Ares

American  

[air-eez] / ˈɛər iz /

noun

1. the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.

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Ares British  

/ ˈɛəriːz /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Mars.  Greek myth the god of war, born of Zeus and Hera

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Ares Cultural  

1. The Greek and Roman god of war, brutal and bloodthirsty. He was the son of Zeus and Hera.

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Example Sentences

After the 2008-09 financial crisis, he began recommending private credit just as banks were pulling back from lending to riskier companies, giving Blackstone, Ares and others the opportunity to make high-interest-rate loans.

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While Blackstone doesn’t have as much direct lending exposure as peers Ares and Blue Owl, the alternative asset manager has enough private-credit exposure to be affected for the next several years, Warren says.

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The new pool marks the second continuation vehicle that Ares’s credit secondary team has formed with Antares in the past 12 months.

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Ares said in a filing that it adheres to the independent Global Industry Classification Standard, while others use different methods.

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Apollo Global Management and Ares Management limited redemptions at some private-credit funds.

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