Analyst, Real Estate Equity

Ares – Analyst, European Real Estate Equity Team

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – guide a growth‑oriented engagement and a purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Ares is a publicly traded, global alternative investment manager with approximately $596billion of assets under management and 4,200 employees across the United States, Europe and Asia.

The Ares Real Assets group manages around $109.5billion of real assets within 555 investments worldwide, represented by 700 investment professionals based in 44 offices. This role is part of that group, focusing on the European real‑estate equity team.

The Analyst will help evaluate, execute and manage equity investment opportunities that span all UK and European sectors and geographies. The position will be involved in every stage of the investment process, from deal sourcing and financial modeling to preparing investment committee materials, market research, and ongoing portfolio oversight. The Analyst will also interact extensively with investors and other stakeholders.

• Collaborate on a small deal team to analyze and execute real‑estate equity investments.
• Communicate with and report to all levels, from Associate to Partners.
• Perform extensive financial modelling and develop investment committee materials.
• Maintain research on geographic markets, property types and sectors.
• Participate in deal execution activities including deal screening, financial modelling, and due diligence.
• Support formulation of investment recommendations, preparation of investor materials (memos, ad‑hoc analysis, responses to investor requests).
• Provide strategic oversight, monitoring, reporting and management of new and existing investments.
• Interact with counter parties, lenders, investors, lawyers, consultants and other advisors.

• Education: University degree with strong performance from a top undergraduate institution.
• Experience: 1–3years in investment banking, real‑estate private equity or real‑estate advisory focused on private equity.
• Skills: Strong financial analysis, modelling and valuation;
  Excel and PowerPoint expert; proficient with AI tools to support process efficiencies.
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills; ability to summarize thoughts concisely.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and maintain focus on details.
• Experience with market and comparable analysis, site tours, broker and market expert engagement.
• Assessment of qualitative and quantitative characteristics of properties and investments.
• Fluency in one additional European language preferred.
• Highly ethical, team‑oriented, driven, accountable, responsive, analytical, adaptable, and organized.

• Team‑oriented and ethical.
• Keen sense of accountability, responsiveness and follow‑through.
• Strong analytical ability and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle projects with minimal training or oversight.
• High adaptability to evolving role and responsibilities.

Ares Management LLC (along with its subsidiaries) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership, sexual orientation, public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, unemployment status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Criminal history will be considered in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.