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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:48:36 +0000	Dividend Stocks Merge In $1.7 Billion Deal; This One Rockets Two dividend stock plays, Whitestone REIT and Ares Management, agree to $1.7 billion merger. WSR stock surges to record highs.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:16:33 +0000	Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Lower Pre-Bell Thursday as Fragile Middle East Ceasefire Lifts Oil Prices The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.4% and the actively tr
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:02:36 +0000	Ares Management to Acquire Whitestone REIT in $1.7 Billion Take-Private Deal Ares Management (ARES) on Thursday agreed to acquire and take private real estate investment trust W
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:49:00 +0000	Ares Management to Take Whitestone REIT Private in $1.7 Billion Deal Alternative asset manager Ares Management has agreed to take Whitestone REIT private in a $1.7 billion, all-cash transaction. The companies said Thursday that the real estate investment trust had agreed to merge with certain Ares real estate funds. Under the terms of the deal, Ares will acquire all outstanding Whitestone common shares and operating partnership units for $19 apiece, representing a 12% premium to Whitestone’s closing price of $16.94 on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:41:00 +0000	Ares Management to Buy Whitestone REIT in $1.7 Billion Deal Alternative investment manager Ares Management has agreed to buy real-estate investment trust Whitestone REIT in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1.7 billion.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000	Whitestone REIT to Be Acquired by Ares for $1.7 Billion HOUSTON and NEW YORK, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) and Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) today announced that Whitestone has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with certain Ares Real Estate funds (“Ares”) pursuant to which Ares will acquire all outstanding Whitestone common shares and operating partnership units for $19.00 per share or unit in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:26 +0000	Investors sought to pull $20bn from private credit funds in first quarter Wealthy investors attempted to pull more than $20bn from private credit funds in the first quarter, underscoring the growing strain on an asset...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000	E.G. Morse to Join Ares as Head of Asia Credit and Dinesh Goel and Gabriel Fong Appointed as Co-Heads of the Asia Special Situations Strategy NEW YORK & HONG KONG, April 09, 2026--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) ("Ares"), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that E.G. Morse will join Ares as Partner and Head of Asia Credit. Mr. Morse most recently served as Co-Head of China and Head of China Global Markets for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("Goldman Sachs"). Ares is also pleased to announce the appointment of Dinesh Goel and Gabriel Fong as Co-Heads of the Asia Special Situations strategy, effective im
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:09:58 +0000	Is It Time To Rethink Ares Management (ARES) After This Year’s Share Price Slide Wondering whether Ares Management at around US$104.83 is a bargain or just fairly priced? This article focuses squarely on what the current share price might be implying about value. The stock has had a mixed run, with a 0.9% decline over the past week, a 3.7% decline over the past month, a 37.0% decline year to date, but still a 40.3% return over 3 years and 117.6% over 5 years. Recent coverage has highlighted Ares Management as a key player in alternative assets, which keeps investor...
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0000	Blue Owl Sinks 68.2% From Peak as Redemptions Surge in Private Credit OWL shares crater as $5.4B in redemptions hit private credit funds, exposing liquidity strains and investor anxiety across the sector.
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:54 +0000	Blue Owl falls after capping withdrawals in two private credit funds Shares of Blue Owl Capital (OWL) are moving lower after Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. disclosed a letter sent to its shareholders announcing redemptions in two of its private credit funds will be limited. Blue Owl said it will cap redemptions in its private-credit and technology-focused funds at 5% after receiving withdrawal requests totalling 21.9% in the former and 40.7% in the latter fund. Shares of Blue Owl Capital are down 7%, or 59c, to $8.13 in morning trading. Other alternative asset mana
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:27:00 +0000	Blue Owl Capital Stock Falls. Investors Are Pulling Funds. Blue Owl Capital shares declined Thursday after the private credit investment firm announced a large uptick in redemption requests during the first quarter as investors looked to move billions of dollars out of the firm’s funds. The firm will limit those withdrawals, as have most other private credit firms facing an exit rush. Blue Owl, in its April 2026 update, said its nontraded credit fund focused on software lending, Blue Owl Technology Income Corp., saw withdrawal requests grow to an estimated 40.7% of investor shares in the first quarter, or $1.46 million worth.
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:20:02 +0000	Blue Owl Limits Redemptions on Private Credit Funds After Massive Exit Requests (Bloomberg) -- Blue Owl Capital Inc. will limit redemptions from two of its private credit funds after facing a surge in withdrawal requests that is unprecedented among major firms in the $1.8 trillion market.Investors in its $36 billion Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. fund, one of the industry’s largest, asked to pull 21.9% of shares in the three months ended March 31, according to an investor letter, up from 5.2% in the prior period. The smaller Blue Owl Technology Income Corp. saw shareholders a
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:24:41 +0000	Sector Update: Financial Stocks Fall Pre-Bell Thursday Financial stocks were falling pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000	Ares Raises Combined $5.4 Billion for U.S. and Europe Value-Add Real Estate Strategies NEW YORK, April 02, 2026--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) ("Ares"), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that it has raised approximately $5.4 billion of aggregate capital, including equity commitments and related transaction vehicles, to invest in value-add real estate opportunities across high-conviction markets in the U.S. and Europe. This follows the final closings of Ares US Real Estate Fund XI, LP ("US XI") and Ares European Property Enhancement Partner
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000	Alternative Assets Are Coming for Your 401(k). Do They Deserve the Hype? They offer diversification and the potential—but no guarantees—for higher returns than publicly traded stocks and bonds. A final rule is expected later this year.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000	Ares Management Corporation Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for the First Quarter Ending March 31, 2026 NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 1, 2026 / Ares Management Corporation announced today that it will report earnings for the first quarter ending March 31, 2026 on Friday, May 1, 2026 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. Ares ...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:17 +0000	Ares Management Insiders Added US$1.33m Of Stock To Their Holdings Quite a few insiders have dramatically grown their holdings in Ares Management Corporation ( NYSE:ARES ) over the past...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:58:00 +0000	US Banks Turn Cautious on Private Credit Amid Valuation Concerns U.S. banks raise borrowing costs and tighten lending to private credit funds as valuation doubts and rising redemption pressures shake the market.

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