ARES · NYSE

Ares Management

Asset Management & Custody Banks · Los Angeles, California · founded 1977

Board members
10
CEO
Michael J. Arougheti
Insider buys, 12 mo
$3.0M
Insider sales, 12 mo
$111.5M

Board of directors (10)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

Bennett Rosenthal
Co-Founder & Chairman of PEGsince Apr 2020
Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEOsince Aug 2018
R. Kipp Deveer
Co-Presidentsince May 2020
Michael Lynton
Directorsince May 2018
Paul G. Joubert
Directorsince May 2018
Judy D. Olian
Directorsince May 2018
Antoinette Cook Bush
Directorsince Jan 2019
David B. Kaplan
Co-Foundersince Apr 2020
Eileen Naughton
Directorsince Jan 2022
Ashish Bhutani
Directorsince Jan 2023

Executive officers (7)

Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEOsince Aug 2018
Jarrod Phillips
Chief Financial Officersince Aug 2021
R. Kipp Deveer
Co-Presidentsince Feb 2017
Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counselsince Jan 2020
David B. Kaplan
Co-Foundersince Apr 2020
Bennett Rosenthal
Co-Founder & Chairman of PEGsince Apr 2020
Blair Jacobson
Co-Presidentsince Feb 2025

Company facts

Chair
Bennett Rosenthal
In S&P 500 since
Dec 2025
Incorporated in
DE
Fiscal year ends
December
SEC industry
Investment Advice
SEC filings
EDGAR

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$3.0M
4 trades · 3 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$111.5M
29 trades · 3 insiders
Net, 12 mo
-$108.5M
Data through
Oct 30, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Oct 30, 2026Ares Capital Management II LLCSale484,652$41.27$20.0M
Oct 26, 2026Ares Management LLCBuy20,834$24.07$501K
Oct 23, 2026Ares Management LLCBuy50,000$23.53$1.2M
Feb 20, 2026Judy D. Olian
Director
Buy480$124.43$60K
Feb 6, 2026Ashish Bhutani
Director
Buy10,000$126.61$1.3M
Feb 4, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale300$128.98$39K
Feb 4, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale1,200$137.72$165K
Feb 4, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale300$134.00$40K
Feb 4, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale1,110$135.28$150K
Feb 4, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale611$136.74$84K
Feb 4, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale300$126.68$38K
Feb 4, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale100$131.61$13K
Jan 22, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale400$162.28$65K
Jan 22, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale200$163.94$33K
Jan 22, 2026Aghili Naseem Sagati
General Counsel
Sale1,249$161.36$202K
Dec 1, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale2,737$154.35$422K
Dec 1, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale14,067$158.08$2.2M
Dec 1, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale5,400$155.62$840K
Dec 1, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale31,266$157.61$4.9M
Dec 1, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale909$158.95$144K
Dec 1, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale1,878$153.50$288K
Nov 28, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale13,495$154.95$2.1M
Nov 28, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale31,726$155.81$4.9M
Nov 28, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale53,452$156.66$8.4M
Nov 26, 2025Michael J. Arougheti
Co-Founder and CEO
Sale1,499$152.83$229K

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. Feb 5, 2025

    Effective February 5, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”) appointed R. Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson as Co-Presidents of the Company. Concurrently with the appointment of Messrs. deVeer and Jacobson, Michael J Arougheti stepped down as President. Mr. Arougheti, a Co-Founder of the Company, will continue in his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board. Mr. deVeer, age 52, is a member of the Board and Partner and Co-President of the Company. He previously served as Head of the Ares Credit Group. He serves as a member of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Ares Capital Corporation and also serves on the Investment Committee for the U.S. Direct Lending, European Direct Lending, Pathfinder, Special Opportunities and Insurance Solutions strategies. Prior to joining the Company in 2004, Mr.

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  2. Feb 2, 2024

    On January 31, 2024, Ares Management Corporation (the “ Company ”) entered into agreements (each, an “ Incentive Fee Agreement ”) with Michael J Arougheti, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, R. Kipp deVeer, head of the Company’s Credit Group, and certain other senior professionals in the Company’s Credit Group to grant such professionals an aggregate of 1.6 million restricted units (“ RSUs ”) in exchange for a reduction in their respective allocations of certain incentive fees (the “ Incentive Fee Allocations ”) in 2024. The grants include 400,000 RSUs for each of Messrs. Arougheti and deVeer.

