257,198  6,824,190 
Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity $ 27,264,941  $ 24,884,308 
    See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Ares Management Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)
(unaudited)
  Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
  2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues
Management fees $ 900,622  $ 721,681  $ 1,717,609  $ 1,409,373 
Carried interest allocation 323,901  (51,167) 483,909  (83,645)
Incentive fees 23,079  47,734  55,127  56,401 
Principal investment income 10,963  29,461  32,961  36,511 
Administrative, transaction and other fees 91,563  40,973  149,327  77,405 
Total revenues 1,350,128  788,682  2,438,933  1,496,045 
Expenses
Compensation and benefits 643,709  419,858  1,300,834  832,809 
Performance related compensation 234,706  (28,985) 357,339  (79,517)
General, administrative and other expenses 232,156  169,432  460,070  340,360 
Expenses of Consolidated Funds 27,007  4,239  33,663  9,385 
Total expenses 1,137,578  564,544  2,151,906  1,103,037 
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 12,708  8,339  12,976  18,855 
Interest and dividend income 7,772  7,017  25,428  12,399 
Interest expense (43,575) (37,500) (79,962) (75,324)
Other expense, net (46,521) (938) (57,235) (668)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments of Consolidated Funds 127,752  93,523  216,158  127,947 
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds 161,890  240,359  321,962  497,635 
Interest expense of Consolidated Funds (145,638) (217,613) (298,378) (425,479)
Total other income, net 74,388  93,187  140,949  155,365 
Income before taxes 286,938  317,325  427,976  548,373 
Income tax expense 60,958  41,074  78,495  68,307 
Net income 225,980  276,251  349,481  480,066 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds 3,999  105,489  59,976  172,205 
Net income attributable to Ares Operating Group entities 221,981  170,762  289,505  307,861 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities (274) (387) 42  (314)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 85,193  76,211  105,231  140,210 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation 137,062  94,938  184,232  167,965 
Less: Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends declared 25,312  —  50,625  — 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 111,750  $ 94,938  $ 133,607  $ 167,965 
Net income per share of Class A and non-voting common stock:
Basic $ 0.46  $ 0.43  $ 0.48  $ 0.76 
Diluted $ 0.46  $ 0.43  $ 0.48  $ 0.76 
Weighted-average shares of Class A and non-voting common stock:
Basic 218,915,599  196,186,922  214,158,085  194,404,932 
Diluted 218,915,599  196,186,922  214,158,085  194,404,932 

Substantially all revenue is earned from affiliated funds of the Company.
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Ares Management Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Amounts in Thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
  2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income $ 225,980  $ 276,251  $ 349,481  $ 480,066 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax 25,541  (1,912) 96,112  (13,559)
Total comprehensive income 251,521  274,339  445,593  466,507 
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds 17,567  103,570  79,882  166,678 
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities 425  (434) 939  (618)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 88,615  76,266  130,587  137,333 
Comprehensive income attributable to Ares Management Corporation $ 144,914  $ 94,937  $ 234,185  $ 163,114 
     
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Ares Management Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Amounts in Thousands)
(unaudited)
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Class A Common Stock Non-voting Common Stock Class C Common Stock Additional Paid-in-Capital Accumulated Deficit Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Non-Controlling Interest in Ares Operating Group Entities Non-Controlling Interest in
Consolidated Funds
Total Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2024 $ 1,458,771  $ 1,999  $ 35  $ 1,098  $ 2,936,794  $ (837,294) $ (17,757) $ 1,254,878  $ 2,025,666  $ 6,824,190 
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits —  47  —  (20) (707,255) —  —  354,253  (34,832) (387,807)
Adjustment to issuance costs of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock 1,147  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1,147 
Issuances of common stock —  103  —  —  1,642,214  —  —  —  —  1,642,317 
Issuances of AOG Units —  —  —  —  —  —  15,561  —  15,564 
Capital contributions —  —  —  —  —  —  —  120  295,750  295,870 
Dividends/distributions (25,313) —  —  —  —  (258,691) —  (138,003) (208,855) (630,862)
Net income 25,313  —  —  —  —  21,857  —  20,038  55,977  123,185 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  —  42,101  21,934  6,338  70,373 
Equity compensation —  —  —  —  168,955  —  —  88,907  —  257,862 
Balance as of March 31, 2025
1,459,918  2,149  35  1,081  4,040,708  (1,074,128) 24,344  1,617,688  2,140,044  8,211,839 
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits —  10  —  (8) (61,923) —  —  (52,023) 243,432  129,488 
Capital contributions —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1,333  37,422  38,755 
Dividends/distributions (25,312) —  —  —  —  (259,233) —  (143,626) (110,900) (539,071)
Net income 25,312  —  —  —  —  111,750  —  85,193  3,999  226,254 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  —  7,852  3,422  13,568  24,842 
Equity compensation —  —  —  —  109,276  —  —  55,815  —  165,091 
Balance as of June 30, 2025
$ 1,459,918  $ 2,159  $ 35  $ 1,073  $ 4,088,061  $ (1,221,611) $ 32,196  $ 1,567,802  $ 2,327,565  $ 8,257,198 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Ares Management Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Amounts in Thousands)
(unaudited)
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Class A Common Stock Non-voting Common Stock Class C Common Stock Additional Paid-in-Capital Accumulated Deficit Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Non-Controlling Interest in Ares Operating Group Entities Non-Controlling Interest in
Consolidated Funds
Total Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2023 $ —  $ 1,871  $ 35  $ 1,170  $ 2,391,036  $ (495,083) $ (5,630) $ 1,322,469  $ 1,258,445  $ 4,474,313 
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits —  39  —  (20) (62,709) —  —  (103,599) 51,984  (114,305)
Issuances of common stock —  —  —  —  —  —  7,723  —  7,724 
Capital contributions —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1,034  168,673  169,707 
Dividends/distributions —  —  —  —  —  (190,504) —  (129,240) (26,908) (346,652)
Net income —  —  —  —  —  73,027  —  63,999  66,716  203,742 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  —  (4,850) (2,932) (3,608) (11,390)
Equity compensation —  —  —  —  57,600  —  —  34,822  —  92,422 
Stock option exercises —  —  —  1,510  —  —  —  —  1,511 
Balance as of March 31, 2024
—  1,911  35  1,151  2,387,437  (612,560) (10,480) 1,194,276  1,515,302  4,477,072 
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits —  19  —  (18) (75,616) —  —  103,129  (35,192) (7,678)
Issuances of common stock —  27  —  —  354,368  —  —  —  —  354,395 
Capital contributions —  —  —  —  —  —  —  269  342,937  343,206 
Dividends/distributions —  —  —  —  —  (195,234) —  (116,980) (20,696) (332,910)
Net income —  —  —  —  —  94,938  —  76,211  105,489  276,638 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  —  (1) 55  (1,919) (1,865)
Equity compensation —  —  —  —  55,791  —  —  32,441  —  88,232 
Balance as of June 30, 2024
—  1,957  35  1,133  2,721,980  (712,856) (10,481) 1,289,401  1,905,921  5,197,090 
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits —  23  —  (21) 27,103  —  —  (3,663) (31,559) (8,117)
Issuances of common stock —  —  —  52,838  —  —  —  —  52,841 
Capital contributions —  —  —  —  —  —  —  269  32,684  32,953 
Dividends/distributions —  —  —  —  —  (198,002) —  (139,098) (28,898) (365,998)
Net income —  —  —  —  —  118,460  —  96,633  64,241  279,334 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  —  18,931  11,065  6,557  36,553 
Equity compensation —  —  —  —  54,972  —  —  30,641  —  85,613 
Balance as of September 30, 2024
—  1,983  35  1,112  2,856,893  (792,398) 8,450  1,285,248  1,948,946  5,310,269 
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits —  15  —  (14) 23,944  —  —  (19,708) (16,187) (11,950)
Issuance of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock 1,458,771  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1,458,771 
Issuances of common stock —  —  —  (113) —  —  —  (111)
Capital contributions —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1,801  94,860  96,661 
Dividends/distributions (22,781) —  —  —  —  (199,432) —  (142,104) (47,519) (411,836)
Net income 22,781  —  —  —  —  154,536  —  114,275  59,326  350,918 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  —  (26,207) (15,149) (13,760) (55,116)
Equity compensation —  —  —  —  56,070  —  —  30,514  —  86,584 
Balance as of December 31, 2024 $ 1,458,771  $ 1,999  $ 35  $ 1,098  $ 2,936,794  $ (837,294) $ (17,757) $ 1,254,878  $ 2,025,666  $ 6,824,190 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in Thousands)
(unaudited)
  Six months ended June 30,
  2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 349,481  $ 480,066 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 462,314  303,360 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities allocable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds 1,163,402  323,364 
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities 189,680  157,389 
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities allocable to redeemable and non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds 245,027  (121,962)
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,409,904  1,142,217 
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of disposals (44,893) (55,309)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,722,715) (8,000)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,767,608) (63,309)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Net proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock —  354,395 
Proceeds from Credit Facility 1,525,000  650,000 
Repayments of Credit Facility (410,000) (1,050,000)
Dividends and distributions  (873,259) (632,260)
Stock option exercises —  1,511 
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (416,609) (203,076)
Other financing activities 1,790  1,303 
Allocable to redeemable and non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds:
Contributions from redeemable and non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds 160,147  511,610 
Distributions to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds (319,756) (47,604)
Redemptions of redeemable interests in Consolidated Funds (7,143) — 
Borrowings under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds 312,491  167,135 
Repayments under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds (1,717,589) (878,545)
Net cash used in financing activities (1,744,928) (1,125,531)
Effect of exchange rate changes 104,312  (17,206)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (998,320) (63,829)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,507,976  348,274 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 509,656  $ 284,445 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Equity issued in connection with acquisition-related activities $ 1,657,881  $ 7,724 
    
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
1. ORGANIZATION
Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated groups across Credit, Real Assets, Private Equity and Secondaries. Information about segments should be read together with “Note 14. Segment Reporting.” Subsidiaries of the Company serve as the general partners and/or investment managers to various funds and managed accounts within each investment group (the “Ares Funds”). These subsidiaries provide investment advisory services to the Ares Funds in exchange for management fees.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements include the condensed consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company is a holding company that operates and controls all of the businesses and affairs of and conducts all of its material business activities through Ares Holdings L.P. (“Ares Holdings”). Ares Holdings represents all the activities of the “Ares Operating Group” or “AOG” and may be referred to interchangeably. The Company, indirectly through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ares Holdco LLC, is the general partner of the Ares Operating Group entity.

The Company manages or controls certain entities that have been consolidated in the accompanying financial statements as described in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” These entities include Ares funds, co-investment vehicles, collateralized loan obligations or funds (collectively “CLOs”) and special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) (collectively, the “Consolidated Funds”).

Including the results of the Consolidated Funds significantly increases the reported amounts of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. However, the Consolidated Funds results included herein have no direct effect on the net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation or to its stockholders’ equity, except where accounting for a redemption or liquidation preference requires the reallocation of ownership based on specific terms of a profit sharing agreement. Instead, economic ownership interests of the investors in the Consolidated Funds are reflected as redeemable and non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds. Further, cash flows allocable to redeemable and non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds are specifically identifiable within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S.”) (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, including these notes, are unaudited and exclude some of the disclosures required in annual financial statements. Management believes it has made all necessary adjustments so that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and that estimates made in preparing its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are reasonable and prudent, and that all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and activities of the Ares Operating Group entities (“AOG entities”), their consolidated subsidiaries and certain Consolidated Funds. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

The Company has reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standard updates (“ASU”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). ASUs not listed below were assessed and either determined to be not applicable or expected to have minimal impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid in both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, prescribes standard categories for the components of the effective tax rate reconciliation and modifies other income tax-related disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments in this update should be applied on a prospective basis, though retrospective adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. ASU 2024-03 requires disaggregated disclosure of certain expenses in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization. The amendments in this update also require disclosure of: (i) the expense captions from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations that include each of the relevant expense categories; (ii) a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively; and (iii) total selling expenses and a definition of such expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments in this update may be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance.

3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Acquisition of GCP International
On March 1, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of the international business of GLP Capital Partners Limited and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China (“GCP International”), and existing capital commitments to certain managed funds (such acquisition of GCP International and the capital commitments, the “GCP Acquisition”). The GCP Acquisition adds complementary real estate and digital infrastructure investment capabilities and expands the Company’s geographic presence. The activities of GCP International are included within the Real Assets Group segment.

The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $3.9 billion, which consisted of the following:

Cash $ 1,787,814 
Equity(1)
1,657,881 
Contingent consideration(2)
465,080 
Total $ 3,910,775 
(1)9.5 million shares of Class A common stock, excluding 0.1 million shares held in escrow for future issuance, and 0.1 million Ares Operating Group Units (“AOG Units”) were issued in connection with the GCP Acquisition purchase consideration.
(2)See “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” for a further description of the contingent consideration from the GCP Acquisition.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following is a summary of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the GCP Acquisition as of March 1, 2025, based upon third party valuations of certain intangible assets. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to change during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed at close of the GCP Acquisition. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are estimated to be:

Cash $ 61,436 
Other tangible assets 452,786 
Intangible assets:
Management contracts 473,300 
Client relationships 107,200 
Finite-lived intangible assets 580,500 
Indefinite-lived management contracts 749,600 
Total intangible assets 1,330,100 
Total identifiable assets acquired 1,844,322 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 203,969 
Net identifiable assets acquired 1,640,353 
Goodwill 2,270,422 
Net assets acquired $ 3,910,775 

Certain management contracts were determined to have indefinite useful lives at the time of the GCP Acquisition and are not subject to amortization. As of March 1, 2025, the remaining management contracts and client relationships had a weighted average amortization period of 5.8 years and 7.6 years, respectively.
As of March 1, 2025, the carrying value of goodwill associated with GCP Acquisition was $2.3 billion, of which $1.1 billion is deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill is entirely allocated to the Real Assets Group segment and is attributable primarily to expected synergies and the assembled workforce of GCP International.
In connection with the GCP Acquisition, various components of the agreed upon purchase price are required to be accounted for as compensation because the payments were made to certain individuals that became employees of the Company following the GCP Acquisition. Because they are required to be accounted for as compensation, these amounts have been excluded from purchase consideration. During the first quarter of 2025, $8.8 million of acquisition related compensation costs were expensed and recorded within compensation and benefits within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Because the purchase price included components of cash and equity, the individuals that became employees of the Company also received a portion of their sales proceeds in the form of equity, which was recorded as equity compensation expense. During the first quarter of 2025, $108.8 million of equity compensation expense was recognized from the immediate vesting of 0.6 million restricted units, of which 0.2 million shares were withheld for taxes. As of March 1, 2025, there were 2.3 million unvested equity awards and 0.2 million unvested AOG Unit awards related to these arrangements (collectively, the “Unvested GCP Equity Purchase Price”). In connection with the Unvested GCP Equity Purchase Price, equity compensation expense of $40.8 million and $51.1 million was recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The total compensation expense expected to be recognized in all future periods associated with the Unvested GCP Equity Purchase Price is approximately $370.0 million as of June 30, 2025 and is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 3.3 years.
The Company has incurred $68.0 million of acquisition related costs, of which $34.6 million was incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2025. These acquisition related costs were expensed and reported within general, administrative and other expenses.
The acquired business from the GCP Acquisition generated revenues and net income of $106.7 million and $19.6 million, respectively, are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations before giving effect to corporate level taxes for the period from March 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025. The Company did not acquire all of the assets or assume all of the liabilities of the legacy business. GCP International represents an aggregation of various businesses and components of other businesses that operate in different jurisdictions, each that historically used a different basis of accounting. There are no historical financial statements that apply consistent management assumptions and use a consistent basis of accounting. Therefore, it is impracticable to provide pro forma information on revenues and earnings for the GCP Acquisition.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible Assets, Net
The following table summarizes the carrying value, net of accumulated amortization, of the Company’s intangible assets:
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years) as of June 30, 2025 As of June 30, As of December 31,
2025 2024
Management contracts 5.0 $ 1,034,593  $ 590,675 
Client relationships 7.3 317,920  210,720 
Other 0.0 —  500 
Finite-lived intangible assets 1,352,513  801,895 
Foreign currency translation 4,549  (789)
Total finite-lived intangible assets 1,357,062  801,106 
Less: accumulated amortization (454,397) (393,078)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net 902,665  408,028 
Management contracts 1,317,400  567,800 
Indefinite-lived management contracts 1,317,400  567,800 
Intangible assets, net $ 2,220,065  $ 975,828 
Amortization expense associated with intangible assets was $52.7 million and $29.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $90.0 million and $58.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and has been presented within general, administrative and other expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company removed $29.9 million of fully-amortized intangible assets.
Goodwill

The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill:
Credit Group Real Assets Group Private Equity Group
Secondaries Group
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2024 $ 312,032  $ 311,569  $ 121,408  $ 417,627  $ 1,162,636 
Acquisitions —  2,270,287  —  —  2,270,287 
Foreign currency translation 107  3,146  —  16  3,269 
Balance as of June 30, 2025 $ 312,139  $ 2,585,002  $ 121,408  $ 417,643  $ 3,436,192 

There was no impairment of goodwill recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The impact of foreign currency translation adjustments is reflected within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
5. INVESTMENTS

The following table summarizes the Company’s investments:
As of Percentage of total investments as of
June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Equity method investments:
Equity method - carried interest
$ 3,703,243  $ 3,495,115  72.3% 75.2%
Equity method private investment partnership interests - principal 645,419  536,912  12.6 11.6
Equity method private investment partnership interests and other (held at fair value) 424,012  411,417  8.3 8.9
Equity method private investment partnership interests and other 67,693  55,461  1.3 1.2
Total equity method investments 4,840,367  4,498,905  94.5 96.9
Collateralized loan obligations 19,326  19,040  0.4 0.4
Fixed income securities 31,085  22,793  0.6 0.5
Collateralized loan obligations and fixed income securities, at fair value 50,411  41,833  1.0 0.9
Common stock, at fair value 231,898  104,037  4.5 2.2
Total investments $ 5,122,676  $ 4,644,775 

Equity Method Investments

The Company’s equity method investments include investments that are not consolidated but over which the Company exerts significant influence. The Company evaluates each of its equity method investments to determine if any were significant as defined by guidance from the SEC. As of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, no individual equity method investment held by the Company met the significance criteria.

The following table presents the Company’s share of net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains from its equity method investments, which are included within principal investment income, net realized and unrealized gains on investments, and interest and dividend income within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Total net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains related to equity method investments
$ 19,704  $ 33,414  $ 50,668  $ 43,541 
    
With respect to the Company’s equity method investments, the material assets are expected to generate either long term capital appreciation and/or interest and dividend income, the material liabilities are debt instruments collateralized by, or related to, the financing of the assets and net income is materially comprised of the changes in fair value of these net assets.

Equity Method Investments Held at Fair Value

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of the Company’s equity method investments held at fair value, which are included within net realized and unrealized gains on investments within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Equity method private investment partnership interests and other (held at fair value) $ 4,015  $ (431) $ 8,296  $ 2,048 


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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Investments of the Consolidated Funds

The following table summarizes investments held in the Consolidated Funds:
Fair Value as of Percentage of total investments as of
June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Fixed income investments:
Loans and securitization vehicles $ 6,637,416  $ 7,907,449  54.8% 62.1%
Money market funds and U.S. treasury securities 558,150  550,800  4.6 4.3
Bonds 360,358  418,069  3.0 3.3
Total fixed income investments 7,555,924  8,876,318  62.4 69.7
Partnership interests 2,520,314  2,000,380  20.8 15.7
Equity securities 2,039,260  1,861,146  16.8 14.6
Total investments, at fair value $ 12,115,498  $ 12,737,844 

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, no single issuer or investment, including derivative instruments and underlying portfolio investments of the Consolidated Funds, had a fair value that exceeded 5.0% of the Company’s total assets.

6. FAIR VALUE
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Held by the Company and Consolidated Funds
The following tables summarize the financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value for the Company and the Consolidated Funds as of June 30, 2025:
Financial Instruments of the Company Level I  Level II  Level III  Investments Measured at NAV Total 
Assets, at fair value
Investments:
Common stock and other equity securities $ 86,307  $ 145,591  $ 421,438  $ —  $ 653,336 
Collateralized loan obligations and fixed income securities
—  —  50,411  —  50,411 
Partnership interests —  —  —  2,574  2,574 
Total investments, at fair value 86,307  145,591  471,849  2,574  706,321 
Derivatives-foreign currency forward contracts —  727  —  —  727 
Total assets, at fair value $ 86,307  $ 146,318  $ 471,849  $ 2,574  $ 707,048 
Liabilities, at fair value
Derivatives-foreign currency forward contracts $ —  $ (7,142) $ —  $ —  $ (7,142)
Contingent consideration —  —  (510,490) —  (510,490)
Total liabilities, at fair value $ —  $ (7,142) $ (510,490) $ —  $ (517,632)

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Financial Instruments of the Consolidated Funds Level I  Level II  Level III  Investments Measured at NAV Total 
Assets, at fair value
Investments:
Fixed income investments:
Loans and securitization vehicles $ —  $ 6,136,367  $ 501,049  $ —  $ 6,637,416 
U.S. treasury securities 558,150  —  —  —  558,150 
Bonds —  360,358  —  —  360,358 
Total fixed income investments 558,150  6,496,725  501,049  —  7,555,924 
Partnership interests —  —  —  2,520,314  2,520,314 
Equity securities 32,599  2,318  2,004,343  —  2,039,260 
Total investments, at fair value 590,749  6,499,043  2,505,392  2,520,314  12,115,498 
Derivatives-foreign currency forward contracts —  8,358  —  —  8,358 
Total assets, at fair value $ 590,749  $ 6,507,401  $ 2,505,392  $ 2,520,314  $ 12,123,856 
Liabilities, at fair value
Loan obligations of CLOs $ —  $ (8,442,225) $ —  $ —  $ (8,442,225)
Derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts —  (8,463) —  —  (8,463)
Asset swaps —  —  (720) —  (720)
Total derivative liabilities, at fair value —  (8,463) (720) —  (9,183)
Total liabilities, at fair value $ —  $ (8,450,688) $ (720) $ —  $ (8,451,408)

The following tables summarize the financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value for the Company and the Consolidated Funds as of December 31, 2024:
Financial Instruments of the Company Level I  Level II  Level III  Investments Measured at NAV Total 
Assets, at fair value
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds $ 1,071,071  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ 1,071,071 
Investments:
Common stock and other equity securities —  104,037  411,179  —  515,216 
Collateralized loan obligations and fixed income securities
—  —  41,833  —  41,833 
Partnership interests —  —  —  238  238 
Total investments, at fair value —  104,037  453,012  238  557,287 
Derivatives-foreign currency forward contracts —  3,737  —  —  3,737 
Total assets, at fair value $ 1,071,071  $ 107,774  $ 453,012  $ 238  $ 1,632,095 
Liabilities, at fair value
Derivatives-foreign currency forward contracts $ —  $ (216) $ —  $ —  $ (216)
Contingent consideration —  —  (17,550) —  (17,550)
Total liabilities, at fair value $ —  $ (216) $ (17,550) $ —  $ (17,766)

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Financial Instruments of the Consolidated Funds Level I Level II Level III Investments Measured at NAV Total
Assets, at fair value
Investments:
Fixed income investments:
Loans and securitization vehicles $ —  $ 7,313,632  $ 593,817  $ —  $ 7,907,449 
U.S. treasury securities 550,800  —  —  —  550,800 
Bonds —  418,069  —  —  418,069 
Total fixed income investments 550,800  7,731,701  593,817  —  8,876,318 
Partnership interests —  —  —  2,000,380  2,000,380 
Equity securities 28,603  2,615  1,829,928  —  1,861,146 
Total investments, at fair value 579,403  7,734,316  2,423,745  2,000,380  12,737,844 
Derivatives-foreign currency forward contracts —  2,995  —  —  2,995 
Total assets, at fair value $ 579,403  $ 7,737,311  $ 2,423,745  $ 2,000,380  $ 12,740,839 
Liabilities, at fair value
Loan obligations of CLOs $ —  $ (9,672,189) $ —  $ —  $ (9,672,189)
Derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts —  (2,888) —  —  (2,888)
Asset swaps —  —  (1,846) —  (1,846)
Total derivative liabilities, at fair value —  (2,888) (1,846) —  (4,734)
Total liabilities, at fair value $ —  $ (9,675,077) $ (1,846) $ —  $ (9,676,923)

The following tables set forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Level III measurements:
Level III Assets of the Company Equity Securities Fixed Income Contingent Consideration Total
Balance as of March 31, 2025
$ 426,377  $ 18,662  $ (484,954) $ (39,915)
Transfer in(1)
—  10,004  —  10,004 
Transfer out(1)
(10,000) —  —  (10,000)
Purchases(2)
—  35,641  —  35,641 
Change in fair value —  —  (25,536) (25,536)
Sales/settlements(3)
—  (14,780) —  (14,780)
Realized and unrealized appreciation, net 5,061  884  —  5,945 
Balance as of June 30, 2025
$ 421,438  $ 50,411  $ (510,490) $ (38,641)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and fair value included in earnings related to financial assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date $ 5,061  $ 1,417  $ (25,536) $ (19,058)
Level III Net Assets of Consolidated Funds Equity Securities Fixed Income Derivatives, Net Total
Balance as of March 31, 2025
$ 1,844,907  $ 580,992  $ (749) $ 2,425,150 
Transfer in(1)
—  85,051  —  85,051 
Transfer out(1)
—  (78,800) —  (78,800)
Purchases(2)
90,043  197,191  287,235 
Sales/settlements(3)
(29) (286,046) —  (286,075)
Realized and unrealized appreciation, net 69,422  2,661  28  72,111 
Balance as of June 30, 2025
$ 2,004,343  $ 501,049  $ (720) $ 2,504,672 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in earnings related to financial assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date $ 69,396  $ (244) $ 92  $ 69,244 
(1)Transfers in and out include changes in the observability of inputs used in valuations and changes due to the consolidation and deconsolidation of funds.
(2)Purchases include paid-in-kind interest and securities received in connection with restructurings.
(3)Sales/settlements include distributions, principal redemptions and securities disposed of in connection with restructurings.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Level III Assets and Liabilities of the Company Equity Securities Fixed Income Total
Balance as of March 31, 2024
$ 416,874  $ 21,588  $ 438,462 
Transfer in(1)
—  60,917  60,917 
Transfer out(1)
(37,587) —  (37,587)
Purchases(2)
1,650  263,407  265,057 
Sales/settlements(3)
(1,790) (251,374) (253,164)
Realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net 296  (2,164) (1,868)
Balance as of June 30, 2024
$ 379,443  $ 92,374  $ 471,817 
Change in net unrealized depreciation included in earnings related to financial assets still held at the reporting date $ (1,354) $ (1,556) $ (2,910)
Level III Net Assets of Consolidated Funds Equity Securities Fixed Income Derivatives, Net Total
Balance as of March 31, 2024
$ 1,366,464  $ 639,318  $ (1,574) $ 2,004,208 
Transfer in(1)
413  212,632  —  213,045 
Transfer out(1)
—  (203,255) —  (203,255)
Purchases(2)
191,639  355,692  67  547,398 
Sales/settlements(3)
—  (199,490) —  (199,490)
Realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net 28,338  (1,400) (108) 26,830 
Balance as of June 30, 2024
$ 1,586,854  $ 803,497  $ (1,615) $ 2,388,736 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in earnings related to financial assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date $ 30,259  $ (1,868) $ (169) $ 28,222 
(1)Transfers in and out include changes in the observability of inputs used in valuations and changes due to the consolidation and deconsolidation of funds.
(2)Purchases include paid-in-kind interest and securities received in connection with restructurings.
(3)Sales/settlements include distributions, principal redemptions and securities disposed of in connection with restructurings.

Level III Assets of the Company Equity Securities Fixed
Income
Contingent Consideration Total
Balance as of December 31, 2024
$ 411,179  $ 41,833  $ (17,550) $ 435,462 
Established in connection with acquisition (see Note 8)
—  —  (465,080) (465,080)
Transfer in(1)
—  10,004  —  10,004 
Transfer out(1)
(10,000) —  —  (10,000)
Purchases(2)
10,546  37,171  —  47,717 
Sales/settlements(3)
—  (38,437) —  (38,437)
Change in fair value —  —  (27,860) (27,860)
Realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net 9,713  (160) —  9,553 
Balance as of June 30, 2025
$ 421,438  $ 50,411  $ (510,490) $ (38,641)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and fair value included in earnings related to financial assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date $ 9,713  $ 1,046  $ (27,860) $ (17,101)
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Level III Net Assets of Consolidated Funds Equity Securities Fixed
Income
Derivatives, Net Total
Balance as of December 31, 2024 $ 1,829,927  $ 593,817  $ (1,846) $ 2,421,898 
Transfer in(1)
167,529  —  167,530 
Transfer out(1)
—  (151,064) —  (151,064)
Purchases(2)
90,327  445,050  124  535,501 
Sales/settlements(3)
(118) (553,791) —  (553,909)
Realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net 84,206  (492) 1,002  84,716 
Balance as of June 30, 2025 $ 2,004,343  $ 501,049  $ (720) $ 2,504,672 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in earnings related to financial assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date $ 84,510  $ (873) $ 973  $ 84,610 
(1)Transfers in and out include changes in the observability of inputs used in valuations and changes due to the consolidation and deconsolidation of funds.
(2)Purchases include paid-in-kind interest and securities received in connection with restructurings.
(3)Sales/settlements include distributions, principal redemptions and securities disposed of in connection with restructurings.

Level III Assets of the Company Equity  Securities Fixed Income Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023
$ 412,491  $ 126,294  $ 538,785 
Transfer in(1)
—  60,917  60,917 
Transfer out(1)
(37,587) —  (37,587)
Purchases(2)
1,680  265,673  267,353 
Sales/settlements(3)
(2,572) (359,734) (362,306)
Realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net 5,431  (776) 4,655 
Balance as of June 30, 2024
$ 379,443  $ 92,374  $ 471,817 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in earnings related to financial assets still held at the reporting date $ 3,780  $ (167) $ 3,613 
Level III Net Assets of Consolidated Funds Equity Securities Fixed Income Derivatives, Net Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023 $ 1,190,400  $ 740,113  $ (1,291) $ 1,929,222 
Transfer in(1)
475  148,817  —  149,292 
Transfer out(1)
—  (298,030) —  (298,030)
Purchases(2)
346,112  634,880  113  981,105 
Sales/settlements(3)
—  (424,037) —  (424,037)
Realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net 49,867  1,754  (437) 51,184 
Balance as of June 30, 2024 $ 1,586,854  $ 803,497  $ (1,615) $ 2,388,736 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in earnings related to financial assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date $ 51,952  $ 1,028  $ (442) $ 52,538 
(1)Transfers in and out include changes in the observability of inputs used in valuations and changes due to the consolidation and deconsolidation of funds.
(2)Purchases include paid-in-kind interest and securities received in connection with restructurings.
(3)Sales/settlements include distributions, principal redemptions and securities disposed of in connection with restructurings.

