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Ares Management vs Carlyle Secured Lending

On overall TruNorth grade, Carlyle Secured Lending scores higher (Ares Management: D, Carlyle Secured Lending: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
Ares Management
41.2/100
B
Carlyle Secured Lending
60.6/100

Political donations

Ares Management

No FEC PAC data found.

Carlyle Secured Lending

FEC: $749K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 22 executive donors.

Environment

Ares Management

hazardous waste violation: $2.4M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

Labor

Ares Management

89 federal penalties totaling $29.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

DEI

Ares Management

No public record found.

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

Charity

Ares Management

No public record found.

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

Animal testing

Ares Management

No public record found.

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

Firearms

Ares Management

No public record found.

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

Privacy

Ares Management

No public record found.

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

Executive pay

Ares Management

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 346:1 (median employee pay $197,440) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Carlyle Secured Lending

No public record found.

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