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The Scion Group and Ares Establish Joint Venture to Acquire $910 Million U.S. Student Housing Portfolio

$ARESPress releaseMay 20, 2026, 10:00 AM ETRead the release

Ares Real Estate and The Scion Group formed a joint venture to acquire a 12-property, 7,578-bed U.S. student housing portfolio for $910 million from Harrison Street Asset Management. The deal marks Ares' entry into the student housing sector, leveraging Scion's operational expertise as the world's largest owner of off-campus student housing.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
910000000
Beds acquired
7578
Ares total aum
644000000000
Scion total beds
105000
Properties acquired
12
Scion total markets
90
Ares real estate aum
117000000000
Scion total communities
161
Scion capital deployed 24m
3400000000
Scion capital deployed lifetime
10200000000

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