Form D · Private Equity Fund

Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund VII, L.P.

Los Angeles, CA · CIK 0001954454

Offering snapshot reported Nov 1, 2024 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $1.79B
Investors reported: 63
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Nov 6, 2023

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

Reported investors0 → 63

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Nov 1, 2024	Amendment	$1,791,612,000	No comparison	63	SEC filing
Nov 3, 2023	Initial	Yet to sell	No comparison	0	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year: Yes
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $0 (estimated)
Finders' fees: $0 (estimated)
Form D file number: Not reported

The Total Amount Sold includes the total amount sold relating to the Issuers, as well as the commitments of the General Partner and its affiliates.

Amounts to be paid, if any, to placement agents will be determined based generally on a percentage of capital raised.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
Ares Management Capital Markets LLC	166219
Masterlink Securities Co., Ltd.	None

Source: Form D, filed Nov 1, 2024. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

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ARES CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND VII, L.P.

Investment adviser: ARES MANAGEMENT LLC

Gross asset value: $3.25B
Beneficial owners: 53
ADV minimum commitment: $250K

Reported in Form ADV on Aug 26, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY OAKS, Pennsylvania, United States Investor statements: No (provided to no investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LOS ANGELES, California, United States

Custodian THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON HOUSTON, Texas, United States Related to adviser: No

Marketer ARES MANAGEMENT CAPITAL MARKETS LLC CULVER CITY, California, United States Related to adviser: Yes

Marketer MASTERLINK SECURITIES CO., LTD TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Republic of China Related to adviser: No

Provider details

Annual audit: Yes
Prime brokers: No
Custodians: Yes
Administrator other than the adviser: Yes
External marketing: Yes

ERNST & YOUNG
PCAOB 42

ARES MANAGEMENT CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
CRD 166219 · SEC 8-69194

Filing source

Form ADV 2127751 · Aug 26, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-8055963778

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Values are the most recently reported in our imported data; the public profile may show a newer filing.

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
Name	Reported role
N/A Acof Lux Management Vii S.A R.L	Director
N/A Acof Management Vii Gp Llc	Director
N/A Acof Management Vii, L.P.	Director
Matthew Cwiertnia	Executive
Scott Graves	Executive
Bennett Rosenthal	Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

C/O Ares Management Llc 1800 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA, 90067