 LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Ares Management Corporation Ares NYSE: ARES announced today that a subsidiary of Ares has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 of Black Creek Groups U.S. real estate investment advisory and distribution business Black Creek, a leading real estate investment management firm. Founded in 1993, Black Creek had approximately 11.6 billion of assets under management, as of March 31, 2021, in core core-plus real estate strategies across two non 