Ares Management, L.P.

Ares is a leading and diversified global alternative asset manager with investment focus and presence across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Our team of approximate 750 professionals collaborate across more than 15 principal and originating offices. As of September 30, 2014 we manage approximately $80 billion across our Tradable Credit, Direct Lending, Private Equity, and Real Estate Groups in approximately 150 investment vehicles, with our investments spanning across 5 continents.(1)

Real Estate Specialization
Multifamily
Office
Industrial
Retail
Investment Type
Pref/Mezz equity
Investment Style
Value-add
Opportunistic
Typical Deal Size
$10,000,000 - $50,000,000
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Daniel Nguyen

Mr. Nguyen is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ares Management GP LLC, Ares' general partner, and a member of the Management Committee. Mr. Nguyen also serves as Chief Financial Officer of ARDC and ARMF and as Treasurer of ACRE. He has been an officer of ARCC since 2004, including Chief Financial Officer from August 2004 to March 2007 and currently is Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Nguyen was with Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was in charge of conducting business audits on financial clients, performing due diligence investigation of potential mergers and acquisitions, and analyzing changes in accounting guidelines for derivatives. Mr. Nguyen graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Southern California's Leventhal School of Accounting and received an M.B.A. in Global Business from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. Mr. Nguyen also studied European Business at Oxford University as part of the M.B.A. curriculum. Mr. Nguyen is a CFA® charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant.

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Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Michael Weiner

Mr. Weiner is the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Ares Management GP LLC, Ares' general partner, and a member of the Management Committee. Mr. Weiner has been an officer of ARCC since 2006, including General Counsel from September 2006 to January 2010, and also serves as Vice President of ACRE and Vice President of ARDC and ARMF. Mr. Weiner joined Ares in September 2006. Previously, Mr. Weiner served as General Counsel to Apollo Management L.P. and had been an officer of the corporate general partner of Apollo since 1992. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Weiner was a partner in the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius specializing in corporate and alternative financing transactions and securities law, as well as general partnership, corporate and regulatory matters. Mr. Weiner has served from time to time on the boards of directors of several public and private corporations. Mr. Weiner also serves on the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Mr. Weiner graduated with a B.S. in Business and Finance from the University of California at Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of Santa Clara.

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Director, Co-Founder and President

Michael Arougheti

Mr. Arougheti is a Co-Founder of Ares and a Director and the President of Ares Management GP LLC, Ares' general partner. He is a Senior Partner of Ares and Co-Head of its Direct Lending Group and a member of the Management Committee. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of and Executive Vice President of ARCC and as a director of ACRE. Prior to joining Ares in 2004, Mr. Arougheti was employed by Royal Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2004, where he was a Managing Partner of the Principal Finance Group of RBC Capital Partners and a member of the firm's Mezzanine Investment Committee. Mr. Arougheti oversaw an investment team that originated, managed and monitored a diverse portfolio of middle-market leveraged loans, senior and junior subordinated debt, preferred equity and common stock and warrants on behalf of RBC and other third-party institutional investors. Mr. Arougheti joined Royal Bank of Canada in October 2001 from Indosuez Capital, where he was a Principal and an Investment Committee member, responsible for originating, structuring and executing leveraged transactions across a broad range of products and asset classes. Prior to joining Indosuez in 1994, Mr. Arougheti worked at Kidder, Peabody & Co., where he was a member of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Mr. Arougheti also serves on the boards of directors of Investor Group Services, Riverspace Arts, a not-for-profit arts organization and Operation Hope, a not-for-profit organization focused on expanding economic opportunity in underserved communities through economic education and empowerment. Mr. Arougheti received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics, cum laude, from Yale University.

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Director, Co-Founder and Senior Partner

David Kaplan

Mr. Kaplan is a Co-Founder of Ares and a Director and Senior Partner of Ares Management GP LLC, Ares’ general partner. He is a Senior Partner of Ares and Co-Head of its Private Equity Group and a member of the Management Committee. He additionally serves on the Investment Committees for the Ares private equity funds. Mr. Kaplan joined Ares in 2003 from Shelter Capital Partners, LLC, where he was a Senior Principal from June 2000 to April 2003. From 1991 through 2000, Mr. Kaplan was affiliated with, and a Senior Partner of, Apollo Management, L.P. and its affiliates, during which time he completed multiple private equity investments from origination through exit. Prior to Apollo Management, L.P., Mr. Kaplan was a member of the Investment Banking Department at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. Mr. Kaplan currently serves as Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the parent entities of The Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 99 Cents Only Stores LLC and Smart & Final, Inc. and as a member of the Boards of Directors of the parent entity of Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc. and of Guitar Center Holdings, Inc. Mr. Kaplan’s previous public company Board of Directors experience includes Maidenform Brands, Inc. where he served as the company’s Chairman, GNC Holdings, Inc., Dominick’s Supermarkets, Inc., Stream Global Services, Inc., Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation and Allied Waste Industries Inc. Mr. Kaplan also serves on the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, is a Trustee of the Center for Early Education, is a Trustee of the Marlborough School and serves on the President’s Advisory Group of the University of Michigan. Mr. Kaplan graduated with High Distinction, Beta Gamma Sigma, from the University of Michigan, School of Business Administration with a B.B.A. concentrating in Finance.

