Ares Management Corporation (ARES) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good Management. Good morning, and thank you for joining us today for our second quarter twenty twenty six conference call. I'm joined today by Michael Aragetti, our Chief Executive Officer and Jared Phillips, our Chief Financial Officer. We also have a number of executives with us today who will be available during Q and A. Before we begin, I want to remind you that comments made during this call contain certain forward looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those identified in our risk factors in our SEC filings. Our actual results could differ materially, and we undertake no obligation to update any such forward looking statements. Please also note that past performance is not a guarantee of future results, and nothing on this call constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in Ares or any Ares fund. During this call, we will refer to certain non GAAP financial measures, which should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Please refer to our second quarter earnings presentation available on the Investor Resources section of our website for reconciliations to these non GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Note that we plan to file our Form 10 Q early next month. This morning, we announced that we declared a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share on the company's Class A and nonvoting common stock, representing an increase of over 20% over our dividend for the same quarter a year ago. The dividend will be paid on 09/30/2026 to holders of record on September 16. Now I'll turn the call over to Mike, who will start with some comments on the current market environment and our se...