Form D · Other Investment Fund

Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Finance II LP

Los Angeles, CA · CIK 0002028190

Offering snapshot reported Dec 18, 2025 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $1.27B
Investors reported: 6
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Dec 31, 2024

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

Reported investors0 → 6

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Dec 18, 2025	Amendment	$1,274,600,000	No comparison	6	SEC filing
Dec 20, 2024	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: 021-532842

Total Amount Sold includes certain amounts attributable to Ares and its affiliates.

Amounts to be paid to certain Recipients listed in Item 12 (Sales Compensation) will be determined based on a percentage of capital raised from certain investors.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
Ares Management Capital Markets LLC	166219
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC	79

Source: Form D, filed Dec 18, 2025. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

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ARES SPORTS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE II LP

Investment adviser: ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Gross asset value: $1.7B
Beneficial owners: 5
ADV minimum commitment: $10M

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 LLP LOS ANGELES, California, United States

Custodian THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. HOUSTON, Texas, United States Related to adviser: No

Marketer ARES MANAGEMENT CAPITAL MARKETS LLC LOS ANGELES, California, United States Related to adviser: Yes

Provider details

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

ERNST & YOUNG LLP
PCAOB 42

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

Filing source

Form ADV 2128666 · Aug 26, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-5157488502

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 Sports, Media & Entertainment Finance, L.P.	Sep 16, 2022	$2,199,550,000	484
Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Finance II LP (this fund)	Dec 18, 2025	$1,274,600,000	6

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
Mark Affolter	Executive
N/A Ares Sme Management Gp Ii Llc	Director
N/A Ares Sme Management Ii Lp	Director
Michael Arougheti	Executive
Tyrone Cooney	Executive
Blair Jacobson	Executive
Matthew Jill	Executive
Jim Miller	Executive
Antony Ressler	Executive
Bennett Rosenthal	Executive
Kort Schnabel	Executive
Nate Walton	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