{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/ares-capital-management-ii-157292","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/157292","regulatoryAum":19637993752,"crd":"157292","secFileNumber":"801-72399","legalName":"Ares Capital Management II LLC","displayName":"Ares Capital Management II","website":null,"founded":null,"organization":"Delaware limited liability company","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400","city":"Los Angeles","state":"CA","stateName":"California","country":"United States","postalCode":"90067"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"9 June 2011","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":924,"advisory":597,"brokerDealerReps":62,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":19191201816,"discretionaryAccounts":26,"nonDiscretionary":446791936,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":3,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":52,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Investment companies","clients":10,"regulatoryAum":8532912995},{"label":"Business development companies","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":3455029000},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":17,"regulatoryAum":7509464453},{"label":"Other","clients":null,"regulatoryAum":140587304}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"feePrograms":[],"brochureCoverage":{"scope":"known_documents","status":"not_processed","checkedAt":null,"documents":[]},"custodians":[{"name":"Caceis","shortName":"Caceis","location":"Luxembourg","smaAssets":140587304}],"custodyNote":"Ares Capital Management II has custody of $997.8M for 7 clients.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Michael Arougheti","title":"Chief Executive Officer","crd":"2735734"},{"name":"Robert Deveer","title":"Co-President","crd":"4510479"},{"name":"Blair Jacobson","title":"Co-President","crd":"2590352"},{"name":"Jarrod PHILLIPS","title":"Vice President and Assistant Treasurer","crd":"4571579"},{"name":"Naseem Sagati Aghili","title":"General Counsel, Vice President and Corporate Secretary","crd":"6916957"},{"name":"Richa Gulati","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"5502357"},{"name":"Antony Ressler","title":"Executive Chairman","crd":"1878120"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Ares Management LLC","detail":"Sole member in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since March 2011."},{"label":"Antony Ressler","detail":"Indirect owner: a limited partner of Ares Owners Holdings L.P. in the 25% to 50% band and a control person, since January 2002.","parent":"Ares Owners Holdings L.P."},{"label":"Ares Management Holdings L.P.","detail":"Indirect owner: a member of Ares Management LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since December 2010.","parent":"Ares Management LLC"},{"label":"Ares Partners Holdco LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: general partner of Ares Owners Holdings L.P. and a control person, since May 2014.","parent":"Ares Owners Holdings L.P."},{"label":"Ares Holdings L.P.","detail":"Indirect owner: a limited partner of Ares Management Holdings L.P. in the 75% or more band and a control person, since December 2010.","parent":"Ares Management Holdings L.P."},{"label":"Ares Owners Holdings L.P.","detail":"Indirect owner: a limited partner of Ares Holdings L.P. in the 25% to 50% band and a control person, since May 2007.","parent":"Ares Holdings L.P."},{"label":"Ares Holdco LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a general partner of Ares Holdings L.P. in the 50% to 75% band and a control person, since July 2016. 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They include 17 pooled investment vehicles, 10 investment companies and 1 business development companies.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 26 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Ares Capital Management II offer?","answer":"Ares Capital Management II provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Ares Capital Management II use?","answer":"Ares Capital Management II’s separately managed account assets are held at Caceis (Luxembourg), with $140,587,304. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 26 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Ares Capital Management II have?","answer":"Ares Capital Management II has 2 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 924 employees, and 597 perform investment advisory functions. 62 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Ares Capital Management II invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Ares Capital Management II’s separately managed accounts held 95% high-yield corporate bonds, 2% investment grade corporate bonds, 2% cash and equivalents and 1% non-exchange-traded equities. It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Ares Capital Management II?","answer":"Ares Capital Management II is owned through a chain of holding companies by Antony Ressler and Ares Management Corporation. Its direct owner is Ares Management LLC (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 26 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Ares Capital Management II get paid?","answer":"Ares Capital Management II is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}