Ares Management Expands U.S. Data Center Footprint with Dual Investments in Northern VA

Ares Management Corporation 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 in Spotsylvania County in Northern Virginia. The data center development site is expected to be designed, delivered and operated by Ada Infrastructure (Ada), 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.  

“Our site acquisition in Spotsylvania County advances the global positioning of Ada Infrastructure through a project in a supply-constrained tier 1 market that continues to see accelerating demand from hyperscale customers,” said Michael Steele, Head of Ares Digital Infrastructure. 

As of September 30, 2025, Ares Management Corporation’s global platform had over $595 billion of assets under management. 

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