Every material Form 8-K Ares Management filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Ares Management reported third-quarter 2025 results on November 3, 2025, with GAAP net income attributable to Ares of $288.9 million, or $1.15 per share, compared with $118.5 million, or $0.55 per share, a year earlier. The company also declared a $1.12 quarterly dividend per Class A share and said it now expects to meaningfully exceed its previous annual fundraising record of $93 billion this year.
GAAP net income attributable to Ares was $288.9 million, or $1.15 per share, for Q3 2025, versus $118.5 million, or $0.55 per share, in Q3 2024.
After-tax realized income was $425.8 million, or $1.19 per share of Class A common stock, up from $316.0 million, or $0.95 per share, a year earlier.
Ares raised $30.9 billion in the quarter and has $149.5 billion of available capital as of September 30, 2025.
Quarterly dividend of $1.12 per Class A share is payable December 31, 2025, to holders of record as of December 17, 2025.
Ares Management reported second quarter 2025 results, with GAAP net income attributable to the company of $137.1 million, or $0.46 per share, compared with $94.9 million a year earlier. Total revenues rose to $1.35 billion from $788.7 million, and fee related earnings grew 26% to $409.1 million. The company also declared a $1.12 quarterly dividend per Class A share, payable September 30, 2025.
GAAP net income attributable to Ares Management was $137.1 million, or $0.46 per share, versus $94.9 million, or $0.43 per share, in the second quarter of 2024.
Total revenues were $1.35 billion, compared with $788.7 million a year earlier.
Fee related earnings were $409.1 million, up 26%; after-tax realized income was $1.03 per share, versus $0.99 a year earlier.
Quarterly dividend of $1.12 per Class A share is payable September 30, 2025, to holders of record as of September 16, 2025.
Ares Management reported first-quarter 2025 results and declared a $1.12 per share quarterly dividend on Class A common stock. After-tax realized income rose 44% year over year to $381.4 million, and fee related earnings rose 22% to $367.3 million, but GAAP net income attributable to Ares fell to $47.2 million from $73.0 million, and GAAP earnings per share were $0.00 versus $0.33 a year earlier.
After-tax realized income was $381.4 million, or $1.09 per Class A share, compared with $265.1 million, or $0.80 per share, in Q1 2024.
GAAP net income attributable to Ares Management was $47.2 million, versus $73.0 million a year earlier; net income to Class A and non-voting common stockholders after $25.3 million of preferred dividends was $21.9 million.
Assets under management reached $545.9 billion as of March 31, 2025, up 27% from a year earlier, including the GCP International acquisition completed March 1, 2025.
Quarterly common dividend of $1.12 per share is payable June 30, 2025, to holders of record as of June 16, 2025.
Ares Holdings L.P. and certain Ares Management subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 13 to their credit agreement on April 22, 2025, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as agent. The amendment extends the facility's maturity to April 22, 2030, and reduces the applicable margins on borrowings tied to the company's senior unsecured debt ratings. The filing describes the changes as routine credit terms and does not report any new borrowing.
Revolver commitments increased to $1.84 billion, with a $660 million accordion feature, for an aggregate limit not to exceed $2.5 billion
Maturity extended to April 22, 2030
Swingline loan sub-limit set at up to $75 million
Margins on term benchmark, RFR loans, swingline loans and letters of credit reduced from 0.750%-1.250% to 0.650%-1.150%
Ares Management reported fourth-quarter 2024 results on February 5, 2025, with total revenues of $1.26 billion, up from $1.05 billion a year earlier. Fee related earnings rose 7% to $396.2 million and after-tax realized income per share rose 2% to $1.23, while GAAP basic EPS fell to $0.72 from $0.88 after a $22.8 million Series B preferred dividend was deducted. The company also declared a quarterly common dividend of $1.12 per share, payable March 31, 2025.
Total revenues of $1,258,997 thousand for Q4 2024 versus $1,053,981 thousand for Q4 2023
GAAP net income attributable to Ares Management of $177.3 million; $154.5 million to Class A and non-voting common stockholders after the preferred dividend
After-tax realized income of $434.7 million, or $1.23 per Class A share, up 9% in dollars
Quarterly common dividend of $1.12 per share payable March 31, 2025 to holders of record on March 17, 2025
Ares Management Corp appointed R. Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson as Co-Presidents effective February 5, 2025, while Michael Arougheti stepped down as President and remains Chief Executive Officer. The filing says Ares Capital Corporation also named Kort Schnabel as its CEO effective April 30, 2025, which may matter to shareholders in that affiliated vehicle.
Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson appointed Co-Presidents effective February 5, 2025; both will report to CEO Michael Arougheti.
Michael Arougheti, a Co-Founder, stepped down as President but continues as CEO and a Board member.
Kort Schnabel to become CEO of Ares Capital Corporation effective April 30, 2025; Jim Miller will remain sole President there.
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