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Ariel Alternatives, LLC

Private Equity

Chicago, IL

Ariel Alternatives is a private asset management firm affiliated with Ariel Investments, LLC.

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 59
Dated events: 21
On other graphs: 2
Observed: Sep 13, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
38 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Independent Sponsorsidentity

Ariel Alternatives, LLC

Capital provider to sponsors · shared crd

RIA / Wealth Managementidentity

ARIEL ALTERNATIVES, LLC

Registered adviser · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Funds: 3
PE funds: 3
Vintages: 2021 to 2023
PE GAV, 2024 filing: $1.6Bgross asset value on Form ADV; never dry powder
Regulatory AUM: $1.6B
Investments: 18
Active investments: 18
Size band: MIDDLE MARKETderivedproxy: $1.62bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-09-10
Stated sectors: business_services,financial_services,energy,media_telecom
Stated EBITDA range: $50.0M to n/a
Stated control: majority
Latest ADV filing: Sep 10, 2024
Employees (ADV): 28
Website: arielalternatives.com

Funds

Fund	Vintage	Lifecycle	ADV type	Form D sold	GAV
Project Black Sparta II Inclusion Co-Investment LLC	2023	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$97.5M
Project Black Coordinated Participation Fund, LP	2021	Active deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$112M
Project Black, LP	2021	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$1.4B

Investments

Company	State	Role	Control	Invested	Exited	Status
Investment Date	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	active
CQ fluency	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
headquarters	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Industry: Translation Services	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Cqfluency	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Strategy: Majority Investment	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Status: Current	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Front Line Power Construction	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Industry: Energy and Utility Services	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Front Linepower	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Groome	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Groomeindustrial	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
My Code	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Industry: Media and Marketing Services	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Mycodemedia	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Sorenson Communications	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Industry: Communication Services	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active
Sorenson	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	active

Relationships

Employs (35)

→ YUE BonnetPersonSenior Managing Director, Head Of Investments
Feb 1, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV, The subject's own site
→ Omar ZakariaPersonAssociate
factThe subject's own site
→ Jack WangPersonPrincipal
factThe subject's own site
→ Norman WaltersPersonVice President
factThe subject's own site
→ Erica RoyalPersonSenior Associate
factThe subject's own site
→ Rohan MathurPersonAnalyst
factThe subject's own site
→ Vernon IrvinPersonHead of Go-To-Market and Value Creation
factThe subject's own site
→ Joanne ChengPersonVice President
factThe subject's own site
→ Lorenna BuckPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ William Milton LewisPersonManager
Apr 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Paget L AlvesPersonManager
Apr 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Mellody Louise HobsonPersonCo-Ceo, President And Director (And Co-Founder, Ariel Alternatives, Llc)
May 1, 2000 to presentfactForm ADV
→ John Washington RogersPersonManager
Nov 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Leslie Adolphe BrunPersonChairman, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, And Manager
Apr 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Pascale Marie ThomasPersonChief Compliance Officer And Deputy General Counsel
May 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Vicki Lynn FullerPersonManager
Nov 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Mark Joseph HawkinsPersonManager
Nov 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ James Aaron BellPersonManager
Nov 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Shelley StewartPersonManager
Nov 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Stacy Sharon Brown-PhilpotPersonManager
Nov 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ David John VitalePersonManager
Apr 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ K J Martijn CremersPersonDirector
Jul 1, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Arne S DuncanPersonDirector
Jul 1, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Valerie B JarrettPersonDirector
Jul 1, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Heather E TookesPersonDirector
Jul 1, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Paula WolffPersonDirector
Jul 1, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Fazal Farook MerchantPersonDirector
Mar 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Anthony David RomeroPersonDirector
Mar 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Judy Arline SmithPersonDirector
Jun 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Carlos Estuardo CalderonPersonChief Financial Officer
Jun 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
and 5 more

Invested in (18)

→ Status: CurrentCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ CQ fluencyCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ headquartersCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Industry: Translation ServicesCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Investment DateCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2023 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ CqfluencyCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Strategy: Majority InvestmentCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Front Line Power ConstructionCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Industry: Energy and Utility ServicesCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Front LinepowerCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ GroomeCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ GroomeindustrialCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ My CodeCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Industry: Media and Marketing ServicesCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ MycodemediaCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Sorenson CommunicationsCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Industry: Communication ServicesCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ SorensonCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site

Manages (3)

