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SuperReturn Europe
3 - 6 November 2026
Hotel OkuraAmsterdam

Michael Dennis
Partner, Co-Head of European Credit at Ares Management
Panellist

Profile

Mr. Dennis is a Partner and Co-Head of European Credit in the Ares Credit Group. Mr. Dennis serves on the Ares Operating Committee. Additionally, Mr. Dennis serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group's European Direct Lending, European Liquid Credit, and the Opportunistic Credit Investment Committees, and the Ares Credit Asia Special Situations, Asia Direct Lending (ADL), and Ares Credit Asia Pacific (ACAP) Investment Committees. Prior to joining Ares in 2007, Mr. Dennis was Head of the London Financial Sponsor Group at Barclays Bank, where he focused on originating middle market financing opportunities. Mr. Dennis holds a B.Sc. from the University of Nottingham and University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and an M.B.A., with high honors, from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Agenda Sessions

  • Capital in a complex climate: European private equity in 2026

    09:40