Ares Capital Management
Asset Manager SEC-registered adviser
Legal name: Ares Capital Management LLC
AUM
$97.6B
Regulatory AUM
Private funds
34
Hedge Fund 31 · Other 1 · Private Equity 1 · Securitized Asset 1
Private fund assets
$32.7B
Gross asset value
Employees
634
Last Form D raise
May 2026
Most recent fund filing
From SEC Form ADV filing (filed Aug 26, 2026). View on SEC
People(6)
Owners and executive officers named on the firm's SEC Form ADV.
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Funds(34)
Private funds reported on Form ADV, with amounts raised from the funds' SEC Form D filings.
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Raised (Form D) | Investors | Last Form D | Recency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ares Direct Finance I LP | Hedge Fund | $505.8M | $602.5M | 19 | May 2026 | Hot |
| Ares Private Opportunities (pl) LP | Hedge Fund | $667.6M | — | — | Jan 2026 | Warm |
| Ares Senior Direct Lending Cv Master Fund | Hedge Fund | $1.2B | — | — | Jan 2026 | Warm |
| Ares Sports, Media and Entertainment Finance II LP | Hedge Fund | $1.7B | $1.3B | 6 | Dec 2025 | Warm |
| Ares Sports, Media and Entertainment Finance (offshore) II LP | Hedge Fund | — | $270.3M | 3 | Dec 2025 | Warm |
| Ares Specialty Healthcare Fund (l), L.P. | Hedge Fund | $201.6M | $1.0B | 39 | Nov 2025 | Warm |
| Acme Private Credit Fund LP | Hedge Fund | $508.1M | $500.0M | 1 | May 2023 | Cold |
| Private Credit Fund O, LLC | Hedge Fund | $1.3B | — | — | Mar 2023 | Cold |
| Ares Credit Investment Partnership (MD), L.P. | Hedge Fund | $110.0M | $100.0M | 1 | Oct 2022 | Cold |
| Ares Credit Investment Partnership (cp), L.P. | Hedge Fund | $1.3B | $500.0M | 1 | Oct 2022 | Cold |
| Ares Minerva Co-Invest, L.P. | Private Equity | $146.4M | — | — | Feb 2022 | Cold |
| Ares Private Credit Solutions II, L.P. | Hedge Fund | $2.7B | $4.4B | 97 | Sep 2021 | Cold |
| Chimney Tops Loan Fund, LLC | Hedge Fund | $1.0B | $750.0M | 1 | Feb 2020 | Cold |
| Sfers Credit Strategies Fund LLC | Hedge Fund | $906.0M | $250.0M | 1 | May 2019 | Cold |
| Ares Private Credit Solutions, L.P. | Hedge Fund | $897.0M | $3.3B | 99 | Jan 2018 | Cold |
Board seats
Companies whose SEC Form D filings name one of this firm's people as a director, matched by name and office ZIP code.
No board seats matched from SEC filings yet.
Regulatory identifiers
- CRD number
- 131619
- SEC file number
- 801-63168
- CIK
- 1449853
Sources
- SEC Form ADV Oct 14, 2026