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Ares Management acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Ares Management bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Crescent Point Capital Word for word“In addition, we completed the acquisition of the investment management business and related operating entities collectively doing business as Crescent Point Capital on October 2, 2023 (the “Crescent Point Acquisition”), a leading Asia-focused private equity firm.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	October 2, 2023	—
Walton Street Capital Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and certain of its affiliates (WSM) Word for word“On December 1, 2024, Ares completed the acquisition of Walton Street Capital Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and certain of its affiliates (“WSM”) (the “WSM Acquisition”), a real estate asset management platform focused primarily on the industrial real estate sector in Mexico.” 10-K for 2024	acquisition	December 1, 2024	—
the international business of GLP Capital Partners Limited and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China (GCP International), and existing capital commitments to certain managed funds (the GCP Acquisition) Word for word“Additionally, in connection with the acquisition of the international business of GLP Capital Partners Limited and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China (“GCP International”), and existing capital commitments to certain managed funds (the “GCP Acquisition”), which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, we expect to launch investment initiatives in Japan, Vietnam and Brazil.” 10-K for 2024	agreed acquisition	expected to close in the first quarter of 2025	—
the international business of GLP Capital Partners Limited and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China ("GCP International") Word for word“On March 1, 2025, we completed the acquisition of the international business of GLP Capital Partners Limited and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China (“GCP International”), and existing capital commitments to certain managed funds (such acquisition of GCP International and the capital commitments, the “GCP Acquisition”).” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	On March 1, 2025	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$0	—
2017-12-31	$0	—
2020-12-31	—	$224.6 million
2021-12-31	—	$417.8 million
2022-12-31	—	$213.2 million
2023-12-31	—	$124.4 million
2024-12-31	—	$39.7 million
2025-12-31	—	$2.29 billion

Deal filings since 2016

2026-05-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2026-03-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-04-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-10-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-10-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-04-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-11-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-04-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-01-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-07-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-04-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-04-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-06-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-04-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-03-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-09-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-07-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-03-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-03-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-03-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-06-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-06-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-05-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-05-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Ares Management’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-25. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.