Transfers out of Level III were generally attributable to certain investments that experienced a more significant level of market activity during the period and thus were valued using observable inputs either from independent pricing services or multiple brokers. Transfers into Level III were generally attributable to certain investments that experienced a less significant level of market activity during the period and thus were only able to obtain one or fewer quotes from a broker or independent pricing service.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following tables summarize the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for the Company’s and the Consolidated Funds’ Level III measurements as of June 30, 2025:
Level III Measurements of the Company Fair Value Valuation Technique(s) Significant Unobservable Input(s) Range Weighted Average
Assets
Equity securities
$ 172,281 
Transaction price(1)
N/A
N/A
N/A
100,000  Market yield analysis Market interest rate
8.0%
8.0%
78,612  Market approach Multiple of book value
0.4x - 1.5x
1.2x
40,481  Discounted cash flow Discount rate
11.0% - 15.0%
13.0%
18,830 
Option pricing model
Volatility
35.0%
35.0%
11,234  Market approach
Earnings multiple
15.4x
15.4x
Fixed income investments
31,085 
Market yield analysis
Market interest rate
16.5%
16.5%
19,326  Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services N/A N/A N/A
Total assets $ 471,849 
Liabilities
Contingent consideration $ (510,490) Monte Carlo simulation Discount rate
6.6% - 7.0%
6.8%
Volatility
11.1% - 15.1%
13.1%
Total liabilities $ (510,490)

Level III Measurements of the Consolidated Funds Fair Value Valuation Technique(s) Significant Unobservable Input(s) Range Weighted Average
Assets
Equity securities
$ 1,077,935  Discounted cash flow
Discount rate
10.0% - 20.0%
12.0%
918,400  Market approach Multiple of book value
1.0x - 1.7x
1.3x
7,191  Market approach
EBITDA multiple(2)
5.5x - 35.0x
8.5x
817  Market approach Yield
8.0% - 14.0%
9.5%
Fixed income investments
325,895  Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services N/A N/A N/A
173,899  Market approach Yield
6.8% - 14.0%
9.5%
1,255  Discounted cash flow Discount rate
12.5% - 20.0%
12.5%
Total assets $ 2,505,392 
Liabilities
Derivative instruments $ (720) Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services N/A N/A N/A
Total liabilities $ (720)
(1)Transaction price consists of securities purchased or restructured. The Company determined that there was no change to the valuation based on the underlying assumptions used at the closing of such transactions.
(2)“EBITDA” in the table above is a non-GAAP financial measure and refers to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.


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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following tables summarize the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for the Company’s and the Consolidated Funds’ Level III measurements as of December 31, 2024:
Level III Measurements of the Company Fair Value  Valuation Technique(s)  Significant Unobservable Input(s) Range Weighted Average
Assets
Equity securities
$ 168,387 
Transaction price(1)
N/A N/A N/A
100,000  Market approach Yield
8.0%
8.0%
57,659  Market approach Multiple of book value
1.0x - 1.1x
1.0x
Discounted cash flow Discount rate
10.0% - 14.0%
12.0%
56,918  Market approach Multiple of book value
1.2x - 1.7x
1.4x
19,205  Option pricing model Volatility 35.0% 35.0%
8,489  Market approach Earnings multiple
15.4x
15.4x
521  Discounted cash flow Discount rate
18.5% - 21.5%
20.0%
Fixed income investments
22,283 
Transaction price(1)
N/A N/A N/A
19,040  Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services N/A N/A N/A
510  Other N/A N/A N/A
Total assets $ 453,012 
Liabilities
Contingent consideration $ (17,550) Monte Carlo simulation Discount rate
6.6% - 6.9%
6.8%
Volatility 11.1% 11.1%
Total liabilities $ (17,550)

Level III Measurements of the Consolidated Funds Fair Value  Valuation Technique(s)  Significant Unobservable Input(s)  Range Weighted Average
Assets
Equity securities
$ 985,109  Discounted cash flow Discount rate
10.0% - 20.0%
13.0%
835,432  Market approach Multiple of book value
1.0x - 1.7x
1.4x
8,598  Market approach
EBITDA multiple(2)
5.6x - 34.6x
10.7x
789  Other N/A N/A N/A
Fixed income investments
308,675  Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services N/A N/A N/A
284,950  Market approach Yield
7.4% - 28.6%
9.9%
192  Other N/A
N/A
N/A
Total assets $ 2,423,745 
Liabilities
Derivative instruments $ (1,846) Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services N/A N/A N/A
Total liabilities $ (1,846)
(1)Transaction price consists of securities purchased or restructured. The Company determined that there has been no change to the valuation based on the underlying assumptions used at the closing of such transactions.
(2)“EBITDA” in the table above is a non-GAAP financial measure and refers to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

The Consolidated Funds have limited partnership interests in private equity funds managed by the Company that are valued using net asset value (“NAV”) per share. The terms and conditions of these funds do not allow for redemptions without certain events or approvals that are outside the Company’s control.

The following table summarizes the investments held at fair value and unfunded commitments of the Consolidated Funds interests valued using NAV per share:
As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
Investments (held at fair value) $ 2,520,314  $ 2,000,380 
Unfunded commitments 2,248,528  932,473 
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)

7. DEBT
The following table summarizes the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ debt obligations:
As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
Debt Origination Date Maturity Original Borrowing Amount Carrying Value Interest Rate Carrying Value Interest Rate
Credit Facility(1)
Revolving 4/22/2030 N/A $ 1,115,000  5.33% $ —  —%
2028 Senior Notes(2)
11/10/2023 11/10/2028 500,000  496,229  6.42 495,677  6.42
2030 Senior Notes(3)
6/15/2020 6/15/2030 400,000  397,727  3.28 397,501  3.28
2052 Senior Notes(4)
1/21/2022 2/1/2052 500,000  484,805  3.77 484,601  3.77
2054 Senior Notes(5)
10/11/2024 10/11/2054 750,000  736,176  5.65 736,010  5.65
2051 Subordinated Notes(6)
6/30/2021 6/30/2051 450,000  445,217  4.13 445,125  4.13
Total debt obligations $ 3,675,154  $ 2,558,914 
(1)In April 2025, the Company amended its Credit Facility to, among other things: (i) extend the maturity from March 31, 2029 to April 22, 2030; (ii) increase commitments from $1.400 billion, with an accordion feature of $600.0 million, to $1.840 billion with an accordion feature of $660.0 million; and (iii) provide a sub-limit for the issuance of swingline loans up to an aggregate amount of $75.0 million (with the amount available for borrowing under the Credit Facility amendment being reduced by any swingline loans issued). The Credit Facility has a variable interest rate based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or a base rate plus an applicable margin, with an unused commitment fee paid quarterly, which is subject to change with the Company’s underlying credit agency rating. As of June 30, 2025, base rate loans bear interest calculated based on the prime rate and the SOFR loans bear interest calculated based on SOFR plus 1.00%. The unused commitment fee is 0.09% per annum. The Credit Facility has a base rate and SOFR floor of zero.
(2)The 2028 Senior Notes were issued in November 2023 by the Company at 99.80% of the face amount with interest paid semi-annually. The Company may redeem the 2028 Senior Notes prior to maturity, subject to the terms of the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes.
(3)The 2030 Senior Notes were issued in June 2020 by Ares Finance Co. II LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, at 99.77% of the face amount with interest paid semi-annually. The Company may redeem the 2030 Senior Notes prior to maturity, subject to the terms of the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes.
(4)The 2052 Senior Notes were issued in January 2022 by Ares Finance Co. IV LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, at 97.78% of the face amount with interest paid semi-annually. The Company may redeem the 2052 Senior Notes prior to maturity, subject to the terms of the indenture governing the 2052 Senior Notes.
(5)The 2054 Senior Notes were issued in October 2024 by the Company at 99.24% of the face amount with interest paid semi-annually. The Company may redeem the 2054 Senior Notes prior to maturity, subject to the terms of the indenture governing the 2054 Senior Notes.
(6)The 2051 Subordinated Notes were issued in June 2021 by Ares Finance Co. III LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company with interest paid semi-annually at a fixed rate of 4.125%. Beginning June 30, 2026, the interest rate will reset on every fifth year based on the five-year U.S. Treasury Rate plus 3.237%. The Company may redeem the 2051 Subordinated Notes prior to maturity or defer interest payments up to five consecutive years, subject to the terms of the indenture governing the 2051 Subordinated Notes.

As of June 30, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries were in compliance with all covenants under the debt obligations.
The Company typically incurs and pays debt issuance costs when entering into a new debt obligation or when amending an existing debt agreement. Debt issuance costs related to the various senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) and the subordinated notes (the “Subordinated Notes”) are recorded as a reduction of the corresponding debt obligation, and debt issuance costs related to the Credit Facility are included within other assets within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. All debt issuance costs are amortized over the remaining term of the related obligation into interest expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The following table presents the activity of the Company’s debt issuance costs:
Credit Facility Senior Notes Subordinated Notes
Unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2024
$ 4,858  $ 18,725  $ 4,875 
Debt issuance costs incurred 2,206  11  — 
Amortization of debt issuance costs (610) (873) (92)
Unamortized debt issuance costs as of June 30, 2025 $ 6,454  $ 17,863  $ 4,783 
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Loan Obligations of the Consolidated CLOs
Loan obligations of the Consolidated Funds that are CLOs and other financing obligations (“Consolidated CLOs”) represent amounts due to holders of debt securities issued by the Consolidated CLOs. The Company measures the loan obligations of the Consolidated CLOs using the fair value of the financial assets of its Consolidated CLOs.

The following loan obligations were outstanding and classified as liabilities of the Consolidated CLOs:
As of June 30, 2025
As of December 31, 2024
Fair Value of
Loan Obligations
Weighted 
Average
 Interest Rate
Weighted 
Average
 Remaining Maturity 
(in years)
Fair Value of
Loan Obligations
Weighted 
Average
 Interest Rate
Weighted
Average
Remaining Maturity 
(in years)
Senior secured notes $ 7,728,543  5.64% 7.8 $ 8,937,972  6.08% 8.0
Subordinated notes(1)
713,682  N/A 5.1 734,217  N/A 5.6
Total loan obligations of Consolidated CLOs $ 8,442,225  $ 9,672,189 
(1)The notes do not have contractual interest rates; instead, holders of the notes receive a variable rate of interest amounting to the excess cash flows generated by each Consolidated CLO.

Loan obligations of the Consolidated CLOs are collateralized by the assets held by the Consolidated CLOs, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, corporate loans and corporate bonds, among other securities and financial interests. The assets of one Consolidated CLO may not be used to satisfy the liabilities of another Consolidated CLO. Loan obligations of the Consolidated CLOs include floating rate notes, deferrable floating rate notes, revolving lines of credit and subordinated notes. Amounts borrowed under the notes are repaid based on available cash flows subject to priority of payments under each Consolidated CLO’s governing documents. Based on the terms of these facilities, the creditors of the facilities have no recourse to the Company.
Credit Facilities of the Consolidated Funds
Certain Consolidated Funds maintain credit facilities to fund investments between capital drawdowns. These facilities generally are collateralized by the net assets of the Consolidated Funds or the unfunded capital commitments of the Consolidated Funds’ limited partners, bear an annual commitment fee based on unfunded commitments and contain various affirmative and negative covenants and reporting obligations, including restrictions on additional indebtedness, liens, margin stock, affiliate transactions, dividends and distributions, release of capital commitments and portfolio asset dispositions. The creditors of these facilities have no recourse to the Company and only have recourse to a subsidiary of the Company to the extent the debt is guaranteed by such subsidiary. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Consolidated Funds were in compliance with all covenants under such credit facilities.
The Consolidated Funds had the following credit facilities outstanding:
As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
Maturity Date Total Capacity
Outstanding Loan(1)
Effective Rate
Outstanding Loan(1)
Effective Rate
Credit Facilities:
9/25/2025 $ 300,000  $ 227,120  6.44% $ 121,000  8.00%
1/28/2026 100,000  82,800  6.51 N/A N/A
9/24/2026 150,000  —  N/A —  N/A
6/26/2027 200,000  154,000  7.14 154,000  7.15
9/12/2027 54,000  —  N/A —  N/A
6/23/2032 201,007  201,007  7.23 N/A N/A
3/31/2040 110,235  647  12.00 N/A N/A
3/31/2040 88,188  1,432  11.00 N/A N/A
Total borrowings of Consolidated Funds $ 667,006  $ 275,000 
(1)The fair values of the borrowings approximate the carrying value as the interest rate on the borrowings is a floating rate.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Indemnification Arrangements

Consistent with standard business practices in the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that contain indemnities for affiliates of the Company, persons acting on behalf of the Company or such affiliates and third parties. The terms of the indemnities vary from contract to contract and the Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be determined and has not been recorded within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. As of June 30, 2025, the Company has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Commitments

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had aggregate unfunded commitments to invest in funds it manages or to support certain strategic initiatives of $1,590.8 million and $1,451.4 million, respectively.

Guarantees

The guarantee agreements that the Company enters into with financial institutions are primarily to guarantee credit facilities held by certain funds. In the ordinary course of business, the guarantee of credit facilities held by funds may indicate control and result in consolidation of the fund. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s maximum exposure to losses from guarantees was $96.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

Contingent Liabilities

GCP International

In connection with the GCP Acquisition during the first quarter of 2025, the Company established two arrangements with the sellers and with certain of its professionals that became employees of the Company, including (i) an earnout arrangement related to the data center business (“DC Earnout”) based on the achievement of revenue targets of certain digital infrastructure funds; and (ii) an earnout arrangement related to the Japan business (“Japan Earnout”) based on the achievement of fundraising targets of certain Japanese real estate funds. The DC Earnout and Japan Earnout represent contingent liabilities not to exceed $1.0 billion and $0.5 billion, respectively.

The portion of the DC Earnout and Japan Earnout attributable to the sellers represents a component of purchase consideration that will be accounted for as contingent consideration. As of March 1, 2025, the fair value of these contingent liabilities was $465.1 million and was recorded within accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The contingent liabilities are subject to change over the measurement periods, which will end no later than June 30, 2028. Changes in fair value from the acquisition date will be recorded within other income (expense), net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company expects to settle the contingent liabilities at the Company's discretion with no less than 15.0% cash and the remaining balance in equity awards. As of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the contingent liabilities was $490.6 million and recorded within accrued compensation within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the change in fair value of $25.5 million is presented within other income (expense), net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The portion of the DC Earnout and Japan Earnout attributable to the professionals that became employees of the Company requires continued service through the measurement periods. The Company expects to settle the contingent liabilities at the Company's discretion with no less than 15.0% cash and the remaining balance in equity awards. The DC Earnout and Japan Earnout are remeasured each period with incremental changes in fair value for the cash and equity components of these liabilities recognized within compensation and benefits expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Following the measurement period end dates, the cash components will be paid and the equity awards will be granted at fair value for the balance of the liability. As of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the contingent liabilities was $210.2 million. Compensation expense of $13.7 million and $18.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, is presented within compensation and benefits within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations with an equal offset presented within accrued compensation within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The unpaid liabilities at the respective measurement period end dates will be reclassified from liability to additional paid-in-capital.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Any compensation expense associated with the DC Earnout and Japan Earnout that was not previously recorded through the final measurement period end date will be recognized as equity-based compensation expense over the remaining service periods ranging from three to six years, measured from the GCP Acquisition close date.
Other Arrangements
The Company also entered into various other contingent arrangements in connection with acquisitions. The maximum exposure for these contingent arrangements was $215.0 million and $155.0 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Certain portions of these contingent arrangements require continued service through the measurement periods. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of these contingent liabilities was $123.7 million and $99.6 million, respectively, and the Company has recorded $48.6 million and $29.9 million, respectively, within accrued compensation within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Compensation expense of $9.7 million and $5.4 million for three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $18.7 million and $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, is presented within compensation and benefits within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The remaining portions of these contingent arrangements did not require continued service through the measurement periods and were classified as contingent consideration. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of these contingent liabilities was $20.0 million and $17.6 million, respectively, and has been recorded within accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Other expense of $0.1 million and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively is presented within other income (expense), net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Carried Interest

Carried interest is affected by changes in the fair values of the underlying investments in the funds that are advised by the Company. Valuations, on an unrealized basis, can be significantly affected by a variety of external factors including, but not limited to, public equity market volatility, industry trading multiples and interest rates. Generally, if at the termination of a fund (and increasingly at interim points in the life of a fund), the fund has not achieved investment returns that exceed the preferred return threshold or the general partner has received net profits over the life of the fund in excess of its allocable share under the applicable partnership agreement, the Company will be obligated to repay carried interest that was received by the Company in excess of the amounts to which the Company is entitled. This contingent obligation is normally reduced by income taxes paid by the Company related to its carried interest. 

Senior professionals of the Company who have received carried interest distributions are responsible for funding their proportionate share of any contingent repayment obligations. However, the governing agreements of certain of the Company’s funds provide that if a current or former professional does not fund his or her respective share for such fund, then the Company may have to fund additional amounts beyond what was received in carried interest, although the Company will generally retain the right to pursue any remedies under such governing agreements against those carried interest recipients who fail to fund their obligations.

Additionally, at the end of the life of the funds there could be a payment due to a fund by the Company if the Company has recognized more carried interest than was ultimately earned. The general partner obligation amount, if any, will depend on final realized values of investments at the end of the life of the fund.

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, if the Company assumed all existing investments were worthless, the amount of carried interest subject to potential repayment, net of tax distributions, which may differ from the recognition of revenue, would have been approximately $71.9 million and $59.6 million, respectively, of which approximately $46.9 million and $39.5 million, respectively, is reimbursable to the Company by certain professionals who are the recipients of such carried interest. Management believes the possibility of all of the investments becoming worthless is remote. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, if the funds were liquidated at their fair values, there would be no material contingent repayment obligation or liability.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Litigation

From time to time, the Company is named as a defendant in legal actions relating to transactions and other matters conducted in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance of the outcome of such legal actions, in the opinion of management, the Company does not have a potential liability related to any current legal proceeding or claim that would individually or in the aggregate materially affect its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Leases

The Company’s leases primarily consists of operating leases for office space and certain office equipment. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of one to 18 years. The tables below present certain supplemental quantitative disclosures regarding the Company’s operating leases:

Maturity of operating lease liabilities
As of June 30, 2025
2025 $ 33,386 
2026 76,149 
2027 69,632 
2028 79,343 
2029 73,449 
Thereafter 714,940 
Total future payments 1,046,899 
Less: interest 360,154 
Total operating lease liabilities $ 686,745 

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
Classification within general, administrative and other expenses 2025 2024 2025 2024
Operating lease expense $ 22,773  $ 15,376  $ 43,728  $ 30,586 

Six months ended June 30,
Supplemental information on the measurement of operating lease liabilities 2025 2024
Operating cash flows for operating leases $ 31,126  $ 27,139 
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities 48,353  6,738 

As of June 30, As of December 31,
Lease term and discount rate 2025 2024
Weighted-average remaining lease terms (in years) 13.1 14.1
Weighted-average discount rate 5.8% 5.8%

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is earned from its affiliates. The related accounts receivable are included within due from affiliates within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, except that accrued carried interest, which is predominantly due from affiliated funds, is presented separately within investments within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

The Company has investment management agreements with the Ares Funds that it manages. In accordance with these agreements, these Ares Funds may bear certain operating costs and expenses which are initially paid by the Company and subsequently reimbursed by the Ares Funds.

Employees and other related parties may be permitted to participate in co-investment vehicles that generally invest in Ares Funds alongside fund investors. Participation is limited by law to individuals who qualify under applicable securities laws. These co-investment vehicles generally do not require these individuals to pay management fees, carried interest or incentive fees.

Carried interest and incentive fees from the funds can be distributed to professionals or their related entities on a current basis, subject, in the case of carried interest programs, to repayment by the subsidiary of the Company that acts as general partner of the relevant fund in the event that certain specified return thresholds are not ultimately achieved. The professionals have personally guaranteed, subject to certain limitations, the obligations of these subsidiaries in respect of this general partner obligation. Such guarantees are several, and not joint, and are limited to distributions received by the relevant recipient.

The Company considers its professionals and non-consolidated funds to be affiliates. Amounts due from and to affiliates were composed of the following:
  As of June 30, As of December 31,
  2025 2024
Due from affiliates:  
Management fees receivable from non-consolidated funds $ 741,576  $ 636,835 
Incentive fee receivable from non-consolidated funds 12,490  172,235 
Payments made on behalf of and amounts due from non-consolidated funds and employees 380,450  247,538 
Due from affiliates—Company $ 1,134,516  $ 1,056,608 
Due to affiliates:  
Management fee received in advance and rebates payable to non-consolidated funds $ 739  $ 5,767 
Tax receivable agreement liability 508,645  402,359 
Realized carried interest and incentive fees payable 65,917  78,692 
Payments made by non-consolidated funds on behalf of and payable by the Company 12,099  13,662 
Due to affiliates—Company $ 587,400  $ 500,480 

Due from and Due to Ares Funds and Portfolio Companies

In the normal course of business, the Company pays certain expenses on behalf of Consolidated Funds and non-consolidated funds for which it is reimbursed. Conversely, Consolidated Funds and non-consolidated funds may pay certain expenses that are reimbursed by the Company. Certain expenses initially paid by the Company, primarily professional services, travel and other costs associated with particular portfolio company holdings, are subject to reimbursement by the portfolio companies.

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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
10. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s income tax provision includes corporate income taxes and other entity level income taxes, as well as income taxes incurred by certain affiliated funds that are consolidated in these financial statements. The following table presents the income tax expense for the period:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Income tax expense $ 60,958  $ 41,074  $ 78,495  $ 68,307 

The Company’s effective income tax rate is dependent on many factors, including the estimated nature and amounts of income and expenses allocated to the non-controlling interests without being subject to federal, state and local income taxes at the corporate level. Additionally, the Company’s effective tax rate is influenced by the amount of income tax provision recorded for any affiliated funds and co-investment vehicles that are consolidated in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded its interim income tax provision utilizing the estimated annual effective tax rate.
The income tax effects of temporary differences give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are presented on a net basis. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a net deferred tax asset of $330.8 million and $241.9 million, respectively, within other assets within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, a deferred tax liability of $10.5 million and $8.4 million, respectively, was recorded and presented as a liability for the Consolidated Funds within accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The Company files its tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax authorities. With limited exceptions, the Company is generally no longer subject to corporate income tax audits by taxing authorities for any years prior to 2021. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, the Company does not believe the outcome of any future audit will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company has Class A and non-voting common stock outstanding. The non-voting common stock has the same economic rights as the Class A common stock; therefore, earnings per share is presented on a combined basis. Income of the Company has been allocated on a proportionate basis to the two common stock classes.

Basic earnings per share of Class A and non-voting common stock is computed by using the two-class method. Diluted earnings per share of Class A and non-voting common stock is computed using the more dilutive method of either the two-class method or the treasury stock and if-converted methods.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the two-class method was the more dilutive method.

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Basic earnings per share of Class A and non-voting common stock:
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 111,750  $ 94,938  $ 133,607  $ 167,965 
Dividends declared and paid on Class A and non-voting common stock (245,650) (185,241) (490,238) (366,170)
Distributions on unvested restricted units (10,384) (7,594) (21,188) (14,864)
Dividends in excess of earnings available to Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ (144,284) $ (97,897) $ (377,819) $ (213,069)
Basic weighted-average shares of Class A and non-voting common stock 218,915,599  196,186,922  214,158,085  194,404,932 
Dividends in excess of earnings per share of Class A and non-voting common stock $ (0.66) $ (0.50) $ (1.76) $ (1.10)
Dividend declared and paid per Class A and non-voting common stock 1.12  0.93  2.24  1.86 
Basic earnings per share of Class A and non-voting common stock $ 0.46  $ 0.43  $ 0.48  $ 0.76 
Diluted earnings per share of Class A and non-voting common stock:
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 111,750  $ 94,938  $ 133,607  $ 167,965 
Distributions on unvested restricted units (10,384) (7,594) (21,188) (14,864)
Net income available to Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 101,366  $ 87,344  $ 112,419  $ 153,101 
Diluted weighted-average shares of Class A and non-voting common stock 218,915,599  196,186,922  214,158,085  194,404,932 
Diluted earnings per share of Class A and non-voting common stock $ 0.46  $ 0.43  $ 0.48  $ 0.76 
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
12. EQUITY COMPENSATION
Equity-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures, recorded by the Company is presented in the following table:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
  2025 2024 2025 2024
Unvested awards $ 162,064  $ 88,232  $ 418,966  $ 180,654 
AOG Unit awards 3,027  —  3,987  — 
Total equity-based compensation expense $ 165,091  $ 88,232  $ 422,953  $ 180,654 
Equity Incentive Plan
Equity-based compensation is generally granted under the 2023 Ares Management Corporation Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”). The total number of shares available to be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan resets based on a formula defined in the Equity Incentive Plan and may increase on January 1 of each year. On January 1, 2025, the total number of shares available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan reset to 51,846,506 shares and as of June 30, 2025, 44,174,946 shares remained available for issuance.
Generally, unvested awards are forfeited upon termination of employment in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan. The Company recognizes forfeitures as a reversal of previously recognized compensation expense in the period the forfeiture occurs.
Unvested Awards

Each unvested award represents either a share of the Company’s Class A common stock that is subject to restriction or a restricted unit, representing an unfunded, unsecured right of the holder to receive a share of the Company’s Class A common stock on a specific date. The unvested awards vest and the restrictions lapse or are settled in shares of Class A common stock, as applicable, over service periods generally ranging from immediate vesting to five years from the grant date, in each case generally subject to the holder’s continued employment as of the applicable vesting date (subject to accelerated vesting upon certain qualifying terminations of employment or retirement eligibility provisions). Compensation expense associated with unvested awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award.

Restricted units are delivered net of the holder’s payroll-related taxes upon vesting. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, 5.0 million restricted units vested and 2.9 million shares of Class A common stock were delivered to the holders. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, 3.8 million restricted units vested and 2.1 million shares of Class A common stock were delivered to the holders.

The holders of restricted units, other than awards that have not yet been issued, generally have the right to receive as current compensation an amount in cash equal to: (i) the amount of any dividend paid with respect to a share of Class A common stock multiplied by (ii) the number of restricted units held at the time such dividends are declared (“Dividend Equivalent”).

The following table summarizes the Company’s dividends declared and Dividend Equivalents paid during the six months ended June 30, 2025:
Record Date Dividends Per Share Dividend Equivalents Paid
March 17, 2025 $ 1.12  $ 21,489 
June 16, 2025 1.12  20,958 


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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following table presents unvested awards’ activity:
  Unvested Awards Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value Per Unvested Award
Balance as of December 31, 2024 17,968,940  $ 79.11 
Granted 7,208,376  185.74 
Vested (5,039,114) 79.24 
Forfeited (130,764) 95.23 
Balance as of June 30, 2025 20,007,438  $ 117.39 

The total compensation expense expected to be recognized in all future periods associated with unvested awards is approximately $1,817.2 million as of June 30, 2025 and is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 3.6 years.

Other Equity-based Compensation

In connection with the GCP Acquisition, the Company granted 0.3 million AOG Unit awards to certain professionals. Of the total AOG Unit awards granted, 0.1 million units vested on the close date of the GCP Acquisition and the remaining 0.2 million units vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the GCP Acquisition close date, subject to the holder’s continued employment as of the applicable vesting dates. The weighted average grant date fair value per unvested AOG Unit award was $170.94. The total compensation expense expected to be recognized in all future periods associated with unvested AOG Unit awards is approximately $32.3 million as of June 30, 2025 and is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 2.7 years.

13. EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE INTEREST
Common Stock

The Company’s common stock consists of Class A, Class B, Class C and non-voting common stock, each $0.01 par value per share. The non-voting common stock has the same economic rights as the Class A common stock. The Class B common stock and Class C common stock are non-economic and holders are not entitled to dividends from the Company or to receive any assets of the Company in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company. Ares Management GP LLC is the sole holder of the Class B common stock and Ares Voting LLC (“Ares Voting”) is the sole holder of the Class C common stock.
In February 2025, the Company's board of directors authorized the renewal of the stock repurchase program that allows for the repurchase of up to $750.0 million of shares of Class A common stock. Under the program, shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, including in reliance on Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Act. The program is scheduled to expire in March 2026. Repurchases under the program, if any, will depend on the prevailing market conditions and other factors. During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not repurchase any shares as part of the stock repurchase program.
The following table presents the changes in each class of common stock:

Class A Common Stock Non-Voting Common Stock Class B Common Stock Class C Common Stock Total
Balance as of December 31, 2024 199,872,571  3,489,911  1,000  109,806,689  313,170,171 
Issuances of common stock 10,312,965  —  —  303,500  10,616,465 
Exchanges of common stock 2,827,820  —  —  (2,827,820) — 
Vesting of restricted unit awards, net of shares withheld for tax 2,867,626  —  —  —  2,867,626 
Balance as of June 30, 2025 215,880,982  3,489,911  1,000  107,282,369  326,654,262 

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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following table presents each partner’s AOG Units and corresponding ownership interest in each of the AOG entities, as well as its daily average ownership of AOG Units in each of the AOG entities:
Daily Average Ownership
As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024 Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
AOG Units Direct Ownership Interest AOG Units Direct Ownership Interest 2025 2024 2025 2024
Ares Management Corporation 219,370,893  67.16 % 203,362,482  64.94 % 67.03 % 63.21  % 66.41 % 62.77 %
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. 107,282,369  32.84  109,806,689  35.06  32.97  36.79  33.59  37.23 
Total 326,653,262  100.00  % 313,169,171  100.00  %

Preferred Stock

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had 30,000,000 shares of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock outstanding. When, as and if declared by the Company’s board of directors, dividends on the Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock are payable quarterly at a rate per annum equal to 6.75%. Dividends on Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock are cumulative and the Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, unless previously converted or redeemed, will automatically convert into the Company’s Class A common stock on October 1, 2027. Unless converted earlier in accordance with its terms, each share of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock will automatically convert on the mandatory conversion date into between 0.2717 and 0.3260 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, in each case, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The conversion rate that will apply to mandatory conversions will be determined based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices over the 20 consecutive trading days beginning on, and including, the 21st scheduled trading day immediately before October 1, 2027.
Holders of shares of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock have the option to convert all or any portion of their shares of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock at any time. The conversion rate applicable to any early conversion may in certain circumstances be increased to compensate holders of the Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock for certain unpaid accumulated dividends.


