Ares Acquisition Corp IIAACT
AACT
About: Ares Acquisition Corp II is a blank check company.
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 6 (+1) [Q1 2025]
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $488M [Q4 2024] → $516M (+$28.3M) [Q1 2025]
4.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.92% [Q4 2024] → 93.13% (+4.22%) [Q1 2025]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 56 [Q4 2024] → 58 (+2) [Q1 2025]
70% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 20
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for AACT.
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
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Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Kodiak Appoints Two New Board Members in Preparation for Public Listing via Business Combination with Ares Acquisition Corporation II
Ken Goldman served as CFO for a range of public companies, including Yahoo! and Fortinet, and has served on dozens of boards of directors, in many cases as audit committee chair Former Lyft President Kristin Sverchek brings broad business and corporate governance experience, including scaling Lyft's business, and taking the transportation platform public MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.

Positive
PYMNTS
2 months ago
Self-Driving Truck Firm Kodiak Robotics Plans to Go Public
Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous freight truck startup, is planning to become a public company. The move comes through a merger between Kodiak and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Ares Acquisition Corporation II, and is expected to close in the second half of this year, according to a Monday (April 14) TechCrunch report.

Positive
WSJ
2 months ago
Self-Driving Truck Startup Kodiak to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal
Kodiak Robotics is merging with a blank-check company to go public in a deal that values the self-driving truck startup at about $2.5 billion.

Positive
Reuters
2 months ago
Kodiak Robotics to go public in SPAC deal valuing firm at $2.5 billion
April 14 (Reuters) - Autonomous truck technology firm Kodiak Robotics said on Monday it plans to go public in the U.S. later this year through a merger with blank-check company Ares Acquisition Corp II (AACT.N), opens new tab, valuing Kodiak at $2.5 billion.

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