Sophia Widjaja

Ares SSG

With a pan-Asian presence, Ares SSG is one of the largest alternative asset managers in Asia-Pacific with approximately US$7 billion in assets under management. Led by a highly experienced management team that has delivered attractive investment performance across various market cycles, transaction types and Asian countries, Ares SSG leverages its broad geographical footprint and extensive infrastructure in the region to make credit, private equity and special situations investments on behalf of its institutional client base. Ares SSG's team has been consistently recognized for industry accolades, including Private Debt Investor's Distressed Debt Investor of the Year, Asia-Pacific in each of the last six years. Ares SSG was founded in 2009 as SSG Capital and was renamed after the acquisition in July 2020 by Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated businesses across credit, private equity and real estate.