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ARES vs GCMG
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and GCM Grosvenor Inc. (GCMG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and GCMG operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $41.45B, about 19.2x GCMG ($2.16B).
- GCMG has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for ARES).
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 11 for GCMG).
Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.
GCM Grosvenor Inc.
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. is global alternative asset management solutions provider. The firm primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It also provides its services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans and state or municipal government entities. The firm invests in equity and alternative investment markets of the United States and internationally. The firm invests in multi-strategy, credit-focused, equity-focused, macro-focused, commodity-focused, and other specialty portfolios. It focuses in hedge fund asset classes, private equity, real estate, and/or infrastructure, credit and absolute return strategies. It also focuses in primary fund investments, secondary fund investments, and co-investments with a focus on buyout, distressed debt, mezzanine, venture capital/growth equity investments. The firm seeks to make regionally-focused investments in middle-market buyout. The firm employs fundamental and quantitative analysis. Grosvenor Capital Management L.P. was founded in 1971 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in Washington, District Of Columbia; Austin, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; London, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan, Frankfurt, Germany and Toronto, Canada.
Latest ARES
- ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL $1 BILLION COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM
- Co-President Jacobson Blair gifted 8,000 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.72% to 1,103,221 units (SEC Form 4)
- Former Black Creek Founders Launch Speed Bay, a Shallow Bay Industrial Platform, with $250 Million Strategic Commitment from BDT & MSD Partners
- Ares Management Corporation to Present at the Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference
- Ares Management Corporation to Present at the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference
- Ares Management Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Ares Capital Corporation and Ares Strategic Income Fund Announce Increases in Size, Enhanced Terms and Extended Maturities for Bank-Led Revolving Credit Facilities
- The Scion Group and Ares Establish Joint Venture to Acquire $910 Million U.S. Student Housing Portfolio
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Ares Management Corporation
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Ares Management Corporation
Latest GCMG
- GCM Grosvenor Reports $42 Billion Economic Impact and 47 million Union Work Hours from Infrastructure Advantage Strategy
- Principal Accounting Officer Sullivan Kathleen Patricia converted options into 33,735 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 14,946 shares, increasing direct ownership by 28% to 84,795 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Chief Investment Officer Pollock Frederick converted options into 25,000 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 9,838 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 776,272 units (SEC Form 4) to cover taxes
- President Levin Jonathan Reisin converted options into 99,242 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 45,085 shares, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 641,001 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Chief Financial Officer Bentley Pamela L converted options into 44,912 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 20,256 shares, increasing direct ownership by 62% to 64,397 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- Vesper Energy Closes $236 Million Financing for 201 MW Nazareth Solar
- GCM Grosvenor to Present at the Morgan Stanley 2026 U.S. Financials, Payments & CRE Conference on June 9, 2026
- Principal Accounting Officer Sullivan Kathleen Patricia gifted 2,500 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 66,006 units (SEC Form 4)
- GCM Grosvenor to Present at the William Blair 46th Annual Growth Stock Conference on June 2, 2026
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by GCM Grosvenor Inc.