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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:14:36 +0000	A big week for fundraising has got opportunistic lenders excited Jenna O’Malley/PitchBook News Opportunistic credit investors have been heralding a market downturn periodically since the Great Financial Crisis. Events of recent weeks have these fund managers, who lend to companies facing market dislocation, stress or distress, feeling optimistic once more. In the space of a week, two funds have raised more than a third of the $56.9 billion collected by distressed, special situations and mezzanine funds in the whole of 2025, according to PitchBook Data. Last w
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:32:59 +0000	Ares Management (ARES) Eyes Rebound in U.S. and Europe Value-Add Real Estate, Raises $5.4 Billion Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) secured a spot on our list of the 15 Stocks Set to Explode in the Next 3 Years. As of April 6, 2026, approximately 75% of covering analysts maintain bullish sentiment on Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES), with the $161 consensus price target implying an upside of roughly 60%. On April 2, […]
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:10:48 +0000	Nasdaq, S&P 500 Extend Winning Streak as Truce Remains Intact The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 posted their seventh straight day of gains as a two-week ceasef
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:07:14 +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 20:03:07 +0000	Sector Update: Financial Stocks Advance Late Afternoon Financial stocks increased late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.3% and th
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:09:54 +0000	Sector Update: Financial Stocks Rise Thursday Afternoon Financial stocks were advancing in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:07:49 +0000	Equities Rise Intraday as US-Iran Ceasefire Holds Amid Hormuz Uncertainty US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday as a recent two-week ceasefire between Washington a
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:05:10 +0000	Top Midday Gainers Ares Management (ARES) on Thursday agreed to acquire real estate investment trust Whitestone REIT (W
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0000	Ares Management Bets Big on a Retail REIT. It’s Keeping Software Exposure at a Minimum. Alternative-investment 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.
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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 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
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:50:00 +0000	Review & Preview: ‘Big Money Will Be Made’ Markets rallied behind a fragile cease-fire announcement with Iran. Plus, private credit remains a lurking risk.
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...
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