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Ares Closes $850 Million Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for Convergint Led by Leonard Green & Partners
NEW YORK, March 02, 2026--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) ("Ares"), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that an Ares Private Equity fund has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle with approximately $850 million in total commitments for Convergint Technologies, L.P. ("Convergint" or the "Company"), a global leader in service-based systems integration. The transaction was led and fully underwritten by Leonard Green & Partners’ ("LGP") Sage Fund, which see
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