Ares Capital : May 2021 Equity Investor Presentation

Investor Presentation

May 2021

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Market Leading Company in Direct Lending

Market Leading Business							Significant
Development Company							Competitive Advantages
Compelling Track Record							Attractive Portfolio and
						Diverse Sources of Funding
			Competitive Advantages
Largest BDC1 with Significant		Incumbency from Large		Disciplined Underwriting		Significant Available
Direct Origination and Long		Portfolio Provides Attractive		Process Supports Highly		Liquidity to Support
Tenured Management Team		Investment Opportunities		Selective Approach		Investment Opportunities

			Key Statistics/Track Record
Invested Approximately		1.0%4	Average Annual Net
$66 billion2 with a Realized			10+ years of stable to
	Realized Gains in Excess of
Asset Level Gross IRR of 14%3			increasing dividends
	Losses since IPO
since IPO

Generated 60% Higher Stock Based Total Returns than the S&P 500 since IPO5

Leader in Middle Market Direct Lending With a Compelling Long Term Track Record of Delivering Shareholder Value

As of March 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please see the notes at the end of this presentation for additional important information.

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Overview of Ares Management

With approximately $207 billion in assets under management, Ares Management Corporation is a global alternative investment manager operating integrated groups across Credit, Private Equity, Real Estate and Strategic Initiatives

Profile

Founded	1997
AUM	$207bn
Employees	1,450+
Investment Professionals	525+
Global Offices	25+
Direct Institutional Relationships	1,125+
Listing: NYSE - Market Capitalization	~$14.2bn1

The Ares Edge

Founded with consistent		Deep management team with
credit based approach to		integrated and collaborative
investments		approach

20+ year track record of		Pioneer and a leader in
compelling risk adjusted		leveraged finance and private
returns through market		credit
cycles

Global Footprint2

			Private		Real		Strategic
	Credit		Equity		Estate		Initiatives
AUM
$151.1bn		$29.0bn		$17.1bn		$9.9bn
	Direct Lending		Corporate Private Equity		Real Estate Equity		Ares SSG
Strategies	Liquid Credit		Infrastructure and Power		Real Estate Debt		Ares Insurance
			Solutions3
Alternative Credit		Special Opportunities

Ares Acquisition

Corporation

Infrastructure and Power

Note: As of March 31, 2021. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

1. As of April 29, 2021.
2. Jakarta, New Delhi and Sydney offices are operated by third parties with whom Ares SSG maintains an ongoing relationship relating to the sourcing, acquisition and/or management of investments.
3. AUM managed by Ares Insurance Solutions excludes assets which are sub-advised by other Ares investment groups or invested in Ares funds and investment vehicles.

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Market Opportunity and Industry Shift

We believe that addressable market continues to expand which provides additional opportunities for ARCC

	Banks Continue to Retrench from Middle Market Direct Lending1	Increased Borrower Size2,3,4
80.0%	Banks Share of the Leveraged Loan Market	ARCC Portfolio Weighted Average EBITDA
81% reduction in participation from 1994-2020
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%	Leveraged Lending
40.0%	Guidelines (2013)
Basel III
30.0%	(2014)			$130
20.0%			$59
		$37
10.0%	Dodd Frank
0.0%	(2010)	2010	2015	Q1-21

The Shift to Megadeals in the Liquid Markets has Created Opportunity

~$2.0 Trillion High Yield Market5	~$1.6 Trillion Leveraged Loan Market6
% of deals with less than $300 mm	% of loans with less than $300 mm
tranche size	tranche size

37%		34%
	2%			7%
2004	2020
2004	2020

As of December 31, 2020, unless otherwise indicated. Please refer to Endnotes for additional important information.

Growing Demand for Direct Lending

• Ease and surety to close
• Speed of Execution
• Value in Partnership
• Reliable during times of volatility

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