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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Redeemable Interest

The following table summarizes the activities associated with the redeemable interest in AOG entities:
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023
$ 24,098 
Net income 73 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax (257)
Distributions (302)
Balance as of March 31, 2024
23,612 
Net loss (387)
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax (47)
Balance as of June 30, 2024
23,178 
Net income 1,319 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax 614 
Balance as of September 30, 2024
25,111 
Net loss (902)
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax (713)
Balance as of December 31, 2024
23,496 
Net income 316 
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax 198 
Distributions (300)
Balance as of March 31, 2025
23,710 
Net loss (274)
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax 699 
Balance as of June 30, 2025
$ 24,135 

The following table summarizes the activities associated with the redeemable interest in Consolidated Funds:
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023 $ 522,938 
Change in redemption value 6,849 
Balance as of March 31, 2024 529,787 
Change in redemption value 6,959 
Balance as of June 30, 2024 536,746 
Change in redemption value 7,408 
Balance as of September 30, 2024 544,154 
Change in redemption value 6,546 
Balance as of December 31, 2024 550,700 
Change in redemption value 5,698 
Balance as of March 31, 2025 556,398 
Redemptions from Class A ordinary shares of Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: AACT) (“AAC II”) (7,143)
Change in redemption value 8,795 
Balance as of June 30, 2025 $ 558,050 

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 49,359,712 and 50,000,000, respectively, of AAC II Class A ordinary shares are presented at the redemption amount within mezzanine equity within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
14. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company operates through its distinct operating segments. The Company operating segments are summarized below:

Credit Group: The Credit Group manages credit strategies across the liquid and illiquid spectrum, including liquid credit, alternative credit, opportunistic credit, direct lending and Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) credit.

Real Assets Group: The Real Assets Group manages comprehensive equity and debt strategies across real estate and infrastructure investments.

Private Equity Group: The Private Equity Group broadly categorizes its investment strategies as corporate private equity and APAC private equity.

Secondaries Group: The Secondaries Group invests in secondary markets across a range of alternative asset class strategies, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and credit.

Other: Other represents a compilation of operating segments and strategic investments that seek to expand the Company’s reach and its scale in new and existing global markets but individually do not meet reporting thresholds. These results include activities from: (i) Ares Insurance Solutions (“AIS”), the Company’s insurance platform that provides solutions to insurance clients including asset management, capital solutions and corporate development; (ii) the SPACs sponsored by the Company; and (iii) a venture capital business with fund strategies that are focused on applied artificial intelligence, among others.

The Operations Management Group (the “OMG”) consists of shared resource groups to support the Company’s operating segments by providing infrastructure and administrative support in the areas of accounting/finance, operations, information technology, legal, compliance, human resources, strategy, relationship management, and distribution, including Ares Wealth Management Solutions, LLC (“AWMS”). AWMS facilitates the product development, distribution, marketing and client management activities for investment offerings in the global wealth management channel. Additionally, the OMG provides services to certain of the Company’s managed funds and vehicles, which may reimburse the OMG for expenses either equal to the costs of services provided or as a percentage of invested capital. The OMG’s revenues and expenses are not allocated to the Company’s operating segments but the Company does consider the financial results of the OMG when evaluating its financial performance.

Segment Profit Measure: Realized income (“RI”), which includes fee related earnings (“FRE”) as a component, supplements and should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations prepared in accordance with GAAP.

RI, a non-GAAP measure, is an operating metric used by management to evaluate performance of the business based on operating performance and the contribution of each of the business segments to that performance, while removing the fluctuations of unrealized income and expenses, which may or may not be eventually realized at the levels presented and whose realizations depend more on future outcomes than current business operations. RI differs from income before taxes by excluding: (i) operating results of the Consolidated Funds; (ii) depreciation and amortization expense; (iii) the effects of changes arising from corporate actions; (iv) unrealized gains and losses related to carried interest, incentive fees and investment performance; and adjusts for certain other items that the Company believes are not indicative of operating performance. Changes arising from corporate actions include equity-based compensation expenses, the amortization of intangible assets, transaction costs associated with mergers, acquisitions and capital activities, underwriting costs and expenses incurred in connection with corporate reorganization. Placement fee adjustment represents the net portion of either expense deferral or amortization of upfront fees to placement agents that is presented to match the timing of expense recognition with the period over which management fees are expected to be earned from the associated fund for segment purposes but have been expensed in advance in accordance with GAAP. For periods in which the amortization of upfront fees for segment purposes is higher than the GAAP expense, the placement fee adjustment is presented as a reduction to RI. Management believes RI is a more appropriate metric to evaluate the Company’s current business operations.

FRE, a non-GAAP measure that is a component of RI, is used to assess core operating performance by determining whether recurring revenue, primarily consisting of management fees and fee related performance revenues, is sufficient to cover operating expenses and to generate profits. FRE differs from income before taxes computed in accordance with GAAP as it excludes net performance income, investment income from Ares Funds and adjusts for certain other items that the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating performance.
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Fee related performance revenues, together with fee related performance compensation, is presented within FRE because it represents incentive fees from perpetual capital vehicles that is measured and eligible to be received on a recurring basis and not dependent on realization events from the underlying investments.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its Chief Executive Officer. The CODM makes operating decisions and assesses the performance of each of the Company’s business segments based on financial and operating metrics and other data that is presented before giving effect to the consolidation of any of the Consolidated Funds. Consequently, all segment data excludes the assets, liabilities and operating results related to the Consolidated Funds and non-consolidated funds. Total assets by segments is not disclosed because such information is not used by the Company’s CODM in evaluating the segments.

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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following tables present the financial results for the Company’s operating segments, as well as the OMG:
Three months ended June 30, 2025
Credit Group Real Assets Group Private Equity Group
Secondaries Group

Other
Total Segments OMG Total
Management fees $ 617,141  $ 175,924  $ 31,767  $ 61,643  $ 13,810  $ 900,285  $ —  $ 900,285 
Fee related performance revenues 314  147  —  16,236  —  16,697  —  16,697 
Other fees 13,362  48,558  434  5,801  132  68,287  7,831  76,118 
Compensation and benefits (160,205) (80,289) (16,796) (23,067) (6,470) (286,827) (134,645) (421,472)
General, administrative and other expenses (44,302) (30,695) (5,559) (10,076) (2,708) (93,340) (69,177) (162,517)
Fee related earnings 426,310  113,645  9,846  50,537  4,764  605,102  (195,991) 409,111 
Performance income—realized 21,915  3,681  29,958  —  —  55,554  —  55,554 
Performance related compensation—realized (13,248) (2,317) (23,506) —  —  (39,071) —  (39,071)
Realized net performance income 8,667  1,364  6,452  —  —  16,483  —  16,483 
Investment income (loss)—realized 4,096  6,544  369  17  2,107  13,133  (893) 12,240 
Interest income 1,135  665  23  1,085  2,909  646  3,555 
Interest expense (4,714) (24,570) (3,810) (1,862) (8,613) (43,569) (6) (43,575)
Realized net investment income (loss) 517  (17,361) (3,440) (1,822) (5,421) (27,527) (253) (27,780)
Realized income $ 435,494  $ 97,648  $ 12,858  $ 48,715  $ (657) $ 594,058  $ (196,244) $ 397,814 
Three months ended June 30, 2024
Credit Group Real Assets Group Private Equity Group Secondaries Group
Other
Total Segments OMG Total
Management fees $ 534,664  $ 99,609  $ 33,572  $ 48,145  $ 10,121  $ 726,111  $ —  $ 726,111 
Fee related performance revenues 6,404  —  —  15,163  —  21,567  —  21,567 
Other fees 10,481  6,445  447  54  168  17,595  5,480  23,075 
Compensation and benefits
(142,658) (39,125) (14,075) (20,825) (5,100) (221,783) (98,370) (320,153)
General, administrative and other expenses (40,610) (15,286) (5,490) (8,896) (1,892) (72,174) (53,910) (126,084)
Fee related earnings 368,281  51,643  14,454  33,641  3,297  471,316  (146,800) 324,516 
Performance income—realized 98,256  5,206  5,819  361  —  109,642  —  109,642 
Performance related compensation—realized (60,942) (3,503) (4,661) 110  —  (68,996) —  (68,996)
Realized net performance income 37,314  1,703  1,158  471  —  40,646  —  40,646 
Investment income (loss)—realized 9,391  (6,999) 462  127  3,651  6,632  229  6,861 
Interest income 1,686  2,598  21  23,916  28,224  411  28,635 
Interest expense(1)
(8,467) (7,876) (4,685) (7,716) (8,651) (37,395) (105) (37,500)
Realized net investment income (loss) 2,610  (12,277) (4,220) (7,568) 18,916  (2,539) 535  (2,004)
Realized income $ 408,205  $ 41,069  $ 11,392  $ 26,544  $ 22,213  $ 509,423  $ (146,265) $ 363,158 
(1) Interest expense was historically allocated among our segments based only on the cost basis of the Company’s balance sheet investments. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, the Company changed its interest expense allocation methodology to consider the growing sources of financing requirements, including the cost of acquisitions in addition to the cost basis of its balance sheet investments. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Six months ended June 30, 2025
Credit Group Real Assets Group Private Equity Group
Secondaries Group
Other
Total Segments OMG Total
Management fees $ 1,202,537  $ 306,377  $ 63,765  $ 119,293  $ 26,689  $ 1,718,661  $ —  $ 1,718,661 
Fee related performance revenues 18,709  147  —  25,892  —  44,748  —  44,748 
Other fees 23,960  69,938  831  5,923  268  100,920  13,368  114,288 
Compensation and benefits (324,952) (136,991) (30,627) (41,438) (13,533) (547,541) (251,113) (798,654)
General, administrative and other expenses (85,350) (51,547) (9,816) (18,549) (4,191) (169,453) (133,203) (302,656)
Fee related earnings 834,904  187,924  24,153  91,121  9,233  1,147,335  (370,948) 776,387 
Performance income—realized 76,027  68,986  35,989  —  —  181,002  —  181,002 
Performance related compensation—realized (47,506) (49,124) (26,857) —  —  (123,487) —  (123,487)
Realized net performance income 28,521  19,862  9,132  —  —  57,515  —  57,515 
Investment income (loss)—realized 9,475  14,463  (4,233) 155  4,637  24,497  (562) 23,935 
Interest income 5,555  3,283  2,023  980  12,773  24,614  1,249  25,863 
Interest expense (11,022) (40,287) (7,990) (3,870) (16,531) (79,700) (262) (79,962)
Realized net investment income (loss) 4,008  (22,541) (10,200) (2,735) 879  (30,589) 425  (30,164)
Realized income $ 867,433  $ 185,245  $ 23,085  $ 88,386  $ 10,112  $ 1,174,261  $ (370,523) $ 803,738 
Six months ended June 30, 2024
Credit Group Real Assets Group Private Equity Group
Secondaries Group
Other
Total Segments OMG Total
Management fees $ 1,045,630  $ 193,423  $ 68,505  $ 92,566  $ 19,352  $ 1,419,476  $ —  $ 1,419,476 
Fee related performance revenues 7,159  —  —  18,125  —  25,284  —  25,284 
Other fees 20,392  11,520  886  58  282  33,138  9,813  42,951 
Compensation and benefits
(277,507) (77,043) (28,860) (33,539) (10,692) (427,641) (192,527) (620,168)
General, administrative and other expenses (74,976) (29,739) (10,706) (17,964) (3,582) (136,967) (104,390) (241,357)
Fee related earnings 720,698  98,161  29,825  59,246  5,360  913,290  (287,104) 626,186 
Performance income—realized 115,022  8,883  8,557  361  —  132,823  —  132,823 
Performance related compensation—realized (69,676) (5,731) (6,855) 110  —  (82,152) —  (82,152)
Realized net performance income 45,346  3,152  1,702  471  —  50,671  —  50,671 
Investment income (loss)—realized 11,156  (4,321) 761  314  5,651  13,561  239  13,800 
Interest income 4,453  3,298  44  28,325  36,128  853  36,981 
Interest expense(1)
(17,220) (15,282) (9,347) (15,945) (17,385) (75,179) (145) (75,324)
Realized net investment income (loss) (1,611) (16,305) (8,578) (15,587) 16,591  (25,490) 947  (24,543)
Realized income $ 764,433  $ 85,008  $ 22,949  $ 44,130  $ 21,951  $ 938,471  $ (286,157) $ 652,314 
(1)    Interest expense was historically allocated among our segments based only on the cost basis of the Company’s balance sheet investments. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, the Company changed its interest expense allocation methodology to consider the growing sources of financing requirements, including the cost of acquisitions in addition to the cost basis of its balance sheet investments. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating segments’ revenue, expenses and realized net investment income (loss):
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Segment revenues
Management fees $ 900,285  $ 726,111  $ 1,718,661  $ 1,419,476 
Fee related performance revenues 16,697  21,567  44,748  25,284 
Other fees 68,287  17,595  100,920  33,138 
Performance income—realized 55,554  109,642  181,002  132,823 
Total segment revenues $ 1,040,823  $ 874,915  $ 2,045,331  $ 1,610,721 
Segment expenses
Compensation and benefits $ 286,827  $ 221,783  $ 547,541  $ 427,641 
General, administrative and other expenses 93,340  72,174  169,453  136,967 
Performance related compensation—realized 39,071  68,996  123,487  82,152 
Total segment expenses $ 419,238  $ 362,953  $ 840,481  $ 646,760 
Segment realized net investment income (loss)
Investment income—realized $ 13,133  $ 6,632  $ 24,497  $ 13,561 
Interest income 2,909  28,224  24,614  36,128 
Interest expense (43,569) (37,395) (79,700) (75,179)
Total segment realized net investment loss $ (27,527) $ (2,539) $ (30,589) $ (25,490)
The following table reconciles the Company’s consolidated revenues to segment revenue:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Total consolidated revenue $ 1,350,128  $ 788,682  $ 2,438,933  $ 1,496,045 
Performance (income) loss—unrealized (300,592) 122,318  (365,035) 167,794 
Management fees of Consolidated Funds eliminated in consolidation 8,954  12,002  18,848  24,455 
Performance income of Consolidated Funds eliminated in consolidation 7,096  11,527  12,224  17,452 
Administrative, transaction and other fees of Consolidated Funds eliminated in consolidation 6,555  168  6,679  281 
Administrative fees(1)
(22,027) (17,701) (41,755) (34,108)
OMG revenue (7,831) (5,481) (13,368) (9,814)
Principal investment income, net of eliminations (10,963) (29,458) (32,961) (36,508)
Net (revenue) expense of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 9,503  (7,142) 21,766  (14,876)
Total consolidation adjustments and reconciling items (309,305) 86,233  (393,602) 114,676 
Total segment revenue $ 1,040,823  $ 874,915  $ 2,045,331  $ 1,610,721 
(1)Represents administrative fees from expense reimbursements that are presented within administrative, transaction and other fees within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and are netted against the respective expenses for segment reporting.

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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following table reconciles the Company’s consolidated expenses to segment expenses:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Total consolidated expenses $ 1,137,578  $ 564,544  $ 2,151,906  $ 1,103,037 
Performance related compensation-unrealized (207,731) 107,182  (248,281) 171,696 
Expenses of Consolidated Funds added in consolidation (42,778) (16,409) (59,462) (34,117)
Expenses of Consolidated Funds eliminated in consolidation 15,771  12,170  25,799  25,165 
Administrative fees(1)
(22,027) (17,701) (41,755) (34,108)
OMG expenses (203,822) (152,280) (384,316) (296,917)
Acquisition and merger-related expense (2,791) (3,650) (37,399) (14,228)
Equity compensation expense (165,091) (88,232) (422,953) (180,654)
Acquisition-related compensation expense(2)
(44,305) (5,435) (66,304) (10,939)
Placement fee adjustment 1,092  230  1,098  (5,310)
Depreciation and amortization expense (63,180) (36,251) (111,409) (72,895)
Expense of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
16,522  (1,215) 33,557  (3,970)
Total consolidation adjustments and reconciling items (718,340) (201,591) (1,311,425) (456,277)
Total segment expenses $ 419,238  $ 362,953  $ 840,481  $ 646,760 
(1)Represents administrative fees from expense reimbursements that are presented within administrative, transaction and other fees within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and are netted against the respective expenses for segment reporting.
(2)Represents bonus payments, contingent liabilities (“earnouts”) and other costs recorded in connection with various acquisitions that are recorded as compensation expense and are presented within compensation and benefits within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” for a further description of the contingent liabilities related to the various acquisitions.

The following table reconciles the Company’s consolidated other income to segment realized net investment loss:

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Total consolidated other income $ 74,388  $ 93,187  $ 140,949  $ 155,365 
Investment (income) loss—unrealized (106,579) 22,471  (128,217) 18,786 
Interest and other investment (income) loss—unrealized 24,083  437  27,857  (165)
Other income, net from Consolidated Funds added in consolidation (145,705) (108,326) (232,127) (188,303)
Other expense, net from Consolidated Funds eliminated in consolidation 10,971  (1,233) 12,771  (331)
OMG other income (4,927) (233) (730) (782)
Principal investment income (loss) 91,377  603  118,216  (2,063)
Other (income) expense, net
27,163  (11,430) 29,689  (11,299)
Other loss of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 1,702  1,985  1,003  3,302 
Total consolidation adjustments and reconciling items (101,915) (95,726) (171,538) (180,855)
Total segment realized net investment loss $ (27,527) $ (2,539) $ (30,589) $ (25,490)
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
The following table presents the reconciliation of income before taxes as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to segment results of RI and FRE:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Income before taxes $ 286,938  $ 317,325  $ 427,976  $ 548,373 
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization expense 63,180  36,251  111,409  72,895 
Equity compensation expense 165,091  88,234  422,953  180,655 
Acquisition-related compensation expense(1)
44,305  5,435  66,304  10,939 
Acquisition and merger-related expense 2,791  3,650  37,399  14,228 
Placement fee adjustment (1,092) (230) (1,098) 5,310 
OMG expense, net 191,064  146,567  370,218  286,322 
Other (income) expense, net
27,163  (11,430) 29,689  (11,299)
Income before taxes of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries (5,317) (3,942) (10,788) (7,604)
Income before taxes of non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds, net of eliminations (4,708) (110,481) (62,687) (176,067)
Total performance (income) loss—unrealized (300,592) 122,318  (365,035) 167,794 
Total performance related compensation—unrealized 207,731  (107,182) 248,281  (171,696)
Total net investment (income) loss—unrealized (82,496) 22,908  (100,360) 18,621 
Realized income 594,058  509,423  1,174,261  938,471 
Total performance income—realized (55,554) (109,642) (181,002) (132,823)
Total performance related compensation—realized 39,071  68,996  123,487  82,152 
Total net investment loss—realized 27,527  2,539  30,589  25,490 
Fee related earnings $ 605,102  $ 471,316  $ 1,147,335  $ 913,290 
(1)Represents bonus payments, earnouts and other costs recorded in connection with various acquisitions that are recorded as compensation expense and are presented within compensation and benefits within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” for a further description of the contingent liabilities related to the various acquisitions.
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
15. CONSOLIDATION
Deconsolidation of Funds

As of the end of the reporting period, certain funds that have historically been consolidated in the financial statements are no longer consolidated because: (i) such funds have been liquidated or dissolved; or (ii) the Company is no longer deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entities (“VIEs”) as it no longer has a significant economic interest. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company deconsolidated three CLOs as a result of liquidation. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company did not deconsolidate any entity.

Investments in Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The Company consolidates entities in which the Company has a variable interest and as the general partner or investment manager, has both the power to direct the most significant activities and a potentially significant economic interest. Investments in the consolidated VIEs are reported at fair value and represent the Company’s maximum exposure to loss.

Investments in Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The Company holds interests in certain VIEs that are not consolidated as the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The Company’s interest in such entities generally is in the form of direct equity interests, fixed fee arrangements or both. The maximum exposure to loss represents the potential loss of assets by the Company relating to its direct investments in these non-consolidated entities. Investments in the non-consolidated VIEs are carried at fair value.

The Company’s interests in consolidated and non-consolidated VIEs, as presented within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, its respective maximum exposure to loss relating to non-consolidated VIEs, and its net income attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs, as presented within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, are as follows:
As of June 30, As of December 31,
2025 2024
Maximum exposure to loss attributable to the Company’s investment in non-consolidated VIEs
$ 533,673  $ 386,927 
Maximum exposure to loss attributable to the Company’s investment in consolidated VIEs 941,526  791,133 
Assets of consolidated VIEs
12,826,334  13,698,611 
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs
9,540,223  10,879,735 

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs $ 2,298  $ 100,969  $ 55,274  $ 159,325 
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Consolidating Schedules
The following supplemental financial information illustrates the consolidating effects of the Consolidated Funds on the Company’s financial condition, results from operations and cash flows:
  As of June 30, 2025
  Consolidated
Company Entities 
Consolidated
Funds 
Eliminations  Consolidated 
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 509,656  $ —  $ —  $ 509,656 
Investments (includes $3,703,243 of accrued carried interest)
6,148,984  —  (1,026,308) 5,122,676 
Due from affiliates 1,155,371  —  (20,855) 1,134,516 
Other assets 914,061  —  —  914,061 
Right-of-use operating lease assets 540,463  —  —  540,463 
Intangible assets, net 2,220,065  —  —  2,220,065 
Goodwill 3,436,192  —  —  3,436,192 
Assets of Consolidated Funds
Cash and cash equivalents —  1,022,249  —  1,022,249 
Investments held in trust account —  558,150  —  558,150 
Investments, at fair value —  11,557,348  —  11,557,348 
Receivable for securities sold —  191,431  —  191,431 
Other assets —  58,134  —  58,134 
Total assets $ 14,924,792  $ 13,387,312  $ (1,047,163) $ 27,264,941 
Liabilities        
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 876,020  $ —  $ (266) $ 875,754 
Accrued compensation 438,196  —  —  438,196 
Due to affiliates 587,400  —  —  587,400 
Performance related compensation payable 2,669,386  —  —  2,669,386 
Debt obligations 3,675,154  —  —  3,675,154 
Operating lease liabilities 686,745  —  —  686,745 
Liabilities of Consolidated Funds
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities —  139,882  (202) 139,680 
Due to affiliates —  20,108  (20,108) — 
Payable for securities purchased —  244,012  —  244,012 
CLO loan obligations, at fair value —  8,494,788  (52,563) 8,442,225 
Fund borrowings —  667,006  —  667,006 
Total liabilities 8,932,901  9,565,796  (73,139) 18,425,558 
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable interest in Consolidated Funds —  558,050  —  558,050 
Redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities 24,135  —  —  24,135 
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds —  3,263,466  (935,901) 2,327,565 
Non-controlling interest in Ares Operating Group entities 1,580,323  —  (12,521) 1,567,802 
Stockholders’ Equity
Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (30,000,000 shares issued and outstanding)
1,459,918  —  —  1,459,918 
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized (215,880,982 shares issued and outstanding)
2,159  —  —  2,159 
Non-voting common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized (3,489,911 shares issued and outstanding)
35  —  —  35 
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized (1,000 shares issued and outstanding)
—  —  —  — 
Class C common stock, $0.01 par value, 499,999,000 shares authorized (107,282,369 shares issued and outstanding)
1,073  —  —  1,073 
Additional paid-in-capital 4,113,663  —  (25,602) 4,088,061 
Accumulated deficit (1,221,611) —  —  (1,221,611)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax 32,196  —  —  32,196 
       Total stockholders’ equity 4,387,433  —  (25,602) 4,361,831 
       Total equity 5,967,756  3,263,466  (974,024) 8,257,198 
 Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity $ 14,924,792  $ 13,387,312  $ (1,047,163) $ 27,264,941 
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
  As of December 31, 2024
  Consolidated
Company Entities 
Consolidated
Funds 
Eliminations Consolidated 
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,507,976  $ —  $ —  $ 1,507,976 
Investments (includes $3,495,115 of accrued carried interest)
5,485,012  —  (840,237) 4,644,775 
Due from affiliates 1,236,450  —  (179,842) 1,056,608 
Other assets 774,654  —  —  774,654 
Right-of-use operating lease assets 511,319  —  —  511,319 
Intangible assets, net 975,828  —  —  975,828 
Goodwill 1,162,636  —  —  1,162,636 
Assets of Consolidated Funds
Cash and cash equivalents —  1,227,489  —  1,227,489 
Investments held in trust account —  550,800  —  550,800 
Investments, at fair value —  12,187,044  —  12,187,044 
Receivable for securities sold —  202,782  202,782 
Other assets —  82,397  82,397 
Total assets $ 11,653,875  $ 14,250,512  $ (1,020,079) $ 24,884,308 
Liabilities        
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 364,152  $ —  $ (280) $ 363,872 
Accrued compensation 280,894  —  —  280,894 
Due to affiliates 500,480  —  —  500,480 
Performance related compensation payable 2,537,203  —  —  2,537,203 
Debt obligations 2,558,914  —  —  2,558,914 
Operating lease liabilities 641,864  —  —  641,864 
Liabilities of Consolidated Funds
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities —  323,566  (466) 323,100 
Due to affiliates —  178,409  (178,409) — 
Payable for securities purchased —  332,406  —  332,406 
CLO loan obligations, at fair value —  9,793,645  (121,456) 9,672,189 
Fund borrowings —  275,000  —  275,000 
Total liabilities 6,883,507  10,903,026  (300,611) 17,485,922 
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable interest in Consolidated Funds —  550,700  —  550,700 
Redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities 23,496  —  —  23,496 
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds —  2,796,786  (771,120) 2,025,666 
Non-controlling interest in Ares Operating Group entities 1,236,767  —  18,111  1,254,878 
Stockholders’ Equity
Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (30,000,000 shares issued and outstanding)
1,458,771  —  —  1,458,771 
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized (199,872,571 shares issued and outstanding)
1,999  —  —  1,999 
Non-voting common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized (3,489,911 shares issued and outstanding)
35  —  —  35 
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 1000 shares authorized ($1,000 shares issued and outstanding)
—  —  —  — 
Class C common stock, $0.01 par value, 499,999,000 shares authorized (109,806,689 shares issued and outstanding)
1,098  —  —  1,098 
Additional paid-in-capital 2,903,253  —  33,541  2,936,794 
Accumulated deficit (837,294) —  —  (837,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (17,757) —  —  (17,757)
       Total stockholders’ equity 3,510,105  —  33,541  3,543,646 
       Total equity 4,746,872  2,796,786  (719,468) 6,824,190 
       Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity $ 11,653,875  $ 14,250,512  $ (1,020,079) $ 24,884,308 
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Three months ended June 30, 2025
Consolidated
Company Entities 
Consolidated
Funds 
Eliminations  Consolidated 
Revenues
Management fees $ 909,576  $ —  $ (8,954) $ 900,622 
Carried interest allocation 330,735  —  (6,834) 323,901 
Incentive fees 23,341  —  (262) 23,079 
Principal investment income 91,377  —  (80,414) 10,963 
Administrative, transaction and other fees 98,118  —  (6,555) 91,563 
Total revenues 1,453,147  —  (103,019) 1,350,128 
Expenses
Compensation and benefits 643,709  —  —  643,709 
Performance related compensation 234,706  —  —  234,706 
General, administrative and other expense 232,156  —  —  232,156 
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds —  42,778  (15,771) 27,007 
Total expenses 1,110,571  42,778  (15,771) 1,137,578 
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 22,551  —  (9,843) 12,708 
Interest and dividend income 7,813  —  (41) 7,772 
Interest expense (43,575) —  —  (43,575)
Other expense, net (47,135) —  614  (46,521)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments of the Consolidated Funds —  130,282  (2,530) 127,752 
Interest and other income of the Consolidated Funds —  161,890  —  161,890 
Interest expense of the Consolidated Funds —  (146,467) 829  (145,638)
Total other income (expense), net (60,346) 145,705  (10,971) 74,388 
Income before taxes 282,230  102,927  (98,219) 286,938 
Income tax expense 60,249  709  —  60,958 
Net income 221,981  102,218  (98,219) 225,980 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  102,218  (98,219) 3,999 
Net income attributable to Ares Operating Group entities 221,981  —  —  221,981 
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities (274) —  —  (274)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 85,193  —  —  85,193 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation 137,062  —  —  137,062 
Less: Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends declared 25,312  —  —  25,312 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 111,750  $ —  $ —  $ 111,750 
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
Three months ended June 30, 2024
Consolidated
Company Entities
Consolidated
Funds
Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues
Management fees $ 733,683  $ —  $ (12,002) $ 721,681 
Carried interest allocation (39,640) —  (11,527) (51,167)
Incentive fees 47,734  —  —  47,734 
Principal investment income 603  —  28,858  29,461 
Administrative, transaction and other fees 41,141  —  (168) 40,973 
Total revenues 783,521  —  5,161  788,682 
Expenses
Compensation and benefits 419,858  —  —  419,858 
Performance related compensation (28,985) —  —  (28,985)
General, administrative and other expense 169,432  —  —  169,432 
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds —  16,409  (12,170) 4,239 
Total expenses 560,305  16,409  (12,170) 564,544 
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 12,999  —  (4,660) 8,339 
Interest and dividend income 10,052  —  (3,035) 7,017 
Interest expense (37,500) —  —  (37,500)
Other expense, net (1,923) —  985  (938)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments of the Consolidated Funds —  86,119  7,404  93,523 
Interest and other income of the Consolidated Funds —  240,898  (539) 240,359 
Interest expense of the Consolidated Funds —  (218,691) 1,078  (217,613)
Total other income (expense), net (16,372) 108,326  1,233  93,187 
Income before taxes 206,844  91,917  18,564  317,325 
Income tax expense 36,082  4,992  —  41,074 
Net income 170,762  86,925  18,564  276,251 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  86,925  18,564  105,489 
Net income attributable to Ares Operating Group entities 170,762  —  —  170,762 
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities (387) —  —  (387)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 76,211  —  —  76,211 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 94,938  $ —  $ —  $ 94,938 
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Ares Management Corporation
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
 
