Form D · Private Equity Fund

Ares Asia Private Equity Fund III LP

George Town, Grand Cayman, E9 · CIK 0001869106

Offering snapshot reported Jul 22, 2025 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$486M
Offering amount: $900M
Investors reported
38
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$0
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jul 29, 2021
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$243M$486MJul 29, 2021Jul 27, 2022: $483,450,000.00Jul 27, 2022Jul 21, 2023: $483,450,000.00Jul 21, 2023Jul 19, 2024: $483,450,000.00Jul 19, 2024Jul 22, 2025: $485,840,000.00Jul 22, 2025

Dates are filing dates, not cash receipt dates. Decreases are reported revisions, not evidence of withdrawals. Separate offering histories are not added together.

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

  • Reported sold$483,450,000 → $485,840,000
  • Reported investors34 → 38

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Jul 22, 2025Amendment$485,840,000$2,390,000vs Jul 19, 202438SEC filing
Jul 19, 2024Amendment$483,450,000$0vs Jul 21, 202334SEC filing
Jul 21, 2023Amendment$483,450,000$0vs Jul 27, 202234SEC filing
Jul 27, 2022Amendment$483,450,000No comparison34SEC filing
Jul 29, 2021InitialYet to sellNo comparison0SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Equity, Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.1, 3C.7
Duration over one year
No
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$418K
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-408232
The general partner of the Issuer reserves the right to offer a greater or lesser amount of limited partner interests.

Sales compensation recipients

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RecipientCRDAssociated broker-dealer
Aviditi Financial, LLC309026
Pickwick Capital Partners, LLC130672
Ares Management Capital Markets LLC166219

Source: Form D, filed Jul 22, 2025. 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 ASIA PRIVATE EQUITY FUND III LP

Investment adviser: ARES MANAGEMENT LLC

Gross asset value
$195M
Beneficial owners
41
ADV minimum commitment
$1M

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 SS&C FUND SERVICES (ASIA) PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE, Singapore Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor KPMG LLP GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands
Custodian DBS BANK LTD. SINGAPORE, Singapore Related to adviser: No
Provider details
Annual audit
Yes
Prime brokers
No
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
Yes
External marketing
No

KPMG LLP
PCAOB 1323

Filing source

Form ADV 2127751 · Aug 26, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-4472364307

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
NameReported role
David Mc Kee Hand Director
Lawrence Yong Chye Lim Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
C/O Walkers Corporate Limited 190 Elgin Avenue
George Town, Grand Cayman, E9, KY1-9008