Ares Asia Credit is looking to offer internship opportunities in our Seoul office, to support special situations and private credit investments with a focus on South Korean markets. The individual will perform research and gain an understanding of the analytical processes to identify and assess potential investment opportunities, including industry and sector analysis, financial accounts, and business analysis. The individual will also assist in deal execution, ongoing management, and exit of investments.

The individual will benefit from working with a dynamic, motivated, and highly experienced team of investment professionals. The internship program will be for a period of 4 to 6 months, starting from February 2026 to June 2026.

Reports to: Managing Director, Asia Credit

1. Collect financial data sources
2. Analyze financial statements
3. Analyze industry trends and build company, sector, and industry forecasts
4. Collect, compile, and interpret data affecting potential investments, such as macro-economic factors, market share and competitive positioning, valuation, yield
5. Build detailed financial models for companies
6. Identify both macro and company specific potential investment risks; determine and consider potential mitigants
7. Prepare and present investment recommendations
8. Participate in meetings with potential/current investee companies and the in-house investment committee
9. Handle other ad-hoc projects

Education:

• Undergraduate student preferably in their penultimate or final year, preferably a major in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other related disciplines
• Strong academic performance (minimum GPA of 4.5/5.0 or 3.8/4.0)

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Passion for investing and valuation
• Self-motivated, enjoy challenges, and willing to continually learn
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with numbers
• Advanced MS Excel and financial modelling skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Korean
• Excellent editorial and review skills
• Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to explain facts and findings in a clear and succinct manner (both verbally and in writing)
• Possess multi-tasking skills and ability to work well under pressure
• Strong team player

• Candidates who are interested in applying for the internship opportunity at Ares Asia should submit their resume and cover letter to ama-careers@aresmgmt.com by January 2, 2026.
• In the subject line of the application email, candidates must indicate the following: “2026 1H Ares Asia Korea Internship Application”.
• Candidates will be shortlisted for interviews on a rolling basis.

About Ares Asia

With a pan-Asian presence, Ares Asia is one of the largest alternative asset managers in Asia-Pacific with approximately US$34 billion in assets under management. Led by a highly experienced management team that has delivered attractive investment performance across various market cycles, transaction types and Asian countries, Ares Asia leverages its broad geographical footprint and extensive infrastructure in the region to make credit, real assets, private equity, and secondaries investments on behalf of its institutional client base.

Ares Asia Credit’s team has been consistently recognized for industry accolades, including Private Debt Investor’s Distressed Debt Investor of the Year, Asia-Pacific in each of the past few years. Ares Asia Credit was founded in 2009 as SSG Capital and was renamed after the acquisition in July 2020 by Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated businesses across credit, private equity, and real estate.

About Ares Management

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares” or the “Firm”) is a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $572 billion of assets under management (“AUM”) and around 4,100 employees. We seek to deliver attractive performance to our investor base across our investment groups and strategies, including credit, private equity, and real estate. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “ARES”.

Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, “Ares Management”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.