Ares Capital Management LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2004

Total AUM

$97.6B

Discretionary

$91.3B

94% of AUM

Avg account

$1.7B

Accounts

Employees

634

Advisory reps

Firm details

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California
CRD number: 131619
Registered since: May 18, 2004
Website: www.aresmgmt.com
Custodians: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Fee structure: Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
Client types: Business Development Companies55.26%
Pooled Investment Vehicles32.14%
Sovereign Wealth Funds5.18%
Insurance Companies2.67%
Banking / Thrift Institutions2.25%
Services: Portfolio Management for Investment CompaniesPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

FINTRX

Overview

Ares Capital Management LLC is organized as a limited liability company and has been SEC-registered since 2004. The firm operates across multiple product types — hedge funds, private equity, securitized-asset strategies — and functions as a multi-faceted fund manager rather than a pure capital allocator. Its client base is institutional, and its fee schedules include both asset-based fees and performance-linked compensation. The firm engages in commodity pool operator/commodity trading adviser activities and provides portfolio management for investment companies, pooled vehicles and institutional or business clients. Regulatory and business affiliations extend to broker‑dealer relationships and roles as sponsor, general partner or managing member of pooled vehicles. The firm identifies itself as an active ESG investor.