Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. is a specialty finance company, which engages in the business of originating and investing in commercial real estate loans and related investments. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York and currently employs 3,200 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2012-04-26. The Company, through its national direct origination platform, provides a broad offering of flexible and reliable financing solutions for commercial real estate owners and operators. The firm originates senior mortgage loans, as well as subordinate financings, mezzanine debt and preferred equity, with an emphasis on providing value added financing on a variety of properties located in liquid markets across the United States. Senior mortgage loans are typically secured by first liens on commercial properties, including property types, such as office, multifamily, self storage, retail, hotel, healthcare, student housing, industrial, mixed-use, residential and residential condominium. The firm is externally managed by Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC.