Key Takeaways
- • Peter Ogilvie elevated to Chief Operating Officer at Ares Management, advancing from his existing role as Partner and Head of the Ares Corporate Strategy Group, where he has driven major platform acquisitions and partnerships since 2007.
- • Ogilvie brings 19+ years of experience at Ares, having co-founded and led the Corporate Strategy Group through high-profile transactions including the Landmark Partners acquisition, American Capital Ltd. acquisition by Ares Capital Corporation, and the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation partnership.
- • Continued operational leadership across multiple Ares platforms, with Ogilvie maintaining his position as member of the Ares Operating Committee and Management Capital Markets Investment Committee, as well as Executive Vice President of Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT).
- • Strategic focus on platform growth and development, with demonstrated expertise in M&A, balance sheet investments, partnerships, and organizational expansion across Ares' diversified alternative asset management platform.
Summary
Ares Management Corporation has named Peter Ogilvie as Chief Operating Officer, promoting him from his longstanding role as Partner and Head of the Ares Corporate Strategy Group. The appointment reflects Ogilvie's central position within Ares' leadership structure and his track record of driving significant strategic initiatives across the platform.
Ogilvie joined Ares in 2007 from Credit Suisse, where he worked in the Leveraged Finance and Restructuring Group. Over nearly two decades at Ares, he has established himself as a key architect of the firm's growth strategy. He co-founded the Corporate Strategy Group with the mandate to drive development across the Ares platform through acquisitions, balance sheet investments, strategic partnerships, and talent onboarding. His tenure has been marked by leadership on major transactions, including the acquisition of Landmark Partners, the American Capital Ltd. acquisition by Ares Capital Corporation (the Ares-managed business development company), the issuance of Ares' first Private Backed Note, and the formation of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation partnership.
In his expanded role as COO, Ogilvie will continue to serve as a member of the Ares Operating Committee and the Management Capital Markets Investment Committee, while also maintaining his position as Executive Vice President of Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Ares. Additionally, he serves as a board member of Vinci Partners Investments. Ogilvie holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and has demonstrated expertise across multiple asset classes and operational domains within the firm.
The promotion reinforces Ares' investment in internal leadership development and underscores the strategic importance of corporate development and M&A capabilities to the firm's continued expansion in alternative asset management.
Ogilvie joined Ares in 2007 from Credit Suisse, where he worked in the Leveraged Finance and Restructuring Group. Over nearly two decades at Ares, he has established himself as a key architect of the firm's growth strategy. He co-founded the Corporate Strategy Group with the mandate to drive development across the Ares platform through acquisitions, balance sheet investments, strategic partnerships, and talent onboarding. His tenure has been marked by leadership on major transactions, including the acquisition of Landmark Partners, the American Capital Ltd. acquisition by Ares Capital Corporation (the Ares-managed business development company), the issuance of Ares' first Private Backed Note, and the formation of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation partnership.
In his expanded role as COO, Ogilvie will continue to serve as a member of the Ares Operating Committee and the Management Capital Markets Investment Committee, while also maintaining his position as Executive Vice President of Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Ares. Additionally, he serves as a board member of Vinci Partners Investments. Ogilvie holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and has demonstrated expertise across multiple asset classes and operational domains within the firm.
The promotion reinforces Ares' investment in internal leadership development and underscores the strategic importance of corporate development and M&A capabilities to the firm's continued expansion in alternative asset management.
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