→ Project Black Sparta II Inclusion Co-Investment LLCFundPrivate Equity Fund
Mar 31, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Project Black, LPFundPrivate Equity Fund
Oct 21, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Project Black Coordinated Participation Fund, LPFundPrivate Equity Fund
Oct 21, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (2)

← Ariel Investments, LLCFirmOwner
Apr 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← Ariel Capital Management Holdings, Inc.FirmOwner
Feb 1, 2004 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

4 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Sep 8, 2026
Firm news
Announcement Ariel Alternatives Acquires Front Line Power Construction FEBRUARY 18, 2026
The subject's own siteobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 8, 2026
Firm news
Announcement Ariel Alternatives Completes Acquisition of Groome Industrial Service Group SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
The subject's own siteobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Feb 1, 2024
Person joined
YUE Bonnet joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Senior Managing Director, Head Of Investments
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Nov 1, 2023
Person joined
Mark Joseph Hawkins joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Manager
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Nov 1, 2023
Person joined
Vicki Lynn Fuller joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Manager
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Nov 1, 2023
Person joined
Stacy Sharon Brown-Philpot joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Manager
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Nov 1, 2023
Person joined
Shelley Stewart joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Manager
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Nov 1, 2023
Person joined
James Aaron Bell joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Manager
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
May 11, 2023
Person left
Wendy Devorah Fox (Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
May 1, 2023
Person joined
Pascale Marie Thomas joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jan 12, 2023
Person left
Mareile Bayard Cusack (Vice President, General Counsel) no longer on Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jan 1, 2023
Person joined
Emma Leonor Rodriguez-Ayala joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jul 7, 2021
Person left
Charles Kellogg Bobrinskoy (Vice Chairman And Director) no longer on Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jul 7, 2021
Person left
Maureen Elizabeth Longoria (Vice President, Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jun 1, 2021
Person joined
Carlos Estuardo Calderon joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jun 1, 2021
Person joined
Judy Arline Smith joined Schedule A of Ariel Alternatives, LLC as Director
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
May 24, 2021
Adviser first adv filing
Ariel Alternatives, LLC first filed Form ADV in the extract (IA)
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago

Show 4 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Jul 16, 2026
Ariel Alternatives, LLC: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 3 (2024 extract) -> 6 (roster 2026-09-01)
Occurred
Mar 31, 2023
Project Black Sparta II Inclusion Co-Investment LLC first reported on Form ADV by Ariel Alternatives, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $100,010,633
Occurred
Oct 21, 2021
Project Black, LP first reported on Form ADV by Ariel Alternatives, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $515,463,917
Occurred
Oct 21, 2021
Project Black Coordinated Participation Fund, LP first reported on Form ADV by Ariel Alternatives, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $100,500,000

Who to call

the organisation, the role and the published line, with the filing or website that published it; revealed to signed-in accounts

The firm's published line

Revealable: 1 business phone (Form ADV), 1 office address (Form ADV), 1 website (Form ADV) · as of 2026-09-13

YUE Bonnet
Senior Managing Director, Head Of Investments · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Omar Zakaria
Associate · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Jack Wang
Principal · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Norman Walters
Vice President · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Erica Royal
Senior Associate · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Rohan Mathur
Analyst · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Vernon Irvin
Head of Go-To-Market and Value Creation · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Joanne Cheng
Vice President · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Lorenna Buck
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)

Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): William Milton Lewis (Manager), Paget L Alves (Manager), Mellody Louise Hobson (Co-Ceo, President And Director (And Co-Founder, Ariel Alternatives, Llc)), John Washington Rogers (Manager), Leslie Adolphe Brun (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, And Manager), Pascale Marie Thomas (Chief Compliance Officer And Deputy General Counsel), Vicki Lynn Fuller (Manager), Mark Joseph Hawkins (Manager), James Aaron Bell (Manager), Shelley Stewart (Manager), Stacy Sharon Brown-Philpot (Manager), David John Vitale (Manager).

Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan

Provenance

Graph: Private Equity
Canonical id: dfx:pe:1f9f0ec8-015a-48c2-8398-b93b977242ae
First observed: Sep 13, 2026
Last observed: Sep 15, 2026 4 days ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings, Firm and issuer disclosures
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

Ariel Alternatives, LLC

Private Equity

Chicago, IL

Ariel Alternatives is a private asset management firm affiliated with Ariel Investments, LLC.

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on Private Equity.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:pe:1f9f0ec8-015a-48c2-8398-b93b977242ae

Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.