Overview
Opportunistic Credit primarily targets debt and structured investments - seeking potential equity upside where possible - in sponsored and non-sponsored middle market companies requiring flexible capital. We partner with healthy, stressed and distressed companies, operating in the void between traditional senior private debt and private equity. The team seeks to consistently invest in a range of private opportunities and flex into public markets when attractive - often seeking to leverage a public investment to position the strategy to lead a private follow-on opportunity.
Targeted Private Investments
We seek to provide healthy, stressed and distressed companies with flexible capital.
We primarily seek to partner with companies that need capital as a result of one or more of the following:
- The business is in need of capital to accelerate its growth initiatives (e.g., organic growth projects, M&A);
- The industry in which the business operates is going through cyclical or transformational change; and/or
- The balance sheet has become overly cumbersome, complex or unsustainable.
Ares Opportunistic Credit
Primary Role
Flexible capital solutions provided to healthy, stressed and distressed businesses in private and public markets.
Offices
Los Angeles, New York, London
Financing Instruments Offered:
Secured Debt, Unsecured Debt, Delayed-Draw Facilities, Preferred Equity, Common Equity, Warrants"
Investment Approach and Value Proposition to Companies
We believe private market investment opportunities require a collaborative approach, especially in situations where companies require a flexible capital solution. As such, we seek to partner with management teams, sponsors / owners, and/or boards of directors as they evaluate capital structure initiatives. Our team can better understand a company's specific financing needs by performing deep, private due diligence, when available, on the company and subsector ecosystem, and through our partnership approach can craft a bespoke capital solution that can provide the company the flexibility and capital needed to play offense or defense.
Contact
Jeremy Bergman
Head of Opportunistic Credit Product Management and Investor Relations
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]