Ares SSG Capital Partners VI

Ares SSG Capital Partners VI, L.P. is the sixth closed-ended private credit fund in Ares Management's Asia-focused special situations franchise, which traces its origins to SSG Capital Holdings—the Hong Kong-based alternative credit specialist that Ares acquired a majority interest in before rebranding the platform under the Ares SSG name. The fund held its final close on December 21, 2023, raising $2.4 billion in aggregate commitments across the main fund and associated co-investment vehicles—completing the capital raise approximately 22 months after launch and positioning Ares as one of the largest dedicated private credit managers in Asia-Pacific.

The fund targets special situation and distressed investment opportunities across Asia-Pacific, deploying a flexible mandate that spans private credit, structured lending, distressed-to-control transactions, non-performing loan portfolios, and corporate restructurings. This approach enables the team to capitalize on credit dislocations across the economic cycle—particularly in markets where traditional bank financing has retrenched, creating gaps that a flexible private credit mandate can fill effectively. The fund benefits from Ares' global credit platform and extensive origination network, augmented by SSG's deep in-market relationships and over 20 years of track record in Asian special situations investing across Greater China, Southeast Asia, India, and other regional markets.

Ares SSG Capital Partners VI builds on a track record of navigating multiple economic cycles and periods of significant credit stress, including corporate restructurings across the Asia-Pacific region. The fund's legal formation was led by Kirkland and Ellis as lead counsel and Walkers as Cayman Islands counsel, reflecting the fund's domicile structure. Ares Management Corporation, which manages approximately $450 billion in assets globally across credit, private equity, and real assets, provides the fund with institutional infrastructure, compliance capabilities, and co-investment access that distinguishes it from stand-alone Asia credit managers.