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  3. Jan 5, 2023

    Effective as of January 1, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Ashish Bhutani as a Class II director to fill the one vacancy on the Board. Mr. Bhutani will serve as a director until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of his death, resignation or removal. The Board has determined that Mr. Bhutani meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Mr. Bhutani has been appointed to the Conflicts Committee of the Board and will receive the customary compensation for non-executive directors of the Company. Mr. Bhutani also entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for non-executive directors. Mr.

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  4. Jan 5, 2022

    Effective as of December 31, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine to eleven members and appointed Eileen Naughton as a Class II director to fill one of the vacancies created by such increase. Ms. Naughton will serve as a director until her successor is duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of her death, resignation or removal. The Board has determined that Ms. Naughton meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Ms. Naughton has been appointed to the Conflicts Committee of the Board and will receive the customary compensation for non-executive directors of the Company. Ms.

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  5. Aug 9, 2021

    On August 4, 2021, Michael R. McFerran was involuntarily terminated as Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company” or the “registrant”). Jarrod Phillips, who is a Partner and Chief Accounting Officer at the Company, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective August 4, 2021. In such capacity, Mr. Phillips has been designated as the principal financial and accounting officer of the Company. Mr. Phillips joined the Company in January 2016 as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Phillips has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Ares Acquisition Corp. since May 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Phillips was a Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he focused on financial services and asset management assurance and advisory services. Mr. Phillips holds a B.S.

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  6. Feb 13, 2020

    Appointment of R. Kipp deVeer to the Board of Directors; Departure of John Kissick Effective February 11, 2020, John Kissick has resigned from the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. Kissick’s decision to resign was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. The Board has appointed R. Kipp deVeer as a Class II director to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Kissick’s departure. Mr. deVeer will serve as a director until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of his death, resignation or removal.

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  7. Jan 22, 2019

    On and effective as of January 16, 2019, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members and appointed Antoinette C. Bush as a Class II director to fill the vacancy created by such increase. Ms. Bush will serve as a director until her successor is duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of her death, resignation or removal. The Board has determined that Ms. Bush meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Ms. Bush has been appointed to the Conflicts Committee of the Board and will receive the customary compensation for non-executive directors of the Company. Ms. Bush also entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for non-executive directors. Ms.

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  8. Nov 26, 2018

    As a result of the Conversion, the business and affairs of the Corporation will be overseen by the board of directors of the Corporation, rather than Ares GP, which oversaw the business and affairs of the Partnership as its general partner prior to the Conversion. The directors and executive officers of Ares GP immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the directors and executive officers of the Corporation at the Effective Time. In addition, the committees of the board, and the membership thereof, immediately prior to the Effective Time, were replicated at the Corporation at the Effective Time.

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  9. Dec 18, 2017

    On December 18, 2017, the registrant announced that Michael J Arougheti was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of its general partner, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Arougheti will also continue to serve as a Director and the President of the registrant’s general partner. In connection with Mr. Arougheti’s appointment, effective January 1, 2018, Antony P. Ressler stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the registrant’s general partner and has been named Executive Chairman of the registrant’s general partner. Further, on December 18, 2017, the registrant announced that Michael R. McFerran was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of its general partner, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. McFerran will also continue to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the registrant’s general partner.

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Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021

Share price

$133.98+1043% since 2016 board/officer change filed
20.6510518820172019202120232025

Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2025$4.8B$527.4M11.1%—$28.6B
FY2024$3.7B$463.7M12.6%—$24.9B
FY2023$3.2B$474.3M14.7%—$24.7B
FY2022$2.9B$167.5M5.8%—$22.0B
FY2021$2.3B$408.8M17.9%—$21.6B
FY2020$1.8B$152.1M8.7%—$15.2B
FY2019$1.4B$148.9M10.4%—$12.0B
FY2018$1.2B$57.0M4.7%—$10.2B

Former directors and officers (4)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Antony P. Ressler
Co-Founder & Exec. ChairmanJun 2020 – Sep 2025
Ryan Berry
Chief Mktg. & Strategy OfficerJan 2018 – Feb 2025
Michael R. McFerran
COO & CFO2016 or earlier – Aug 2021
Michael D. Weiner
EVP, CLO & Secretary2016 or earlier – Jan 2020
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