# ARES MANAGEMENT LLC

ARES MANAGEMENT LLC of LOS ANGELES, CA is an SEC-registered investment adviser. This firm reports disciplinary history on Form ADV.

## Registration

- CRD: 130074
- Type: SEC-registered investment adviser
- SEC file number: 801-63800
- Location: 1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1400, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90067
- Phone: 310-201-4100
- Latest filing: 2026-05-26
- Regulatory AUM: $458.8B
- Discretionary AUM: $434.0B
- Non-discretionary AUM: $24.9B
- Clients: 3,990
- Accounts: 715

## Business model

- Compensation: % of AUM, Performance
- Clients served: Pooled vehicles, Investment cos

## Officers, owners & control persons (40)

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| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bennett Rosenthal | CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP | Los Angeles, CA |
| Robert Kipp deVeer | CO-PRESIDENT; HEAD OF CREDIT GROUP | Los Angeles, CA |
| Antony Peter Ressler | CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN; LIMITED PARTNER | Atlanta, GA |
| David Benjamin Kaplan | CO-FOUNDER | — |
| Michael J Mi Only Arougheti | CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT | — |
| Naseem Sera Sagati Aghili | GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY | — |
| Ryan James-Barclay Berry | CHIEF MARKETING AND STRATEGY OFFICER | — |
| Jarrod M Phillips | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| Blair V Jacobson | CO-PRESIDENT | — |
| Richa M Gulati | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| Penelope Facemire Roll | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| RESSLER ANTONY PETER | CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN; LIMITED PARTNER; MANAGER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (+3 more) | — |
| SACHS DAVID ALLAN | VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| ROSENTHAL BENNETT | CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP; CO-FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIRMAN OF PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP; CO- FOUNDER AND PARTNER (+4 more) | — |
| KISSICK JOHN HAROLD | PARTNER; SENIOR PARTNER; VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| BRUFSKY SETH JONATHON | VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| KAPLAN DAVID BENJAMIN | CO-FOUNDER; CO-FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIRMAN OF PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP; CO-FOUNDER AND PARTNER (+3 more) | — |
| SEROTA JEFFREY SCOTT | VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| FRANKEL KEVIN ANDREW | GENERAL COUNSEL; GENERAL COUNSEL, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| NGUYEN DANIEL FENNO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| AROUGHETI MICHAEL J | VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| CASCELLA AMERICO | VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| DEVEER ROBERT KIPP | HEAD OF CREDIT GROUP; PARTNER | — |
| BECKMAN ERIC BLAIR | VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| DAVIS RICHARD SCOTT | VICE PRESIDENT; VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; VICE PRESIDENT AND CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | — |


## Disclosures (9)

| Initiated | Type | Allegations | Status | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020-05-26 | regulatory | THE SEC ALLEGED THAT, IN 2016, REGISTRANT'S WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF MISUSE OF POTENTIALLY MATERIAL NONPUBLIC INFORMATION WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN REGISTRANT HAD AN EMPLOYEE SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A… | Final | $1.0M |


## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/130074/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/130074/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/130074/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/130074

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