Ares Private Equity Group

Ares Private Equity Group is a private equity firm specializing in distressed, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, growth equity, middle market, distressed debt, rescue financing, de-leveraging capital financing, refinancing, recapitalizations, balance sheet restructurings, management buyouts, stressed and distressed buyouts, turnaround, discounted debt accumulation investments, going-private transactions, post-reorganization equity, preferred equity and investments in convertible securities. It seeks to invest in power and energy assets, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, healthcare, financials, information technology, telecommunications and utilities. The firm prefers to invest in North America and Asia. It seeks to be a lead investor and prefers to acquire majority, minority and shared control stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm invests for duration of between five years and seven years. Ares Private Equity Group was founded in 1997 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices across North America, Asia and Europe. It operates as a subsidiary of Ares Management, L.P.