Blair Jacobson has joined the private debt group of Ares Management.

Jacobson joined Ares in June, officials say. He is based in London, where he is co-head of Ares’ private debt group’s deal origination efforts in the U.K., according to the firm’s web site.

Most recently, Jacobson was a partner with the StepStone Group where he started and ran the firm’s European operations.

Officials for StepStone confirmed that Jacobson has left the firm.

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