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ARES vs TSLX
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. (TSLX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and TSLX operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $47.15B, about 26.1x TSLX ($1.81B).
- ARES has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for TSLX).
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 10 for TSLX).
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.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. is a business development company. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), mezzanine debt, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing. The fund invests in business services, software & technology, healthcare, energy, consumer & retail, manufacturing, industrials, royalty related businesses, education, and specialty finance. It seeks to finance middle market companies principally located in the United States. The fund invests in companies with enterprise value between $50 million and $1 billion or more and EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. The transaction size is between $15 million and $350 million. The fund invests across the spectrum of the capital structure and can arrange syndicated transactions of up to $500 million and hold sizeable positions within its credits.
Latest ARES
- Co-President Jacobson Blair gifted 8,000 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.73% to 1,095,221 units (SEC Form 4)
- Ares Acquisition Corporation III Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants Commencing August 20, 2026
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Ares Management Corporation
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Director Bush Antoinette Cook was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 24,168 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Bhutani Ashish was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 35,799 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Naughton Eileen was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 25% to 8,586 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Olian Judy D. was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 31,462 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Lynton Michael was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 34,196 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest TSLX
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Results; Declares a Third Quarter Base Dividend Per Share of $0.42
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call to Discuss Its Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 Financial Results
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- CEO Stanley Robert J. acquired 20,000 shares (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- SEC Form DEFR14A filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.