CRE Analyst Mar 7, 2025 8:00:00 AM

Lessons from Ares: Candid Insights on Alternative Credit

Surprisingly candid "lessons learned" buried in an Ares newsletter...

Institutional investors aren't known for candor. White papers and annual outlooks tend to repeat the same themes: private credit, multifamily, industrial.

But we recently came across Ares’ Alternative Credit Newsletter, packed with insightful anecdotes and analysis. Then, tucked in the back, we found something rare: 15 unfiltered “lessons learned” from Ares Management Corporation co-head of alternative credit, Joel Holsinger.

Agree or not, it’s refreshing to see such honesty from one of the industry’s dominant firms.

PS – The full newsletter--"In the Gaps"--is worth a read. Joel/Ares, thanks for sharing and for bucking the compliance attorney approach.

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