The Ledger

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Assertion Supported
Holsinger: A human life can be saved for $3,500 in global health
“And the ability to save a life even today for 3500 dollars in global health is pretty amazing. The greatest ROI.”
Joel Holsinger Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 8:47 Promote Giving – A New Model for Performance-Driven Giving (EP.496)
Assertion Supported
Ares Alternative Credit grew from $5-6B to ~$50B in seven years
“I run today alternative credit, which for those who aren't familiar at Aries is everything asset-based finance, which we've grown from five, six billion dollars to around fifty billion dollars in the last seven years.”
Joel Holsinger Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 9:55 Promote Giving – A New Model for Performance-Driven Giving (EP.496)
Assertion Supported
Ares Management's Pathfinder funds accrued over $50M for global philanthropy
“We've already accrued over fifty million dollars that will go to global health and education.”
Joel Holsinger Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 11:31 Promote Giving – A New Model for Performance-Driven Giving (EP.496)
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Ares completed billions in deals with asset managers joining Promote Giving
“We've now done deals with most of the groups because in this whole process of putting this together, you're all talking to each other at the top of the house level. And part of the conversation is we should be partnering with you on this. We've already done a …”
Joel Holsinger Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 18:07 Promote Giving – A New Model for Performance-Driven Giving (EP.496)
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Ares won Milken family office deal over competitors due to philanthropic alignment
“We did something with Mike and Lowell Milken on their family office. Mike absolutely loved that we had this alignment and we had this transaction. On a deal where it's a tie with three or four people, it's like, I think I'd rather partner with this person. He'…”
Joel Holsinger Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 20:14 Promote Giving – A New Model for Performance-Driven Giving (EP.496)
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