Growth scale Ares Management has a large global AUM of approximately $671 billion and a broad geographic footprint, signaling potential for cross-border advisory, co-investment, and capital solutions to add value for multinational clients and funds seeking diversified exposure.

Strategic partnerships Recent partnerships and deal activity, such as the European logistics partnership with Norges Bank Investment Management and the Infinity Transport acquisition, indicate openness to collaboration and platform expansion that can be leveraged to offer co-investment, financing, and portfolio operating services.

Tech and data leverage Diverse tech stack including cloud, data, and AI tools (AWS, GitLab CI, Anaplan, ChatGPT) suggests a receptive environment for selling risk analytics, optimization platforms, and compliance/security solutions that integrate with their investment workflows.

Energy and infrastructure focus Active involvement in energy storage, infrastructure, and real assets investments (Statera Energy portfolio, logistics assets, and property deals) creates avenues for selling asset management tech, ESG/sustainability solutions, and specialized financing for hard-to-finance assets.

Compliance and security With explicit cybersecurity and fraud awareness initiatives and a large, regulated financial services platform, there is opportunity to offer advanced cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and governance solutions tailored to global alternative asset managers.