Useful journalism to understand, manage and grow a business.
SearchAres Management announced that its inaugural Global Structured Solutions fund and affiliated vehicles raised approximately $4.2 billion. The strategy aims to provide flexible capital to fund managers for fund commitments, new initiatives, and succession plans.
Ares Management announced the final close of its inaugural Ares Global Structured Solutions Fund (AGSS) and related affiliated vehicles, which raised approximately $4.2 billion in capital commitments. The amount substantially exceeds the initial $1 billion target announced by the manager.
The fund is part of Ares’ private equity secondaries platform and is designed to provide structured capital solutions to fund managers, also known as general partners (GPs). Rather than focusing on the traditional buying and selling of investors’ interests in funds, AGSS seeks to support the specific financing needs of the managers themselves.
According to Ares, the strategy includes financing GPs’ capital commitments to their own funds, providing seed capital to launch new strategies—including structured commitments from limited partners (LPs)—and facilitating succession plans within management firms.
These transactions can serve different objectives and take different forms. The information released does not detail the fund’s economic terms, expected investment schedule, or investor profile, so the announced close alone does not make it possible to assess how the capital will be deployed or what returns it could generate.
Ares said its funds have deployed nearly $9 billion in structured solutions transactions since 2013. It also said its secondaries group managed $44 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026. These figures were provided by the firm and are not accompanied in the available sources by independent verification.
Blair Jacobson, co-president of Ares, attributed the close to growing demand for tailored solutions for managers and said AGSS expands the platform’s capabilities. Nate Walton, head of Private Equity Secondaries, stated that the dedicated fund strengthens the firm’s ability to partner with a broader group of managers. These statements express the executives’ assessment of the opportunity and Ares’ positioning.
The close provides an indication of the amount of capital the manager has raised for this inaugural strategy. However, the published data do not specify the final composition of the commitments or provide information about the performance, risks, or terms of individual transactions.
The deal, which Informa expects to close toward the end of the fourth quarter of 2026, would expand its B2B events business. The company expects to finance it in part through a share placing of around £940 million.
Read storyThe French group says it wants to be a stable, long-term shareholder and does not expect to exceed 9.9%. The two banks will explore possible collaboration in corporate banking, leasing, consumer credit and international business; they expect to conclude the discussions in early 2027.
Read storyAmin Nasser says the conflict has reduced supply by nearly 3 billion barrels and that more than 1 billion barrels have been drawn from inventories. His figures are estimates by Aramco’s CEO, not a consensus market forecast.
Read story