Ares Management layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Ares Management reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from over 2,850 to over 4,250.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | over 2,850 | As of December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | over 3,200 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | over 4,250 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryAres restructured and expanded its capital markets professionals and formalized and expanded its Capital Solutions Group to improve execution on financing and capital markets activities.
Word for word“In 2025, we restructured and expanded our capital markets professionals and formalized and expanded our Capital Solutions Group in order to improve execution on financing and capital markets activities.” 10-K for 2025
Ares Management has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
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.