Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP updates its Form D — $575.4M sold
How this compares
- Across 43 opportunistic / special situations sponsors with more than one launch on EDGAR, the median gap between consecutive funds is 3 months.
- This is the sponsor's 4th fund launch on EDGAR; the previous one, Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP, was filed 12 months earlier.
Computed from every Form D fund launch on EDGAR since late 2024, not sampled. Amounts are the stated offering size; indefinite offerings are excluded.
Raise progress
Sold rose to $575.4M (+$575.4M, +2880 investors) in 368 days since the previous filing.
| Filed | Form | Sold | Investors | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-30 | D | $0 | 0 | |
| 2026-06-02 | D/A | $575.4M | 2880 | +$575.4M |
Amount sold and investor count as restated on each of the issuer's Form D filings. A rise since the previous filing is capital closed in between.
Ares Sports Media on EDGAR
Earlier and related filings by the same issuer and sponsor. All Ares Sports Media vehicles →
Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Finance (Offshore) II LP updates its Form D — $270.3M sold
Sold rose to $NaN (+$270.3M, +3 investors) in 363 days since the previous filing.
Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Finance II LP updates its Form D — $1.27B sold
Sold rose to $NaN (+$1.27B, +6 investors) in 363 days since the previous filing.
Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Finance (Offshore) II LP files an open-ended other fund fund
Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Finance II LP files an open-ended other fund fund
People on the filing
| Kort Schnabel | Executive Officer, Director |
| Mark Affolter | Executive Officer, Director |
| Jim Miller | Executive Officer, Director |
| Jana Markowicz | Executive Officer |
| Patrick Hardiman | Director |
| n/a Ares SME Management O GP LLC | Promoter |
| Kimberly Zaccagnino | Executive Officer |
| James Babcock | Director |
| Paul Cho | Executive Officer |
| Scott Lem | Executive Officer |
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Signed by Matthew Jill, Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the GP.
Placement agents / sales compensation: Ares Management Capital Markets LLC
Why now — by persona
Relevant to: Fund audit & tax, Fund administrator, Placement agent / capital introduction, Custodian / prime broker.
Filing contact
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