Form D · Other Investment Fund

Ares Special Opportunities Fund Ill LP

Los Angeles, CA · CIK 0002046287

Offering snapshot reported Apr 14, 2026 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $8.33B
Investors reported: 132
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Dec 24, 2024

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

Reported investors0 → 132

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Apr 14, 2026	Amendment	$8,327,702,300	No comparison	132	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: No
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $0 (estimated)
Finders' fees: $0 (estimated)
Form D file number: 021-532988

Represents total amounts sold by the Issuer and its parallel funds (and includes the General Partner and its affiliates).

Amounts to be paid, if any, to recipients in Item 12 will be determined generally based on a percentage of capital raised.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
Ares Management Capital Markets LLC	166219
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	361
Picton S.A.	None
DBS Bank Ltd	None
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited	None
Rosebery Capital (HK) Limited	None
Kyobo Securities Co., Limited	None

Source: Form D, filed Apr 14, 2026. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

Each card uses that adviser's latest imported filing. Filing dates can differ; these disclosures do not confirm a current relationship.

Matched by reported Form D file number

ARES SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND III LP

Investment adviser: ARES MANAGEMENT LLC

Gross asset value: $3.37B
Beneficial owners: 315
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 Other funds reporting this name →

Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LLP LOS ANGELES, California, United States Other funds reporting this name →

Custodian THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON HOUSTON, Texas, United States Related to adviser: No Other funds reporting this name →

Marketer ARES MANAGEMENT CAPITAL MARKETS LLC LOS ANGELES, California, United States Related to adviser: Yes Other funds reporting this name →

Marketer GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No Other funds reporting this name →

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

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
CRD 361 · SEC 801-16048

Fund asset history · 2 annual observations

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Fiscal year	Gross assets	Beneficial owners	ADV filed
2024	$873,900,000	18	Mar 31, 2025
2025	$3,372,104,226	315	Mar 27, 2026

Filing source

Form ADV 2127751 · Aug 26, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-6537380517

Reported by ARES MANAGEMENT LLC (CRD 130074).

Other-Than Anual Amendment For Registered Adviser.

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Historical values on this page come from the SEC/IAPD filing archive; 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 Asof Management Iii Gp Llc	Director
N/A Asof Management Iii Lp	Director

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
Phone: (310) 201-4100