Ares Commercial Finance Adds Managing Director to its Origination Team

September 13, 2022 – Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced that Kristen Holihan has joined its Origination Team as a Managing Director. Based in New York, Ms. Holihan is responsible for business development and origination, with a focus on restructuring, sponsor and direct lending relationships.

Ms. Holihan joins ACF from Bank of America, where she worked for more than 10 years, most recently serving as a Senior Vice President and Senior Business Development Officer in Business Capital. In her role, she was instrumental in identifying, structuring and closing asset-based credit facilities in the middle market and large corporate sectors across a broad range of industries. During her tenure at Bank of America, she also held roles focused on underwriting and leveraged finance.

Mitch Drucker, Partner in the Ares Management Credit Group, said, “We are excited to welcome Kristen to our team. She brings a strong network and significant experience in business development and financial analysis that complements our initiatives in the commercial finance industry.”

Ms. Holihan received a B.S. in Finance from Babson College and expects to receive her M.B.A. from the Columbia Business School in 2023. She was honored as a 2021 Winner of the Secured Finance Network’s (SFNet) 40 Under 40 Award.

About Ares Commercial Finance

Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) is the asset-based lending team of Ares Management Corporation. ACF is focused on providing credit facilities up to $300 million to middle market and lower-middle market, private and public companies; and addresses a wide scope of industries including manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, retail, and service companies. These facilities include revolving lines of credit and term loans, asset-based and cash flow stretch loans, and asset-backed facilities to specialty finance companies. Leveraging the breadth and experience of the Ares platform, ACF works with borrowers to deliver creative, flexible, and customized financing solutions. These financing solutions may be structured as working capital financing, bridge financing, turnaround financing, acquisition financing, debtor-in-possession financing, and special accommodation financing. For more information about Ares Commercial Finance, visit www.arescommercialfinance.com.

About Ares Management Corporation

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2022, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had approximately $334 billion of assets under management, with over 2,300 employees operating across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com. Follow Ares on Twitter @Ares_Management.

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