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Director, Co-Founder and Senior Partner

Mr. Kissick is a Co-Founder of Ares and a Director and Senior Partner of Ares Management GP LLC, Ares’ general partner. He serves on Ares' Management Committee and is a Senior Partner of Ares in the Private Equity Group. Mr. Kissick is a member of the Investment Committees of the Ares Direct Lending Group, Ares Tradable Credit Group and Ares Private Equity Group. Prior to joining Ares in 1997, Mr. Kissick was a co-founder of Apollo Management, L.P. in 1990. Mr. Kissick oversaw and led the capital markets activities of Apollo Management, L.P. from 1990 until 1997, particularly focusing on high yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt and other fixed income assets. Prior to 1990, Mr. Kissick served as a Senior Executive Vice President of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc., where he began in 1975, eventually heading its Corporate Finance Department. Mr. Kissick also serves on the Board of Directors of City Ventures LLC and on the boards of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the Stanford University Athletic Department and its Graduate School of Education, and L.A.’s Promise which helps economically disadvantaged children graduate from high school through a variety of mentoring and other programs. Mr. Kissick graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Economics and with highest honors from the Stanford Business School with a M.B.A. in Finance.

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Chairman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Antony Ressler

Mr. Ressler is a Co-Founder of Ares and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ares Management GP LLC, Ares’ general partner. He is a Senior Partner of Ares in the Private Equity Group and serves as Chairman of the Management Committee. Mr. Ressler also serves on the Board of Directors of ARCC. Prior to Ares, Mr. Ressler was a co-founder of Apollo Management, L.P. in 1990. Mr. Ressler was a senior Private Equity investment professional, and, in addition, oversaw and led the capital markets activities of Apollo Management, L.P. from 1990 until 1997, particularly focusing on high yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt and other fixed income assets. Prior to 1990, Mr. Ressler served as a Senior Vice President in the High Yield Bond Department of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc., with responsibility for the New Issue/Syndicate Desk. Mr. Ressler is also a member of the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, is a Board member of Georgetown University, is Co-Finance Chair and a member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and is a founding Board member and Co-Chair of the Alliance for College Ready Public Schools, a group of 26 charter high schools and middle schools based in Los Angeles. Mr. Ressler is also one of the founding Board members and Finance Chair of the Painted Turtle Camp, a southern California based organization (affiliated with Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Association), which was created to serve children dealing with chronic and life threatening illnesses by creating memorable, old-fashioned camping experiences. Mr. Ressler is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Air Lease Corporation. Mr. Ressler received his B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and received his M.B.A. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.

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Director, Co-Founder and Senior Partner

Bennett Rosenthal

Mr. Rosenthal is a Co-Founder of Ares and a Director and Senior Partner of Ares Management GP LLC, Ares' general partner. He is a Senior Partner of Ares and Co-Head of its Private Equity Group and a member of the Management Committee. Mr. Rosenthal additionally serves as the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARCC. Mr. Rosenthal also is a member of the Investment Committees of Ares Capital Management LLC, the funds managed by the Ares Private Equity Group and certain funds managed by the Ares Direct Lending Group. Mr. Rosenthal joined Ares in 1998 from Merrill Lynch & Co. where he served as a Managing Director in the Global Leveraged Finance Group. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Aspen Dental Management, Inc., City Ventures, LLC, Nortek, Inc. and the parent entities of CHG Healthcare Holdings L.P., CPG International Inc., Serta International Holdco LLC and Simmons Bedding Company, and other private companies. Mr. Rosenthal's previous public company Board of Directors experience includes Maidenform Brands, Inc. and Hanger, Inc. Mr. Rosenthal also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Windward School in Los Angeles. Mr. Rosenthal graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business where he also received his M.B.A. with distinction.

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