# Ares Direct Finance I LP — Form D

Ares Direct Finance I LP of NEW YORK, NY, a pooled investment fund, filed a Form D exempt-offering notice with the SEC on 2017-09-08. Industry: Pooled Investment Fund.

## Offering

- Filed: 2017-09-08
- Form: D
- Accession: 0001716510-17-000001
- Industry: Pooled Investment Fund
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.1, 3C.7
- Security types: fund interests
- SEC file number: 021-294307

## Issuer

- Name: Ares Direct Finance I LP
- CIK: 0001716510
- Entity type: Limited Partnership
- Jurisdiction: DELAWARE
- Incorporated: 2017
- Address: C/O ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10167
- Phone: 212-750-7300

## Officers, directors & promoters (18)

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Affolter | Executive Officer | Los Angeles, CA |
| Michael Arougheti | Executive Officer | New York, NY |
| Kipp deVeer | Executive Officer | New York, NY |
| Mitchell Goldstein | Executive Officer | New York, NY |
| Matthew Jill | Executive Officer | New York, NY |
| Jim Miller | Executive Officer | Lake Park, FL |
| Kort Schnabel | Executive Officer | Los Angeles, CA |
| Dave Schwartz | Executive Officer | New York, NY |
| Michael Smith | Executive Officer | Austin, TX |
| Michael Weiner | Executive Officer | BRANFORD, CT |
| Matthew Jill | Related Person | New York, NY |
| Mitchell Goldstein | Related Person | New York, NY |
| MITCHELL J GOLDSTEIN | Executive Officer | NEW YORK, NY |
| MATTHEW J JILL | Executive Officer | NEW YORK, NY |
| Michael J Arougheti | Executive Officer | New York, NY |
| N/A Ares Capital Management LLC | Director | New York, NY |
| N/A Ares Direct Finance GP LLC | Director | New York, NY |
| Michael J. Arougheti | Related Person | Los Angeles, CA |

## Other filings by this issuer (3)

| Filed | Form | Offering | Sold |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2026-05-26](https://search.stillhousedata.com/formd/0001716510-26-000002) | D/A | — | $602.5M |
| [2025-05-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/formd/0001716510-25-000002) | D/A | — | $202.5M |
| [2024-04-15](https://search.stillhousedata.com/formd/0001716510-24-000002) | D/A | — | $202.5M |

## More

- [CIK 1716510 on SEC EDGAR (source of record)](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1716510&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40)
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