Ares Eif Management, LLC (Los Angeles)


Ares Eif Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $3.85 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Massachusetts, and New York.

Ares Eif Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ares Eif Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ares Eif Management, LLC is $3.85 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -34% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.85 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $321.17 million each.
Ares Eif Management has custody of $3.85 billion in cash and securities for 12 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ares Eif Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Ares Eif Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Ares Eif Management is pooled investment vehicles with 12 clients and $3.85 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Ares Eif Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.85 billion for 12 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ares Eif Management also advises several private funds. Namely, thirteen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $10,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Ares Eif Management, LLC

The company employs 33 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Antony Peter Ressler joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Chairman.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ares Management Llc Member 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 130074
Michael Daniel Weiner Vice president, chief legal officer and secretary 1 Jan 2015 Other 4698763
David Benjamin Kaplan Co-president 1 Jan 2015 Other 1992162
Anthony Stanton Dell Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 2699043
Bennett Rosenthal Co-president 1 Jan 2015 Other 2818358
Antony Peter Ressler Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 1878120
Michael Robert Mcferran Vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer 1 Mar 2015 Other 5529178
Miriam Goldsmith Krieger Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 6028814
Antony Peter Ressler Executive chairman 1 Jan 2018 Other 1878120
Bennett Rosenthal Co-head pe 1 Jan 2018 Other 2818358
David Benjamin Kaplan Co-head pe 1 Jan 2018 Other 1992162
Christina Oh Vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer 1 Jan 2018 Other 6317827
Michael J (Mi Only) Arougheti Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 2735734

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Antony Peter Ressler Member 1 Jan 2002 25% - 50% 1878120
Ares Owners Holdings L.P. Limited partner 1 May 2007 50% - 75% 01-0605009
Ares Management Holdings L.P. Member 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 27-207-8839
Ares Holdings L.P. Limited partner 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 26-0198197
Ares Management Lp Sole shareholder 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 80-0962035
Ares Partners Holdco Llc General partner 1 May 2014 Other 46-5192240
Ares Investments Lp Member 1 May 2014 50% - 75% 20-8018928
Ares Holdco Llc Member / general partner 1 May 2014 Other 30-0880125
Ai Holdco Llc Member / general partner 1 May 2014 Other 38-3977442
Ares Holdco Llc General partner 1 Jul 2016 Other 30-0880125
Ares Holdings Inc Member 1 Jul 2016 75% - 100% 26-0198141

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Ares Eif Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2000 Avenue Of The Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Mill Valley, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-201-4100. The normal business hours are 8am-5pm pacific time on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at eif.com/.