Ares Management Corp

Ares is a leading global alternative investment manager with $622.5 billion of assets under management and over 4,250 employees in over 55 o ffices in more than 25 countries . We offer our investors a range of investment strategies and seek to deliver attractive performance to an investor base that includes over 2,850 direct institutional relationships and a significant retail investor base across our publicly-traded funds, sub-advised accounts and perpetual wealth vehicles. Since our inception in 1997, we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering strong risk-adjusted investment returns through market cycles. Ares believes each of its distinct but complementary investment groups in Credit, Real Assets, Secondaries and Private Equity is a market leader based on assets under management and investment performance. We believe we create value for our stakeholders not only through our investment performance, but also by expanding our product offerings, enhancing our distribution channels, increasing our global presence, investing in our non-investment functions, securing strategic partnerships and completing strategic acquisitions and portfolio purchases. Our AUM has grown to $622.5 billion as of December 31, 2025 from $94.0 billion a decade earlier. A s shown in the chart below, over the past five and 10 years, our assets under management have achieved a compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 26% and 21%, respectively ($ in billions): We have an established track record of delivering strong risk-adjusted returns through market cycles.