Ares Management Corp. is engaged in providing investment management and consultancy services. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and currently employs 2,550 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-05-02. The firm offers its investors a range of investment strategies. The firm operates through five segments: Credit Group, Private Equity Group, Real Assets Group, Secondaries Group and Strategic Initiatives. The Company’s Credit Group segment manages credit strategies across the liquid and illiquid spectrum, including syndicated loans, high yield bonds, multi-asset credit, alternative credit investments and direct lending. The Company’s Private Equity Group segment categorizes its investment strategies as corporate private equity and special opportunities. Its Real Assets Group segment manages equity and debt strategies across real estate and infrastructure investments. Its Secondaries Group segment invests in secondary markets across a range of alternative asset class strategies, including private equity, real estate and infrastructure.