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Ares Management

Global alternative investment manager with $428B+ AUM. Real estate group manages $53B+ across equity and debt strategies in industrial, multifamily, office, and retail.

AUM$53B

Executives1

Quotes1

ActivityMar 4 – Mar 4

Investment Philosophy

Insufficient evidence for positioning synthesis. 1 quote collected — requires 5+ for analysis.

Key Executives

Michael Arougheti

CEO

Leads $400B+ alternative asset manager with major CRE credit and equity strategies.

Recent Deals

$650MIndustrialbuyer

National · Industrial

4.2% capMar 2026

$650MIndustrialbuyer

Industrial Transaction

4.2% capMar 2026

$650MIndustrialbuyer

Industrial Transaction

4.2% cap

$650MIndustrialbuyer

National · Industrial

4.2% cap

$192MIndustrialbuyer

Industrial — across 12 distribution markets · across 12 distribution markets

4.2% cap

$191.5MMultifamilybuyer

The Knox (and one other Atlanta-metro community) · Atlanta

6.8% capJan 2026

$191.5MMultifamilybuyer

The Knox · Atlanta

6.8% cap

$98MMultifamilylender

The Grande at MetroPark · New Jersey

5.04% cap

Notable Quotes

Michael Arougheti

Ares Management

“the outbreak of war in the Middle East hasn't changed his investment expectations for how 2026 will play out”

Deal Network

EQT Exeter

Industrial Transaction, Industrial Transaction

8 shared deals

Welltower

United States, Industrial Transaction

4 shared deals

ARES Real Estate Fund

The Knox (and one other Atlanta-metro community), The Knox

2 shared deals

Sentiment Trajectory

Tracking since Mar 1 — trajectory builds over time

Activity Snapshots

Mar 1

deals

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