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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:18:48 +0000	Blackstone, Ares Back $5 Billion Financing for Thoma Bravo's WWEX-Auctane Merger Private credit lenders fund Thoma Bravo's logistics-software tie-up, valuing the combined WWEX and Auctane business at about $11.6 billion.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:36:00 +0000	How to Approach Apollo Global With Mounting Private Credit Concerns Private credit liquidity worries are rising, but can APO's diversified platform and strong liquidity help it navigate sector volatility? Let us find out.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:12:07 +0000	How The Story Is Shifting For Ares Management (ARES) As Private Credit Sentiment Turns Mixed Ares Management’s fair value estimate has been reset slightly, with the price target moving from US$177.94 to US$170.59 as analysts refresh their models. That tweak comes as recent research turns more mixed, balancing concern about retail private credit flows and sector wide derating against Ares’ role in private credit and alternative asset management. As you read on, you will see how these shifting views are shaping the story around Ares and what to watch as the narrative evolves. Analyst...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:11:00 +0000	Is There Opportunity in Private Credit Stocks or Still Too Much Risk? Investing in the private credit market can offer high yields, but the downside risks are real and increasingly visible.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:40:00 +0000	Blue Owl Stock Has Plunged on Private Credit Fears. This Analyst Says They’re Overblown. Wall Street believes Blue Owl Capital has a major credit problem. Chris Kotowski at Oppenheimer disagrees. “We do not believe in the narrative of a broad-based deterioration in private credit,” Kotowski declared in a research report Wednesday.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:20:00 +0000	/C O R R E C T I O N -- Create Music Group/ Create Music Group today announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, valuing the company at $2.2 billion and securing over $450 million of new equity and debt capital to support its continued expansion. The company remains majority-owned by its founders, with institutional investors Ares Management, 2 Mile, and Flexpoint Ford each holding minority stakes. The financing round also included expanded bank group support, with Truist Securities and Banc of California serving as J
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:41:00 +0000	Create Music Group Completes $450M Fundraise at $2.2B Valuation Create Music Group today announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, valuing the company at $2.2 billion and securing over $450 million of new equity and debt capital to support its continued expansion. The company remains majority-owned by its founders, with institutional investors Ares Management, 2 Mile, and Flexpoint Ford each holding minority stakes. The financing round also included expanded bank group support, with Truist Securities and Banc of California serving as J
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:08:12 +0000	Jim Cramer Explains Why Ares Management, KKR and Apollo “Traded in Lockstep” Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) is one of the S&P 500 stocks that Jim Cramer shared his take on. Cramer mentioned the stock during the episode and said: How about the other group of big losers this month? Oh boy, the private equity firms with lots of private credit exposure. Ares Management was the third-worst performing […]
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:14 +0000	Investors ditch private credit funds on rising worries over bad loans Investors are dumping publicly traded private credit funds as they take losses on bad loans and concerns intensify that AI will wreak havoc on...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:25:00 +0000	Blackstone’s Private Credit Fund BCRED Sees Record Redemptions. The Worries Are Growing. Blackstone indicated it saw higher-than-expected redemption requests at its flagship private credit fund.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:37:39 +0000	Arougheti Says Iran Hasn't Changed Ares' 2026 Outlook Ares Management CEO Michael Arougheti says the outbreak of war in the Middle East hasn't changed his investment expectations for how 2026 will play out during a discussion with Bloomberg's Dani Burger at Bloomberg Invest.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:36:06 +0000	Apollo CEO warns of shakeout in private credit amid rising defaults Investing.com -- Apollo Global Management Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Rowan warned that a shakeout is coming for private credit firms as the industry faces concerns about rising defaults on loans to software companies.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:09:42 +0000	Does Ares’ Funding Shift and Capital Recycling Strategy Reframe the Core Narrative for ARES? Ares Management recently priced its second European Direct Lending CLO at over €300 million and filed an omnibus shelf registration covering common and preferred stock, debt securities and other instruments, while also pursuing new deals such as an $850 million continuation fund for Convergint and a roughly £160 million London office acquisition. These moves highlight how Ares is leaning on its scale in private credit, real assets and secondaries to broaden funding options and recycle...
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:17:00 +0000	Blueprint Capital Advisors Announces 2026 Power100 Angels Honorees Blueprint Capital Advisors is thrilled to announce the 2026 Power100 list of Angels. This category seeks to amplify and recognize the efforts of those that work for some of the industry's largest and most successful asset management firms and financial institutions. These individuals are leading by example and leveraging their position and platform in ways that benefit others. They recognize that to whom much is given much is required and we deeply appreciate their courage, leadership, and dedic
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000	Ares Closes $850 Million Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for Convergint Led by Leonard Green & Partners NEW YORK, March 02, 2026--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) ("Ares"), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that an Ares Private Equity fund has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle with approximately $850 million in total commitments for Convergint Technologies, L.P. ("Convergint" or the "Company"), a global leader in service-based systems integration. The transaction was led and fully underwritten by Leonard Green & Partners’ ("LGP") Sage Fund, which see
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:52:27 +0000	Sector Update: Financial Stocks Softer Late Afternoon Financial stocks were lower in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasi
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Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:16 +0000	Retail investors shun private credit funds after Blue Owl gating Wealthy investors who ploughed hundreds of billions of dollars into private credit are pulling back, cutting off a key source of funds that investment...
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:11:32 +0000	Shift4, Affirm, Voya Financial, StepStone Group, and Ares Stocks Trade Down, What You Need To Know A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the release of a stronger-than-anticipated Producer Price Index (PPI) report showed wholesale inflation rose more than expected in January.

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