Ares Management
Asset management
Global alternative investment manager with almost US$600 billion of assets under management in 2025.

Overall

Owned USA
Rating D
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Ares Management Corporation
USA

Company Assessment

(Last updated Sep 2025)
Ares Management Corporation
Criticism
JUST Capital ranking
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2025 rankings the public identified 17 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 656th of 940 companies, and 27th of 39 Capital Markets companies.
CEO Pay Ratio of 356:1
In 2024 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$240,000. The CEO was paid 356 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
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UN Principles for Responsible Investment signatory
UNPRI is a set of six principles direct institutional investors may adopt to consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues when investing. UNPRI is a voluntary agreement.
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Company Details

Type:
Public company
Founded:
1997
Revenue:
3.9 billion USD (2024)
Subsidiaries:
Redback Boot Company Pty Ltd (70% owned)
Boot makers
Australian footwear manufacturer founded by the Cloros family in 1989. Australian-owned until 2025, when US private equity firm Ares Management acquired a majority stake.

Contact Details

Address:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
www.aresmgmt.com

Products / Brands

Redback Boots (70% owned)
Redback Work Boots
★ some garments accredited with Ethical Clothing Australia