A fund managed by Ares Management Corporation acquired 7 million square foot logistics portfolio from EQT Real Estate Industrial Core-Plus Fund II, a fund managed by EQT Real Estate, LLC, for approximately $650 million.
Published on 03/27/2026
at 01:50 pm EDT - Modified on 03/26/2026
A fund managed by Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) acquired 7 million square foot logistics portfolio from EQT Real Estate Industrial Core-Plus Fund II, a fund managed by EQT Real Estate, LLC, for approximately $650 million on March 27, 2026.
John Huguenard, Trent Agnew, and Will McCormack of Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets, Inc. represented EQT Real Estate, LLC and arranged the acquisition financing through a single-asset, single-borrower (SASB) execution led by Wells Fargo. Michelle Kelban, Kimberly Lucas, James Koenderman, Robin Basu, Jessica Sicsu, David Levy, and Brian Senie of Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal advisor for Ares Management Corporation.
A fund managed by Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) completed the acquisition of 7 million square foot logistics portfolio from EQT Real Estate Industrial Core-Plus Fund II, a fund managed by EQT Real Estate, LLC, on March 27, 2026.
Ares Management Corporation is one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. The group's activity is organized around 4 areas:
- loan strategy management: credit investments, primary and secondary solutions for credit assets to investors, financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises;
- investment fund management: notably equities, bonds, and structured products;
- real estate asset management;
- secondary market private equity investments.
At the end of 2025, the group had more than USD 622.5 billion in assets under management on behalf of more than 2,850 institutional clients (sovereign wealth funds, pension plan managers, organizations, financial institutions, insurance companies, etc.).
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A fund managed by Ares Management Corporation acquired 7 million square foot logistics portfolio from EQT Real Estate Industrial Core-Plus Fund II, a fund managed by EQT Real Estate, LLC, for approximately $650 million.
