Ares closes special opportunities fund on $3.5bn

The vehicle, which will invest in both public and private deals, is 75% larger than its initial target.

Ares Management has closed on more than $3.5 billion for its special opportunities fund, 75 percent above its initial $2 billion target.

Ares Special Opportunities Fund is the manager’s first distressed vehicle launched since January 2017, when the firm hired Scott Graves from Oaktree Capital Management to develop the Ares Private Equity Group’s special opportunities platform.