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Ares Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Dec 2023, closing $8,673M. Last cheque observed Sep 2025.

Growth equityQuietLast fund $8.7B, Dec 2023

Series E

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque428days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$205MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Ares Capital

Ares Capital highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series E: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Filed 2 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2016-11From their own website
Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Sept
    ID.meSeries E · US · TechStartups$340MWith 3 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Mar
    SoundcloudDE · TechCrunch$70MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration24 named

APAntony P. ResslerPresident of APMC EE Participation Manager LLCiFiling they signed
BFBennett F. RosenthalVice President of APMC EE Participation Manager LLCiFiling they signed
BKBlair Kipp JacobsonExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CKCarl Kipp HelanderExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DMDan M. NguyenExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DFDaniel F. NguyenVice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of APMC EE Participation Manager LLCiFiling they signed
DJDaniel J. HallExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DKDaniel Kipp SinclairExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DLDarryl L. SchallExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DBDavid B. KaplanVice President of APMC EE Participation Manager LLCiFiling they signed
DDDavid D. SachsDirector of the Issuer's subsidiaries, ACE UK Holdco Limited and Ares Capital Europe LimitediFiling they signed
EKEric Kipp VimontExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
GDGordon D. WattersDirector of the Issuer's subsidiaries, ACE UK Holdco Limited and Ares Capital Europe LimitediFiling they signed
GAGregory A. MargoliesVice President of APMC EE Participation Manager LLCiFiling they signed
JMJeff M. MooreExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JMJoshua M. BloomsteinVice President and Assistant Secretary of APMC EE Participation Manager LLCiFiling they signed
KKKai Kipp GebauerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MKMatthew Kipp TheodorakisExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MKMichael Kipp AroughetiAlso a Director of the Issuer's subsidiaries, ACE UK Holdco Limited and Ares Capital Europe LimitediFiling they signed
MKMichael Kipp DennisExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MDMichael D. WeinerAlso a Director of the Issuer's subsidiaries, ACE UK Holdco Limited and Ares Capital Europe LimitediFiling they signed
MPMohan P. ThomasMr. Thomas is the Vice PresidentiFiling they signed
RSRichard S. DavisVice President of APMC EE Participation Manager LLCiFiling they signed
RMRick M. DavisExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 29 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Recently backed

The latest companies Ares Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Ares Capital

What does Ares Capital invest in?

Ares Capital invests most often at Series E (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Ares Capital?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2025.

What has Ares Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ID.me (Series E, Sept 2025) and Soundcloud (Undisclosed round, Mar 2017).

How big are Ares Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $205M.

Is Ares Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2025.

What kind of investor is Ares Capital?

Ares Capital is a growth equity firm based in United States.

Has Ares Capital raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Dec 2023, reporting $8.7B raised.

When was Ares Capital founded?

Ares Capital was founded in 2011.

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