– Ares Management raised approximately $4.2 billion for its inaugural Ares Global Structured Solutions Fund (AGSS) and affiliated vehicles.
– The fund significantly exceeded its $1 billion target, highlighting demand for structured GP capital solutions.
– AGSS is managed by Ares’ Private Equity Secondaries team and focuses on providing flexible capital to private equity managers.
– The strategy supports objectives including increasing GP fund commitments, seeding new strategies through structured LP commitments and facilitating succession plans.
– Ares funds have deployed nearly $9 billion across structured solutions transactions since 2013.
– Blair Jacobson, Co-President of Ares, said the close reflects growing demand for tailored GP solutions and expands Ares’ capabilities as a partner to leading managers.
– Nate Walton, Head of Private Equity Secondaries at Ares, said the dedicated capital pool strengthens Ares’ ability to serve a broader range of managers with structured solutions.
– The Ares Secondaries Group manages $44 billion of assets across private equity, real estate, infrastructure and credit as of June 30, 2026.