Six months ended June 30, 2025
  Consolidated
Company Entities 
Consolidated
Funds 
Eliminations  Consolidated
Revenues        
Management fees $ 1,736,457  $ —  $ (18,848) $ 1,717,609 
Carried interest allocation 495,861  —  (11,952) 483,909 
Incentive fees 55,399  —  (272) 55,127 
Principal investment income 118,216  —  (85,255) 32,961 
Administrative, transaction and other fees 156,006  —  (6,679) 149,327 
Total revenues 2,561,939  —  (123,006) 2,438,933 
Expenses        
Compensation and benefits 1,300,834  —  —  1,300,834 
Performance related compensation 357,339  —  —  357,339 
General, administrative and other expense 460,070  —  —  460,070 
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds —  59,462  (25,799) 33,663 
Total expenses 2,118,243  59,462  (25,799) 2,151,906 
Other income (expense)        
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 33,182  —  (20,206) 12,976 
Interest and dividend income 26,016  —  (588) 25,428 
Interest expense (79,962) —  —  (79,962)
Other expense, net (57,643) —  408  (57,235)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments of the Consolidated Funds —  214,009  2,149  216,158 
Interest and other income of the Consolidated Funds —  321,962  —  321,962 
Interest expense of the Consolidated Funds —  (303,844) 5,466  (298,378)
Total other income (expense), net (78,407) 232,127  (12,771) 140,949 
Income before taxes 365,289  172,665  (109,978) 427,976 
Income tax expense 75,784  2,711  —  78,495 
Net income 289,505  169,954  (109,978) 349,481 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  169,954  (109,978) 59,976 
Net income attributable to Ares Operating Group entities 289,505  —  —  289,505 
Less: Net income attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities 42  —  —  42 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 105,231  —  —  105,231 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation 184,232  —  —  184,232 
Less: Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends declared 50,625  —  —  50,625 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 133,607  $ —  $ —  $ 133,607 
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
  Six months ended June 30, 2024
  Consolidated
Company Entities 
Consolidated
Funds 
Eliminations Consolidated 
Revenues        
Management fees $ 1,433,828  $ —  $ (24,455) $ 1,409,373 
Carried interest allocation (66,190) —  (17,455) (83,645)
Incentive fees 56,398  —  56,401 
Principal investment income (loss) (2,062) —  38,573  36,511 
Administrative, transaction and other fees 77,686  —  (281) 77,405 
Total revenues 1,499,660  —  (3,615) 1,496,045 
Expenses
Compensation and benefits 832,809  —  —  832,809 
Performance related compensation (79,517) —  —  (79,517)
General, administrative and other expense 340,793  —  (433) 340,360 
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds —  34,117  (24,732) 9,385 
Total expenses 1,094,085  34,117  (25,165) 1,103,037 
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 25,356  —  (6,501) 18,855 
Interest and dividend income 18,144  —  (5,745) 12,399 
Interest expense (75,324) —  —  (75,324)
Other expense, net (1,445) —  777  (668)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments of the Consolidated Funds —  118,471  9,476  127,947 
Interest and other income of the Consolidated Funds —  497,965  (330) 497,635 
Interest expense of the Consolidated Funds —  (428,133) 2,654  (425,479)
Total other income (expense), net (33,269) 188,303  331  155,365 
Income before taxes 372,306  154,186  21,881  548,373 
Income tax expense 64,445  3,862  —  68,307 
Net income 307,861  150,324  21,881  480,066 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  150,324  21,881  172,205 
Net income attributable to Ares Operating Group entities 307,861  —  —  307,861 
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities (314) —  —  (314)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 140,210  —  —  140,210 
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 167,965  $ —  $ —  $ 167,965 




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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
 
Six months ended June 30, 2025
  Consolidated
Company Entities 
Consolidated
Funds
Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 289,505  $ 169,954  $ (109,978) $ 349,481 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 548,460    (86,146) 462,314 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities allocable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  1,175,691  (12,289) 1,163,402 
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities 326,562  —  (136,882) 189,680 
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds —  (189,822) 434,849  245,027 
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,164,527  1,155,823  89,554  2,409,904 
Cash flows from investing activities:  
Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of disposals (44,893) —  —  (44,893)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,722,715) —  —  (1,722,715)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,767,608) —  —  (1,767,608)
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Proceeds from Credit Facility 1,525,000  —  —  1,525,000 
Repayments of Credit Facility (410,000) —  —  (410,000)
Dividends and distributions  (873,259) —  —  (873,259)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (416,609) —  —  (416,609)
Other financing activities 1,790  —  —  1,790 
Allocable to redeemable and non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds:
Contributions from redeemable and non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  167,832  (7,685) 160,147 
Distributions to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  (443,128) 123,372  (319,756)
Redemptions of redeemable interests in Consolidated Funds —  (7,143) —  (7,143)
Borrowings under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds —  312,491  —  312,491 
Repayments under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds —  (1,717,589) —  (1,717,589)
Net cash used in financing activities (173,078) (1,687,537) 115,687  (1,744,928)
Effect of exchange rate changes 27,962  76,350  —  104,312 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (748,197) (455,364) 205,241  (998,320)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,507,976  1,227,489  (1,227,489) 1,507,976 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 759,779  $ 772,125  $ (1,022,248) $ 509,656 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Equity issued in connection with acquisition-related activities $ 1,657,881  $ —  $ —  $ 1,657,881 


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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
  Six months ended June 30, 2024
Consolidated
Company Entities 
Consolidated
Funds
Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 307,861  $ 150,324  $ 21,881  $ 480,066 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 432,686  —  (129,326) 303,360 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities allocable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  332,840  (9,476) 323,364 
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities 139,106  —  18,283  157,389 
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds —  (32,091) (89,871) (121,962)
Net cash provided by operating activities 879,653  451,073  (188,509) 1,142,217 
Cash flows from investing activities:  
Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of disposals (55,309) —  —  (55,309)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (8,000) —  —  (8,000)
Net cash used in investing activities (63,309) —  —  (63,309)
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Net proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock 354,395  —  —  354,395 
Proceeds from Credit Facility 650,000  —  —  650,000 
Repayments of Credit Facility (1,050,000) —  —  (1,050,000)
Dividends and distributions  (632,260) —  —  (632,260)
Stock option exercises 1,511  —  —  1,511 
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (203,076) —  —  (203,076)
Other financing activities 1,303  —  —  1,303 
Allocable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds:  
Contributions from redeemable and non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  434,961  76,649  511,610 
Distributions to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds —  (67,934) 20,330  (47,604)
Borrowings under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds —  167,135  —  167,135 
Repayments under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds —  (878,545) —  (878,545)
Net cash used in financing activities (878,127) (344,383) 96,979  (1,125,531)
Effect of exchange rate changes (2,046) (15,160) —  (17,206)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (63,829) 91,530  (91,530) (63,829)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 348,274  1,149,511  (1,149,511) 348,274 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 284,445  $ 1,241,041  $ (1,241,041) $ 284,445 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Equity issued in connection with acquisition-related activities $ 7,724  $ —  $ —  $ 7,724 

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data and As Otherwise Noted)
16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June 30, 2025 through the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. During this period, the Company had the following material subsequent events that require disclosure:
In July 2025, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.12 per share of Class A and non-voting common stock payable on September 30, 2025 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on September 16, 2025.
In July 2025, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.84375 per share of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock payable on October 1, 2025 to preferred stockholders of record on September 15, 2025.
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Ares Management Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Ares,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” are intended to mean the business and operations of Ares Management Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The following discussion analyzes the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. “Consolidated Funds” refers collectively to certain Ares funds, co-investment vehicles, CLOs and SPACs that are required under U.S. GAAP to be consolidated in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Additional terms used by the Company are defined in the Glossary and throughout the Management’s Discussion and Analysis in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Ares Management Corporation and the related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements and the related notes included in the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ares Management Corporation. We have reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation.
Amounts and percentages presented throughout our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations may reflect rounded results in thousands (unless otherwise indicated) and consequently, totals may not appear to sum. In addition, illustrative charts may not be presented at scale.

The changes from current year compared to prior year may be deemed to be not meaningful and are designated as “NM” within the discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.

Trends Affecting Our Business
We believe that our disciplined investment philosophy across our distinct but complementary investment groups contributes to the stability of our performance throughout market cycles. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, 91% of our management fees were derived from perpetual capital vehicles or long-dated funds. Our funds have a stable base of committed capital enabling us to invest in assets with a long-term focus over different points in a market cycle and to take advantage of market volatility. However, our results from operations, including the fair value of our AUM, are affected by a variety of factors. Conditions in the global financial markets and economic and political environments may impact our business, particularly in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific (“APAC”).

    The following table presents returns of selected market indices:
Returns (%)
Type of Index Name of Index Region Three months ended June 30, 2025 Six months ended June 30, 2025
High yield bonds ICE BAML High Yield Master II Index U.S. 3.6 4.6 
High yield bonds ICE BAML European Currency High Yield Index Europe 2.1 2.8
Leveraged loans S&P UBS Leveraged Loan Index U.S. 2.3 3.0
Leveraged loans S&P UBS Western European Leveraged Loan Index Europe 1.4 2.4
Equities S&P 500 Index U.S. 10.9 6.2
Equities MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Index Non-U.S. 12.3 18.3
Infrastructure equities S&P Global Infrastructure Index Global 10.4 15.5
Real estate equities FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index U.S. (2.0) (0.2)
Real estate equities FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe Index Europe 8.4 6.4
Real estate equities Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index APAC 5.2 7.6

During the second quarter of 2025, global equity and debt markets experienced volatility driven by shifting trade policies and geopolitical uncertainty. Despite the volatility, global markets largely performed well during the quarter. The U.S. public equity markets recovered as investor sentiment regarding the impact of the proposed tariffs remained stable, while international markets continued to outperform with recent interest rate cuts in key regions outside of the U.S. driving positive momentum. Globally, positive performance across markets was supported by positive trade developments, resilient macroeconomic indicators and optimism for heightened deal activity going into the second half of the year.

The commercial real estate markets experienced mixed performance with transaction volumes continuing to increase and property valuations and capitalization rates remaining steady. The European real estate markets began to recover, with interest rate cuts from European central banks driving positive momentum. However, the U.S. real estate markets slightly declined during the quarter primarily due to the uncertainty in interest rates and trade policy. While performance varies by sector and geography, we believe multifamily and industrial properties will continue to benefit from favorable long-term structural trends.
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In addition, renewable energy continues to scale and transaction volume remained strong, which has supported elevated renewable energy revenue contract prices amid the positive momentum in demand. The climate infrastructure market remained resilient, supported by clean energy deployment and digital infrastructure expansion. The convergence of digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence adoption, paired with surging power demand expectations continue to support infrastructure investment opportunities.

Following a strong start to the year, private equity transaction volume slowed during the quarter as the macroeconomic and global trade environment weighed on exit activity. This environment has contributed to heightened focus on disciplined underwriting and on companies with strong organic growth and attractive strategic transaction opportunities. We believe that shifting towards value creation strategies emphasizing operational improvements, talent optimization and digital transformation is essential to ensure long-term competitiveness.

We believe our portfolios across all strategies remain well positioned for a fluctuating interest rate environment. On a market value basis, approximately 85% of our debt assets and 52% of our total assets were floating rate instruments as of June 30, 2025.

Managing Business Performance
Operating Metrics
We measure our business performance using certain operating metrics that are common to the alternative investment management industry and are discussed below.
Assets Under Management
AUM refers to the assets we manage and is viewed as a metric to measure our investment and fundraising performance as it reflects assets generally at fair value plus available uncalled capital.

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The tables below present rollforwards of our total AUM by segment ($ in millions):
Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total AUM
Balance at 3/31/2025
$ 359,076  $ 124,187  $ 24,727  $ 31,312  $ 6,571  $ 545,873 
Net new par/equity commitments 8,922  2,094  —  2,519  1,921  15,456 
Net new debt commitments 9,161  1,619  —  —  —  10,780 
Capital reductions (3,862) (386) (19) —  —  (4,267)
Distributions (5,000) (1,719) (1,056) (160) (410) (8,345)
Redemptions (944) (131) —  (40) (7) (1,122)
Net allocations among investment strategies 185  50  —  72  (307) — 
Change in fund value 9,568  4,060  114  246  22  14,010 
Balance at 6/30/2025
$ 377,106  $ 129,774  $ 23,766  $ 33,949  $ 7,790  $ 572,385 
Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total AUM
Balance at 3/31/2024
$ 308,639  $ 64,104  $ 24,476  $ 25,641  $ 5,479  $ 428,339 
Net new par/equity commitments 11,200  2,491  15  866  1,097  15,669 
Net new debt commitments 8,592  1,703  —  —  —  10,295 
Capital reductions (5,110) (207) (2) —  —  (5,319)
Distributions (2,817) (736) (29) (285) (238) (4,105)
Redemptions (655) (291) —  —  —  (946)
Net allocations among investment strategies 610  —  —  —  (610) — 
Change in fund value 2,664  628  120  81  (194) 3,299 
Balance at 6/30/2024
$ 323,123  $ 67,692  $ 24,580  $ 26,303  $ 5,534  $ 447,232 
Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total AUM
Balance at 12/31/2024
$ 348,858  $ 75,298  $ 24,041  $ 29,153  $ 7,096  $ 484,446 
Acquisitions —  45,281  —  —  —  45,281 
Net new par/equity commitments 14,865  4,556  975  4,807  3,017  28,220 
Net new debt commitments 13,982  4,233  —  —  —  18,215 
Capital reductions (7,275) (1,154) (54) (58) —  (8,541)
Distributions (8,271) (3,177) (1,205) (399) (548) (13,600)
Redemptions (1,326) (290) —  (63) (7) (1,686)
Net allocations among investment strategies 1,494  50  —  72  (1,616) — 
Change in fund value 14,779  4,977  437  (152) 20,050 
Balance at 6/30/2025
$ 377,106  $ 129,774  $ 23,766  $ 33,949  $ 7,790  $ 572,385 
Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total AUM
Balance at 12/31/2023
$ 299,350  $ 65,413  $ 24,551  $ 24,760  $ 4,772  $ 418,846 
Acquisitions —  —  —  —  71  71 
Net new par/equity commitments 18,933  2,899  330  1,835  2,612  26,609 
Net new debt commitments 14,704  1,703  —  —  —  16,407 
Capital reductions (6,595) (335) (4) —  —  (6,934)
Distributions (6,381) (1,582) (64) (449) (373) (8,849)
Redemptions (3,171) (725) (2) —  —  (3,898)
Net allocations among investment strategies 1,325  —  (47) —  (1,278) — 
Change in fund value 4,958  319  (184) 157  (270) 4,980 
Balance at 6/30/2024
$ 323,123  $ 67,692  $ 24,580  $ 26,303  $ 5,534  $ 447,232 

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The components of our AUM are presented below ($ in billions):
580581
AUM: $572.4 AUM: $447.2
FPAUM
Non-fee paying(1)
AUM not yet paying fees
(1) Includes $13.8 billion and $14.4 billion of AUM of funds from which we indirectly earn management fees as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and includes $5.6 billion and $4.2 billion of non-fee paying AUM from our general partner and employee commitments as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Please refer to “— Results of Operations by Segment” for a more detailed presentation of AUM by segment for each of the periods presented.


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Fee Paying Assets Under Management

FPAUM refers to AUM from which we directly earn management fees and is equal to the sum of all the individual fee bases of our funds that directly contribute to our management fees.

The tables below present rollforwards of our total FPAUM by segment ($ in millions):

Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total
Balance at 3/31/2025
$ 218,231  $ 76,425  $ 11,352  $ 23,470  $ 5,590  $ 335,068 
Commitments 5,858  880  —  688  1,747  9,173 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 6,973  1,287  16  409  —  8,685 
Capital reductions (1,601) (136) (11) —  —  (1,748)
Distributions (5,314) (1,308) —  (11) (410) (7,043)
Redemptions (944) (131) —  (40) —  (1,115)
Net allocations among investment strategies 452  50  —  72  (574) — 
Change in fund value 4,498  2,924  (53) 28  7,399 
Change in fee basis —  (496) (366) —  —  (862)
Balance at 6/30/2025
$ 228,153  $ 79,495  $ 10,993  $ 24,535  $ 6,381  $ 349,557 
Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total
Balance at 3/31/2024
$ 189,826  $ 40,836  $ 12,565  $ 19,891  $ 3,998  $ 267,116 
Commitments 6,081  1,224  —  606  1,081  8,992 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 7,185  865  25  40  154  8,269 
Capital reductions (3,111) —  —  —  —  (3,111)
Distributions (4,033) (563) —  (132) (238) (4,966)
Redemptions (1,173) (291) —  —  —  (1,464)
Net allocations among investment strategies 613  —  —  —  (613) — 
Change in fund value 787  (38) (9) 31  774 
Change in fee basis 913  (410) (316) 53  (1) 239 
Balance at 6/30/2024
$ 197,088  $ 41,623  $ 12,265  $ 20,461  $ 4,412  $ 275,849 
Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total
Balance at 12/31/2024
$ 209,145  $ 44,088  $ 11,427  $ 22,401  $ 5,492  $ 292,553 
Acquisitions —  30,467  —  —  —  30,467 
Commitments 12,336  1,947  —  1,740  2,784  18,807 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 14,706  2,797  32  666  253  18,454 
Capital reductions (5,212) (178) (11) —  —  (5,401)
Distributions (8,605) (2,711) —  (69) (548) (11,933)
Redemptions (1,392) (290) —  (63) —  (1,745)
Net allocations among investment strategies 1,624  50  —  72  (1,746) — 
Change in fund value 5,914  3,204  (212) 146  9,054 
Change in fee basis (363) 121  (457) —  —  (699)
Balance at 6/30/2025
$ 228,153  $ 79,495  $ 10,993  $ 24,535  $ 6,381  $ 349,557 
Credit
Group
Real Assets
Group
Private Equity
Group
Secondaries
Group
Other
Businesses
Total
Balance at 12/31/2023
$ 185,280  $ 41,338  $ 13,124  $ 19,040  $ 3,575  $ 262,357 
Acquisitions —  —  —  —  55  55 
Commitments 9,859  1,520  —  1,506  2,402  15,287 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 14,409  1,729  25  102  154  16,419 
Capital reductions (5,875) (12) —  —  —  (5,887)
Distributions (7,696) (867) —  (231) (373) (9,167)
Redemptions (3,322) (725) (2) —  —  (4,049)
Net allocations among investment strategies 1,499  —  —  —  (1,499) — 
Change in fund value 1,328  (446) (28) —  99  953 
Change in fee basis 1,606  (914) (854) 44  (1) (119)
Balance at 6/30/2024
$ 197,088  $ 41,623  $ 12,265  $ 20,461  $ 4,412  $ 275,849 


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The charts below present FPAUM by its fee bases ($ in billions):
1238 1240
FPAUM: $349.6 FPAUM: $275.8
Invested capital/other(1)
Market value /reported value(2)
Collateral balances (at par) Capital commitments GAV
    
(1)Other consists of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’s (NYSE: ACRE) (“ACRE”) FPAUM, which is based on ACRE’s stockholders’ equity.
(2)Includes $81.2 billion and $64.6 billion from funds that primarily invest in illiquid strategies as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The underlying investments held in these funds are generally subject to less market volatility than investments held in liquid strategies.

Please refer to “— Results of Operations by Segment” for detailed information by segment of the activity affecting total FPAUM for each of the periods presented.

Perpetual Capital Assets Under Management

The chart below presents our perpetual capital AUM by segment and type ($ in billions):
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Management Fees By Type

We view the duration of funds we manage as a metric to measure the stability of our future management fees. For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, 91% and 95%, respectively, of management fees were earned from perpetual capital or long-dated funds.

The charts below present the composition of our segment management fees by the initial fund duration:
2198    2200
Perpetual Capital - Publicly-Traded
Vehicles
Perpetual Capital - Perpetual Wealth Vehicles
Perpetual Capital - Private Commingled Vehicles Perpetual Capital - Managed Accounts
Long-Dated Funds(1)
Other
(1) Long-dated funds generally have a contractual life of five years or more at inception.

Available Capital and Assets Under Management Not Yet Paying Fees

The charts below present our available capital and AUM not yet paying fees by segment ($ in billions):
Available cap & aum nypf.jpg

Credit Real Assets Private Equity
Secondaries
Other Businesses
As of June 30, 2025, AUM Not Yet Paying Fees includes $86.8 billion of AUM available for future deployment that could generate approximately $822.7 million in potential incremental annual management fees, which represents 30% embedded gross base management fee growth from the last twelve month period upon deployment. Development assets not yet stabilized represents fund assets that are in the development stage. Upon completion of development, management fees generally increase with a change in fee base, in fee rate or both.
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As of June 30, 2025, development assets not yet stabilized could generate approximately $22.9 million in potential incremental annual management fees.

Incentive Eligible Assets Under Management and Incentive Generating Assets Under Management

The charts below present our IEAUM and IGAUM by segment ($ in billions):
igaum.jpg
Credit Real Assets Private Equity
Secondaries
Other Businesses
Fee related performance revenues are not recognized by us until such fees are crystallized and no longer subject to reversal. As of June 30, 2025, perpetual capital IGAUM that could potentially result in crystallized fee related performance revenues totaled $30.2 billion, composed of $19.8 billion within the Credit Group, $7.3 billion within the Real Assets Group and $3.1 billion within the Secondaries Group. As of June 30, 2024, perpetual capital IGAUM that could potentially result in crystallized fee related performance revenues totaled $19.8 billion, composed of $18.3 billion within the Credit Group and $1.5 billion within the Secondaries Group.

Fund Performance Metrics

Fund performance information for our funds considered to be “significant funds” is included throughout this discussion with analysis to facilitate an understanding of our results of operations for the periods presented. Our significant funds are commingled funds that either contributed at least 1% of our total management fees or comprised at least 1% of our total FPAUM for each of the last two consecutive quarters. In addition to management fees, each of our significant funds may generate carried interest or incentive fees upon the achievement of performance hurdles. The fund performance information reflected in this discussion and analysis is not indicative of our overall performance. An investment in Ares is not an investment in any of our funds. Past performance is not indicative of future results. As with any investment, there is always the potential for gains as well as the possibility of losses. There can be no assurance that any of these funds or our other existing and future funds will achieve similar returns.

Fund performance metrics for significant funds may be marked as “NM” as they may not be considered meaningful due to the limited time since the initial investment and/or early stage of capital deployment.

To further facilitate an understanding of the impact a significant fund may have on our results, we present our drawdown funds as either harvesting investments or deploying capital to indicate the fund’s stage in its life cycle. A fund harvesting investments is past its investment period and opportunistically seeking to monetize investments, while a fund deploying capital is generally seeking new investment opportunities.

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Components of Consolidated Results of Operations

GCP Acquisition Overview

On March 1, 2025, we completed the acquisition of the international business of GLP Capital Partners Limited and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China (“GCP International”), and existing capital commitments to certain managed funds (such acquisition of GCP International and the capital commitments, the “GCP Acquisition”). The GCP Acquisition adds complementary real estate and digital infrastructure investment capabilities and expands the Company’s geographic presence. The activities of GCP International are included within the Real Assets Group segment.

The GCP Acquisition adds geographic exposure in Asia with a significant logistics platform in Japan, logistics platforms in emerging economies such as Brazil and Vietnam and an expanded presence in Europe and the U.S. The GCP Acquisition has broadened our vertically integrated operating and development capabilities across sectors and regions. We anticipate that the size and composition of fees earned, particularly our other fees, will be impacted by these expanded capabilities.

The activities of GCP International are reflected within our results of operations beginning on March 1, 2025. Therefore, our analysis compared to the prior year periods will lack comparability, particularly in our Real Assets Group segment. Because the activities of GCP International represent four months of activity within the six months ended June 30, 2025, we will separately discuss the significant impact of the GCP Acquisition within our discussion of our results of operations.

In addition, various components of the agreed upon purchase price for the GCP Acquisition are required to be accounted for as compensation because the payments were made to certain individuals that became Ares employees on March 1, 2025. Because they are required to be accounted for as compensation, these amounts have been excluded from purchase consideration and will have a varying impact on our results of operations in the current periods as well as in future periods. Following the integration period, we expect to generate cost savings as we begin to execute on synergy opportunities.

In connection with the GCP Acquisition, we also entered into contingent compensation arrangements with the sellers and with certain of its professionals that became Ares employees. The portion of the arrangements that are attributable to the sellers represents a component of purchase consideration that will be accounted for as contingent consideration. The portion of the arrangements that are attributable to the professionals that became Ares employees requires continued service through the measurement periods and will be accounted for as compensation. These arrangements will have a varying impact on our results of operations in the current periods as well as in future periods that is dependent on these classifications as well as the expected attainment of the measurement criteria.

For further discussion, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Consolidated Results of Operations of the Company” as well as “Note 3. Business Combinations” and “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Revenues

The following is an overview of our fee arrangements by strategy that were impacted as a result of the GCP Acquisition.
Management Fees. Details regarding management fees from GLP J-REIT (TSE: 3281) (“J-REIT”) are presented below:
Vehicle Strategy Annual Fee Rate and Fee Base
Real Assets Group
J-REIT Real Estate
•Comprised of multiple components, including:
◦0.18% on GAV (“J-REIT Fee I”)
◦3.50% on net operating income (“J-REIT Fee II”)
◦Sum of J-REIT Fee I and J-REIT Fee II, multiplied by 0.033%, multiplied by earnings per outstanding investment unit
Details regarding management fees by strategy, excluding J-REIT described above, are presented below:
Strategy Fee Rate Fee Base
Average Remaining Contract Term(1)
Real Assets Group
Real Estate(2)
0.45% - 1.50% Capital commitments, invested capital, GAV, NAV, aggregate cost basis of unrealized portfolio investments or a combination thereof 4.8 years
Infrastructure 1.00% - 1.50% Capital commitments, invested capital, GAV or NAV 5.3 years
(1)    Represents the average remaining contract term pursuant to the funds’ governing documents within each strategy, excluding perpetual capital vehicles, as of June 30, 2025.
(2)    Following the expiration or termination of the investment period the basis on which management fees are earned for certain closed-end funds in this strategy changes from committed capital to invested capital with no change in the management fee rate. In addition, certain real estate funds pay a management fee of 7.50% of net operating income. For these funds, we present an effective fee rate as a percentage of GAV.

Incentive Fees. Details regarding fee related performance revenues, excluding publicly-traded and perpetual wealth vehicles, are presented below:
Strategy Fee Rate Fee Base Annual Hurdle Rate
Real Assets Group
Real Estate 15.0% - 20.0% Incentive eligible fund’s profits 6.0% - 8.0%

Carried Interest Allocation. Details regarding carried interest, which is generally based on a fund’s eligible profits, are presented below:
Strategy Fee Rate Annual Hurdle Rate
Real Assets Group
Infrastructure 15.0% - 20.0% 7.0% - 10.0%
Administrative, Transaction and Other Fees. Details regarding other fees are presented below:
Other fees:
Property-related fees represent fees earned within our real estate strategy and include the following:
Acquisition fees Based on a percentage of a property’s cost at the time of property acquisition
Development fees Based on a percentage of costs to develop a property over the development period
Leasing fees Based on a percentage of rental income at lease inception or lease renewal
Property management fees Based on tenancy of properties over the time associated property management services are provided
See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Components of Consolidated Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 for a comprehensive overview of the components of our consolidated results of operations, including an overview of fee arrangements for other strategies that were not impacted as a result of the GCP Acquisition.
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Consolidation and Deconsolidation of Ares Funds
Consolidated Funds represented approximately 3% of our AUM as of June 30, 2025 and 5% of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, we consolidated 25 CLOs, 15 private funds and one SPAC, and as of June 30, 2024, we consolidated 28 CLOs, 10 private funds and one SPAC.
The activity of the Consolidated Funds is reflected within the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement line items indicated by reference thereto. The impact of consolidation also typically will decrease management fees, carried interest allocation and incentive fees reported under GAAP to the extent these amounts are eliminated upon consolidation.
The assets and liabilities of our Consolidated Funds are held within separate legal entities and, as a result, the liabilities of our Consolidated Funds are typically non-recourse to us. Generally, the consolidation of our Consolidated Funds has a significant gross-up effect on our assets, liabilities and cash flows but has no net effect on the net income attributable to us or our stockholders’ equity, except where accounting for a redemption or liquidation preference requires the reallocation of ownership based on specific terms of a profit sharing agreement. The net economic ownership interests of our Consolidated Funds, to which we have no economic rights, are reflected as redeemable and non-controlling interests in the Consolidated Funds within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Redeemable interest in Consolidated Funds represent the shares issued by our SPACs that are redeemable for cash by the public shareholders in the event that the SPAC does not complete a business combination or tender offer associated with shareholder approval provisions.
We have contributed certain financial interests, such as capital interests and rights to performance income earned by us in funds that we manage, as collateral or other forms of similar credit-enhancement, including subordination and liquidity support, to structured investment vehicles that we manage, including but not limited to collateralized fund obligations and fund-backed loans. These structured investment vehicles are typically designed to meet investors’ risk-return, liquidity, diversification and risk-based capital treatment objectives and to support capital raising efforts across our platform. The contribution of these financial interests subjects us to a maximum risk of loss equal to the value of the contributed financial interests in the event that these structured investment vehicles or the underlying financial interests do not perform at required levels, which results in a variable interest and often the consolidation of these investment vehicles by us. As a result, the financial interests that we contribute will typically be reclassified from investments in the funds that we manage and/or from accrued performance income to investments of the Consolidated Funds. Any future investment income and performance income resulting from these financial interests will be presented within the results of operations of our Consolidated Funds.

We generally deconsolidate funds and CLOs when we are no longer deemed to have a controlling interest in the entity. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we deconsolidated three CLOs as a result of liquidation. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we did not deconsolidate any entity.
The performance of our Consolidated Funds is not necessarily consistent with, or representative of, the combined performance trends of all of our funds.
For the actual impact that consolidation had on our results and further discussion on consolidation and deconsolidation of funds, see “Note 15. Consolidation” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.
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Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Operations
Although the consolidated results presented below include the results of our operations together with those of the Consolidated Funds and other joint ventures, we separate our analysis of those items primarily impacting the Company from those of the Consolidated Funds.

