Ares Capital Corporation Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Finance company providing debt capital to private middle-market firms.

Founded

1997

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Debt

Geographic focus

Germany

Ireland

United States

Sector focus

Finance

Financial Services

FinTech

Investment portfolio

14rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Professional Fighters League	Feb 2021Led	$65 MOther Equity
SoundCloud	Mar 2017Participated	$70 MDebt
Regent Education	Mar 2017Participated	$9 MOther Equity
Green Charge Networks	Jan 2016Led	$20 MDebt
Sonian	Oct 2015Led	$8 MDebt
PerfectServe	Sep 2015Participated	$21 MOther Equity
LSQ	Jul 2015Led	$40 MOther Equity
Brandtone	Jun 2015Led	$21 MOther Equity
Powervation	Dec 2014Led	$3 MDebt
Faction	Nov 2014Participated	$16 MOther Equity
Regent Education	Jul 2014Participated	$9 MDebt
x+1	Apr 2013Led	$17 MDebt
Professional Fighters League	Feb 2021Led	$65 MOther Equity
SoundCloud	Mar 2017Participated	$70 MDebt
Regent Education	Mar 2017Participated	$9 MOther Equity
Green Charge Networks	Jan 2016Led	$20 MDebt
Sonian	Oct 2015Led	$8 MDebt
PerfectServe	Sep 2015Participated	$21 MOther Equity
LSQ	Jul 2015Led	$40 MOther Equity
Brandtone	Jun 2015Led	$21 MOther Equity
Powervation	Dec 2014Led	$3 MDebt
Faction	Nov 2014Participated	$16 MOther Equity
Regent Education	Jul 2014Participated	$9 MDebt
x+1	Apr 2013Led	$17 MDebt

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Deal Distribution

Ares Capital Corporation: 14 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Other Equity	3	3
Debt	6	2

Monthly Deal Activity

Ares Capital Corporation: 14 deals are recorded across 171 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Aug '12	1
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	1
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	1
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	1
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	1
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	1
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	1
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	1
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	2
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Ares Capital Corporation: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	5
Networks, Cloud & Communication	3
Health & Life Sciences	3
Education & Workforce	2
Data, Analytics & IT	2
Marketing & Advertising	2
Clean Energy & Sustainability	1
Space & Frontier Tech	1
Consumer & Lifestyle	1
Hardware & Robotics	1
Fintech	1
Media & Entertainment	1
Gaming & eSports	1
Social & Community Platforms	1
Developer Tools	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Ares Capital Corporation: 14 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	1
$5M-$10M	4
$10M-$25M	6
$25M-$50M	1
$50M-$100M	2
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Ares Capital Corporation: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (11 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	11
Europe	2
91101	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Ares Capital Corporation: 16 co-investors are shown, with Chrysalis Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Chrysalis Ventures	2
New Markets Venture Partners	2
CHV Capital	1
Davidson Technology	1
Elysian Park Ventures	1
Knighthead Capital Management	1
Kreos Capital	1
MemorialCare	1
Meritage Funds	1
Piper Jaffray	1
River Cities Capital Funds	1
Sweetwater Capital	1
Syngenta	1
Unilever	1
Verlinvest	1
Vision Private Equity	1