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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions Fair Value Consideration Transferred | The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $3.9 billion, which consisted of the following:
Cash | $ | 1,787,575 |
Equity(1) | 1,657,881 |
Contingent consideration(2) | 465,080 |
Total | $ | 3,910,536 |
(1)9.6 million shares of Class A common stock and 0.1 million Ares Operating Group Units (“AOG Units”) were issued in connection with the GCP Acquisition purchase consideration. (2)See “Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies” for a further description of the contingent consideration from the GCP Acquisition.
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following is a summary of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the GCP Acquisition as of March 1, 2025, based upon third party valuations of certain intangible assets. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to change during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed at close of the GCP Acquisition. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are estimated to be:
Cash | $ | 61,436 |
Other tangible assets | 452,438 |
Intangible assets: |
Management contracts | 473,300 |
Client relationships | 107,200 |
Finite-lived intangible assets | 580,500 |
Indefinite-lived management contracts | 749,600 |
Total intangible assets | 1,330,100 |
Total identifiable assets acquired | 1,843,974 |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 203,058 |
Net identifiable assets acquired | 1,640,916 |
Goodwill | 2,269,620 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 3,910,536 |

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