A side-by-side comparison of Ares Management and Starwood Capital Group across firm type, scale, strategy, and geography.
No overlapping asset classes — these firms operate in entirely separate markets.
| Ares Management | Starwood Capital Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Firm type | Asset Manager | Asset Manager |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Founded | 1997 | 1991 |
| Firm age | 29 yrs | 35 yrs |
| Roles | Gp, Lender | Lp, Gp |
| Scale & AUM | ||
| AUM | $130B | |
| Market position | Large ($20–100B) | Giant ($100–500B) |
| Strategy & Focus | ||
| Investment style | Multi-asset | real estate-focused |
| Diversification | Broad | Focused |
| Strategies | 3 — Opportunistic, Real Estate Debt, Digital Infrastructure | |
Ares Management is a asset manager based in United States, while Starwood Capital Group is a asset manager based in United States. This page compares their firm type, assets under management, strategies, and geographic focus.
AUM figures are not fully available for both firms on DataBane yet.
| Asset classes |
| private equity, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure |
| real estate, infrastructure |
| Shared asset classes | 2: real estate, infrastructure |
| Geography | ||
| Geographic bias | North America | Europe |
| Regions | United States, North America, Europe, Asia | Europe, Asia |
| Shared geographies | Europe, Asia, Europe | |
| Fund Portfolio | ||
| Published funds | 0 | 3 |
| Largest fund | — | Starwood Real Estate Income Trust |
| Fund statuses | — | Closed (2), Investing (1) |
| Team | ||
| Total contacts | 3 | 10 |
| Team-to-AUM ratio | — | 0.1 per $B |
| Network & Relationships | ||
| Connectivity | 42/100 | 0/100 |
| Network strength | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Relationships | 7 | 0 |
| Relationship density | Moderate | Moderate |
| Network maturity | Emerging | Emerging |
| Similarity | ||
| Overall similarity | 10% | |
| Asset class overlap | 40% | |
| Geography overlap | 11% | |
