Company Description
Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies.
It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors.
The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors.
It invest in the United States based companies. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office.
The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million.
It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity.
The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions.
The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2004 |
| IPO Date | Oct 6, 2004 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 3,200 |
| CEO | Kort Schnabel |
Contact Details
Address: 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90067-4733 United States | |
| Phone | 310-201-4100 |
| Website | arescapitalcorp.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | ARCC |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| CIK Code | 0001287750 |
| CUSIP Number | 04010L103 |
| ISIN Number | US04010L1035 |
| Employer ID | 33-1089684 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kort Schnabel | Chief Executive Officer, Partner and Co-Head of U.S. Direct Lending |
| Mitchell Scott Goldstein CPA | Co-Chairman, Partner and Co-Head of Ares Credit Group |
| Bennett Rosenthal | Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus |
| Michael J. Arougheti | Executive Vice President and Director |
| James Miller | President |
| Scott C. Lem | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Jana Markowicz | Chief Operating Officer |
| Won Jae Cho | Chief Accounting Officer |
| John W. Stilmar | Partner and Co-Head of Public Markets Investor Relations |
| Joshua M. Bloomstein J.D. | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | APP ORDR | Filing |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jul 3, 2025 | DEFA14A | Additional definitive proxy soliciting materials and Rule 14(a)(12) material |
| Jun 6, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| May 29, 2025 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| May 27, 2025 | 497AD | Filing by certain investment companies of Rule 482 advertising |