Real Estate
Ares Takes Whitestone REIT Private for $1.7B: Is $19/Share a Steal or a Signal That Public Non-Mega-Cap REITs Are Broken?
TL;DR: Ares Management closed its $1.7 billion, all-cash acquisition of Whitestone REIT on July 14, 2026, paying $19.00 a share for 54 grocery-anchored shopping centers and pulling the stock off the...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
Alternative Investments
Ares Core Infrastructure Fund's $1.11B July Raise Signals a Wealth-Channel Land Grab
Ares Management pulled in $1.11 billion for its Core Infrastructure Fund in July 2026. That's the single largest monthly haul the fund has posted since launch, and it beats June's $851.3 million by 30
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read