Ares Management makes U.S. data center investments in Northern Virginia

Ares Management (ARES) announced two significant data center transactions in the U.S. by Ares Real Assets funds. In one investment, the Ares Digital Infrastructure business, through an Ares fund, has secured a 314-acre site situated along the I-95 South data center corridor in Spotsylvania County of Northern Virginia. The data center development site is expected to be designed, delivered and operated by Ada Infrastructure, Ares’ vertically integrated global data center platform within the Ares Digital Infrastructure business. Phase one of the development is expected to comprise two data center buildings totaling 200 MW of IT load capacity. In a separate investment, an Ares Real Estate fund has acquired two 2025-vintage hyperscale data centers located in Leesburg, Virginia. Totaling 745,000 square feet and 165 MW of IT load capacity, the data centers are fully leased under 15-year triple-net agreements with a leading, investment-grade hyperscale customer, providing long-term income stability and portfolio diversification.