The following table presents our summarized consolidated results of operations ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Total revenues $ 1,350,128  $ 788,682  $ 561,446  71% $ 2,438,933  $ 1,496,045  $ 942,888  63%
Total expenses (1,137,578) (564,544) (573,034) (102) (2,151,906) (1,103,037) (1,048,869) (95)
Total other income, net 74,388  93,187  (18,799) (20) 140,949  155,365  (14,416) (9)
Less: Income tax expense
60,958  41,074  (19,884) (48) 78,495  68,307  (10,188) (15)
Net income 225,980  276,251  (50,271) (18) 349,481  480,066  (130,585) (27)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds 3,999  105,489  (101,490) (96) 59,976  172,205  (112,229) (65)
Net income attributable to Ares Operating Group entities 221,981  170,762  51,219  30 289,505  307,861  (18,356) (6)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities (274) (387) 113  29 42  (314) 356  NM
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 85,193  76,211  8,982  12 105,231  140,210  (34,979) (25)
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation 137,062  94,938  42,124  44 184,232  167,965  16,267  10
Less: Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends declared 25,312  —  25,312  NM 50,625  —  50,625  NM
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 111,750  $ 94,938  16,812  18 $ 133,607  $ 167,965  (34,358) (20)

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 
Consolidated Results of Operations of the Company
The following discussion sets forth information regarding our consolidated results of operations:
Revenues
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Revenues
Management fees $ 900,622  $ 721,681  $ 178,941  25% $ 1,717,609  $ 1,409,373  $ 308,236  22%
Carried interest allocation 323,901  (51,167) 375,068  NM 483,909  (83,645) 567,554  NM
Incentive fees 23,079  47,734  (24,655) (52) 55,127  56,401  (1,274) (2)
Principal investment income 10,963  29,461  (18,498) (63) 32,961  36,511  (3,550) (10)
Administrative, transaction and other fees 91,563  40,973  50,590  123 149,327  77,405  71,922  93
Total revenues $ 1,350,128  $ 788,682  561,446  71 $ 2,438,933  $ 1,496,045  942,888  63
Management Fees. Within the Credit Group, capital raised by our publicly-traded and perpetual wealth vehicles contributed to increases in management fees of $41.8 million and $83.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. Capital deployment in private funds within our direct lending and alternative credit strategies led to a rise in FPAUM, contributing to increases in management fees of $30.1 million and $53.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. Part I Fees increased by $13.0 million and $28.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in Part I Fees were primarily due to the increases in pre-incentive fee net investment income generated by Ares Strategic Income Fund (“ASIF”), CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund (“CADC”) and our open-ended European direct lending fund, driven by increases in net investment income from their growing portfolio of investments.
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Within the Real Assets Group, funds that we manage as a result of the GCP Acquisition and the acquisition of Walton Street Capital Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and certain of its affiliates (“WSM”) (“WSM Acquisition”), collectively generated $67.6 million and $97.0 million in additional management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. For detail regarding the fluctuations of management fees within each of our segments, see “—Results of Operations by Segment.”

Carried Interest Allocation. The following table sets forth carried interest allocation by segment ($ in millions):
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Credit funds $ 273.7  $ 35.4  $ 404.4  $ 255.0 
Real Assets funds 32.8  50.5  54.9  43.6 
Private Equity funds 28.6  (129.4) 65.6  (365.8)
Secondaries funds
4.7  (6.9) (1.6) (16.3)
Insurance 9.7  11.5  12.1  17.5 
Elimination of carried interest from Consolidated Funds (6.8) (11.5) (12.0) (17.5)
Carried interest of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries (18.8) (0.8) (39.5) (0.1)
Carried interest allocation $ 323.9  $ (51.2) $ 483.9  $ (83.6)

The activity was principally composed of the following:
Three months ended June 30, 2025 Three months ended June 30, 2024
Credit funds
•Primarily from four direct lending funds, two opportunistic credit funds and two alternative credit funds with $42.4 billion of IGAUM generating returns in excess of their hurdle rates:
◦Within our direct lending funds, Ares Capital Europe V, L.P. (“ACE V”), Ares Capital Europe VI, L.P. (“ACE VI”) and Ares Private Credit Solutions II, L.P. (“PCS II”) generated carried interest allocation of $46.7 million, $32.7 million and $31.8 million, respectively, driven by net investment income on an increasing invested capital base. Ares Capital Europe IV, L.P. (“ACE IV”) generated carried interest allocation of $20.8 million driven by net investment income during the period
◦Within our opportunistic credit funds, Ares Special Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (“ASOF II”) generated carried interest allocation of $53.6 million driven by improved profitability of portfolio companies that operate in the healthcare and services industries. Ares Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“ASOF I”) generated carried interest allocation of $24.6 million driven by market appreciation of its investment in Savers Value Village, Inc. (“SVV”), driven by its higher stock price
◦Within our alternative credit funds, Ares Pathfinder Fund, L.P. (“Pathfinder I”) and Ares Pathfinder Fund II, L.P. (“Pathfinder II”) generated carried interest allocation of $21.4 million and $9.8 million, respectively, driven by market appreciation of certain investments and net investment income during the period
•Primarily from five direct lending funds, one opportunistic credit fund and two alternative credit funds with $35.8 billion of IGAUM generating returns in excess of their hurdle rates:
◦Within our direct lending funds, ACE V and ACE VI generated carried interest allocation of $43.0 million and $13.7 million, respectively, driven by net investment income on an increasing invested capital base. PCS II, ACE IV and Ares Private Credit Solutions, L.P. (“PCS I”) generated carried interest allocation of $17.5 million, $16.4 million and $5.4 million, respectively, primarily driven by net investment income during the period. Our direct lending funds have benefited from rising interest rates on predominately floating-rate loans
◦Within our opportunistic credit funds, ASOF II generated carried interest allocation of $26.9 million, driven by improved profitability of portfolio companies that operate in the services and retail industries
◦Within our alternative credit funds, Pathfinder I and Pathfinder II generated carried interest allocation of $19.1 million and $14.0 million, respectively, driven by market appreciation of certain investments and net investment income during the period
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $82.5 million and $43.2 million, respectively, from Ares Special Situations Fund IV, L.P. (“SSF IV”) and ASOF I, primarily due to market depreciation of their investments in SVV, driven by its lower stock price
Real Assets funds
•Our second climate infrastructure fund generated carried interest allocation of $10.0 million, driven by appreciation of certain investments
•Ares Infrastructure Debt Fund V, L.P. (“IDF V”) generated carried interest allocation of $4.6 million, driven by net investment income during the period
•U.S. Real Estate Fund IX, L.P. (“US IX”) and U.S. Real Estate Fund X, L.P. (“US X”) generated carried interest allocation of $4.1 million and $3.6 million, respectively, due to increasing operating income and higher property valuations primarily from industrial property investments
•Ares Real Estate Opportunity Fund III, L.P. (“AREOF III”) and Ares European Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. (“EF IV”) generated carried interest allocation of $4.1 million and $3.1 million, respectively, primarily due to appreciation of certain investments
•Our infrastructure opportunities funds generated carried interest allocation of $44.8 million, including $19.9 million from EIF V and $14.8 million from Ares Climate Infrastructure Partners, L.P. (“ACIP I”) primarily due to appreciation of certain investments
•IDF V generated carried interest allocation of $16.8 million, driven by net investment income during the period
•Carried interest allocation of $5.6 million collectively generated from US X and US IX, primarily due to appreciation from properties within real estate equity funds, driven by increasing operating income primarily from industrial and multifamily property investments
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $12.7 million from EF IV, primarily driven by the lower valuation of residential property investments
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Three months ended June 30, 2025 Three months ended June 30, 2024
Private Equity funds
•Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund VI, L.P. (“ACOF VI”) generated carried interest allocation of $36.1 million primarily driven by improved profitability from portfolio companies that primarily operate in the service and industrial industries
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $7.6 million from Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P. (“ACOF IV”) driven by lower profitability of portfolio companies that primarily operate in the energy and healthcare industries
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $230.6 million from Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V, L.P. (“ACOF V”) was primarily due to the market depreciation of its investment in SVV, driven by its lower stock price
•ACOF VI generated carried interest allocation of $90.0 million, driven by improved profitability of portfolio companies that primarily operate in the healthcare, services, industrial and retail industries
Secondaries funds
•Landmark Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (“LREF VIII”) generated carried interest allocation of $6.7 million, primarily driven by appreciation of certain portfolio investments

•Reversal of unrealized carried interest of $14.4 million from LREF VIII, primarily driven by the lower valuation of certain investments with underlying interests in multifamily portfolios and of $7.3 million from Landmark Equity Partners XVI, L.P. (“LEP XVI”), due to lower net investment income
•Our third infrastructure secondaries fund and two private equity secondaries funds generated carried interest allocation of $15.6 million, primarily driven by the appreciation of certain portfolio investments
Six months ended June 30, 2025 Six months ended June 30, 2024
Credit funds
•Primarily from four direct lending funds, one opportunistic credit fund and two alternative credit funds with $40.2 billion of IGAUM generating returns in excess of their hurdle rates:
◦Within our direct lending funds, ACE V, ACE VI and PCS II generated carried interest allocation of $93.0 million, $59.2 million and $44.8 million, respectively, driven by net investment income on an increasing invested capital base. ACE IV generated carried interest allocation of $34.1 million driven by net investment income during the period
◦Within our opportunistic credit funds, ASOF II generated carried interest allocation of $74.7 million, driven by improved profitability of portfolio companies that operate in the services, healthcare and industrial industries
◦Within our alternative credit funds, Pathfinder I and Pathfinder II generated carried interest allocation of $31.5 million and $31.4 million, respectively, driven by market appreciation of certain investments and net investment income during the period
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $27.0 million from SSF IV, primarily due to the market depreciation of their investment in SVV, driven by its lower stock price
•Primarily from four direct lending funds, one alternative credit fund and one opportunistic credit funds with $32.8 billion of IGAUM generating returns in excess of their hurdle rates:
◦Within our direct lending funds, PCS II, ACE V and ACE VI generated carried interest allocation of $88.8 million, $82.7 million and $21.4 million, respectively, driven by net investment income on an increasing invested capital base. ACE IV generated carried interest allocation of $32.1 million driven by net investment income during the period. Our direct lending funds have benefited from rising interest rates on predominately floating-rate loans
◦Within our opportunistic credit funds, ASOF II generated carried interest allocation of $57.3 million, driven by improved profitability of portfolio companies that operate in the retail, healthcare and service industries.
◦Within our alternative credit funds, Pathfinder I generated carried interest allocation of $26.8 million driven by market appreciation of certain investments and net investment income during the period
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $52.7 million and $30.8 million, respectively, from SSF IV and ASOF I, primarily due to market depreciation of their investments in SVV, driven by its lower stock price
Real Assets funds
•IDF V generated carried interest allocation of $14.9 million, driven by net investment income during the period
•Our second climate infrastructure fund generated carried interest allocation of $10.0 million, driven by the appreciation of certain portfolio investments
•US X and US IX generated carried interest allocation of $6.7 million and $6.1 million, respectively, primarily due to market appreciation and increasing operating income primarily from industrial property investments
•AREOF III and EF IV generated carried interest allocation of $4.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively, primarily due to appreciation of certain investments
•IDF V generated carried interest allocation of $29.6 million, driven by net investment income during the period
•EIF V generated $21.7 million of carried interest allocation, driven by appreciation of certain investments
•Carried interest allocation of $5.7 million and $4.4 million generated from US X and US IX, primarily due to appreciation from properties within real estate equity funds, driven by increasing operating income primarily from industrial and multifamily investments
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $17.1 million from EF IV, primarily driven by the lower valuation of residential and retail property investments
Private Equity funds
•ACOF VI generated carried interest allocation of $78.8 million, primarily driven by improved profitability of portfolio companies that primarily operate in the healthcare, services, industrial and retail industries
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $13.1 million from a private equity fund driven by lower operating performance from portfolio companies that primarily operate in the industrial and service industries
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest allocation of $474.9 million from ACOF V was primarily due to the market depreciation of its investment in SVV, driven by its lower stock price
•ACOF VI generated carried interest allocation of $118.0 million, driven by improved profitability of portfolio companies that primarily operate in the healthcare, services, industrial and retail industries
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Six months ended June 30, 2025 Six months ended June 30, 2024
Secondaries funds
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest of $11.4 million from LEP XVI, due to the lower valuation of certain investments
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest of $4.3 million from LREF VIII, primarily driven by the lower valuation of certain investments
•Landmark Equity Partners XVII, L.P. (“LEP XVII”) and two private equity secondaries funds generated carried interest allocation of $10.7 million, driven by improved operating performance and appreciation of certain investments
•Reversal of unrealized carried interest of $15.8 million from LREF VIII, primarily driven by the lower valuation of certain investments with underlying interests in multifamily portfolios and of $12.0 million from LEP XVI, due to lower net investment income
•Our third infrastructure secondaries fund and two private equity secondaries funds generated carried interest allocation of $15.6 million, primarily driven by the appreciation of certain portfolio investments
Incentive Fees. The following table sets forth incentive fees by segment ($ in millions):
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Credit funds $ 6.8  $ 31.1  $ 28.7  $ 33.2 
Real Assets funds 0.1  1.0  0.5  4.7 
Secondaries funds
16.2  15.6  25.9  18.5 
Incentive fees $ 23.1  $ 47.7  $ 55.1  $ 56.4 
The majority of our incentive fees crystallize in the fourth quarter. For further detail regarding the incentive fees within each of our segments, see discussion of fee related performance revenues and realized net performance income within “—Results of Operations by Segment.”
Principal Investment Income. For equity method investments where we serve as general partner, we present the activity of net realized and unrealized gains on investments and realized investment income together with net cash received or used. The following tables present the change in fair value of our equity method investments where we serve as general partner ($ in millions):
As of March 31, 2025
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2025
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Used Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Other Adjustments Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 514.1  $ 604.7  $ 34.5  $ 2.3  $ 8.4  $ (4.5) $ 563.0  $ 645.4 
As of December 31, 2024
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2025
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Used Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Other Adjustments Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 451.4  $ 536.9  $ 80.1  $ 10.6  $ 22.4  $ (4.6) $ 563.0  $ 645.4 
The activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to:
•Realized investment income generated from our investments in various real estate debt and infrastructure debt funds. The six months ended June 30, 2025 also included: (i) interest income from newly admitted investors in an insurance fund, where capital account balances are reallocated from existing investors in exchange for interest to compensate for carrying costs; and (ii) realized gains generated from our investments in various U.S. real estate equity funds
•Net cash used, primarily driven by investments in various real estate funds
As of March 31, 2024
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2024
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Received Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 461.6  $ 545.2  $ (14.9) $ (0.5) $ 29.9  $ 476.4  $ 559.7 
As of December 31, 2023
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2024
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Received Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 453.3  $ 535.3  $ (12.1) $ 0.6  $ 35.9  $ 476.4  $ 559.7 
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The activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily attributable to:
•Interest income from newly admitted investors in an insurance fund, where capital account balances are reallocated from existing investors in exchange for interest to compensate for carrying costs
•Net cash received, primarily driven by transfers of our investments in APAC credit funds to employee co-investment vehicles, partially offset by investments in European real estate debt funds. Net cash used for the six months ended June 30, 2024 also included investments in European direct lending, alternative credit and infrastructure debt funds

Administrative, Transaction and Other Fees. The increases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 were primarily driven by incremental fees following the completion of the GCP Acquisition. GCP International enhances our vertically integrated capabilities in real estate, which enables us to earn additional leasing, development and property management fees. These fees contributed $38.1 million and $51.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

The increases in fees over the comparative periods were also driven by higher administrative service fees of $5.5 million and $9.3 million, respectively, primarily from: (i) our perpetual wealth vehicles, including two new products launched in the current year; and (ii) private funds within our Credit Group that are based on invested capital.

Expenses
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Expenses
Compensation and benefits $ 643,709  $ 419,858  $ (223,851) (53)% $ 1,300,834  $ 832,809  $ (468,025) (56)%
Performance related compensation 234,706  (28,985) (263,691) NM 357,339  (79,517) (436,856) NM
General, administrative and other expenses 232,156  169,432  (62,724) (37) 460,070  340,360  (119,710) (35)
Expenses of Consolidated Funds 27,007  4,239  (22,768) NM 33,663  9,385  (24,278) (259)
Total expenses $ 1,137,578  $ 564,544  573,034  102 $ 2,151,906  $ 1,103,037  (1,048,869) (95)
Compensation and Benefits. In connection with the GCP Acquisition, various components of the agreed upon purchase price are required to be accounted for as compensation because the payments were made to certain individuals that became Ares employees following the GCP Acquisition. The three and six months ended June 30, 2025 included the following acquisition-related compensation expenses: (i) equity-based compensation expense of $40.8 million and $159.9 million, respectively, from awards associated with the purchase price of the GCP Acquisition, with $108.8 million of expense from the portion of these awards that immediately vested in the first quarter of 2025; (ii) other compensation costs of $20.8 million and $29.6 million, respectively, that were settled in cash; and (iii) compensation expense of $15.4 million and $20.6 million, respectively, for certain contingent compensation arrangements established in connection with the GCP Acquisition. See “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a further description of the contingent liabilities related to the GCP Acquisition arrangements.

In addition, the GCP Acquisition contributed incremental employment related costs of $45.2 million and $63.1 million to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Compensation and benefits, excluding the aforementioned impact from the GCP Acquisition, increased by $101.6 million and $194.8 million, or 24% and 23%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in expenses reflects the continued growth in salary and benefits for increased staff levels. The most significant expense increases were equity-based compensation, incentive-based compensation and salary expense. Equity-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 increased by $35.9 million and $82.4 million, respectively, as a result of newly issued unvested awards, magnified by our increased stock price. The higher stock price associated with equity awards that vested during the first quarter of 2025 also drove the increase in payroll-related taxes of $19.6 million from the prior year-to-date period. In addition, we accelerated expense for certain awards requiring no future service as retirement provisions have been achieved. These provisions increased expense by $25.0 million and $17.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Salary expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 increased by $15.7 million and $28.4 million, respectively, primarily attributable to headcount growth to support the expansion of our business.
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In addition, incentive-based compensation which is dependent on our operating performance and is expected to fluctuate during the year, increased over the comparative periods.
Full-time equivalent headcount increased by 31% to 3,776 professionals for the year-to-date period in 2025 from 2,879 professionals in 2024. The acquisition of GCP International added 844 professionals to our period end headcount as of June 30, 2025, which represents 567 full-time equivalents for the year-to-date period.
For detail regarding the fluctuations of compensation and benefits within each of our segments see “—Results of Operations by Segment.”
Performance Related Compensation. Changes in performance related compensation are directly associated with the changes in carried interest allocation and incentive fees described above and include associated payroll-related taxes as well as carried interest and incentive fees allocated to charitable organizations as part of our philanthropic initiatives. Performance related compensation generally represents 60% to 80% of carried interest allocation and incentive fees recognized before giving effect to payroll taxes and will vary based on the mix of funds generating carried interest allocation and incentive fees for that period.
General, Administrative and Other Expenses. The GCP Acquisition has contributed $54.7 million and $104.9 million of general, administrative and other expenses to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. These expenses were driven by: (i) operating costs of $28.1 million and $35.7 million, respectively, including non-recurring integration costs and temporary transition services agreement of $6.2 million and $8.4 million, respectively; (ii) amortization expense of $25.7 million and $34.5 million, respectively, related to the intangible assets recorded in connection with the GCP Acquisition; and (iii) acquisition-related costs of $0.9 million and $34.7 million, respectively, largely paid to advisors and professional services providers to assist in completing the transaction. The impact from the GCP Acquisition has been excluded from the discussion below.
General, administrative and other expenses, excluding the impact from the GCP Acquisition, increased by $8.0 million and $14.8 million, or 5% and 4%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in expenses reflect the continued growth to support staff levels and fundraising activities. The most significant expense increases were supplemental distribution fees, occupancy costs and information technology costs.
Supplemental distribution fees increased by $4.2 million and $12.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024 primarily due to increases in sales volumes and net asset values of our wealth products, from the ongoing development of our distribution relationships and expansion of our wealth product offerings.
In addition, occupancy costs and information technology costs collectively increased by $8.7 million and $15.3 million, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in these expenses were primarily to support our growing headcount and the expansion of our business, including the expansion of our New York headquarters.

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Other Income (Expense)
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments $ 12,708  $ 8,339  $ 4,369  52% $ 12,976  $ 18,855  $ (5,879) (31)%
Interest and dividend income 7,772  7,017  755  11 25,428  12,399  13,029  105
Interest expense (43,575) (37,500) (6,075) (16) (79,962) (75,324) (4,638) (6)
Other expense, net (46,521) (938) (45,583) NM (57,235) (668) (56,567) NM
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments of Consolidated Funds 127,752  93,523  34,229  37 216,158  127,947  88,211  69
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds 161,890  240,359  (78,469) (33) 321,962  497,635  (175,673) (35)
Interest expense of Consolidated Funds (145,638) (217,613) 71,975  33 (298,378) (425,479) 127,101  30
Total other income, net $ 74,388  $ 93,187  (18,799) (20) $ 140,949  $ 155,365  (14,416) (9)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments; Interest and Dividend Income. For investments where we do not serve as general partner, we present the activity of net realized and unrealized gains on investments and interest and dividend income together with net cash received or used.

The following tables present the change in fair value of these investments ($ in millions):
As of March 31, 2025
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2025
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Used Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Other Adjustments Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 629.6  $ 730.9  $ 14.7  $ 12.7  $ 7.8  $ 1.5  $ 659.2  $ 767.6 
As of December 31, 2024
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2025
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Used Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Other Adjustments Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 514.3  $ 616.3  $ 110.9  $ 13.0  $ 25.4  $ 2.0  $ 659.2  $ 767.6 

The activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to:
•Unrealized gains, primarily from our investments in J-REIT and Ares Private Markets Fund (“APMF”)
•Interest and dividend income, primarily due to: (i) dividend income from our strategic investment in a Brazilian alternative asset manager; and (ii) interest income generated from our investments in CLOs. The six months ended June 30, 2025 included $11.9 million of interest income earned from treasury-backed securities. These treasury-backed securities were sold and the proceeds from the sale were used to fund the GCP Acquisition
•Net cash used, primarily driven by a strategic investment made in a U.S. technology company, which is the potential business combination target of our sponsored SPAC, Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: AACT). Net cash used for the six months ended June 30, 2025 also included investments in J-REIT and in our open-ended infrastructure fund, partially offset by the collection of principal from loan investments within our real estate debt strategy

As of March 31, 2024
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2024
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Used Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Other Adjustments Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 481.7  $ 578.5  $ 40.0  $ 8.3  $ 7.0  $ (0.1) $ 529.5  $ 633.7 
As of December 31, 2023
Activity during the period
As of June 30, 2024
Cost Basis Fair Value Net Cash Received Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Interest and Dividend Income Other Adjustments Cost Basis Fair Value
$ 591.1  $ 675.1  $ (72.1) $ 18.9  $ 12.4  $ (0.6) $ 529.5  $ 633.7 
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The activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily attributable to:
•Unrealized gains, primarily from our investment in APMF, partially offset by unrealized losses from our strategic investments in a company that manages portfolios of non-performing loans and in a non-core insurance related investment. The six months ended June 30, 2024 also included unrealized gains from our strategic investments in a U.S. energy company, primarily as a result of the increases in value of our various common and preferred equity investments, as well as unrealized gains from our strategic investment in a company that manages real estate owned properties
•Interest and dividend income, primarily due to: (i) dividend income from our strategic investment in a Brazilian alternative asset manager; and (ii) interest income generated from our investments in CLOs.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 due to higher collective interest expense associated with our term debt obligations. However, we benefited from savings driven by lower average interest rates over the comparative periods, as well as lower average outstanding balance of our Credit Facility over the year-to-date periods.

Other Expense, Net. The activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 included transaction losses associated with currency fluctuations impacting the revaluation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies other than an entity’s functional currency. Transaction losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 were primarily attributable to the U.S. dollar weakening against the British Pound and Euro and the associated impact of revaluing net liabilities on entities with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The three and six months ended June 30, 2024 included an insignificant amount of transaction losses associated with currency fluctuations.

The purchase agreement for the GCP Acquisition contains contingent consideration that is dependent on the achievement of revenue targets of certain digital infrastructure funds and fundraising targets of certain Japanese real estate funds. The purchase agreement for the WSM Acquisition contains contingent consideration that is dependent on the achievement of revenue targets from the fundraising of a real estate equity fund and revenue targets associated with growing revenue sources from new business ventures. Other income (expense), net includes non-cash expense from the revaluation of these contingent liabilities of $25.6 million and $27.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Income Tax Expense
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Income before taxes $ 286,938  $ 317,325  $ (30,387) (10)% $ 427,976  $ 548,373  $ (120,397) (22)%
Less: Income tax expense
60,958  41,074  (19,884) (48) 78,495  68,307  (10,188) (15)
Net income $ 225,980  $ 276,251  (50,271) (18) $ 349,481  $ 480,066  (130,585) (27)
The increases in income tax expense were primarily attributable to higher pre-tax income allocable to AMC and higher entity level taxes in foreign and local jurisdictions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024.
The allocation of taxable income is sensitive to any changes in weighted average daily ownership as the income attributed to redeemable and non-controlling interests is generally passed through to partners and not subject to corporate income taxes. Although income before taxes decreased over the comparative periods, the allocation of taxable income to AMC increased over the same periods. The following table summarizes weighted average daily ownership:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
AMC common stockholders
67.03 % 63.21  % 66.41 % 62.77 %
Non-controlling AOG unitholders 32.97 36.79  33.59 37.23
The changes in ownership compared to the prior year periods were primarily driven by the issuances of shares of Class A common stock in connection with exchanges of Ares Operating Group Units (“AOG Units”), the GCP Acquisition and vesting of restricted unit awards.
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Redeemable and Non-Controlling Interests
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Net income $ 225,980  $ 276,251  $ (50,271) (18)% $ 349,481  $ 480,066  $ (130,585) (27)%
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds 3,999  105,489  (101,490) (96) 59,976  172,205  (112,229) (65)
Net income attributable to Ares Operating Group entities 221,981  170,762  51,219  30 289,505  307,861  (18,356) (6)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities (274) (387) 113  29 42  (314) 356  NM
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities 85,193  76,211  8,982  12 105,231  140,210  (34,979) (25)
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation 137,062  94,938  42,124  44 184,232  167,965  16,267  10
Less: Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends declared 25,312  —  (25,312) NM 50,625  —  (50,625) NM
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders $ 111,750  $ 94,938  16,812  18 $ 133,607  $ 167,965  (34,358) (20)

The changes in net income attributable to non-controlling interests in AOG entities over the comparative periods were a result of the respective changes in income before taxes and weighted average daily ownership, as presented above.
Consolidated Results of Operations of the Consolidated Funds    
The following table presents the results of operations of the Consolidated Funds ($ in thousands):
  Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds $ (27,007) $ (4,239) $ (22,768) NM $ (33,663) $ (9,385) $ (24,278) (259)%
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments of Consolidated Funds 127,752  93,523  34,229  37 216,158  127,947  88,211  69
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds 161,890  240,359  (78,469) (33) 321,962  497,635  (175,673) (35)
Interest expense of Consolidated Funds (145,638) (217,613) 71,975  33 (298,378) (425,479) 127,101  30
Income before taxes 116,997  112,030  4,967  4 206,079  190,718  15,361  8
Less: Income tax expense of Consolidated Funds 709  4,992  4,283  86 2,711  3,862  1,151  30
Net income 116,288  107,038  9,250  9 203,368  186,856  16,512  9
Less: Revenues attributable to Ares Management Corporation eliminated upon consolidation 103,019  (5,161) 108,180  NM 123,006  3,615  119,391  NM
Other income, net attributable to Ares Management Corporation eliminated upon consolidation (9,270) (6,710) 2,560  38 (20,386) (11,469) 8,917  78
General, administrative and other expense attributable to Ares Management Corporation eliminated upon consolidation —  —  —  —  433  433  100
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds $ 3,999  $ 105,489  (101,490) (96) $ 59,976  $ 172,205  (112,229) (65)
The results of operations of the Consolidated Funds primarily represent activities from certain funds that we are deemed to control. When a fund is consolidated, we reflect the revenues and expenses of the entity on a gross basis, subject to eliminations from consolidation. Substantially all of our results of operations related to the Consolidated Funds are attributable to ownership interests that third parties hold in those funds. The Consolidated Funds are not necessarily the same funds in each year presented due to changes in ownership, changes in limited partners’ or investor rights, and the creation or termination of funds and entities. Accordingly, such amounts may not be comparable for the periods presented, and in any event have no material impact on net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation.

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Segment Analysis
For segment reporting purposes, revenues and expenses are presented before giving effect to the results of our Consolidated Funds and the results attributable to non-controlling interests of joint ventures that we consolidate. As a result, segment revenues from management fees, fee related performance revenues, performance income and investment income are different than those presented on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Revenues recognized from Consolidated Funds are eliminated in consolidation and those attributable to the non-controlling interests of joint ventures have been excluded by us. Furthermore, expenses and the effects of other income (expense) are different than related amounts presented on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP due to the exclusion of the results of Consolidated Funds and the non-controlling interests of joint ventures.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use Realized Income (“RI”) as a non-GAAP profit measure in making operating decisions, assessing performance and allocating resources. Fee Related Earnings (“FRE”) is a component of RI that excludes realized activities associated with investment income and performance income.
FRE and RI should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of, the results of operations, which are discussed further under “—Components of Consolidated Results of Operations” and are prepared in accordance with GAAP. We operate through our distinct operating segments. In the first quarter of 2025, we combined the presentation of real estate strategies and infrastructure strategies within Real Assets. Real estate includes Americas real estate equity, European real estate equity, APAC real estate equity and real estate debt. Americas real estate equity, which we had recently renamed from North American real estate equity, now includes the activities of Brazil following the GCP Acquisition. APAC real estate equity is newly established following the GCP Acquisition and primarily represents the activities in Japan and Vietnam. Infrastructure includes digital infrastructure, infrastructure opportunities and infrastructure debt. Digital infrastructure is newly established following the GCP Acquisition. The change in presentation did not result in any change to the historical composition of our segments.

