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Private credit pioneer Ares Management disclosed a wide ​array of new or increased stakes in alternative ‌asset vehicles including several direct lending funds in its quarterly 13-F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on ​Friday.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2026 / Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) announced today that its Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Arougheti, is scheduled to present at the Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 11:00am ET. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Resources section of the Company's website at www.aresmgmt.com.

Found to evaluate resin-free electrochemical Direct Feedstock Extraction technology at the only currently permitted fluorspar mine in the United States BOSTON and JUAB COUNTY, Utah, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Found Industries, through its Found Metals division, and ARES Strategic Mining Inc. (CSE: ARS) (OTC: ARSMF) (FRA: N8I1) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the recovery of gallium, germanium and other strategic critical materials from ARES-owned or controlled feedstocks associated with the Lost Sheep Mine in Utah. The collaboration brings together a uniquely strategic U.S. mineral asset and an emerging domestic critical metals processing platform at a moment when secure North American supply chains for semiconductors, defense systems, energy technologies and advanced manufacturing have become an urgent industrial priority.

Found to evaluate resin-free electrochemical Direct Feedstock Extraction technology at the only currently permitted fluorspar mine in the United States Boston, MA / Juab County, Utah – TheNewswire - May 12, 2026 — Found Industries, through its Found Metals division, and ARES Strategic Mining Inc. (CSE: ARS) (OTC: ARSMF) (FRA: N8I1) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the recovery of gallium, germanium and other strategic critical materials from ARES-owned or controlled feedstocks associated with the Lost Sheep Mine in Utah.

The decline in returns is due to the Federal Reserve's rate cuts and rising defaults on their loans, firms say.

Ares Management grew fee-related earnings by 26% year-over-year during the first quarter. AUM reached $644.3 billion, and management fees rose 25%. ARES is currently paying a 4.4% dividend yield, the highest in over 5 years, with the company having a history of blockbuster dividend hikes. 93% of management fees are from perpetual or long-dated capital, supporting stable earnings despite private credit redemption fears.

Ares Management (ARES), Antares Capital and JPMorgan Chase and Co. (JPM) have provided around $800 million in private credit financing to support Apollo Global Ma