Form D · Private Equity Fund

Ares Special Situations Fund III, L.P.

Los Angeles, CA · CIK 0001500204

Offering snapshot reported Aug 17, 2011 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $345M
Investors reported: 4
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Sep 1, 2010

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

Reported investors0 → 4

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Aug 17, 2011	Amendment	$345,000,000	No comparison	4	SEC filing
Sep 1, 2010	Initial	Yet to sell	No comparison	0	SEC filing

Offering details

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

Sales commissions: $0 (estimated)
Finders' fees: $0 (estimated)
Form D file number: 021-147153

Amount to be paid based on a percentage of capital raised.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
BNP Paribas	None
Prudential Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.	None

Source: Form D, filed Aug 17, 2011. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

Matched by reported Form D file number

ARES SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P.

Investment adviser: ARES MANAGEMENT LLC

Gross asset value: $79.5M
Beneficial owners: 7
ADV minimum commitment: $25M

Reported in Form ADV on Feb 24, 2025. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CRANFORD, New Jersey, United States Investor statements: No (provided to no investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LLP LOS ANGELES, California, United States

Custodian STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States Related to adviser: No

Provider details

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

ERNST & YOUNG LLP
PCAOB 42

Filing source

Form ADV 1943473 · Feb 24, 2025 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-7607689290

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

Related funds

Funds whose names form a numbered series with this one and that share its city or the name of a related person. Form D does not state how these funds are related.

Fund	Latest Form D	Reported sold	Investors
Ares Special Situations Fund III, L.P. (this fund)	Aug 17, 2011	$345,000,000	4
Ares Special Situations Fund IV, L.P.	Apr 16, 2015	$1,500,000,000	68

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 Ares Management Llc	Executive
N/A Assf Management Iii, L.P.	Executive
N/A Assf Operating Manager Iii, Llc	Executive
Gregory A. Margolies	Executive
Jeff M. Moore	Executive
Daniel F. Nguyen	Executive
Darryl L. Schall	Executive
Michael D. Weiner	Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

2000 Avenue Of The Stars, 12 Th Floor
Los Angeles, CA, 90067