Sports Team Ownership Funds: A Plain-English Guide to the Alternative Asset Class
TL;DR: Professional sports team ownership has become a recognized alternative asset class as every major U.S. league now permits institutional capital: the NFL became the last holdout when NFL owners
Ares Closes $4 Billion Japan Logistics Fund at Hard Cap
Ares Management just closed its largest ever closed-end fund, a $4 billion Japan logistics vehicle backed by CPP Investments since 2011.
Ares Management Q2 2026: $52 Billion in Direct Lending — What It Means for Accredited Investors
Ares Management closed $8.2 billion in new U.S. direct lending commitments in Q2 2026 alone, bringing its trailing 12-month total to $52.3 billion. That number tells you where institutional capital
Ares $3.4 Billion Credit Secondaries Deal: What the Largest Private Credit Sale Ever Means for LP Liquidity
TL;DR: According to Benzinga reported July 27 , Ares Management is moving to sell $3.4 billion of bundled LP interests in Ares Capital Europe — potentially the largest private credit secondary transac
Where $2 Trillion Is Flowing: The Private Credit Market in 2025 and What It Means for Your Portfolio
Where $2 Trillion Is Flowing: The Private Credit Market in 2025 and What It Means for Your Portfolio TL;DR: Private credit crossed $2.1 trillion in AUM for the first time in 2024, and the Cliffwater…