Private company

Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP

American investment advice company based in Los Angeles, active since 2024²

In its 2025 registration with the SEC (Form 10) the company says: “The Fund is an investment program designed to offer eligible individuals and other investors access to Ares’ sports, media and entertainment platform.”²³

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

IndustryInvestment Advice²
HeadquartersWilmington, United States²
Incorporated inDE³
Business address245 Park Avenue, 44Th Floor, New York, Ny 10167³
Filer category, Emerging growth company³
Legal formLimited Partnership²
Kind of organizationInvestment fund²
LEI254900CE7ZBTDDFUQX58²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered addressC/O UNITED AGENT GROUP INC., 19803 Wilmington, United States²
Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 10012046²

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Leadership

Who has led Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive officerMark Robert Affolter Dec 16, 2025 to now⁴
Chief financial officerScott C. Lem Dec 16, 2025 to now⁵
Chief operating officerJana Markowicz Dec 16, 2025 to now⁶

Board members and other officers (5)

Co-Chief Accounting OfficerKimberly Jean Zaccagnino Dec 16, 2025 to now⁷
Co-Chief Accounting OfficerPaul Won Jae Cho Dec 16, 2025 to now⁸
Board memberJames Monroe Babcock Dec 16, 2025 to now⁹
Board memberMark Robert Affolter Dec 16, 2025 to now⁴
Board memberPatrick Michael Hardiman Dec 16, 2025 to now¹⁰

Named in SEC Form D filings

People the company listed in its private-offering notices.

Executive Officer, DirectorJim Miller named Jun 2, 2026¹¹
Executive Officer, DirectorKort Schnabel named Jun 2, 2026¹¹

Timeline

Sep 21, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events¹²
Aug 21, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events¹³
Jul 21, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events¹⁴
Jun 25, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events¹⁵
May 22, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events¹⁶
Apr 21, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events¹⁷
Apr 2, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation¹⁸
Mar 20, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events¹⁹
Feb 20, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events²⁰
Jan 21, 20268-K Unregistered sale of shares; Other events²¹
Dec 22, 20258-K Unregistered sale of shares; Regulation FD disclosure²²
Dec 16, 2025New chief executive Mark Robert Affolter becomes CEO⁴
Nov 19, 2024Founded Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP is founded²

Filings

27 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 quarterly reports, 11 major events, 9 insider forms, 2 private raises, 2 other. The latest 20:

Sep 21, 20268-K EDGAR
Aug 21, 20268-K EDGAR
Aug 14, 202610-Q EDGAR
Jul 21, 20268-K EDGAR
Jun 25, 20268-K EDGAR
Jun 2, 2026D/A EDGAR
May 22, 20268-K EDGAR
May 15, 202610-Q EDGAR
Apr 21, 20268-K EDGAR
Apr 2, 20268-K EDGAR
Mar 20, 20268-K EDGAR
Feb 20, 20268-K EDGAR
Feb 17, 202610-Q EDGAR
Jan 21, 20268-K EDGAR
Dec 22, 20258-K EDGAR
Dec 16, 20253 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
Dec 16, 20253 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
Dec 16, 20253 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
Dec 16, 20253 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
Dec 16, 20253 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR

The 27 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$575.4M 2025–2025

Private raises (Form D) $575.4M

Figures by year

Year	Private raises (Form D)	Total
2025	$575.4M	$575.4M

Private raises

Private offerings the company reported to the SEC on Form D. The amount is what the latest filing says was sold so far, charted in the year of the first sale. Covers filings since Oct 1, 2021.

Jun 1, 2025Raised $575.4 million in a private offering of securities¹¹ Form D: 2,880 investors so far Form D

SEC filer profile

How Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARAres Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP¹
CIK0002046946
Filer status<br>emerging growth company¹
Incorporated inDelaware¹
Fiscal year endsSeptember 30¹
Industry code (SIC)6282 Investment Advice¹
SEC reviewing officeOffice of Finance, Division of Corporation Finance¹
Business address245 Park Avenue, 44Th Floor, New York, NY 10167¹
Phone212-750-7300¹
On EDGAR sinceApr 4, 2025¹
Filings30 in all: 8-K (11), 3 (9), 10-Q (3), 40-APP/A (3), 10-12G (1), 10-12G/A (1), D (1), D/A (1)¹
Latest filingsQuarterly report (10-Q) Aug 14, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 21, 2026

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARAres Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFAres Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP LEI record (254900CE7ZBTDDFUQX58)
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SEC EDGARAres Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARMark Robert Affolter, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARScott C. Lem, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARJana Markowicz, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARKimberly Jean Zaccagnino, Co-Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARPaul Won Jae Cho, Co-Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARJames Monroe Babcock, Board member
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SEC EDGARPatrick Michael Hardiman, Board member
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SEC EDGARAres Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP Form D naming Jim Miller
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SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
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SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
14
SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
15
SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
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SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
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SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
18
SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; New debt or obligation
19
SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
20
SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
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SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Other events
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SEC EDGARUnregistered sale of shares; Regulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGARAres Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP filing with the SEC