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SEC-registered adviser

Ares Management LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Los Angeles, CaliforniaCRD 130074SEC 801-63800websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 79 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 31, 2005
RAUM
$459B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3,990
1,550 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
67
beyond the principal office
Private funds
682
reported on Schedule D
History
79 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$459B as of Aug 26, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$30B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Aug 26, 2026
Apr 1, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)3,990 as of Aug 26, 2026
Apr 1, 2013385 then
Private funds682 as of Aug 26, 2026
Mar 30, 201252 then
RAUM +28% over the last fiscal year+22% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2offices 53 to 67
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 26, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
RAUM per advisor
$229BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$642MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
11%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1995.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.0derived68 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+28%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$368B, 545 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$404B89%
  • Insurance companies$40B8.8%
  • Sovereign wealth funds$5.7B1.3%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$4.9B1.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.1B0.2%
  • Other investment advisers$236M0.1%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
13reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
715reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$368B for 545 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.88 institutional_share=0.11 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=266.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      200 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Ares Senior Direct Lending Master Fund II Designated Activity CompanyHedge Fund$11B58Aug 25, 2021
      Ares Capital Europe V (E) LeveredHedge Fund$9.7B53Nov 18, 2020
      Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V, L.P.Hedge Fund$8.9B137Feb 26, 2016
      Ares Senior Credit Master Fund III LPHedge Fund$8.2B129Nov 15, 2023
      Ares Capital Europe Vi (E) II Levered, L.P.Hedge Fund$7.0B75May 23, 2023
      Ares Capital Europe IV (E) LeveredHedge Fund$6.7B103Aug 23, 2018
      Landmark Equity Partners Xvi L.P.Hedge Fund$6.3B215Mar 31, 2017
      Ares Capital Europe V (E) UnleveredHedge Fund$5.6B118Nov 18, 2020
      Ares Industrial Real Estate Fund LPHedge Fund$5.4B41Nov 19, 2021
      Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund Vi, L.P.Hedge Fund$4.3B92Aug 17, 2020
      Ares Pathfinder Fund II (Offshore), L.P.Hedge Fund$3.9B112May 23, 2023
      Landmark Real Estate Partners Viii, L.P.Hedge Fund$3.7B172Mar 31, 2017
      Ares Special Opportunities Fund II, L.P.Hedge Fund$3.4B81Feb 15, 2022
      Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund Vi Parallel (Te), L.P.Hedge Fund$3.0B26Aug 17, 2020
      Ares Capital Europe Vi (E) UnleveredHedge Fund$3.0B76Jan 31, 2023
      Ares Special Opportunities Fund II (Offshore), L.P.Hedge Fund$2.9B93Feb 15, 2022
      Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership III LLCHedge Fund$2.8B2Nov 19, 2021
      Ares Pathfinder Fund II, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.7B64May 23, 2023
      Ares Ssg Capital Partners Vi, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.7B37Feb 15, 2022
      Ace III Master, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.7B87Nov 20, 2015
      Ssg Capital Partners V, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.6B33Mar 29, 2019
      Mc Investments Parent L.PHedge Fund$2.6B2Mar 31, 2019
      Landmark Real Estate Partners Ix, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.5B43Mar 31, 2022
      Ares European Credit Strategies Fund Vii (Palo Verde), L.P.Hedge Fund$2.5B1Sep 29, 2017
      Ares Pathfinder Fund (Offshore), L.P.Hedge Fund$2.4B70May 21, 2020
      Ares Senior Direct Lending Parallel Fund (U) II, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.3B16Aug 25, 2021
      Ares Ssg Secured Lending Opportunities III, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.2B22Jul 24, 2020
      Ares Capital Europe IV (E) UnleveredHedge Fund$2.2B71Aug 23, 2018
      Ares European Real Estate Fund Vi ScspHedge Fund$2.2B22May 25, 2022
      Ares Pathfinder Core Fund, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.2B26Nov 19, 2021
      Ares Pathfinder Core Fund (Offshore), L.P.Hedge Fund$2.1B50Nov 19, 2021
      Ares Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.1B746Aug 26, 2019
      Ares Credit Strategies Feeder III Uk, L.P.Other Private Fund$2.1B1Mar 30, 2020
      Ares Infrastructure Debt Fund V (Usd Hedged), L.P.Other Private Fund$2.0B30Mar 29, 2021
      Landmark Equity Partners Xv, L.P.Hedge Fund$2.0B255Mar 28, 2014
      Ares Senior Credit Master Fund (U) III LPHedge Fund$1.9B41Nov 15, 2023
      Ares European Credit Investments I (C), L.P.Hedge Fund$1.9B3May 29, 2019
      Ares Apex Pooling, LLCPrivate Equity Fund$1.9B4Mar 31, 2022
      Ares European Credit Strategies Fund Ix (C), L.P.Hedge Fund$1.8B2Nov 16, 2018
      Ares Pathfinder Fund, L.P.Hedge Fund$1.7B81May 21, 2020
      All funds of Ares Management LLC
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • J (Mi Only) Michael Arougheti · Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer And Presidentcontrol
        since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • James-Barclay Ryan Berry · Chief Marketing And Strategy Officercontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • Kipp Robert Deveer · Head Of Credit Groupcontrol
