Ares Management Corporation

Founded in 1997, Ares Management Corporation is headquartered in Los Angeles and has expanded into a global alternative investment manager. Its platform spans credit, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and secondaries, serving institutional and wealth-management investors.

Ares is especially strong in credit, where it provides direct lending and other financing solutions to middle-market and large-cap companies. Its scale is most visible in U.S. direct lending, where it remained the leading lender by deal volume in 2025.

For students, the firm offers early-career opportunities across investment teams including Credit, Private Equity, Real Assets and Secondaries, as well as technology and corporate functions.