Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Ares Management
Search every verified Antony Ressler interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Antony Ressler, co-founder and executive chairman of Ares Management, has discussed the growth of private markets and the firm's performance. At Ares Investor Day 2024, he stated that the company's market value and fee-related earnings grew tenfold over the prior decade, and assets under management increased five- to sixfold. He attributed this to consistent performance, disciplined investing, and a collaborative culture, adding that he expects private markets to grow faster than traditional markets across corporate, asset-backed, real estate, and infrastructure classes globally. Ressler has also spoken about the sports industry as a growing asset class, describing it as a "two-and-a-half to three trillion dollar" market. As principal owner of the Atlanta Hawks, he has emphasized plans to redevelop downtown Atlanta around the team's arena, stating that creating a "live, work and play" environment is good for business and the metro region. He has also commented on the economy, noting that low interest rates for an extended period contributed to high asset prices, and that the U.S. economy was "going about as well as we could hope for" in 2018, while expressing caution about inflation and the accumulation of debt in less visible markets.
“We in Ares would argue it's a two-and-a-half to three trillion dollar asset class, and most folks are woefully underestimating the value of the sports world globally.”
“The NFL being the last, but certainly embracing institutional capital just acknowledges the obvious—the valuations and complexity of these businesses—and it makes them better businesses to have institutional investors and expertise involved.”
“To me assets follow performance, and we've had really good consistent performance over an extended period of time; if performance is solid, impressive and long term, good things will happen.”
“The private markets will grow faster than traditional markets — corporate, asset-backed, real estate and infrastructure will grow as asset classes in the private markets across the United States, North America, Europe and Asia.”
“Assets will always follow quality performance; consistent and attractive performance through business and market cycles is what our clients are looking for.”
“Our assets under management grew from something around $106 billion at the end of 2017 to just over $260 billion as of July 1, 2021, and the stock has delivered a total return of over 250% during this period.”
“If you have 12 years of low interest rates, we shouldn't be so surprised that everything is so expensive.”
“We thought throwing trillions of dollars against the pandemic was the right thing to do, and I agreed — but the fact that we overspent was not because anyone was evil; I think we misplayed the strength of the U.S. economy and that added to a very serious inflationary environment.”
“Banks generally are better capitalized than they were in 2008, most companies are better capitalized than they were in 2008 and most are trying to figure out ways to be as liquid as possible to get through what is most certainly going to be a horrendous 30 days or 60 days or 90 days of this economic shutdown.”
“We do have the good fortune that the federal government has the capacity to inject 2 to 6 trillion dollars of capital into this marketplace.”
“The ability to have access to quality education and access to quality capital — i.e., attractively priced capital — are the two keys to create real businesses. Access to capital gives people the ability to buy and create assets that you would never think possible, and generally speaking many groups in this country have...”
“The blockchain is really solid technology, but Bitcoin is just investor speculation right now — don't bet your rent money.”
“We were looking for a partner that would be as committed to the community to metro Atlanta as we are and we found one in State Farm so we couldn't be more delighted. You know there are some naming partners that are just naming parties, we were looking for more and in State Farm we got pretty lucky so we feel great.”
“Without a championship just average as you mentioned we love the passing that you're bringing and winning a championship that's something very new here in Atlanta in the sports culture is growing here in Atlanta with things like Trey young bringing investors like Vince Carter.”
“We have an enormous tax cut. We have expanded our budget on top of the tax cut by 300 billion dollars. We have the largest deficit in a time when we have economic strength. Generally, when you have a 4% unemployment rate, we had a budget surplus. So we have provided so much gasoline to this economy, and the economy was...”
Tony Ressler, Co-Founder, Director & Executive Chairman of Areas Management Corporation and Principal Owner of the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club sits down with Bloomberg's Jason Kelly to discuss his ambitious plan for investment in Atlanta and how he is capitalizing on the global sports boom at Power Players in New York. -------- Subscribe to Bloomberg Live on YouTube: / @bloomberg_live
Ares Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Tony Ressler takes the stage at Ares Investor Day 2024 to discuss Ares’ growth since going public in 2014 and to share the core principles that have helped drive our performance—from investing in top talent to our collaborative culture to our quality service and transparency for clients and investors. Watch Tony’s full presentation for more on what he believes has guided Ares’ success and what he expects for the next 10 years. Ares Investor Day 2024 Presentation and recordings are available here: https://ir-api.eqs.com/media/document... All other inves…
Tony Ressler, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Ares Management, sets the stage at Ares Investor Day 2021 by discussing Ares’ significant accomplishments over the last two decades and offers attributes that aided the firm in achieving success. He highlights Ares’ guiding principles: choosing investments based on performance, instituting transparency with investors, committing to hiring and retaining good people, leveraging the power of the Ares platform, advancing Ares’ direct origination and having the skills to invest well in all markets. Watch more of Ares’ 2021 Investor Day here: http…
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The highly anticipated decision from the Federal Reserve Wednesday caused a sell-off in equities that carried through to a second day. The central bank announced it is keeping interest rates unchanged, raised its 2021 inflation expectation to 3.4% and moved planned interest rate hikes forward. Tony Ressler, co-founder and executive chairman of Ares Management, joined "Squawk Box" on Friday to discuss.
Apr.01 -- Ares Management Executive Chairman Tony Ressler says banks are in better shape to weather the coronavirus pandemic than they were before the financial crisis of 2008. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bloomberg Markets."
Oct.10 -- Tony Ressler, executive chairman and co-founder at Ares Management, and Mike Arougheti, chief executive officer and co-founder at Ares Management, discuss concerns surrounding the strong U.S. economy, extending credit in Europe, and the state of the credit market. They speak with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
On Wednesday August 29th, the Atlanta Hawks made a huge announcement that will change the entertainment in downtown Atlanta for years to come. During a special press conference, the Hawks announced that the former Philips Arena is now State Farm Arena. The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and State Farm announced a 20-year collaboration that will benefit the Atlanta metropolitan area aimed at building stronger communities through mentorship, volunteerism and the principle of being a good neighbor. A nationally-renowned company and one of Georgia’s top employers, State Farm will join forces with…
Larry Fink (B.A. '74, MBA '76), chairman and CEO of BlackRock, and Tony Ressler, co-founder and executive chairman of Ares Management, moderated by Andy Serwer, editor-in-chief of Yahoo Finance.
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