Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

2025 Summer Analyst – Corporate Strategy

Company Overview

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares” or the “Firm”) is a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $447 billion of assets under management ("AUM") and approximately 2,950 employees. We seek to deliver attractive performance to our investor base across our investment groups and strategies, including credit, private equity, real estate and strategic initiatives. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices across the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Its common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ARES".

Ares believes each of its investment groups is a market leader based on assets under management and investment performance. Our three distinct but complementary investment groups have the ability to invest across a company’s capital structure—from senior debt to common equity. The Firm was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the broader platform. We believe the synergies from this multi-asset strategy provide our professionals with insights into industry trends, access to significant deal flow and the ability to assess relative value.

Since our inception in 1997, we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering compelling risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market cycles. We strive to maintain a consistent credit-based approach in targeting well-structured investments in high quality businesses and real estate assets. We believe our growth in becoming one of the largest alternative asset managers is a testament to our experienced management team, focus on performance and high-quality investor base, which includes large pension funds, university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, banks and insurance companies.

Summer Analyst Roles & Responsibilities

Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, diligent teammate to join as a Summer Analyst in our Corporate Strategy Group. The Corporate Strategy Group consists of investment professionals working directly with the firm’s Executive Chairman, CEO, President and business group heads to source, evaluate and implement upon the firm’s highest priority growth initiatives. Projects led by the Corporate Strategy Group have included management company acquisitions, portfolio purchases, minority investments / strategic partnerships, global expansion, public offerings, certain multi-strategy fund raising initiatives, new distribution channels expansion and new business development. The group strategically deploys Ares’ balance sheet capital, as well as third-party capital, in accretive opportunities that enhance our current capabilities and / or expand our product offering. The Summer Analyst will provide support for the sourcing, evaluation and execution of potential new pivotal initiatives for Ares Management. Key role responsibilities include:

• Performing detailed financial and market analysis that forms the basis for decisions on investments of the firm

• Preparing complex excel financial models

• Screening new investment opportunities

• Preparing investment committee memos and board presentations

• Analyzing investment performance including maintaining and updating financial models as well as keeping track of relevant current market activities

Assisting in investment closings and integrations

• Support strategic projects for new business development initiatives across the firm

• Additional duties include providing direct support as deemed necessary by senior management

Qualifications

• Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness. The Corporate Strategy Group is often required to work with sensitive information and a candidate must be willing and able to handle this information appropriately

• Self-motivated with a high level of attention to detail

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work well with limited direct supervision

• Private equity caliber drive and ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, and dynamic environment

• Creative problem solver

• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities

• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel skills

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student, ideally majoring in Finance, Economics or Accounting

• Anticipated graduation date between December 2025 and August 2026

• Have a track record of academic excellence and participation in campus activities

• Location: New York, NY

• Duration: 10 weeks

• Compensation: Paid internship - the total base salary (subject to change) is expected to be $110,000 (prorated over 10 weeks)

• Accommodations: Relocation stipend

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.