2025 Summer Analyst, Infrastructure

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Company Overview

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares” or the “Firm”) is a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $395 billion of assets under management ("AUM") and approximately 2,800 employees. We seek to deliver attractive performance to our investor base across our investment groups and strategies, including credit, private equity, real estate and strategic initiatives. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices across the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Its common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ARES".

Ares believes each of its investment groups is a market leader based on assets under management and investment performance. Our three distinct but complementary investment groups have the ability to invest across a company’s capital structure—from senior debt to common equity. The Firm was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the broader platform. We believe the synergies from this multi-asset strategy provide our professionals with insights into industry trends, access to significant deal flow and the ability to assess relative value.

Since our inception in 1997, we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering compelling risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market cycles. We strive to maintain a consistent credit-based approach in targeting well-structured investments in high quality businesses and real estate assets. We believe our growth in becoming one of the largest alternative asset managers is a testament to our experienced management team, focus on performance and high-quality investor base, which includes large pension funds, university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, banks and insurance companies.
 

Roles & responsibilities

We are seeking Summer Analysts to join our dynamic Infrastructure groups. Qualified candidates will be invited to interview for a Credit Summer Analyst position within one of the following groups: Opportunities or Debt. Summer Analysts will be responsible for a variety of both investment and research responsibilities as described further below. Ares seeks to fill its Summer Analyst class with a broad mix of candidates coming from a variety of backgrounds (including finance, economics, mathematics, data analysis, and other fields). 

The Firm has an extensive training program for new hires, to ensure that all summer analysts are provided a well-rounded introduction to the field and are taught the skills & understandings needed to succeed, regardless of their academic background. Responsibilities could include:

• Participating in the due diligence of new investment opportunities

• Gaining exposure to investment recommendations and preparing investment committee memos

• Supporting deal teams with structuring, underwriting and closing equity and debt investments across climate infrastructure sectors

• Assist with creating and updating integrated project pro forma financial models

• Understanding industry research, trends and drivers and leading research into new sectors and themes

• Interfacing with portfolio companies, third party diligence providers, and other external partners

Who we are looking for

Successful candidates should have:

• Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task

• Ability to be a contributing member of a small team

• Initiative and a strong entrepreneurial mindset

• The ability to research solutions and be a problem solver

• Knowledge of finance and accounting is a plus; we are primarily looking for general aptitude and willingness to learn

• Strong demonstrated interest in power generation, renewable energy and infrastructure sector strongly preferred

• Superior oral and written communication skills

• Novice to intermediate Microsoft Office skills (including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

Candidates for the 2025 Summer Analyst Program MUST:

• Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student, ideally majoring in Finance or Economics