Blueprint: Ares eyeing GCP, Carlyle’s looming fund close, L&G’s re-org

Los Angeles-based Ares Management is said to be on the cusp of buying a stake in GLP Capital Partners’ ex-China fund business, which has $66 billion of AUM in Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, the US and Brazil; BlackRock is diving deeper into the data center world by acquiring a stake in Germany's Mainova WebHouse GmbH; Carlyle is on track for what could be the biggest fundraise of 2024; Amsterdam-based Redevco has added another senior executive to its ranks; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.