Ares raises $12.7 billion for asset-based finance strategy

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Ares Raises $12.7 Billion to Invest in Asset-Based Finance Through the Pathfinder Closed-End Strategy

June 10, 2026 6:45 AM EDT

Holds First and Final Close of Pathfinder Fund III at $8.5 Billion Hard Cap in Less Than Six Months; Represents Largest Global Asset-Based Finance Fund

Pathfinder Family of Funds Aligns Investing and Philanthropy and Inspired the Launch of Promote Giving

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (Ares), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today the final closing of Ares Pathfinder Fund III, L.P. and Ares Pathfinder Fund III (Offshore), L.P. (together, Pathfinder III or the Fund) at $8.5 billion in LP... More