Arendt Advises GLP Capital Partners on Sale of GCP International to Ares Management Corporation
Experts involved in the Deal:
Investment Management:
- Claude Niedner
- Gregory Beltrame
- Eduard Westreicher
- Martina Celica
- Samy Rezak
- Lucia Salguero
- Victor Tesch
- Kateryna Goldiy
Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions:
- François Deprez
- Messaouda Benbouzid
- Senat Halilaj
- Yoni Leleux
Employment Law, Pensions & Benefits:
- Philippe Schmit
- Lorraine Chéry
Arendt & Medernach SA, alongside Kirkland & Ellis, advised GLP Capital Partners Limited on the sale of its international business and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China (“GCP International”), and existing capital commitments to certain managed funds to Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES). The transaction was completed in March 2025.
GCP International is a global alternative asset management firm with $44 billion of AUM, as of June 30, 2024, and a long history of building scaled platforms oriented to new economy sectors that benefit from attractive, long-term secular trends, such as industrial, digital infrastructure and self-storage.
Contacts
Claude Niedner
Co-Chair, Partner
Gregory C. Beltrame
Partner
Martina Celica
Senior Associate
Eduard Westreicher
Counsel
François Deprez
Partner
Philippe Schmit
Partner
Lorraine Chéry
Counsel