Interest expense was historically allocated among our segments based only on the cost basis of our balance sheet investments. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, we changed our interest expense allocation methodology to consider the growing sources of financing requirements, including the cost of acquisitions in addition to the cost basis of our balance sheet investments. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

The following table sets forth FRE and RI by reportable segment and the OMG ($ in thousands):
  Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Fee Related Earnings:
Credit Group $ 426,310  $ 368,281  $ 58,029  16% $ 834,904  $ 720,698  $ 114,206  16%
Real Assets Group 113,645  51,643  62,002  120 187,924  98,161  89,763  91
Private Equity Group 9,846  14,454  (4,608) (32) 24,153  29,825  (5,672) (19)
Secondaries Group
50,537  33,641  16,896  50 91,121  59,246  31,875  54
Other
4,764  3,297  1,467  44 9,233  5,360  3,873  72
Operations Management Group (195,991) (146,800) (49,191) (34) (370,948) (287,104) (83,844) (29)
Fee Related Earnings $ 409,111  $ 324,516  84,595  26 $ 776,387  $ 626,186  150,201  24
Realized Income:
Credit Group $ 435,494  $ 408,205  $ 27,289  7% $ 867,433  $ 764,433  $ 103,000  13%
Real Assets Group 97,648  41,069  56,579  138 185,245  85,008  100,237  118
Private Equity Group 12,858  11,392  1,466  13 23,085  22,949  136  1
Secondaries Group 48,715  26,544  22,171  84 88,386  44,130  44,256  100
Other
(657) 22,213  (22,870) NM 10,112  21,951  (11,839) (54)
Operations Management Group (196,244) (146,265) (49,979) (34) (370,523) (286,157) (84,366) (29)
Realized Income $ 397,814  $ 363,158  34,656  10 $ 803,738  $ 652,314  151,424  23

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Income before provision for income taxes is the GAAP financial measure most comparable to RI. The following table presents the reconciliation of income before taxes as reported within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to RI and FRE of the reportable segments and the OMG ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Income before taxes $ 286,938  $ 317,325  $ 427,976  $ 548,373 
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization expense 63,180  36,251  111,409  72,895 
Equity compensation expense 165,091  88,234  422,953  180,655 
Acquisition-related compensation expense(1)
44,305  5,435  66,304  10,939 
Acquisition and merger-related expense 2,791  3,650  37,399  14,228 
Placement fee adjustment (1,092) (230) (1,098) 5,310 
Other (income) expense, net 27,163  (11,430) 29,689  (11,299)
Income before taxes of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries (5,317) (3,942) (10,788) (7,604)
Income before taxes of non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds, net of eliminations (4,708) (110,481) (62,687) (176,067)
Total performance (income) loss—unrealized (300,592) 122,318  (365,035) 167,794 
Total performance related compensation—unrealized 207,731  (107,182) 248,281  (171,696)
Total net investment (income) loss—unrealized (87,676) 23,210  (100,665) 18,786 
Realized Income 397,814  363,158  803,738  652,314 
Total performance income—realized (55,554) (109,642) (181,002) (132,823)
Total performance related compensation—realized 39,071  68,996  123,487  82,152 
Total net investment loss—realized 27,780  2,004  30,164  24,543 
Fee Related Earnings $ 409,111  $ 324,516  $ 776,387  $ 626,186 
(1)Represents bonus payments, contingent liabilities (“earnouts”) and other costs in connection with various acquisitions that are recorded as compensation expense and are presented within compensation and benefits within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For the specific components and calculations of these non-GAAP measures, as well as additional reconciliations to the most comparable measures in accordance with GAAP, see “Note 14. Segment Reporting” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Discussed below are our results of operations for our reportable segments and the OMG.
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Results of Operations by Segment

Credit Group—Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Fee Related Earnings
The following table presents the components of the Credit Group’s FRE ($ in thousands):
  Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Management fees $ 617,141  $ 534,664  $ 82,477  15% $ 1,202,537  $ 1,045,630  $ 156,907  15%
Fee related performance revenues 314  6,404  (6,090) (95) 18,709  7,159  11,550  161
Other fees 13,362  10,481  2,881  27 23,960  20,392  3,568  17
Compensation and benefits (160,205) (142,658) (17,547) (12) (324,952) (277,507) (47,445) (17)
General, administrative and other expenses (44,302) (40,610) (3,692) (9) (85,350) (74,976) (10,374) (14)
Fee Related Earnings $ 426,310  $ 368,281  58,029  16 $ 834,904  $ 720,698  114,206  16

Management Fees. The chart below presents Credit Group management fees and effective management fee rates ($ in millions):
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The following table presents the components of and causes for changes in the Credit Group’s management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 ($ in millions):
Three month change Six month change
Publicly-traded and perpetual wealth vehicles:
Fees from ARCC, ASIF and CADC, excluding Part I Fees, due to increases in average total assets $ 33.1  $ 68.0 
Part I Fees primarily from ASIF, CADC and our open-ended European direct lending fund driven by increases in net investment income from their growing portfolio of investments
12.7  27.5 
Fees from our open-ended European direct lending fund, excluding Part I Fees, due to the expiration of a fee waiver and driven by an increase in average total assets 7.4  12.5 
Capital deployment in private funds:
Fees from SDL III, ACE VI and Pathfinder II, ASOF II and Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund II, L.P. (“SDL II”) 32.2  61.4 
Distributions that reduced the fee base of ACE IV, ASOF I, Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund, L.P. (“SDL I”) and SSG Fund V as the funds are past their investment periods
(10.7) (23.4)
Cumulative effect of other changes 7.8  10.9 
Total $ 82.5  $ 156.9 

Fee Related Performance Revenues. Fee related performance revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were primarily attributable to incentive fees earned from a European direct lending fund that crystallized a deferred payment during the first quarter of 2025 due to the restructuring of its hold back provisions. Fee related performance revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were primarily attributable to incentive fees earned from a U.S. direct lending fund.

Other Fees. The increases in other fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 were primarily driven by higher administrative service fees of $2.1 million and $3.0 million, respectively, which are earned from certain private funds that pay on invested capital.
Compensation and Benefits. The increases in compensation and benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were primarily driven by: (i) increases in incentive-based compensation, which is dependent on our operating performance and is expected to fluctuate during the year; (ii) higher Part I Fee compensation of $7.0 million and $13.4 million, respectively, corresponding to the increases in Part I Fees; and (iii) increases in salary expense of $3.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively, primarily attributable to headcount growth to support the expansion of our business. We reduced Part I Fee compensation by $4.9 million and $3.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $9.7 million and $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, to reclaim a portion of the supplemental distribution fees that we paid to distribution partners.

The increase in compensation and benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 was also driven by (i) higher fee related performance compensation of $9.0 million, corresponding to the increase in fee related performance revenues and (ii) an increase in payroll-related taxes of $8.5 million, primarily due to the higher stock price associated with equity awards that vested during the first quarter of 2025.
Full-time equivalent headcount increased by 7% to 698 investment and investment support professionals for the year-to-date period in 2025 from 654 professionals in 2024 to support our growing direct lending and alternative credit platforms.
General, Administrative and Other Expenses. The increases in general, administrative and other expenses were primarily due to costs incurred to support distribution of shares in our perpetual wealth vehicles. Supplemental distribution fees increased by $3.9 million and $10.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024 as we continue to develop our distribution relationships and expand our wealth product offerings.

Additionally, certain expenses increased during the current period, including occupancy costs and information technology costs. These expenses collectively increased by $2.0 million and $3.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024 to support our growing headcount and the expansion of our business.


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Realized Income

The following table presents the components of the Credit Group’s RI ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Fee Related Earnings $ 426,310  $ 368,281  $ 58,029  16% $ 834,904  $ 720,698  $ 114,206  16%
Performance income—realized 21,915  98,256  (76,341) (78) 76,027  115,022  (38,995) (34)
Performance related compensation—realized (13,248) (60,942) 47,694  78 (47,506) (69,676) 22,170  32
Realized net performance income 8,667  37,314  (28,647) (77) 28,521  45,346  (16,825) (37)
Investment income—realized 4,096  9,391  (5,295) (56) 9,475  11,156  (1,681) (15)
Interest income 1,135  1,686  (551) (33) 5,555  4,453  1,102  25
Interest expense (4,714) (8,467) 3,753  44 (11,022) (17,220) 6,198  36
Realized net investment income (loss) 517  2,610  (2,093) (80) 4,008  (1,611) 5,619  NM
Realized Income $ 435,494  $ 408,205  27,289  7 $ 867,433  $ 764,433  103,000  13

The Credit Group’s realized activities were principally composed of and caused by the following:
Three months ended June 30, 2025 Three months ended June 30, 2024
Realized net performance income
Carried interest:
•Distributions of $3.9 million from an alternative credit fund that is in liquidation
Incentive fees:
•Incentive fees of $2.6 million primarily from two alternative credit funds that have annual measurement periods in the second quarter
Carried interest:
•Aggregate tax distributions of $25.7 million primarily from ACE IV, ACE V and ASOF I
Incentive fees:
•Incentive fees of $9.7 million primarily from two alternative credit funds that have annual measurement periods in the second quarter
Realized investment income and interest income
•Distributions of investment income of $2.4 million generated from four liquid credit vehicles that are invested in the subordinated notes of CLOs
•Distributions of investment income of $1.6 million from our investment in SSF IV
•Interest income of $1.0 million generated from eight CLO investments
•Distributions of investment income of $6.6 million generated from our investment in a U.S. direct lending fund
•Distributions of investment income of $2.0 million generated from four liquid credit vehicles that are invested in the subordinated notes of CLOs
•Interest income of $1.5 million generated from 14 CLO investments
Six months ended June 30, 2025 Six months ended June 30, 2024
Realized net performance income
Carried interest:
•Aggregate tax distributions of $12.3 million primarily from ACE IV, ACE V and Pathfinder I
•Distributions of $9.4 million from two alternative credit funds that are in liquidation
Incentive fees:
•Incentive fees of $3.6 million, primarily generated from two alternative credit funds that have annual measurement periods in the second quarter and from a U.S. direct lending fund
Carried interest:
•Aggregate tax distributions of $27.0 million primarily from ACE IV, ACE V, PCS I and ASOF I
•Distributions of $4.1 million from two alternative credit funds that are in liquidation
Incentive fees:
•Incentive fees of $11.3 million primarily from two alternative credit funds that have annual measurement periods in the second quarter
Realized investment income and interest income
•Distributions of investment income of $4.3 million generated from four liquid credit vehicles that are invested in the subordinated notes of CLOs
•Interest income of $2.9 million earned on treasury-backed securities
•Distributions of investment income of $2.7 million from our investment in SSF IV
•Interest income of $2.4 million generated from 10 CLO investments
•Distributions of investment income of $6.6 million generated from our investment in a U.S. direct lending fund
•Distributions of investment income of $3.9 million generated from four liquid credit vehicles that are invested in the subordinated notes of CLOs
•Interest income of $3.0 million generated from 15 CLO investments
Interest expense decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 when compared to the same periods in 2024, as our recent change in methodology results in allocating a significant portion of interest expense to our most recent acquisitions.

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Credit Group—Performance Income

The following table presents the accrued carried interest, also referred to as accrued performance income, and related performance compensation for the Credit Group. Accrued net performance income excludes net performance income that has been realized but not yet received as of the reporting date ($ in millions):
As of June 30, 2025
As of December 31, 2024
Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income
Pathfinder I $ 216.3  $ 183.9  $ 32.4  $ 191.4  $ 165.7  $ 25.7 
ASOF I 318.2  223.0  95.2  318.4  223.2  95.2 
ASOF II 332.9  234.1  98.8  258.2  181.4  76.8 
PCS I 139.2  82.3  56.9  130.1  76.9  53.2 
PCS II 216.9  128.7  88.2  171.4  101.5  69.9 
ACE IV 193.3  125.5  67.8  168.8  109.6  59.2 
ACE V 358.6  226.7  131.9  286.6  180.9  105.7 
ACE VI 130.3  82.3  48.0  71.1  44.8  26.3 
Other credit funds 346.5  220.8  125.7  332.0  207.0  125.0 
Total Credit Group $ 2,252.2  $ 1,507.3  $ 744.9  $ 1,928.0  $ 1,291.0  $ 637.0 

The following table presents the change in accrued performance income for the Credit Group ($ in millions):
 
As of December 31, 2024
Activity during the period As of June 30, 2025
Waterfall Type Accrued Performance Income Change in Unrealized Realized Other Adjustments Accrued Performance Income
Accrued Carried Interest
Pathfinder I European $ 191.4  $ 31.5  $ (6.6) $ —  $ 216.3 
ASOF I European 318.4  (0.2) —  —  318.2 
ASOF II European 258.2  74.7  —  —  332.9 
PCS I European 130.1  9.0  —  0.1  139.2 
PCS II European 171.4  44.8  —  0.7  216.9 
ACE IV European 168.8  34.1  (9.5) (0.1) 193.3 
ACE V European 286.6  93.0  (20.8) (0.2) 358.6 
ACE VI European 71.1  59.2  —  —  130.3 
Other credit funds European 231.2  81.8  (26.9) (6.1) 280.0 
Other credit funds American 100.8  (23.3) (2.1) (8.9) 66.5 
Total accrued carried interest 1,928.0  404.6  (65.9) (14.5) 2,252.2 
Other credit funds
Incentive —  10.1  (10.1) —  — 
Total Credit Group $ 1,928.0  $ 414.7  $ (76.0) $ (14.5) $ 2,252.2 


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Credit Group—Assets Under Management

The tables below present rollforwards of AUM for the Credit Group ($ in millions):
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Other(1)
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 46,546  $ 42,907  $ 15,648  $ 164,750  $ 77,487  $ 11,460  $ 278  $ 359,076 
Net new par/equity commitments 1,278  310  2,439  2,928  1,923  44  —  8,922 
Net new debt commitments 1,412  —  350  7,399  —  —  —  9,161 
Capital reductions (478) —  —  (1,303) (2,071) (10) —  (3,862)
Distributions (331) (315) (961) (1,257) (1,461) (675) —  (5,000)
Redemptions (674) —  —  (270) —  —  —  (944)
Net allocations among investment strategies —  185  —  278  —  —  (278) 185 
Change in fund value 1,067  629  509  1,719  5,413  231  —  9,568 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 48,820  $ 43,716  $ 17,985  $ 174,244  $ 81,291  $ 11,050  $ —  $ 377,106 
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Other(1)
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 46,247  $ 36,481  $ 14,556  $ 129,181  $ 70,201  $ 11,663  $ 310  $ 308,639 
Net new par/equity commitments 666  900  —  7,875  1,489  257  13  11,200 
Net new debt commitments 2,656  —  —  5,936  —  —  —  8,592 
Capital reductions (2,534) —  (1,022) (1,553) (1) —  —  (5,110)
Distributions (152) (225) (180) (1,390) (743) (127) —  (2,817)
Redemptions (532) —  —  (108) (15) —  —  (655)
Net allocations among investment strategies (18) 628  —  25  —  —  (25) 610 
Change in fund value 239  628  (154) 1,228  547  173  2,664 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 46,572  $ 38,412  $ 13,200  $ 141,194  $ 71,478  $ 11,966  $ 301  $ 323,123 
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Other(1)
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 46,895  $ 41,565  $ 14,964  $ 159,129  $ 74,560  $ 11,470  $ 275  $ 348,858 
Net new par/equity commitments 1,736  870  3,511  5,911  2,779  58  —  14,865 
Net new debt commitments 2,417  —  350  11,215  —  —  —  13,982 
Capital reductions (2,398) (277) (175) (2,246) (2,071) (108) —  (7,275)
Distributions (361) (1,177) (1,103) (2,489) (2,434) (707) —  (8,271)
Redemptions (935) —  —  (391) —  —  —  (1,326)
Net allocations among investment strategies —  1,494  —  278  —  —  (278) 1,494 
Change in fund value 1,466  1,241  438  2,837  8,457  337  14,779 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 48,820  $ 43,716  $ 17,985  $ 174,244  $ 81,291  $ 11,050  $ —  $ 377,106 
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Other(1)
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 47,299  $ 33,886  $ 14,554  $ 123,073  $ 68,264  $ 11,920  $ 354  $ 299,350 
Net new par/equity commitments 1,361  2,728  —  10,337  4,180  257  70  18,933 
Net new debt commitments 3,650  —  —  10,772  662  (380) —  14,704 
Capital reductions (3,668) —  (1,022) (2,106) 50  151  —  (6,595)
Distributions (197) (663) (469) (2,878) (1,942) (232) —  (6,381)
Redemptions (2,227) —  —  (828) (116) —  —  (3,171)
Net allocations among investment strategies (18) 1,296  —  25  150  —  (128) 1,325 
Change in fund value 372  1,165  137  2,799  230  250  4,958 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 46,572  $ 38,412  $ 13,200  $ 141,194  $ 71,478  $ 11,966  $ 301  $ 323,123 
(1) Activity within Other represents equity commitments to the platform that either have not yet been allocated to an investment strategy or have been allocated as commitments to an investment strategy as of the reporting dates presented.
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The components of our AUM for the Credit Group are presented below ($ in billions):
4054    4056    
AUM: $377.1 AUM: $323.1
FPAUM AUM not yet paying fees
Non-fee paying(1)

(1) Includes $13.8 billion and $14.4 billion of AUM of funds from which we indirectly earn management fees as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and includes $2.0 billion and $1.7 billion of non-fee paying AUM from our general partner and employee commitments as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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Credit Group—Fee Paying AUM

The tables below present rollforwards of fee paying AUM for the Credit Group ($ in millions):
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 44,538  $ 31,466  $ 8,305  $ 90,389  $ 38,419  $ 5,114  $ 218,231 
Commitments 2,457  10  —  2,551  816  24  5,858 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage —  697  1,024  2,971  1,642  639  6,973 
Capital reductions (486) —  —  (672) (366) (77) (1,601)
Distributions (335) (1,092) (546) (1,843) (1,109) (389) (5,314)
Redemptions (674) —  —  (270) —  —  (944)
Net allocations among investment strategies —  452  —  —  —  —  452 
Change in fund value 1,129  48  —  814  2,503  4,498 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 46,629  $ 31,581  $ 8,783  $ 93,940  $ 41,905  $ 5,315  $ 228,153 
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 45,022  $ 24,986  $ 8,584  $ 70,387  $ 35,271  $ 5,576  $ 189,826 
Commitments 2,569  —  —  3,498  6,081 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 58  583  427  4,338  1,487  292  7,185 
Capital reductions (2,534) —  —  (497) (80) —  (3,111)
Distributions (158) (146) (588) (2,392) (446) (303) (4,033)
Redemptions (532) —  —  (110) (531) —  (1,173)
Net allocations among investment strategies (18) 631  —  —  —  —  613 
Change in fund value 373  37  —  743  (64) (302) 787 
Change in fee basis —  —  —  —  913  —  913 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 44,780  $ 26,091  $ 8,423  $ 75,967  $ 36,557  $ 5,270  $ 197,088 
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 44,629  $ 29,384  $ 7,899  $ 86,415  $ 35,786  $ 5,032  $ 209,145 
Commitments 4,646  10  —  6,192  1,450  38  12,336 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 2,165  1,452  6,524  3,548  1,008  14,706 
Capital reductions (2,406) —  —  (2,314) (415) (77) (5,212)
Distributions (369) (1,630) (568) (3,739) (1,640) (659) (8,605)
Redemptions (921) —  —  (391) (80) —  (1,392)
Net allocations among investment strategies —  1,624  —  —  —  —  1,624 
Change in fund value 1,041  28  —  1,253  3,588  5,914 
Change in fee basis —  —  —  —  (332) (31) (363)
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 46,629  $ 31,581  $ 8,783  $ 93,940  $ 41,905  $ 5,315  $ 228,153 
Liquid
Credit
Alternative
Credit
Opportunistic
Credit
U.S. Direct
Lending
European
Direct Lending
APAC
Credit
Total Credit
Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 46,140  $ 23,218  $ 8,490  $ 67,596  $ 34,246  $ 5,590  $ 185,280 
Commitments 3,792  —  —  6,047  13  9,859 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 59  1,817  767  7,812  3,363  591  14,409 
Capital reductions (3,501) —  —  (1,821) (535) (18) (5,875)
Distributions (204) (519) (834) (4,816) (696) (627) (7,696)
Redemptions (2,226) —  —  (199) (897) —  (3,322)
Net allocations among investment strategies (18) 1,517  —  —  —  —  1,499 
Change in fund value 738  58  —  1,348  (543) (273) 1,328 
Change in fee basis —  —  —  —  1,606  —  1,606 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 44,780  $ 26,091  $ 8,423  $ 75,967  $ 36,557  $ 5,270  $ 197,088 


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The charts below present FPAUM for the Credit Group by its fee bases ($ in billions):
4413    4415
FPAUM: $228.2 FPAUM: $197.1
Invested capital
Market value(1)
Collateral balances (at par) Capital commitments
(1)Includes $54.1 billion and $40.6 billion from funds that primarily invest in illiquid strategies as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The underlying investments held in these funds are generally subject to less market volatility than investments held in liquid strategies.

Credit Group—Fund Performance Metrics as of June 30, 2025

ARCC contributed approximately 31% of the Credit Group’s total management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2025. In addition, the Credit Group’s other significant funds, which are presented in the tables below, collectively contributed approximately 41% of the Credit Group’s management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

    The following table presents the performance data for our significant funds that are not drawdown funds in the Credit Group as of June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
      Returns(%)  
Year of Inception AUM Current Quarter Year-To-Date
Since Inception(1)
Primary
Investment Strategy
Fund Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
ARCC(2)
2004 $ 35,012  N/A 2.8  N/A 5.0  N/A 12.1  U.S. Direct Lending
CADC(3)
2017 8,025  N/A 3.1  N/A 4.1  N/A 7.0  U.S. Direct Lending
Open-ended core alternative credit fund(4)
2021 6,226  3.0  2.3  6.1  4.5  11.7  8.7  Alternative Credit
ASIF(3)
2023 19,959  N/A 2.9  N/A 4.4  N/A 11.2  U.S. Direct Lending
Open-ended European direct lending fund(5)
2024 4,369  N/A 2.0  N/A 3.6  N/A 10.5  European Direct Lending
(1)Since inception returns are annualized.
(2)Returns are time-weighted rates of return and include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. Net returns are calculated using the fund’s NAV and assume dividends are reinvested at the closest quarter-end NAV to the relevant quarterly ex-dividend dates. Additional information related to ARCC can be found in its filings with the SEC, which are not part of this report.
(3)Returns are time-weighted rates of return and include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. Returns are shown for institutional share class. Shares of other classes may have lower returns due to higher selling commissions and fees. Net returns are calculated using the fund’s NAV and assume distributions are reinvested at the NAV on the date of distribution. Additional information related to CADC and ASIF can be found in its filings with the SEC, which are not part of this report.
(4)Returns are time-weighted rates of return and include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. The fund is made up of a Main Class (“Class M”) and a Constrained Class (“Class C”). Class M includes investors electing to participate in all investments and Class C includes investors electing to be excluded from exposure to liquid investments. Returns presented in the table are for onshore Class M. The current quarter gross and net returns for Class M (offshore) are 3.0% and 2.2%, respectively. The year-to-date gross and net returns for Class M (offshore) are 6.1% and 4.4%, respectively. The since inception gross and net returns for Class M (offshore) are 11.7% and 8.3%, respectively. The current quarter gross and net returns for Class C (offshore) are 2.8% and 2.1%, respectively. The year-to-date gross and net returns for Class M (offshore) are 5.5% and 4.0%, respectively. The since inception gross and net returns for Class C (offshore) are 11.3% and 8.1%, respectively.
(5)Returns are time-weighted rates of return and include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. Returns are shown for the Euro hedged distributing institutional share class. Shares of other classes may have lower returns due to higher selling commissions and fees, and currency hedging. Actual individual stockholder returns will vary. Net returns are calculated using the fund’s NAV and assume distributions are reinvested at the NAV on the date of distribution.


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The following table presents the performance data of the Credit Group’s significant drawdown funds as of June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
Year of Inception AUM Original Capital Commitments Capital Invested to Date
Realized Value(1)
Unrealized Value(2)
Total Value MoIC IRR(%) Primary Investment Strategy
Fund
Gross(3)
Net(4)
Gross(5)
Net(6)
Funds Harvesting Investments
ACE IV Unlevered(7)
2018 $ 6,574  $ 2,851  $ 2,470  $ 1,921  $ 1,319  $ 3,240  1.4x 1.3x 8.1 5.8 European Direct Lending
ACE IV Levered(7)
4,819  4,111  3,502  2,353  5,855  1.6x 1.4x 11.1 8.0
Pathfinder I 2020 4,034  3,683  3,178  915  3,288  4,203  1.5x 1.3x 14.7 10.6 Alternative Credit
SDL II Unlevered 2021 16,668  1,989  1,665  346  1,661  2,007  1.3x 1.2x 11.7 9.2 U.S. Direct Lending
SDL II Levered 6,047  4,683  1,512  4,634  6,146  1.4x 1.3x 18.2 13.9
Funds Deploying Capital
PCS II 2020 6,269  5,114  3,751  969  3,993  4,962  1.4x 1.3x 12.9 9.0 U.S. Direct Lending
ACE V Unlevered(8)
2020 17,803  7,026  5,866  1,594  5,750  7,344  1.3x 1.2x 10.8 8.0 European Direct Lending
ACE V Levered(8)
6,376  5,325  2,050  5,354  7,404  1.5x 1.3x 15.1 11.2
ASOF II 2021 9,020  7,128  5,892  23  7,451  7,474  1.4x 1.3x 18.1 13.1 Opportunistic Credit
ACE VI Unlevered(9)
2022 21,709  7,439  2,736  131  2,831  2,962  1.1x 1.1x 13.6 9.8 European Direct Lending
ACE VI Levered(9)
9,667  3,561  263  3,827  4,090  1.2x 1.1x 21.3 15.1
SDL III Unlevered 2023 27,089  3,311  1,125  42  1,159  1,201  1.1x 1.1x NM NM U.S. Direct Lending
SDL III Levered 11,959  3,082  196  3,267  3,463  1.2x 1.1x NM NM
(1)For funds other than our opportunistic credit funds, realized value represent the sum of all cash distributions to all partners and if applicable, exclude tax and incentive distributions made to the general partner. For our opportunistic credit funds, realized value represent the sum of all cash distributions to the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, exclude tax and incentive distributions made to the general partner.                    
(2)Unrealized value represents the fund's NAV reduced by the accrued incentive allocation, if applicable. There can be no assurance that unrealized values will be realized at the valuations indicated. For funds other than our opportunistic credit funds, the unrealized value is based on all partners. For our opportunistic credit funds, the unrealized value is based on the fee-paying limited partners.
(3)The gross multiple of invested capital (“MoIC”) is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, as applicable, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Early in the life of a fund, the gross fund-level MoICs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(4)The net MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes those interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The net MoIC is after giving effect to management fees and carried interest, other expenses and credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Early in the life of a fund, the net fund-level MoICs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(5)The gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRR reflects returns to the fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used in the gross IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, as applicable, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Gross fund-level IRRs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(6)The net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to the fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used in the net IRR calculations are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees and carried interest, other expenses and credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Net fund-level IRRs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(7)ACE IV is made up of four parallel funds, two denominated in Euros and two denominated in pound sterling: ACE IV (E) Unlevered, ACE IV (G) Unlevered, ACE IV (E) Levered and ACE IV (G) Levered and one feeder fund: ACE IV (D) Levered. ACE IV (E) Levered includes the ACE IV (D) Levered feeder fund. The gross and net IRR and MoIC presented in the table are for ACE IV (E) Unlevered and ACE IV (E) Levered. Metrics for ACE IV (E) Levered exclude the U.S. dollar denominated feeder fund. The gross and net IRR for ACE IV (G) Unlevered are 9.6% and 7.1%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE IV (G) Unlevered are 1.5x and 1.4x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE IV (G) Levered are 12.5% and 8.9%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE IV (G) Levered are 1.7x and 1.5x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE IV (D) Levered are 12.5% and 9.2%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE IV (D) Levered are 1.7x and 1.5x, respectively. Original capital commitments are converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the fund’s closing. All other values for ACE IV Unlevered and ACE IV Levered are for the combined levered and unlevered parallel funds and are converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.
(8)ACE V is made up of four parallel funds, two denominated in Euros and two denominated in pound sterling: ACE V (E) Unlevered, ACE V (G) Unlevered, ACE V (E) Levered, and ACE V (G) Levered, and two feeder funds: ACE V (D) Levered and ACE V (Y) Unlevered. ACE V (E) Levered includes the ACE V (D) Levered feeder fund and ACE V (E) Unlevered includes the ACE V (Y) Unlevered feeder fund. The gross and net IRR and gross and net MoIC presented in the table are for ACE V (E) Unlevered and ACE V (E) Levered. Metrics for ACE V (E) Levered exclude the ACE V (D) Levered feeder fund and metrics for ACE V (E) Unlevered exclude the ACE V (Y) Unlevered feeder fund. The gross and net IRR for ACE V(G) Unlevered are 12.3% and 9.3%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE V (G) Unlevered are 1.4x and 1.3x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE V (G) Levered are 16.3% and 11.8%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE V (G) Levered are 1.5x and 1.4x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE V (D) Levered are 15.6% and 11.7%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE V (D) Levered are 1.5x and 1.4x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE V (Y) Unlevered are 10.7% and 7.7%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE V (Y) Unlevered are 1.3x and 1.2x, respectively. Original capital commitments are converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the fund's closing. All other values for ACE V Unlevered and ACE V Levered are for the combined levered and unlevered parallel funds and are converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.
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(9)ACE VI is made up of six parallel funds, four denominated in Euros and two denominated in pound sterling: ACE VI (E) Unlevered, ACE VI (E) II Unlevered, ACE VI (G) Unlevered, ACE VI (E) Levered, ACE VI (E) II Levered, and ACE VI (G) Levered, and three feeder funds: ACE VI (D) Levered, ACE VI (Y) Unlevered and ACE VI (D) Rated Notes. ACE VI (E) II Levered includes ACE VI (D) Levered feeder fund and ACE VI (E) II Unlevered includes ACE VI (Y) Unlevered and ACE VI (D) Rated Notes feeder funds. The gross and net IRR and gross and net MoIC presented in the table are for ACE VI (E) Unlevered and ACE VI (E) Levered. Metrics for ACE VI (E) II Levered exclude the ACE VI (D) Levered feeder fund and metrics for ACE VI (E) II Unlevered exclude ACE VI (Y) Unlevered and ACE VI (D) Rated Notes feeder funds. The gross and net IRR for ACE VI (G) Unlevered are 15.3% and 10.8%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE VI (G) Unlevered are 1.1x and 1.1x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE VI (G) Levered are 25.3% and 14.6%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE VI (G) Levered are 1.2x and 1.1x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE VI (E) II Unlevered are 12.8% and 9.4%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE VI (E) II Unlevered are 1.1x and 1.1x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE VI (E) II Levered are 21.6% and 15.7%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE VI (E) II Levered are 1.2x and 1.1x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE VI (D) Levered are 25.1% and 18.9%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE VI (D) Levered are 1.2x and 1.2x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE VI (Y) Unlevered are 9.8% and 6.2%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE VI (Y) Unlevered are 1.1x and 1.1x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for ACE VI (D) Rated Notes are 20.3% and 11.6%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE VI (D) Rated Notes are 1.2x and 1.1x, respectively. Original capital commitments are converted to U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the fund's closing. All other values for ACE VI Unlevered and ACE VI Levered are for the combined levered and unlevered parallel funds and are converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.

