Highlander Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Ares (Centrele de Excelență Ares)

ARES (Highlander Partners Portfolio Company) Acquires Cardiomed Cluj

December 22, 2021

Healthcare Services

ARES, a leading Romanian interventional cardiology operator controlled by Highlander Partners, has acquired Cardiomed Cluj to create an integrated cardiology platform in Cluj-Napoca. The deal brings Cardiomed’s large outpatient and imaging capabilities into the ARES network to expand early diagnosis, imaging and interventional cardiology services; Cardiomed founder Dr. Carmen Mureșan will continue to lead the business.

ARES Group Acquires Cardiology Activities of Monza Hospital; Forms MONZA-ARES Group

December 14, 2023

Healthcare Services

ARES Group, a Highlander Partners portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of the cardiology activities of Monza Hospital in Bucharest from Policlinico di Monza and will operate the hospital's cardiovascular surgery and interventional cardiology departments. Concurrently, Brain Hospital will take over Monza's neurosurgery, ENT, orthopedics and other surgical departments, and the combined cardiology platform will operate under the newly formed MONZA-ARES Group to expand private cardiology services across Romania.

Corbel Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in ARES Security Corporation

January 11, 2017

Cybersecurity

Corbel Capital Partners completed a structured non-control growth investment in ARES Security Corporation to support accelerated product development, operational expansion and international growth. ARES Security, a Vienna, Virginia-based provider of enterprise security risk management and simulation software (AVERT), will use the capital to expand its product portfolio and scale sales and delivery.

Ares Management Acquires Minority Stake in France SailGP Team

June 18, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Ares Sports, Media and Entertainment funds (Ares Management) has acquired a minority stake in the France SailGP Team, joining the team's investor consortium that includes footballer Kylian Mbappé. The investment gives Ares institutional capital and strategic support to help grow the French team and the commercial potential of the SailGP championship.

MML Invests in Arηs Group

June 1, 2023

IT Services

MML Partnership Capital has invested in Arηs Group, a Luxembourg-headquartered IT services firm focused on the Benelux and European institutions markets. The transaction brings Arηs into MML's Partnership Capital portfolio to support the company's international expansion and further capability development, with the co-founders and key employees reinvesting alongside MML.

Eurazeo to Acquire Eres Group Stake from IK Partners

April 22, 2024

Financial Services

Eurazeo has signed an agreement to acquire the stake in French fintech Eres Group from IK Partners' IK VIII Fund; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Eres, headquartered in Paris, is a leading provider of employee profit-sharing, retirement schemes and asset management with approximately €6.7 billion in assets under management and a distribution network of over 6,600 distributors.