Ares Management

Ares Management LLC, an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), is a leading investment firm focused on alternative credit-based strategies, including private equity, private debt, real estate and capital markets activities. Ares has approximately 700 employees and approximately USD 66 billion of committed capital under management as of July 1, 2013. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Ares has a global presence with offices located across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Ares is organized as a Delaware limited liability company.

Ares Commercial Real Estate focuses primarily on originating, financing, acquiring and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate finance-related investments. ACRE seeks to provide flexible financing across a potential borrower’s capital structure, which may include an equity component in some cases. ACRE focuses on self-originated transactions. ACRE will also selectively pursue secondary market acquisitions and club/syndicated transactions. ACRE targets the middle-market segment of commercial real estate, which is generally defined as assets with values ranging from $10-100 million.