Ares Management Invests $375M in WHP Global

WHP Global Acquires VERA WANG Brand IP

January 16, 2025

Consumer Products

WHP Global has completed the acquisition of the intellectual property of the Vera Wang fashion brand. Designer Vera Wang will remain Founder & Chief Creative Officer and will be a shareholder in WHP Global as the firm looks to grow the brand through its global distribution, e-commerce and licensing capabilities.

Ares and Carlyle Provide €800M Strategic Preferred Equity Investment in Your.World

January 28, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Your.World, a leading European web hosting and managed IT services platform headquartered in Amsterdam, received €800 million of long-term preferred equity from Ares Management credit funds and Carlyle to support accelerated growth and its scalable M&A strategy. The capital will back continued organic growth and an active acquisitive strategy across European SME markets while reinforcing the company’s decentralized operating model and multi‑brand platform.

WHP Global Acquires 70% Stake in Isaac Mizrahi from Xcel Brands

May 31, 2022

Consumer Products

WHP Global has acquired a controlling 70% interest in the Isaac Mizrahi fashion brand from Xcel Brands in a transaction valued at $68 million. Xcel Brands will receive $46.2 million in cash, retain a 30% minority stake, and continue to manage the QVC business under a services and licensing agreement while Isaac Mizrahi remains Chief Design Officer.

WHP Global and Express Acquire Bonobos from Walmart

April 13, 2023

Retail

WHP Global and Express, Inc. jointly acquired Bonobos, Inc. from Walmart Inc. under a $75 million transaction in which WHP purchased the Bonobos brand and EXPR acquired the operating assets and assumed related liabilities. WHP will license the brand to EXPR under a long-term exclusive agreement; Bonobos will remain headquartered in New York and operate its eCommerce, Guideshop and wholesale channels under the new ownership.

The HWP Group Acquires Global Market Access Solutions

February 26, 2026

Healthcare Services

The HWP Group has acquired Global Market Access Solutions (GMAS), a market access and health economics consultancy with global operations. The acquisition expands HWP's capabilities in market access strategy, HEOR, pricing and payer insights to better support life sciences clients across product development, launch, reimbursement, and sustained patient access.

Ares Management Acquires Majority Stake in Landscape Workshop

May 19, 2025

Environmental Services

Ares Private Equity (part of Ares Management Corporation) has acquired a majority stake in Landscape Workshop, a Birmingham, Alabama–based commercial landscaping and grounds management provider. Carousel Capital, which invested in Landscape Workshop in 2020, sold a majority position but will retain a significant stake; Ares intends to provide capital to expand the company’s regional footprint and scale through strategic acquisitions.