Real Assets Group—Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

Fee Related Earnings
The following table presents the components of the Real Assets Group’s FRE ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Management fees $ 175,924  $ 99,609  $ 76,315  77% $ 306,377  $ 193,423  $ 112,954  58%
Fee related performance revenues 147  —  147  NM 147  —  147  NM
Other fees 48,558  6,445  42,113  NM 69,938  11,520  58,418  NM
Compensation and benefits (80,289) (39,125) (41,164) (105) (136,991) (77,043) (59,948) (78)
General, administrative and other expenses (30,695) (15,286) (15,409) (101) (51,547) (29,739) (21,808) (73)
Fee Related Earnings $ 113,645  $ 51,643  62,002  120 $ 187,924  $ 98,161  89,763  91

Management Fees. The chart below presents Real Assets Group management fees and effective management fee rates ($ in millions):

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The following table presents the components of and causes for changes in the Real Assets Group’s management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 ($ in millions):
Three month change Six month change
Fees from acquisitions:
Fees from the GCP Acquisition effective March 1, 2025, excluding catch-up fees $ 62.2  $ 82.8 
Catch-up fees primarily generated from U.S. Logistics Partners V, L.P. 0.1  3.9 
Fees from the WSM Acquisition effective December 1, 2024 5.3  10.3 
Capital commitments:
Fees from our second climate infrastructure fund, our fourth European value-add real estate equity fund and Ares U.S. Real Estate Opportunity Fund IV, L.P. (“AREOF IV”), excluding catch-up fees
3.6  7.5 
Catch-up fees from our second climate infrastructure fund and our fourth European value-add real estate equity fund 1.0  1.0 
Catch-up fees from AREOF IV, which had its final close in the third quarter of 2024 (3.4) (3.0)
Fees from our diversified non-traded REIT and our open-ended infrastructure fund, driven by additional capital raised
4.2  6.4 
Cumulative effect of other changes 3.3  4.1 
Total $ 76.3  $ 113.0 

The decreases in effective management fee rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 were primarily driven by lower effective management fee rates from funds that we manage as a result of the GCP Acquisition and the full quarter impact of the fees received from these funds. Certain of these funds pay management fees based on net operating income and we present the associated effective management fee rates as a percentage of fund assets, which may result in greater variability in the Real Assets Group’s effective management fee rate. In addition, due to the vertically integrated focus of the acquired platform following the GCP Acquisition, we expect the size and composition of other fees earned from these funds will increase relative to management fees.
Other Fees. The increases in other fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 were driven by incremental fees of $40.6 million and $55.0 million, respectively, following the completion of the GCP Acquisition. The GCP Acquisition enhances our vertically integrated capabilities, which enables us to earn various forms of property-related fees. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, these fees were mostly development fees generated from funds that we manage following the GCP Acquisition. Excluding the impact of the GCP Acquisition, other fees increased by $1.5 million and $3.4 million, or 24% and 29%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to higher property management fees from increased activity within certain U.S. real estate equity funds.
Compensation and Benefits. The GCP Acquisition added 581 professionals to our period end headcount as of June 30, 2025, which represents 392 full-time equivalents for the year-to-date period. Headcount growth attributable to the GCP Acquisition contributed $34.0 million and $47.5 million in employment related costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The impact from the GCP Acquisition has been excluded from the discussion below, except as otherwise noted.
Compensation and benefits, excluding the impact from the GCP Acquisition, increased by $7.2 million and $12.4 million, or 18% and 16%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in compensation and benefits over the comparative periods were driven by increases in incentive-based compensation, which is dependent on our operating performance and is expected to fluctuate during the year.
Full-time equivalent headcount increased by 112% to 806 investment and investment support professionals for the year-to-date period in 2025 from 381 professionals for the same period in 2024, including the impact of GCP International previously discussed.
General, Administrative and Other Expenses. The GCP Acquisition contributed $14.1 million and $17.5 million in general, administrative and other expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. These expenses were driven by occupancy costs and information technology costs to support existing operations. These expenses collectively contributed $5.6 million and $6.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The three and six months ended June 30, 2025 also include certain non-recurring integration costs and temporary transition services agreement of $0.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The impact from the GCP Acquisition has been excluded from the discussion below.
General, administrative and other expenses, excluding the impact from the GCP Acquisition, increased by $1.3 million and $4.3 million, or 9% and 14%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in general, administrative and other expenses over the comparative periods were driven by occupancy costs and information technology costs.
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These expenses collectively increased by $1.2 million and $2.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024 to support our growing headcount and the expansion of our business.
In addition, supplemental distribution fees increased by $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 as we expand our wealth product offerings with our open-ended infrastructure fund.
Realized Income

The following table presents the components of the Real Assets Group’s RI ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Fee Related Earnings $ 113,645  $ 51,643  $ 62,002  120% $ 187,924  $ 98,161  $ 89,763  91%
Performance income—realized 3,681  5,206  (1,525) (29) 68,986  8,883  60,103  NM
Performance related compensation—realized (2,317) (3,503) 1,186  34 (49,124) (5,731) (43,393) NM
Realized net performance income 1,364  1,703  (339) (20) 19,862  3,152  16,710  NM
Investment income (loss)—realized 6,544  (6,999) 13,543  NM 14,463  (4,321) 18,784  NM
Interest income 665  2,598  (1,933) (74) 3,283  3,298  (15)
Interest expense (24,570) (7,876) (16,694) (212) (40,287) (15,282) (25,005) (164)
Realized net investment loss (17,361) (12,277) (5,084) 41 (22,541) (16,305) (6,236) (38)
Realized Income $ 97,648  $ 41,069  56,579  138 $ 185,245  $ 85,008  100,237  118

The Real Assets Group’s realized activities were principally composed of and caused by the following:
Three months ended June 30, 2025 Three months ended June 30, 2024
Realized net performance income
Carried interest:
•Distributions of $1.3 million from U.S. Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (“US VIII”) and a U.S. real estate equity fund, which are both European-style waterfall funds that are past their investment periods and monetizing investments
Carried interest:
•Distributions of $1.1 million from US VIII, which is past its investment period and monetizing investments
Realized investment income and interest income
•Distributions of investment income of $4.6 million from funds within our real estate debt and infrastructure debt strategies
•Realized investment losses of $12.4 million associated with a guarantee of a credit facility provided in connection with a historical acquisition
•Distributions of investment income of $4.2 million from funds within our real estate debt strategy
Six months ended June 30, 2025 Six months ended June 30, 2024
Realized net performance income
Carried interest:
•Tax distributions of $12.6 million from EIF V
•Distributions of $4.1 million from US VIII and a U.S. real estate equity fund, which are both European-style waterfall funds that are past their investment periods and monetizing investments
•Distributions of $2.1 million from the sale of an ACIP I co-investment vehicle’s investment in a renewable energy company
Incentive fees:
•Incentive fees of $1.9 million generated from a U.S. open-ended industrial real estate fund that varies based upon a three-year measurement period calculated for each fund investor
Carried interest:
•Distributions of $1.1 million from US VIII, which is past its investment period and monetizing investments
Realized investment income and interest income
•Distributions of investment income of $9.7 million from funds within our real estate debt and infrastructure debt strategies
•Interest income of $2.1 million earned on treasury-backed securities
•Realized investment losses of $12.4 million associated with a guarantee of a credit facility provided in connection with a historical acquisition
•Distributions of investment income of $6.6 million from funds within our real estate debt strategy
Interest expense increased over the comparative periods primarily due to financing costs incurred in connection with the GCP Acquisition. Interest expense is allocated among our segments primarily based on the cost basis of our balance sheet investments and the cost of acquisitions. The financing costs to complete the GCP Acquisition resulted in a greater allocation of interest expense to the Real Assets Group in the current year periods. We expect that interest expense allocated to the Real Assets Group will remain elevated in the current year as the interest expense associated with the GCP Acquisition will remain fully allocated to the Real Assets Group.

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Real Assets Group—Performance Income

The following table presents the accrued carried interest, also referred to as accrued performance income, and related performance compensation for the Real Assets Group. Accrued net performance income excludes net performance income that has been realized but not yet received as of the reporting date ($ in millions):
  As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income
US IX $ 105.9  $ 65.7  $ 40.2  $ 99.8  $ 61.9  $ 37.9 
EIF V 73.0  54.6  18.4  121.3  90.7  30.6 
IDF V 145.7  89.3  56.4  113.7  69.3  44.4 
ACIP I 92.8  63.8  29.0  97.7  66.8  30.9 
Other real assets funds 155.0  97.9  57.1  135.8  85.7  50.1 
Total Real Assets Group $ 572.4  $ 371.3  $ 201.1  $ 568.3  $ 374.4  $ 193.9 

The following table presents the change in accrued performance income for the Real Assets Group ($ in millions):
  As of December 31, 2024 Activity during the period As of June 30, 2025
Waterfall
Type
Accrued Performance Income Change in Unrealized Realized Other Adjustments Accrued Performance Income
Accrued Carried Interest
US IX European $ 99.8  $ 6.1  $ —  $ —  $ 105.9 
EIF V European 121.3  1.5  (49.8) —  73.0 
IDF V European 113.7  14.9  —  17.1  145.7 
ACIP I European 97.7  0.4  (5.3) —  92.8 
Other real assets funds European 97.2  22.3  (13.4) 0.6  106.7 
Other real assets funds American 38.6  9.7  —  —  48.3 
Total accrued carried interest 568.3  54.9  (68.5) 17.7  572.4 
Other real assets funds Incentive —  0.5  (0.5) —  — 
Total Real Assets Group $ 568.3  $ 55.4  $ (69.0) $ 17.7  $ 572.4 
        

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Real Assets Group—Assets Under Management

The tables below present rollforwards of AUM for the Real Assets Group ($ in millions):
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 104,440  $ 19,747  $ 124,187 
Net new par/equity commitments 766  1,328  2,094 
Net new debt commitments 1,619  —  1,619 
Capital reductions (386) —  (386)
Distributions (1,058) (661) (1,719)
Redemptions (131) —  (131)
Net allocations among investment strategies (79) 129  50 
Change in fund value 3,479  581  4,060 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 108,650  $ 21,124  $ 129,774 
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 48,753  $ 15,351  $ 64,104 
Net new par/equity commitments 1,820  671  2,491 
Net new debt commitments 1,703  —  1,703 
Capital reductions (207) —  (207)
Distributions (369) (367) (736)
Redemptions (291) —  (291)
Change in fund value 118  510  628 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 51,527  $ 16,165  $ 67,692 
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 58,246  $ 17,052  $ 75,298 
Acquisitions 43,273  2,008  45,281 
Net new par/equity commitments 2,170  2,386  4,556 
Net new debt commitments 4,066  167  4,233 
Capital reductions (1,154) —  (1,154)
Distributions (1,849) (1,328) (3,177)
Redemptions (290) —  (290)
Net allocations among investment strategies (106) 156  50 
Change in fund value 4,294  683  4,977 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 108,650  $ 21,124  $ 129,774 
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 49,715  $ 15,698  $ 65,413 
Net new par/equity commitments 2,129  770  2,899 
Net new debt commitments 1,703  —  1,703 
Capital reductions (335) —  (335)
Distributions (642) (940) (1,582)
Redemptions (725) —  (725)
Change in fund value (318) 637  319 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 51,527  $ 16,165  $ 67,692 

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The components of our AUM for the Real Assets Group are presented below ($ in billions):
5718    5720
AUM: $129.8 AUM: $67.7
FPAUM
Non-fee paying(1)
AUM not yet paying fees
(1) Includes $1.4 billion and $0.7 billion of non-fee paying AUM from our general partner and employee commitments as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.


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Real Assets Group—Fee Paying AUM

The tables below present rollforwards of fee paying AUM for the Real Assets Group ($ in millions):
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 64,756  $ 11,669  $ 76,425 
Commitments 482  398  880 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 683  604  1,287 
Capital reductions (136) —  (136)
Distributions (720) (588) (1,308)
Redemptions (131) —  (131)
Net allocations among investment strategies (79) 129  50 
Change in fund value 2,833  91  2,924 
Change in fee basis (496) —  (496)
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 67,192  $ 12,303  $ 79,495 
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 29,492  $ 11,344  $ 40,836 
Commitments 1,081  143  1,224 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 722  143  865 
Distributions (286) (277) (563)
Redemptions (291) —  (291)
Change in fund value (10) (28) (38)
Change in fee basis (410) —  (410)
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 30,298  $ 11,325  $ 41,623 
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 32,896  $ 11,192  $ 44,088 
Acquisitions 30,178  289  30,467 
Commitments 1,371  576  1,947 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 1,401  1,396  2,797 
Capital reductions (178) —  (178)
Distributions (1,271) (1,440) (2,711)
Redemptions (290) —  (290)
Net allocations among investment strategies (106) 156  50 
Change in fund value 3,429  (225) 3,204 
Change in fee basis (238) 359  121 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 67,192  $ 12,303  $ 79,495 
Real Estate Infrastructure Total Real
Assets Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 30,310  $ 11,028  $ 41,338 
Commitments 1,377  143  1,520 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 1,190  539  1,729 
Capital reductions (12) —  (12)
Distributions (514) (353) (867)
Redemptions (725) —  (725)
Change in fund value (414) (32) (446)
Change in fee basis (914) —  (914)
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 30,298  $ 11,325  $ 41,623 


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The charts below present FPAUM for the Real Assets Group by its fee bases ($ in billions):
5982    5984
FPAUM: $79.5 FPAUM: $41.6
Invested capital/other(1)
GAV
Market value(2)
Capital commitments
(1)Other consists of ACRE’s FPAUM, which is based on ACRE’s stockholders’ equity.
(2)Amounts represent FPAUM from funds that primarily invest in illiquid strategies. The underlying investments held in these funds are generally subject to less market volatility than investments held in liquid strategies.

Real Assets Group—Fund Performance Metrics as of June 30, 2025

The significant funds presented in the tables below collectively contributed approximately 38% of the Real Assets Group’s management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

The following table presents the performance data for our significant funds that are not drawdown funds in the Real Assets Group as of June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
      Returns(%)  
Year of Inception AUM Current Quarter Year-To-Date
Since Inception(1)
Primary
Investment Strategy
Fund Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
Diversified non-traded REIT(2)
2012 $ 6,485  N/A 2.1  N/A 4.5  N/A 6.2  Real Estate
J-REIT(3)
2012 8,147  N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 13.6  Real Estate
Industrial non-traded REIT(4)
2017 7,459  N/A 2.1  N/A 4.5  N/A 8.6  Real Estate
U.S. open-ended industrial real estate fund(5)
2017 5,458  1.6  1.3  3.3  2.7  16.8  13.7  Real Estate
Japanese open-ended industrial real estate fund 2020 3,947  2.6  2.3  5.1  4.5  11.5  10.3  Real Estate
(1)Since inception returns are annualized.
(2)Performance is measured by total return, which includes income and appreciation and reinvestment of all distributions for the respective time period. Returns are shown for institutional share class. Shares of other classes may have lower returns due to higher selling commissions and fees. Actual individual stockholder returns will vary. Net returns are calculated using the fund’s NAV and assume distributions are reinvested at the NAV on the date of distribution. The inception date used in the calculation of the since inception return is the date in which the first shares of common stock were sold after converting to a NAV-based REIT.
(3)Performance is measured by total return, which includes income and appreciation and reinvestment of all distributions for the respective time period. Actual individual stockholder returns will vary. Net returns are calculated using the fund’s NAV and assume distributions are reinvested at NAV on the semi-annual period-end date. NAVs are calculated semi-annually in February and August, and therefore, only the since inception return is presented. The inception date used in the calculation of the since inception return is the date in which the fund's investment units began to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The since inception return is calculated based on the most recent NAV date. Additional information related to J-REIT can be found in its materials posted to its website, which are not part of this report.
(4)Performance is measured by total return, which includes income and appreciation and reinvestment of all distributions for the respective time period. Returns are shown for institutional share class. Shares of other classes may have lower returns due to higher selling commissions and fees. Actual individual stockholder returns will vary. Net returns are calculated using the fund’s NAV and assume distributions are reinvested at the NAV on the date of distribution.
(5)Returns are time-weighted rates of return and include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. Gross returns do not reflect the deduction of management fees, incentive fees, as applicable, or other expenses. Net returns are calculated by subtracting the applicable management fees, incentive fees, as applicable and other expenses from the gross returns on a quarterly basis.

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The following table presents the performance data of the Real Assets Group’s significant drawdown funds as of June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
Year of Inception AUM Original Capital Commitments Capital Invested to Date
Realized Value(1)
Unrealized Value(2)
Total Value MoIC IRR(%) Primary Investment Strategy
Fund
Gross(3)
Net(4)
Gross(5)
Net(6)
Fund Harvesting Investments
EIP II(7)
2020 $ 4,038  $ 1,839  $ 1,791  $ 210  $ 1,802  $ 2,012  1.2x 1.1x 3.4  3.0  Real Estate
Fund Deploying Capital
IDF V(8)
2020 5,003  4,585  4,164  1,418  3,559  4,977  1.3x 1.2x 12.9  10.1  Infrastructure
(1)Realized proceeds include distributions of operating income, sales and financing proceeds received to the limited partners.
(2)Unrealized value represents the fund's NAV reduced by the accrued incentive allocation, if applicable. There can be no assurance that unrealized values will be realized at the valuations indicated.
(3)The gross MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Early in the life of a fund, the gross fund-level MoICs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(4)The net MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non fee-paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The net MoIC is after giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, credit facility interest expense, as applicable, and other expenses. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Early in the life of a fund, the net fund-level MoICs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(5)The gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRR reflects returns to the fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used in the gross IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Gross fund-level IRRs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(6)The net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to the fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used in the net IRR calculations are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees and carried interest, other expenses and credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Net fund-level IRRs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(7)EIP II is a Euro-denominated fund. Original capital commitments are converted to U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of fund's closing. All other values for EIP II are converted to U.S. Dollars at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.
(8)IDF V is made up of U.S. Dollar hedged, Euro unhedged, GBP hedged, Yen hedged, and single investor parallel funds. The gross and net IRR and MoIC presented in the table are for the U.S. Dollar hedged parallel fund. The gross and net IRR for the single investor U.S. Dollar parallel fund are 11.7% and 9.3%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for the single investor U.S. Dollar parallel fund are 1.3x and 1.2x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for the Euro unhedged parallel fund are 10.8% and 8.0%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for the Euro unhedged parallel fund are 1.2x and 1.2x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for the GBP hedged parallel fund are 12.4% and 9.4%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for the GBP hedged parallel fund are 1.2x and 1.2x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for the Yen hedged parallel fund are 8.6% and 6.1%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for the Yen hedged parallel fund are 1.2x and 1.1x, respectively. Original capital commitments are converted to U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of fund's closing. All other values for IDF V are for the combined fund and are converted to U.S. Dollars at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.

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Private Equity Group—Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Fee Related Earnings
The following table presents the components of the Private Equity Group’s FRE ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Management fees $ 31,767  $ 33,572  $ (1,805) (5)% $ 63,765  $ 68,505  $ (4,740) (7)%
Other fees 434  447  (13) (3) 831  886  (55) (6)
Compensation and benefits (16,796) (14,075) (2,721) (19) (30,627) (28,860) (1,767) (6)
General, administrative and other expenses (5,559) (5,490) (69) (1) (9,816) (10,706) 890  8
Fee Related Earnings $ 9,846  $ 14,454  (4,608) (32) $ 24,153  $ 29,825  (5,672) (19)

Management Fees. The chart below presents Private Equity Group management fees and effective management fee rates ($ in millions):

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The following table presents the components of and causes for changes in the Private Equity Group’s management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 ($ in millions):
Three month change Six month change
Corporate private equity extended value fund that stopped paying fees at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024
$ (1.7) $ (3.4)
Cumulative effect of other changes (0.1) (1.3)
Total $ (1.8) $ (4.7)

The increases in effective management fee rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were primarily driven by a corporate private equity extended fund that stopped paying fees at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 and had a lower effective management fee rate than the average effective management fee rate of funds within the Private Equity Group.

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Compensation and Benefits. The changes in compensation and benefits largely reflect increases in incentive-based compensation that has been recorded in anticipation of the management fees from our seventh corporate private equity fund turning on in the second half of the year. Full-time equivalent headcount increased by 1% to 105 investment and investment support professionals for the year-to-date period in 2025 from 104 professionals in 2024.

Realized Income

The following table presents the components of the Private Equity Group’s RI ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Fee Related Earnings $ 9,846  $ 14,454  $ (4,608) (32)% $ 24,153  $ 29,825  $ (5,672) (19)%
Performance income—realized 29,958  5,819  24,139  NM 35,989  8,557  27,432  NM
Performance related compensation—realized (23,506) (4,661) (18,845) NM (26,857) (6,855) (20,002) (292)
Realized net performance income 6,452  1,158  5,294  NM 9,132  1,702  7,430  NM
Investment income (loss)—realized 369  462  (93) (20) (4,233) 761  (4,994) NM
Interest income (2) (67) 2,023  2,015  NM
Interest expense (3,810) (4,685) 875  19 (7,990) (9,347) 1,357  15
Realized net investment loss (3,440) (4,220) 780  18 (10,200) (8,578) (1,622) (19)
Realized Income $ 12,858  $ 11,392  1,466  13 $ 23,085  $ 22,949  136  1

The Private Equity Group’s realized activities were principally composed of and caused by the following:
Three months ended June 30, 2025 Three months ended June 30, 2024
Realized net performance income
Carried interest:
•Distributions from partial sales of ACOF VI’s investment in Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (“FYBR”) and ACOF IV’s investment in an energy company
Carried interest:
•Distributions from partial sales of ACOF IV’s investment in various energy companies
Six months ended June 30, 2025 Six months ended June 30, 2024
Realized net performance income
Carried interest:
•Distributions from partial sales of ACOF VI’s investment in FYBR and ACOF IV’s investment in an energy company
Carried interest:
•Distributions from partial sales of ACOF IV’s investment in various energy companies
Realized investment income (loss) and interest income
•Realized investment loss of $5.7 million from Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund III, L.P. as the fund continues to liquidate its remaining assets
•Interest income of $2.0 million earned on treasury-backed securities
•No significant activities
Interest expense decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 when compared to the same periods in 2024, as our recent change in methodology results in allocating a significant portion of interest expense to our most recent acquisitions.
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Private Equity Group—Performance Income

The following table presents the accrued carried interest, also referred to as accrued performance income, and related performance compensation for the Private Equity Group ($ in millions):
  As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income
ACOF IV $ 153.1  $ 122.6  $ 30.5  $ 166.8  $ 133.6  $ 33.2 
ACOF VI 578.7  490.3  88.4  523.1  442.8  80.3 
Other funds 8.6  7.5  1.1  20.9  14.8  6.1 
Total Private Equity Group $ 740.4  $ 620.4  $ 120.0  $ 710.8  $ 591.2  $ 119.6 
The following table presents the change in accrued carried interest for the Private Equity Group ($ in millions):
  As of December 31, 2024 Activity during the period As of June 30, 2025
Waterfall Type Accrued Carried Interest Change in Unrealized Realized Accrued Carried Interest
ACOF IV American $ 166.8  $ (0.9) $ (12.8) $ 153.1 
ACOF VI American 523.1  78.8  (23.2) 578.7 
Other funds European 13.1  (12.6) —  0.5 
Other funds American 7.8  0.3  —  8.1 
Total Private Equity Group $ 710.8  $ 65.6  $ (36.0) $ 740.4 

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Private Equity Group—Assets Under Management

The tables below present rollforwards of AUM for the Private Equity Group ($ in millions):
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Other Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 21,902  $ 2,825  $ —  $ 24,727 
Capital reductions (19) —  —  (19)
Distributions (1,056) —  —  (1,056)
Change in fund value 374  (260) —  114 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 21,201  $ 2,565  $ —  $ 23,766 
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Other Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 21,230  $ 3,246  $ —  $ 24,476 
Net new par/equity commitments 15  —  —  15 
Capital reductions (2) —  —  (2)
Distributions (28) (1) —  (29)
Change in fund value 55  65  —  120 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 21,270  $ 3,310  $ —  $ 24,580 
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Other Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 21,064  $ 2,977  $ —  $ 24,041 
Net new par/equity commitments 959  16  —  975 
Capital reductions (54) —  —  (54)
Distributions (1,205) —  —  (1,205)
Change in fund value 437  (428) — 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 21,201  $ 2,565  $ —  $ 23,766 
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Other(1)
Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 20,998  $ 3,414  $ 139  $ 24,551 
Net new par/equity commitments 269  58  330 
Capital reductions (4) —  —  (4)
Distributions (53) (11) —  (64)
Redemptions —  (2) —  (2)
Net allocations among investment strategies 150  —  (197) (47)
Change in fund value (90) (94) —  (184)
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 21,270  $ 3,310  $ —  $ 24,580 
(1) Activity within Other represents equity commitments to the platform that either have not yet been allocated to an investment strategy or have been allocated as commitments to an investment strategy as of the reporting dates presented.

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The components of our AUM for the Private Equity Group are presented below ($ in billions):
22862287
AUM: $23.8 AUM: $24.6
FPAUM
Non-fee paying(1)
AUM not yet paying fees
(1) Includes $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion of non-fee paying AUM from our general partner and employee commitments as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Private Equity Group—Fee Paying AUM

The tables below present rollforwards of fee paying AUM for the Private Equity Group ($ in millions):
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 9,825  $ 1,527  $ 11,352 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 16  —  16 
Capital reductions (11) —  (11)
Change in fund value — 
Change in fee basis (341) (25) (366)
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 9,491  $ 1,502  $ 10,993 
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 10,904  $ 1,661  $ 12,565 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 16  25 
Change in fund value (9) —  (9)
Change in fee basis (312) (4) (316)
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 10,592  $ 1,673  $ 12,265 
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 9,860  $ 1,567  $ 11,427 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 25  32 
Capital reductions (11) —  (11)
Change in fund value — 
Change in fee basis (385) (72) (457)
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 9,491  $ 1,502  $ 10,993 
Corporate Private
Equity
APAC Private
Equity
Total Private
Equity Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 11,459  $ 1,665  $ 13,124 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 16  25 
Redemptions —  (2) (2)
Change in fund value (28) —  (28)
Change in fee basis (848) (6) (854)
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 10,592  $ 1,673  $ 12,265 

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The charts below present FPAUM for the Private Equity Group by its fee bases ($ in billions):
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FPAUM: $11.0 FPAUM: $12.3
Capital commitments Invested capital

Private Equity Group—Fund Performance Metrics as of June 30, 2025

The significant funds presented in the table below collectively contributed approximately 77% of the Private Equity Group’s management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

The following table presents the performance data of the Private Equity Group’s significant drawdown funds as of June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
Year of Inception AUM Original Capital Commitments Capital Invested to Date
Realized Value(1)
Unrealized Value(2)
Total Value MoIC IRR(%) Primary Investment Strategy
Fund
Gross(3)
Net(4)
Gross(5)
Net(6)
Funds Harvesting Investments
ACOF V 2017 $ 7,286  $ 7,850  $ 7,611  $ 4,098  $ 6,823  $ 10,921  1.4x 1.3x 7.6  5.8  Corporate Private Equity
Fund Deploying Capital
ACOF VI 2020 8,228  5,743  5,840  1,923  7,863  9,786  1.7x 1.5x 21.6  16.0  Corporate Private Equity
(1)Realized value represents the sum of all cash dividends, interest income, other fees and cash proceeds from realizations of interests in portfolio investments. Realized value excludes any proceeds related to bridge financings.
(2)Unrealized value represents the fair market value of remaining investments. Unrealized value does not take into account any bridge financings. There can be no assurance that unrealized investments will be realized at the valuations indicated.
(3)The gross MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The gross MoICs are also calculated before giving effect to any bridge financings. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Early in the life of a fund, the gross fund-level MoICs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(4)The net MoIC is calculated at the fund-level. The net MoIC is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or performance fees. The net MoIC is after giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses. The net MoICs are also calculated before giving effect to any bridge financings. Inclusive of bridge financings, the net MoIC would be 1.3x for ACOF V and 1.4x for ACOF VI. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Early in the life of a fund, the net fund-level MoICs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(5)The gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRRs reflect returns to the fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used in the gross IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The gross IRRs are also calculated before giving effect to any bridge financings. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Gross fund-level IRRs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(6)The net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used in the net IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees, carried interest as applicable, and other expenses and exclude commitments by the general partner and Schedule I investors who do not pay either management fees or carried interest. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Net fund-level IRRs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility. The net IRRs are also calculated before giving effect to any bridge financings. Inclusive of bridge financings, the net IRRs would be 5.9% for ACOF V and 15.4% for ACOF VI.

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Secondaries Group—Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

Fee Related Earnings

The following table presents the components of the Secondaries Group’s FRE ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Management fees $ 61,643  $ 48,145  $ 13,498  28% $ 119,293  $ 92,566  $ 26,727  29%
Fee related performance revenues 16,236  15,163  1,073  7 25,892  18,125  7,767  43
Other fees 5,801  54  5,747  NM 5,923  58  5,865  NM
Compensation and benefits (23,067) (20,825) (2,242) (11) (41,438) (33,539) (7,899) (24)
General, administrative and other expenses (10,076) (8,896) (1,180) (13) (18,549) (17,964) (585) (3)
Fee Related Earnings $ 50,537  $ 33,641  16,896  50 $ 91,121  $ 59,246  31,875  54

Management Fees. The chart below presents Secondaries Group management fees and effective management fee rates ($ in millions):
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The following table presents the components of and causes for changes in the Secondaries Group’s management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 ($ in millions):
Three month change Six month change
Fees from APMF, driven by additional capital raised
$ 6.5  $ 12.7 
Fees from our third infrastructure secondaries fund, excluding catch-up fees, and a credit secondaries fund
4.1  7.1 
Catch-up fees generated from our third infrastructure secondaries fund 2.2  5.8 
Cumulative effect of other changes 0.7  1.1 
Total $ 13.5  $ 26.7 
The increases in effective management fee rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were primarily due to additional capital raised by APMF that has a fee rate of 1.40%.

Fee Related Performance Revenues. The increases in fee related performance revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were attributable to higher incentive fees earned from APMF as a result of increased transactions.

Other Fees. The increases in other fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 were attributable to capital markets transaction fees associated with services provided by Ares Management Capital Markets LLC (“AMCM”) during the second quarter of 2025.
Compensation and Benefits. The increases in compensation and benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were driven by: (i) increases in incentive-based compensation, which is dependent on our operating performance and is expected to fluctuate during the year; and (ii) higher fee related performance compensation of $0.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively, corresponding to the increases in fee related performance revenues. We reduced fee related performance compensation by $2.9 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $5.6 million and $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, to reclaim a portion of the supplemental distribution fees paid to distribution partners.

Full-time equivalent headcount remained flat at 112 investment and investment support professionals for the year-to-date period in both 2025 and 2024.

General, Administrative and Other Expenses. The increases in general, administrative and other expenses were primarily due to costs incurred to support distribution of shares in our perpetual wealth vehicles. Supplemental distribution fees increased by $0.5 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024.

Conversely, placement fee expense decreased by $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 included $1.1 million of investor service fees that were fully recognized through the service period that ended in the third quarter of 2024.
Realized Income

The following table presents the components of the Secondaries Group’s RI ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Fee Related Earnings $ 50,537  $ 33,641  $ 16,896  50% $ 91,121  $ 59,246  $ 31,875  54%
Performance income—realized —  361  (361) (100) —  361  (361) (100)
Performance related compensation—realized —  110  (110) (100) —  110  (110) (100)
Realized net performance income —  471  (471) (100) —  471  (471) (100)
Investment income—realized 17  127  (110) (87) 155  314  (159) (51)
Interest income 23  21  10 980  44  936  NM
Interest expense (1,862) (7,716) 5,854  76 (3,870) (15,945) 12,075  76
Realized net investment loss (1,822) (7,568) 5,746  (76) (2,735) (15,587) 12,852  82
Realized Income $ 48,715  $ 26,544  22,171  84 $ 88,386  $ 44,130  44,256  100

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Realized net investment loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 largely represents allocated interest expense exceeding investment income during these periods.