        since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Benjamin David Kaplan · Co-Foundercontrol
        since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • M Jarrod Phillips · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Peter Antony Ressler · Co-Founder And Executive Chairmancontrol
        since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • Facemire Penelope Roll · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Bennett Rosenthal · Co-Founder And Chairman Of Private Equity Groupcontrol
        since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Sera Naseem Sagati Aghili · General Counsel And Corporate Secretarycontrol
        since 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • Peter Antony Ressler · Limited Partnercontrol
        since 01/2002 · owns 25% to 50% of Ares Owners Holdings, L.P.
      Entity owners
      • Ares Management Holdings L.P. · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Ares Holdco LLC · General Partner
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Ares Holdings, L.P.
      • Ares Holdco LLC · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Ares Management Holdings L.P.
      • Ares Holdings, L.P. · Limited Partner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ares Management Holdings L.P.
      • Ares Management Corporation · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ares Holdco LLC · public reporting company
      • Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. · Limited Partner
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Ares Holdings, L.P.
      • Ares Partners Holdco LLC · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Ares Owners Holdings, L.P.
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Ace III Gp (Scotland) Llp
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Aclof III Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Acme Pc Management LP
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Asia Management, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof IV Atd Co-Invest Management, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Acof Lux Management Vii S.A R.L.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Management III, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Management IV, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Management V, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Management Vi Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Management Vi, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Management Vii, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Acof Management, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Aeif Kleen Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Aeif Linden Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Aeof Management Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aeof Management, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aepep (Scotland) Gp II, Llp
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Aepep Gp II, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aepep II N Gp, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aepep III N Strategic Co-Invest Gp, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aevf Management Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aevf Management LP
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aic Management Ltd.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Aip Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Airef Cayman Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Ambition Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Ambition II Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • American Capital Equity Management I, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • American Capital Equity Management II, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      Advisers that list Ares Management LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • New York, NY266 employees
      • London, United Kingdom129 employees
      • Denver, CO70 employees
      • Atlanta, GA49 employees
      • Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong29 employees
      • Mumbai, India27 employees
      • Boston, MA26 employees
      • Chicago, IL23 employees
      • Rutherford, NJ20 employees
      • Newport Beach, CA18 employees
      • Tarrytown, NY16 employees
      • Dallas, TX15 employees
      • Paris, France13 employees
      • Frankfurt, Germany12 employees
      • New York, NY12 employees
      • Mumbai, India11 employees
      • Sydney, Australia11 employees
      • Singapore, Singapore11 employees
      • Singapore, Singapore10 employees
      • Stockholm, Sweden9 employees
      • West Hartford, CT8 employees
      • Shanghai, China7 employees
      • Luxembourg, Luxembourg7 employees
      • Arlington, VA2 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Private funds · 672 to 682
        May 26, 2026 to Aug 26, 2026
      • Private funds · 653 to 672
        Mar 27, 2026 to May 26, 2026
      • Accounts · 589 to 715
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 1,092 to 1,550
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 247 to 266
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · 12 to 13
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 534 to 655
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $245B to $368B
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Employees · 2,996 to 3,990
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Other offices · 53 to 67
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Private funds · 662 to 653
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $340B to $434B
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $19B to $25B
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $2.4B to $4.9B
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $319B to $404B
