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Ares Raises $12.7 Billion to Invest in Asset-Based Finance Through the Pathfinder Closed-End Strategy

$ARESPress releaseJun 10, 2026, 6:45 AM ETRead the release

Ares closed Pathfinder Fund III at its $8.5 billion hard cap in less than six months, marking the largest global asset-based finance fund in the market. The fund was significantly oversubscribed, exceeding its $6.5 billion target and the prior Pathfinder II vintage of $6.6 billion.

Key figures

Ares total aum
644000000000
Ares alt credit aum
57300000000
Total abf raised 9m
12700000000
Pathfinder family aum
28700000000
Pathfinder iii target
6500000000
Pathfinder iii hard cap
8500000000
Ares alt credit non ig aum
33100000000
Pathfinder iii commitments
8500000000
Pledged charitable contributions
56900000
Pathfinder ii reinvestment extension
4000000000

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