Mark Affolter

Partner and Co-Head of US Direct Lending

Justin Anderson

Vice President

Juan Arciniegas

Managing Director

Michelle J. Brauner

Principal

Michael Clancy

Vice President - Private Equity

Keith E. Derman

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Infrastructure Opportunities

Robert D. Franson

Managing Director

Amy Fujimoto

Partner

Brian Goldman

Partner

Mitchell Goldstein

Partner and Co-Head of the Global Credit Group

Scott Graves

Partner

David Kaplan

Co-Founder, Director and Partner

Warren MacGillivray

Partner

Roopa Murthy

Partner, Head of Infrastructure Debt Europe

Boris Okuliar

Partner and Co-Head of Global Liquid Credit

Andrew Pike

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Infrastructure Opportunities

Antony P. Ressler

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

Aaron Rosen

Partner

Adam Schatzow

Managing Director

Simon Shen

Vice President

Torre de Silva

Managing Director

Michael Smith

Partner and Co-Head of the Global Credit Group

Matt Underwood

Partner

Eric Waxman

Partner

Abraham Zilkha

Partner

Nicolai Wadstrom

Co-head and Partner Venture Capital and AI and Innovation Groups

Past deals in FSU

Epika Fleet Services

Acquisition in 2025
Epika is a network of mobile and in-shop preventative maintenance service centers focused on commercial fleets across the country. Our company was built by partnering with and investing in the best-of-the-best in every market we serve. Our brands include LubeZone, ProFleet, All Star Truck Service, and Deaton Fleet Solutions. We currently have 11 quick service preventative maintenance locations in California, Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia; five full-service repair and maintenance facilities and 15 branch locations operating nearly 50 mobile service units in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

LendingPoint

Debt Financing in 2015
LendingPoint LLC is a financial technology company based in Kennesaw, Georgia, with additional offices in New York and Nevada. Founded in 2014, it specializes in providing online consumer loans through a cloud-based lending platform that employs predictive risk algorithms. LendingPoint offers personal loans for various purposes, including debt consolidation, home improvement, credit card refinancing, and medical expenses. Additionally, the company operates LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, which provides financing options for merchants, service providers, and medical institutions. The firm's services extend to e-commerce and point-of-sale financing, leveraging advanced fraud prevention and risk management strategies to create financing opportunities across the credit spectrum.

Insight Global

Private Equity Round in 2012
Insight Global, LLC is an information technology staffing company based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2001, the company specializes in providing staffing solutions to Fortune 500 corporations across various industries, including healthcare, finance, aerospace and defense, energy, and telecommunications. Its services encompass long-term, short-term, temporary-to-permanent, and placement staffing, as well as managed services such as IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing. Insight Global also offers consultative services, project and program management, and training solutions, which include mentorship and skill development programs. By focusing on matching qualified candidates with client needs, Insight Global aims to empower individuals through career opportunities.

Landscape Workshop

Landscape Workshop LLC is a full-service grounds maintenance company based in Birmingham, Alabama, with branch locations across the Southeast, including Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida. Established in 1984, the company specializes in providing landscaping services for a diverse range of clients, including healthcare facilities, educational institutions, municipalities, and commercial properties. Its offerings encompass landscape construction and installation, maintenance and design, irrigation services, and seasonal color programs. Additionally, Landscape Workshop provides services such as weed and insect control, arbor care, snow and ice removal, power sweeping, and pressure washing. Through its comprehensive services, the company aims to help clients enhance property value, maintain outdoor spaces, and attract new customers and tenants.
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