Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation is a global alternative asset manager with $0 federal contracts, $0 lobbying spend, but holds a structural political signal from executive branch holdings and evidentiary signals from 2 director buys totaling $1.33M and 3 congressional purchases in the last 12 months.
BusinessWhat ARES does
Ares Management Corporation operates as a global alternative asset manager, providing investment management services across credit, private equity, real estate, and strategic initiatives. The firm generates revenue primarily through management fees based on assets under management and performance fees from investment gains. Its business model involves raising capital from institutional and individual investors to deploy across various alternative investment strategies.
12 months past · 3 months futureARES activity timeline
Executive Branch ConflictsARES held by Trump-administration officials
Lifetime Government AwardsARES federal contracts
ARES doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding ARES
Politicians Trading ARESMembers of Congress with recent ARES positions
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading ARES
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
Bills Affecting ARESLive legislation impacting this stock
Political ProfileWhere ARES sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: Executive branch exposure via Donald J. Trump's holdings in Ares Management Corp Class A (two positions, value buckets $1,001-$15,000 and $15,001-$50,000) from get_executive_branch_exposure. EVIDENTIARY: Corporate insider cluster buy: 2 director buys in Feb 2026 totaling $1.33M (get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys). Congressional trading: 3 net purchases (4 buys, 5 sales) in last 12 months, with recent buys in Jan-Mar 2026 (top congressional traders). Net: Insider buying and executive branch holdings offset lack of lobbying/donations.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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General financial sector regulatory scrutinySEC, CFTC, Federal Reserve"Recent bill_impacts array includes 8 finance sector bills with non-zero impact_ratios, indicating legislative activity affecting the sector."
Regulatory opportunities
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Potential regulatory easing for alternative asset managersSEC"No specific carveouts or opportunities identified in bill_carveouts array (empty)."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Live signals + predictions for ARES — for Founders
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- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
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