CION / Ares
CION Investments is a leading alternative investment solutions platform founded with a mission to democratize access to institutional-quality credit and alternative strategies for individual investors. The firm manages CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION), a publicly listed business development company (BDC) focused on senior secured lending to U.S. middle-market companies, and jointly manages with Ares Management the CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund (CADC), a globally diversified interval fund with approximately $6 billion in managed assets. CION has positioned itself as a pioneer in the non-traded and semi-liquid alternative investment space, continuously innovating to provide retail investors with products once reserved exclusively for large institutional allocators.
The CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund (CADC), managed through the CION Ares Management joint venture, is a continuously offered, closed-end interval fund that invests in a globally diversified portfolio of liquid and illiquid credit assets. The fund employs a dynamic asset allocation framework that leverages Ares Management's extensive operational resources and global credit platform to navigate varying market conditions. CADC's investment objective is to provide superior risk-adjusted returns across market cycles by investing across the full spectrum of U.S. and Western European credit, with a focus on floating-rate instruments. Since inception in 2017, CADC has grown to become one of the largest credit interval funds in the market, reflecting strong investor demand for institutional credit strategies in accessible, registered fund wrappers.
CION Investments has continued to expand its platform by partnering with leading global alternative managers to create innovative fund products for the wealth management channel. The firm's most recent initiative, the CION Grosvenor Infrastructure Fund (CGIF), was launched in partnership with GCM Grosvenor in 2025, providing individual investors with access to a diversified portfolio of infrastructure assets across transportation, digital, energy, and energy transition sectors. CION's track record as a leading sponsor and distributor of registered alternative investment products, combined with its growing roster of institutional sub-adviser partnerships, positions it as one of the most active and innovative players in the democratization of alternative investing.