Brief: Ares CEO Arougheti Says Institutional Investor Is Not At All Spooked About Private Credit

Ares Management

29/10/2026 14:10

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Ares Management Corporation ARES.N:
ARES MANAGEMENT CEO MICHAEL AROUGHETI: TRANSACTION ACTIVITY WAS UNEVEN ACROSS MANY OF OUR MARKETS IN Q3
ARES MANAGEMENT CEO MICHAEL AROUGHETI: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR APPETITE REMAINED AS STRONG AS EVER, BROADENING ACROSS SECTORS AND REGIONS
ARES CEO AROUGHETI SPEAKING ON CONFERENCE CALL
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: EXPECT PICK UP IN ACTIVITY IN U.S. DIRECT LENDING BUSINESS IN Q4
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: FIRST CLOSE FOR LATEST U.S. SENIOR DIRECT LENDING INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS DREW OVER $8 BILLION OF EQUITY COMMITMENTS
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: IN EUROPEAN DIRECT LENDING, EXPECT TO LAUNCH SEVENTH INSTITUTIONAL FUND IN H1 2027
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: ANTICIPATE FURTHER GROWTH IN WEALTH CHANNEL FLOWS NEXT YEAR
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: INVESTMENT PIPELINE REMAINS AT RECORD LEVELS
ARES CFO JARROD PHILLIP: DEFAULT RATES IN OUR PORTFOLIO CONTINUE TO BE "VERY LOW"
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: GPU FINANCINGS TEND TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX, LITTLE BIT MORE CONCENTRATED
ARES CEO AROUGHETI ON AI FINANCING: STICKING TO THE HALF OF THE MARKET THAT WE UNDERSTAND BEST
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: GROWTH OPPORTUNITY IN U.S. DIRECT LENDING BUSINESS IS VERY MUCH INTACT
ARES CEO AROUGHETI ON M&A: CONSISTENTLY LOOKING AT THINGS THAT ARE IN THE MARKET
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: BAR HIGHER NOW THAN IT'S EVER BEEN FOR M&A
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR IS NOT AT ALL SPOOKED ABOUT PRIVATE CREDIT
ARES CEO AROUGHETI ON AI SELLOFF: PEOPLE ARE BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCERNING AND DISCRIMINATING ABOUT COUNTERPARTY RISK
ARES CEO AROUGHETI: INORGANIC ACTIVITIES WOULD FOCUS ON NON-CREDIT PARTS OF BUSINESS
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