Senior Associate, Capital Solutions

Location: New York

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description The Global Capital Solutions (“GCS”) team is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to support the structuring, execution and distribution of Ares’ rated product offerings across the platform. The role will be primarily focused on rated note feeders, PBNs and collateralized fund obligations (“CFOs”) and will involve significant responsibility across the full lifecycle of these transactions.

The individual will work closely with investment teams, investor relations, finance and other internal stakeholders, as well as ratings agencies, external counsel, placement and syndication partners, and institutional investors. The role requires a combination of strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities, transaction management skills, commercial judgment and the ability to coordinate complex processes across a broad group of internal and external stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities Play a central role in the structuring, execution and ongoing management of rated product transactions, including rated note feeders, PBNs, CFOs and related structures across Ares’ investment strategies.

Manage key aspects of the end-to-end transaction process, including structuring, modeling, ratings, documentation, diligence, marketing, syndication and closing.

Develop, maintain and enhance detailed transaction and cash flow models, including capitalization, leverage, debt service, coverage metrics, cash flow waterfalls, sensitivities and investor returns.

Lead key work streams associated with the ratings process, including preparation and organization of ratings materials, interaction with ratings agencies, management of information requests and analysis of structural considerations and ratings outcomes.

Coordinate closely with external legal counsel throughout the structuring and documentation process, helping manage transaction timelines, documentation work streams and resolution of structural and commercial issues.

Work across Ares investment strategies and functional teams to source, analyze and organize portfolio-level information and other data required for transaction modeling, ratings analysis, investor diligence and execution.

Support the development of transaction structures and financing solutions, evaluating alternative structures, capitalization approaches and economic outcomes.

Participate directly in discussions with prospective and existing institutional investors, including explaining transaction structures, economics, portfolio characteristics and other relevant considerations.

Work closely with third-party placement agents, banks and other syndication partners to coordinate distribution and syndication efforts.

Help develop and execute the marketing and distribution strategy for individual transactions, including preparation of investor materials, data analysis and responses to investor diligence.

Partner closely with the relevant Investor Relations teams across Ares' businesses to coordinate investor engagement, positioning and transaction execution.

Manage multiple transaction work streams concurrently, maintaining clear processes, timelines and accountability across internal and external counter parties.

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