Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (“ACRE”) (NYSE: ACRE) is a Real Estate Investment Trust managed by Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC (“ACREM”), a subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”) a leading global alternative investment manager with approximately $395 billion of assets under management (“AUM”).(1) ACREM is able to leverage the power of the Ares investment platform to obtain incremental deal flow and market intelligence from Ares’ broader resources, relationships, and significant capital markets and research experience.