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • RAUM · $359B to $459B
        Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Private funds · 610 to 662
        Nov 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • Private funds · 593 to 610
        Aug 27, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
      • Private funds · 596 to 593
        May 28, 2025 to Aug 27, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 31, 2025 to May 28, 2025
      • Private funds · 543 to 596
        Mar 31, 2025 to May 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 535 to 589
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 1,062 to 1,092
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • BD registered reps · 187 to 247
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pension plan clients · 15 to 12
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 481 to 534
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 2,919 to 2,996
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Other offices · 24 to 53
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Private funds · 510 to 543
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $299B to $340B
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $16B to $19B
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $4.6B to $2.4B
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $281B to $319B
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $315B to $359B
        Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Private funds · 499 to 510
        Dec 9, 2024 to Feb 24, 2025
      • Private funds · 495 to 499
        Aug 27, 2024 to Nov 26, 2024
      • Other offices · 44 to 24
        May 28, 2024 to Aug 27, 2024
      • Private funds · 488 to 495
        May 28, 2024 to Aug 27, 2024
      • Private funds · 483 to 488
        Mar 28, 2024 to May 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 450 to 535
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      Signals
      20 dated events
      • Ares Management Llc reported 67 offices beyond its principal office, up from 53 (2026-02-24 to 2026-03-27)
        Mar 27, 2026 · Office count change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported RAUM $458.8B, up 28% from $359.1B (2026-02-24 to 2026-03-27)
        Mar 27, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported 53 offices beyond its principal office, up from 24 (2025-02-24 to 2025-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2025 · Office count change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported 24 offices beyond its principal office, down from 44 (2024-05-28 to 2024-08-27)
        Aug 27, 2024 · Office count change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported 44 offices beyond its principal office, up from 37 (2024-02-06 to 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · Office count change · derived
      • Facemire Penelope Roll (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc
        Mar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Goldsmith Miriam Krieger (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc (listed 2024-02-06, absent 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Ares Management Llc reported 37 offices beyond its principal office, up from 30 (2023-01-31 to 2023-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2023 · Office count change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported 30 offices beyond its principal office, down from 35 (2022-02-15 to 2022-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2022 · Office count change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported RAUM $203.4B, up 48% from $137.6B (2022-02-15 to 2022-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Robert Michael Mcferran (Chief Financial Officer And Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc (listed 2021-07-01, absent 2021-08-25)
        Aug 25, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Morgan Jarrod Phillips (Chief Financial Officer And Chief Accounting Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc
        Aug 25, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Ares Management Llc reported 36 offices beyond its principal office, up from 28 (2021-05-25 to 2021-07-01)
        Jul 1, 2021 · Office count change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported RAUM $139.2B, up 36% from $102.4B (2021-03-03 to 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • Daniel Michael Weiner (Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Co-General Counsel And Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc (listed 2021-03-03, absent 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Ares Management Llc reported 23 offices beyond its principal office, up from 18 (2020-02-24 to 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Office count change · derived
      • Ares Management Llc reported RAUM $86.8B, up 40% from $62.0B (2019-02-08 to 2019-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sera Naseem Sagati Aghili (Vice President, Co-General Counsel And Assistant Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc
        Mar 31, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Kipp Robert Deveer (Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc
        Mar 31, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • James-Barclay Ryan Berry (Chief Marketing And Strategy Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ares Management Llc
        Mar 31, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/ares-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/marq-logreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      areswms.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      310-201-4100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 26, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026
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