Interest expense decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 when compared to the same periods in 2024, as our recent change in methodology results in allocating a significant portion of interest expense to our most recent acquisitions.
Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 primarily reflects income earned on treasury-backed securities during the first quarter of 2025.

Secondaries Group—Performance Income

The following table presents the accrued carried interest, also referred to as accrued performance income, and related performance compensation for the Secondaries Group. Accrued net performance income excludes net performance income that has been realized but not yet received as of the reporting date ($ in millions):
  As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income Accrued Performance Income Accrued Performance Compensation Accrued Net Performance Income
LEP XVI $ 1.6  $ 1.6  $ —  $ 144.1  $ 123.3  $ 20.8 
LREF VIII 77.0  65.3  11.7  81.3  68.9  12.4 
Other secondaries funds 52.6  39.5  13.1  38.4  28.8  9.6 
Total Secondaries Group
$ 131.2  $ 106.4  $ 24.8  $ 263.8  $ 221.0  $ 42.8 

The following table presents the change in accrued performance income for the Secondaries Group ($ in millions):
  As of December 31, 2024 Activity during the period As of June 30, 2025
Waterfall Type Accrued Carried Interest Change in Unrealized Other Adjustments Accrued Carried Interest
Accrued Carried Interest
LEP XVI European $ 144.1  $ (11.4) $ (131.1)

$ 1.6 
LREF VIII European 81.3  (4.3) —  77.0 
Other secondaries funds
European 38.4  14.1  0.1  52.6 
Total Secondaries Group
$ 263.8  $ (1.6) $ (131.0) $ 131.2 


The reduction in LEP XVI accrued carried interest was driven by a partial contribution to a structured investment vehicle that represents the amount retained by us after compensating our employees. This structured investment vehicle is required to be consolidated by us. As a result, the amount of LEP XVI accrued carried interest, including the associated compensation payable to our employees, was reclassified to investments of a Consolidated Fund.

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Secondaries Group—Assets Under Management

The table below presents the rollforwards of AUM for the Secondaries Group ($ in millions):
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit
Secondaries
Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 16,979  $ 7,945  $ 4,030  $ 2,358  $ 31,312 
Net new par/equity commitments 1,100  —  244  1,175  2,519 
Distributions (50) (6) (91) (13) (160)
Redemptions (40) —  —  —  (40)
Net allocations among investment strategies 10  25  —  37  72 
Change in fund value 184  34  16  12  246 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 18,183  $ 7,998  $ 4,199  $ 3,569  $ 33,949 
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit
Secondaries
Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 13,580  $ 7,975  $ 2,624  $ 1,462  $ 25,641 
Net new par/equity commitments 415  38  209  204  866 
Distributions (223) (2) (55) (5) (285)
Change in fund value 66  (108) 121  81 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 13,838  $ 7,903  $ 2,899  $ 1,663  $ 26,303 
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit
Secondaries
Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 15,805  $ 7,779  $ 3,691  $ 1,878  $ 29,153 
Net new par/equity commitments 2,349  228  581  1,649  4,807 
Capital reductions —  (58) —  —  (58)
Distributions (228) (44) (110) (17) (399)
Redemptions (63) —  —  —  (63)
Net allocations among investment strategies 10  25  —  37  72 
Change in fund value 310  68  37  22  437 
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 18,183  $ 7,998  $ 4,199  $ 3,569  $ 33,949 
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit
Secondaries
Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 13,174  $ 7,826  $ 2,380  $ 1,380  $ 24,760 
Net new par/equity commitments 951  188  424  272  1,835 
Distributions (363) (25) (55) (6) (449)
Change in fund value 76  (86) 150  17  157 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 13,838  $ 7,903  $ 2,899  $ 1,663  $ 26,303 

The components of our AUM for the Secondaries Group are presented below ($ in billions):
2852 2857
AUM: $33.9 AUM: $26.3
FPAUM AUM not yet paying fees
Non-fee paying(1)
(1) Includes $1.1 billion and $0.5 billion of non-fee paying AUM from our general partner and employee commitments as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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Secondaries Group—Fee Paying AUM

The table below presents the rollforwards of fee paying AUM for the Secondaries Group ($ in millions):
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit
Secondaries
Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 3/31/2025 $ 13,369  $ 6,530  $ 2,927  $ 644  $ 23,470 
Commitments 471  —  217  —  688 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 51  15  —  343  409 
Distributions (5) (6) —  —  (11)
Redemptions (40) —  —  —  (40)
Net allocations among investment strategies 10  25  —  37  72 
Change in fund value 62  (7) —  (108) (53)
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 13,918  $ 6,557  $ 3,144  $ 916  $ 24,535 
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit Secondaries Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 3/31/2024 $ 11,641  $ 6,203  $ 1,972  $ 75  $ 19,891 
Commitments 399  —  207  —  606 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 32  (1) 40 
Distributions (57) (2) (55) (18) (132)
Change in fund value 78  (94) 12 
Change in fee basis (51) 104  —  —  53 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 12,018  $ 6,243  $ 2,137  $ 63  $ 20,461 
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit Secondaries Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 12/31/2024 $ 12,788  $ 6,441  $ 2,582  $ 590  $ 22,401 
Commitments 1,020  170  550  —  1,740 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 136  47  13  470  666 
Distributions (14) (38) (17) —  (69)
Redemptions (63) —  —  —  (63)
Net allocations among investment strategies 10  25  —  37  72 
Change in fund value 41  (88) 16  (181) (212)
Balance at 6/30/2025 $ 13,918  $ 6,557  $ 3,144  $ 916  $ 24,535 
Private Equity
Secondaries
Real Estate
Secondaries
Infrastructure
Secondaries
Credit Secondaries Total Secondaries
Group
Balance at 12/31/2023 $ 11,204  $ 5,978  $ 1,763  $ 95  $ 19,040 
Commitments 935  150  421  —  1,506 
Deployment/subscriptions/increase in leverage 92  (1) 102 
Distributions (122) (18) (55) (36) (231)
Change in fund value 42  (55) — 
Change in fee basis (50) 96  —  (2) 44 
Balance at 6/30/2024 $ 12,018  $ 6,243  $ 2,137  $ 63  $ 20,461 

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The chart below presents FPAUM for the Secondaries Group by its fee bases ($ in billions):
3104 3108
FPAUM: $24.5 FPAUM: $20.4
Reported value(1)
Capital commitments Invested capital/other
(1)Amounts represent FPAUM from funds that primarily invest in illiquid strategies. The underlying investments held in these funds are generally subject to less market volatility than investments held in liquid strategies.

Secondaries Group—Fund Performance Metrics as of June 30, 2025

The significant funds presented in the tables below collectively contributed approximately 37% of the Secondaries Group’s management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
The following table presents the performance data for our significant fund that is not a drawdown fund in the Secondaries Group as of June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
      Returns(%)  
Year of Inception AUM Current Quarter Year-To-Date
Since Inception(1)
Primary
Investment Strategy
Fund Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
APMF(2)
2022 $ 3,147  N/A 3.1  N/A 7.5  N/A 14.7  Private Equity Secondaries
(1)Since inception returns are annualized.
(2)Returns are time-weighted rates of return and include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. Returns are shown for institutional share class. Shares of other classes may have lower returns due to higher selling commissions and fees. Net returns are calculated using the fund’s NAV and assume distributions are reinvested at the NAV on the date of distribution. Additional information related to APMF can be found in its filings with the SEC, which are not part of this report.

The following table presents the performance data of the Secondaries Group’s significant drawdown fund as of June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
Year of Inception AUM Original Capital Commitments Capital Invested to Date
Realized Value(1)
Unrealized Value(2)
Total Value MoIC IRR(%) Primary Investment Strategy
Fund
Gross(3)
Net(4)
Gross(5)
Net(6)
Fund Harvesting Investments
LEP XVI(7)
2016 $ 4,134  $ 4,896  $ 4,179  $ 2,079  $ 3,104  $ 5,183  1.4x 1.2x 15.6  9.5  Private Equity Secondaries
Returns for LEP XVI are calculated from results of the underlying portfolio that are generally reported on a three month lag and may not include the impact of economic and market activities occurring in the current reporting period.

(1)Realized value represents the sum of all cash distributions to all limited partners and if applicable, exclude tax and incentive distributions made to the general partner.
(2)Unrealized value represents the limited partners’ share of fund’s NAV reduced by the accrued incentive allocation, if applicable. There can be no assurance that unrealized values will be realized at the valuations indicated.
(3)The gross MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of all partners. If applicable, limiting the gross MoIC to exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner who does not pay management fees or carried interest would have no material impact on the result. The gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a short-term credit facility for general cash management purposes, as well as a long-term credit facility as permitted by the respective fund’s governing documentation. The gross fund-level MoIC would have generally been lower had such fund called capital from its partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(4)The net MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes those interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The net MoIC is after giving effect to management fees and other expenses, carried interest and credit facility interest expense, as applicable. The funds may utilize a short-term credit facility for general cash management purposes, as well as a long-term credit facility as permitted by the respective fund’s governing documentation. The net fund-level MoICs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
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(5)The gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRR reflects returns to all partners. If applicable, limiting the gross IRR to exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner who does not pay management fees or carried interest would have no material impact on the result. The cash flow dates used in the gross IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses, but after giving effect to credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a short-term credit facility for general cash management purposes, as well as a long-term credit facility as permitted by the respective fund’s governing documents. The gross fund-level IRR would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(6)The net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to the fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner who does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used in the net IRR calculations are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees and other expenses, carried interest and credit facility interest expenses, as applicable. The funds may utilize a short-term credit facility for general cash management purposes, as well as a long-term credit facility as permitted by the respective fund’s governing documents. Net fund-level IRRs would generally have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.
(7)The results of the fund are presented on a combined basis with the affiliated parallel funds or accounts, given that the investments are substantially the same.


Operations Management Group—Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

Fee Related Earnings

The following table presents the components of the Operations Management Group’s FRE ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Other fees $ 7,831  $ 5,480  $ 2,351  43% $ 13,368  $ 9,813  $ 3,555  36%
Compensation and benefits (134,645) (98,370) (36,275) (37) (251,113) (192,527) (58,586) (30)
General, administrative and other expenses (69,177) (53,910) (15,267) (28) (133,203) (104,390) (28,813) (28)
Fee Related Earnings $ (195,991) $ (146,800) (49,191) (34) $ (370,948) $ (287,104) (83,844) (29)

Other Fees. The increases in other fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were primarily attributable to capital markets transaction services that were provided by AMCM in the second quarter of 2025.

Compensation and Benefits. The GCP Acquisition added 263 business operations professionals to our period end headcount as of June 30, 2025, which represents 175 full-time equivalents for the year-to-date period. Headcount growth attributable to the GCP Acquisition contributed $8.9 million and $12.8 million, respectively, in recurring employment related costs to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The impact from the GCP Acquisition has been excluded from the discussion below, except as otherwise noted.

Compensation and benefits, excluding the impact from the GCP Acquisition, increased by $27.4 million and $45.8 million, or 28% and 24%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in compensation and benefits over the comparative periods were driven by: (i) the increase in headcount to support the growth of our business and other strategic initiatives; (ii) higher incentive-based compensation, which is dependent on our operating performance and is expected to fluctuate during the year; and (iii) higher sales-based bonuses, which increased by $2.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively, over the comparative periods, primarily driven by the increase in sales of our wealth products. The increase in compensation and benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 was also driven by an increase in payroll-related taxes of $6.2 million, primarily due to the higher stock price associated with equity awards that vested during the first quarter of 2025.

Full-time equivalent headcount increased by 27% to 2,021 professionals for the year-to-date period in 2025 from 1,596 professionals in 2024, including the impact of GCP International previously discussed.

General, Administrative and Other Expenses. The GCP Acquisition has contributed $12.0 million and $15.7 million, respectively, in general, administrative and other expenses to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. These expenses included certain non-recurring integration costs and temporary transition services agreement of $5.3 million and $7.2 million, respectively. These expenses were also driven by occupancy costs and information technology costs, which collectively contributed $2.5 million and $2.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The impact from the GCP Acquisition has been excluded from the discussion below.

General, administrative and other expenses, excluding the impact from the GCP Acquisition, increased by $3.3 million and $13.1 million, or 6% and 13%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases in general, administrative and other expenses were driven by occupancy costs and information technology costs, which collectively increased by $4.7 million and $9.2 million, respectively, over the comparative periods. The increases in these expenses were primarily to support our growing headcount and the expansion of our business, with occupancy costs also being impacted by the expansion of our New York headquarters.
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In addition, marketing expenses increased by $1.0 million and $1.3 million, respectively, over the comparative periods, driven by company sponsorships and investor events.

Realized Income

The following table presents the components of the OMG’s RI ($ in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable) Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change 2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Fee Related Earnings $ (195,991) $ (146,800) $ (49,191) (34)% $ (370,948) $ (287,104) $ (83,844) (29)%
Investment income (loss)—realized (893) 229  (1,122) NM (562) 239  (801) NM
Interest income 646  411  235  57 1,249  853  396  46
Interest expense (6) (105) 99  94 (262) (145) (117) (81)
Realized net investment income (loss) (253) 535  (788) NM 425  947  (522) (55)
Realized Income $ (196,244) $ (146,265) (49,979) (34) $ (370,523) $ (286,157) (84,366) (29)

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Management assesses liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing and financing activities. Management believes that we are well-positioned and our liquidity will continue to be sufficient for our foreseeable working capital needs, contractual obligations, dividend payments, pending acquisitions and strategic initiatives.

Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Our sources of liquidity are: (i) cash on hand; (ii) net working capital; (iii) cash from operations, including management fees, which are collected monthly, quarterly or semi-annually, and fee related performance revenues, which are typically measured and collected annually, as well as net realized performance income, which may be unpredictable as to amount and timing; (iv) fund distributions related to our investments that are unpredictable as to amount and timing; and (v) net borrowings from the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2025, our cash and cash equivalents were $509.7 million and we have $725.0 million available under our Credit Facility. Our ability to draw from the Credit Facility is subject to leverage and other covenants. We remain in compliance with all covenants as of June 30, 2025. We believe that these sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and to meet our commitments in the ordinary course of business and under the current market conditions for the foreseeable future. Cash flows from management fees may be impacted by a slowdown in deployment, declines in valuations or negatively impacted fundraising. In addition, management fees may be subject to deferral and fee related performance revenues may be subject to hold backs. Contributions of our financial interests, such as capital interests and rights to performance income earned by us in funds that we manage, to structured investment vehicles that we manage, may reduce or delay our cash flows and liquidity. Declines or delays in transaction activity may also impact our fund distributions and net realized performance income, which could adversely impact our cash flows and liquidity. Market conditions may make it difficult to extend the maturity or refinance our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms.
We expect that our primary liquidity needs will continue to be to: (i) provide capital to facilitate the growth of our existing investment management businesses; (ii) fund our investment commitments; (iii) provide capital to facilitate our expansion into businesses that are complementary to our existing investment management businesses as well as other strategic growth initiatives; (iv) pay operating expenses, including cash compensation to our employees and tax payments for net settlement of equity awards; (v) fund capital expenditures; (vi) service our debt; (vii) pay income taxes and make payments under the tax receivable agreement (“TRA”); (viii) make dividend payments to our Class A and non-voting common stockholders and our Series B mandatory convertible preferred stockholders in accordance with our dividend policies; and (ix) pay distributions to AOG unitholders.
In the normal course of business, we expect to pay dividends to our Class A and non-voting common stockholders that are aligned with our expected FRE after an allocation of current taxes paid. For the purposes of determining this amount, we allocate the current taxes paid to FRE and to realized performance and investment income in a manner that may be disproportionate to earnings generated by these metrics, and the actual taxes paid on these metrics should they be considered separately. Additionally, our methodology uses the tax benefits from certain expenses that are not included in these non-GAAP metrics, such as equity-based compensation from the vesting of equity awards and from the amortization of intangible assets, among others. We allocate the taxes by multiplying the statutory tax rate currently in effect by our net realized performance and net investment income and removing this amount from total current taxes.
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The remaining current tax paid is the amount that we allocate to FRE. We use this method to allocate the current provision for income taxes to approximate the amount of cash that is available to pay dividends to our stockholders. If cash flows from operations were insufficient to fund dividends over a sustained period of time, we expect that we would suspend or reduce paying such dividends. In addition, there is no assurance that dividends would continue at the current levels or at all. Unless quarterly dividends have been declared and paid (or declared and set apart for payment) on the Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, we may not declare or pay or set apart payment for dividends on any shares of our Class A common stock during the period. Declared dividends on the Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock will be payable, at our election, in cash, shares of our Class A common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our Class A common stock. Dividends on Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock are cumulative and the Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, unless previously converted or redeemed, will automatically convert into our Class A common stock on October 1, 2027. Although any income allocated to Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends may be subject to taxes, dividends to our Series B mandatory convertible preferred stockholders will not be reduced on account of any income taxes owed by us. As a result, taxes associated with any income allocated to Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends will be borne by Class A and non-voting common stockholders.

Our ability to obtain debt financing and complete stock offerings provides us with additional sources of liquidity. For further discussion of financing transactions occurring in the current period, see “Cash Flows” within this section and “Note 7. Debt” and “Note 13. Equity and Redeemable Interest” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the cash flows of our operating businesses as well as those of our Consolidated Funds. The assets of our Consolidated Funds, on a gross basis, are significantly larger than the assets of our operating businesses and therefore have a substantial effect on the amounts reported within our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The primary cash flow activities of our Consolidated Funds include: (i) raising capital from third-party investors, which is reflected as non-controlling interests of our Consolidated Funds; (ii) financing certain investments by issuing debt; (iii) purchasing and selling investment securities; (iv) generating cash through the realization of certain investments; (v) collecting interest and dividend income; and (vi) distributing cash to investors. Our Consolidated Funds are generally accounted for as investment companies under GAAP; therefore, the character and classification of all Consolidated Fund transactions are presented as cash flows from operations. Liquidity available at our Consolidated Funds is not available for corporate liquidity needs, and debt of the Consolidated Funds is non–recourse to us except to the extent of our investment in the fund.
Cash Flows
The following tables summarize our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows by activities attributable to the Company and Consolidated Funds. For more details on the activity of the Company and Consolidated Funds, refer to “Note 15. Consolidation” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
  Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,164,527  $ 879,653 
Net cash provided by the Consolidated Funds’ operating activities, net of eliminations 1,245,377  262,564 
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,409,904  1,142,217 
Net cash used in the Company’s investing activities (1,767,608) (63,309)
Net cash used in the Company’s financing activities (173,078) (878,127)
Net cash used in the Consolidated Funds’ financing activities, net of eliminations (1,571,850) (247,404)
Net cash used in financing activities (1,744,928) (1,125,531)
Effect of exchange rate changes 104,312  (17,206)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents $ (998,320) $ (63,829)

The Consolidated Funds had no effect on cash flows attributable to the Company for the periods presented and are excluded from the discussion below. The following discussion focuses on cash flow by activities attributable to the Company.

Operating Activities

In the table below, cash flows from operations are summarized to present: (i) cash generated from our core operating activities, primarily consisting of profits generated principally from management fees and fee related performance revenues after covering for operating expenses and fee related performance compensation; (ii) net realized performance income; and (iii)
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net cash from investment related activities including purchases, sales, realized net investment income and interest expense. We generated meaningful cash flow from operations in each period presented.
Six months ended June 30, Favorable (Unfavorable)
2025 2024 $ Change % Change
Core operating activities $ 1,002,904  $ 689,786  $ 313,118  45%
Net realized performance income 46,780  50,921  (4,141) (8)
Net cash provided by investment related activities 114,843  138,946  (24,103) (17)
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,164,527  $ 879,653  284,874  32

Cash from our core operating activities increased as a result of growing fee revenues and sustained profitability and timing of cash collection of our receivables.
Net realized performance income includes (i) carried interest distributions that may represent tax distributions or other distributions of income and (ii) incentive fees that are realized annually at the end of the measurement period, which is typically at the end of the calendar year. Cash received from carried interest distributions and the subsequent payments to employees may not necessarily occur in the same quarter. Cash from incentive fees is generally received in the period subsequent to the measurement period. The decrease in net realized performance income over the comparative periods was primarily due to the decrease in carried interest distributions received during the first half of 2025 when compared to the same period in 2024.
Net cash provided by investment related activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 primarily represents: (i) distributions received from our capital investments and the collection of principal and interest from loans that we have made; (ii) sales of certain capital investments to employees; and (iii) the rebalancing of and associated return of our capital commitments upon admitting new limited partners; offset by (iv) purchases associated with funding capital commitments and strategic investments in our investment portfolio; and (v) interest payments on our debt obligations. Net cash provided by investment related activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 also included interest income from treasury-backed securities that were redeemed in March 2025, providing proceeds to support the GCP Acquisition. As we are committed to invest alongside the investors in our funds, our capital commitments will increase with our growing assets under management and our investment related activities may fluctuate depending on timing of capital investments and distributions of each fund from year to year. For further discussion of our capital commitments, see “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Our working capital needs are generally rising to support the growth of our business, while the capital requirements needed to support fund-related activities vary based upon the specific investment activities being conducted during such period.
Investing Activities
Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024
Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of disposals $ (44,893) $ (55,309)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,722,715) (8,000)
Net cash used in investing activities $ (1,767,608) $ (63,309)

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was predominately cash used to complete the GCP Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025. In addition, net cash used in investing activities for both periods included cash to purchase furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements primarily for the build out of our new Los Angeles headquarters that we occupied beginning in the third quarter of 2024. Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 also included cash to purchase furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements primarily for the expansion of our New York headquarters to support the growth in our staffing levels.

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Financing Activities
Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024
Net proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock $ —  $ 354,395 
Net borrowings (repayments) of Credit Facility 1,115,000  (400,000)
Class A and non-voting common stock dividends (517,924) (385,738)
AOG unitholder distributions (281,929) (246,522)
Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends (73,406) — 
Stock option exercises —  1,511 
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (416,609) (203,076)
Other financing activities 1,790  1,303 
Net cash used in the Company’s financing activities $ (173,078) $ (878,127)

As a result of generating higher fee related earnings, we increased the level of dividends paid to a growing shareholder base of Class A and non-voting common stockholders and distributions paid to AOG unitholders, representing net cash used for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. In addition, we issued 30,000,000 shares of Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock in October 2024. Net cash used in the Company’s financing activities included dividend payments made during the six months ended June 30, 2025 to preferred stockholders.

Net cash used in the Company’s financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 included net borrowings under the Credit Facility. These proceeds were used primarily to fund the GCP Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025. Net cash used in the Company’s financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 included the repayment of our Credit Facility, partially using cash provided by the net proceeds from the public offering of Class A common stock that closed during the second quarter of 2024.
In connection with the vesting of equity awards that are granted to our employees under the Equity Incentive Plan, we withhold shares equal to the fair value of our employees’ tax withholding liabilities and pay the taxes on their behalf in cash and thus issue fewer net shares. Cash used in connection with these awards increased during the current period primarily as a result of a higher stock price on the vesting date, which resulted in employees recognizing additional compensation. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we net settled and did not issue 2.2 million shares, which includes 0.2 million shares that were withheld from restricted units that vested on the GCP Acquisition close date. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we net settled and did not issue 1.7 million shares.
Capital Resources
We intend to use a portion of our available liquidity to pay cash dividends to our Series B mandatory convertible preferred stockholders and Class A and non-voting common stockholders on a quarterly basis in accordance with our dividend policies. Our ability to make cash dividends is dependent on a myriad of factors, including: (i) general economic and business conditions; (ii) our strategic plans and prospects; (iii) our business and investment opportunities; (iv) timing of capital calls by our funds in support of our commitments; (v) our financial condition and operating results; (vi) working capital requirements and other anticipated cash needs; (vii) contractual restrictions and obligations; (viii) legal, tax and regulatory restrictions; (ix) restrictions on the payment of distributions by our subsidiaries to us; and (x) other relevant factors.

We are required to maintain minimum net capital balances for regulatory purposes for our broker-dealer entities. These net capital requirements are met in part by retaining cash, cash equivalents and investment securities. Additionally, certain of our subsidiaries operating outside the U.S. are also subject to capital adequacy requirements in each of the applicable jurisdictions. As a result, we may be restricted in our ability to transfer cash between different operating entities and jurisdictions. As of June 30, 2025, we were required to maintain approximately $99.8 million in net assets within these subsidiaries to meet regulatory net capital and capital adequacy requirements. We remain in compliance with these regulatory requirements.

Holders of AOG Units, subject to the terms of the exchange agreement, may exchange their AOG Units for shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. These exchanges are expected to result in increases in the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of AMC that otherwise would not have been available. These increases in tax basis may increase depreciation and amortization for U.S. income tax purposes and thereby reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future. We entered into the TRA that provides payment to the TRA recipients of 85% of the amount of actual cash savings (“Cash Tax Savings”), if any, in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax or franchise tax that we actually realize as a result of these increases in tax basis and of certain other tax benefits related to entering into the TRA, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the TRA and interest accrued thereon (“Tax Benefit Payment”).
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Effective as of May 1, 2023, pursuant to an amendment to the TRA, to the extent Ares Owners Holdings L.P. would have been a recipient of certain Tax Benefit Payments under the TRA for taxable exchanges on or after May 1, 2023, Ares Owners Holdings L.P. will no longer be entitled to any Tax Benefit Payment for such exchanges and 100% of any Cash Tax Savings will inure to us. Future payments under the TRA in respect of subsequent exchanges are expected to be substantial. The TRA liability balance was $508.6 million and $402.4 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, payments under the TRA were $8.1 million and $6.1 million, respectively.
For a discussion of our debt obligations, including the debt obligations of our consolidated funds, see “Note 7. Debt” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

For a discussion of our equity, see “Note 13. Equity and Redeemable Interest” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We prepare our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. In applying many of these accounting principles, we need to make assumptions, estimates or judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. These assumptions, estimates or judgments, however, are both subjective and subject to change, and actual results may differ from our assumptions and estimates. If actual amounts are ultimately different from our estimates, the revisions are included in our results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts become known. For a summary of our significant accounting policies, see “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. For a summary of our critical accounting estimates, please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Information regarding recent accounting pronouncements and their impact on Ares can be found in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, we enter into contractual obligations that may require future cash payments. We may also engage in off-balance sheet arrangements, including transactions in derivatives, guarantees, capital commitments to funds, indemnifications and potential contingent payment obligations. For further discussion of these arrangements, see “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our primary exposure to market risk is related to our role as general partner or investment adviser to our funds and the sensitivity to movements in the fair value of their investments, including the effect on management fees, performance income and investment income.
There have been no material changes in our market risks for the six months ended June 30, 2025. For additional information on our market risks, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
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Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2025. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2025, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we, our executive officers, directors and our funds and their investment advisers, and their respective affiliates and/or any of their respective principals and employees are subject to legal proceedings, including those arising from our management of such funds. Additionally, we and our funds and their investment advisers are also subject to extensive regulation, which, from time to time, results in requests for information from us or our funds and their investment advisers or legal or regulatory proceedings or investigations against us or our funds and their investment advisers, respectively. We incur significant costs and expenses in connection with any such proceedings, information requests and investigations.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors described in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 are not the only risks facing us. These risks and additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We did not sell any equity securities during the period covered in this report that were not registered under the Securities Act.

All unregistered purchases of equity securities during the period covered by this Quarterly Report were previously disclosed in our current reports on Form 8-K or quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

As permitted by our policies and procedures governing transactions in our securities by our directors, executive officers and other employees, from time to time some of these persons may establish plans or arrangements complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, and similar plans and arrangements relating to our Class A common stock.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

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Item 5. Other Information
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, certain executive officers and directors of the Company or a vehicle controlled by them (each, a “Plan Participant”) entered into Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (a “Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan”) to sell shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, in each case, subject to any applicable volume limitations.

The table below provides certain information regarding each Plan Participant’s Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.
Name and Title Plan Date Maximum Shares That May Be Sold Under the Plan Plan Expiration Date
Antony Ressler, Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
May 21, 2025 2,000,000 February 13, 2026
Naseem Sagati Aghili, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
June 11, 2025
(1)
March 1, 2026
(1) Includes 42,000 shares of Class A common stock plus an undetermined number of shares of Class A common stock that may be sold resulting from the vesting and settlement of up to 52,938 restricted units less the amount of shares of Class A common stock that will be withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to the settlement of those vested restricted units.

A Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan is a written document that pre-establishes the amounts, prices and dates (or formulas for determining the amounts, prices and dates) of future purchases or sales of the Company’s common stock, including, if applicable, shares issued upon exercise of stock options or vesting of unvested awards.

Each Plan Participant’s Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan was adopted during an authorized trading period and when such Plan Participant was not in possession of material non-public information and is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act.

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Item 6.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)Exhibits.
The following is a list of all exhibits filed or furnished as part of this report.
Exhibit No. Description
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ares Management Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36429) filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021).
Bylaws of Ares Management Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36429) filed with the SEC on November 15, 2018).
Certificate of Designations of 6.75% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36429) filed with the SEC on October 10, 2024).
Amendment No. 13, dated as of April 22, 2025, to the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2014, by and among Ares Holdings L.P., the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36429) filed with the SEC on April 25, 2025).
Sixth Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated May 8, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36429) filed with the SEC on May 12, 2025).
Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Ares Holdings L.P., dated May 8, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36429) filed with the SEC on May 12, 2025).
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
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* Filed herewith.
** These certifications are not deemed filed by the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference in any filing we make under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

  ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
     
     
Dated: August 8, 2025 By: /s/ Michael J Arougheti
  Name: Michael J Arougheti
  Title: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: August 8, 2025 By: /s/ Jarrod Phillips
Name: Jarrod Phillips
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial & Accounting Officer) 

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EX-31.1 2 a2025q2exhibit311.htm EX-31.1 Document


Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d- 14(a)

I, Michael J Arougheti, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ares Management Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 8, 2025

/s/ Michael J Arougheti
Name: Michael J Arougheti
Title: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)


EX-31.2 3 a2025q2exhibit312.htm EX-31.2 Document

Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)

I, Jarrod Phillips, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ares Management Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 8, 2025

/s/ Jarrod Phillips
Name: Jarrod Phillips
Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1 4 a2025q2exhibit321.htm EX-32.1 Document

Exhibit 32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Michael J Arougheti, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Jarrod Phillips, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 8, 2025

/s/ Michael J Arougheti
Name: Michael J Arougheti
Title: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jarrod Phillips
Name: Jarrod Phillips
Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Ares Management Corporation and will be retained by Ares Management Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.