Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP 8-K

What Happened

• Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP (the “Fund”) filed an 8-K on December 22, 2025 reporting that it sold unregistered limited partnership units on December 1, 2025 for aggregate consideration of approximately $57,776,553.
• The number of units was finalized on December 22, 2025 after calculating transactional net asset values (Transactional NAVs) as of November 30, 2025.

Key Details

• Units sold by class:
  • Class S: 3,743 units for $100,000
  • Class I: 254,298 units for $6,817,500
  • Class A‑S: 1,389,207 units for $37,086,839
  • Class A‑I: 513,714 units for $13,772,214
• Sale was part of the Fund’s continuous private offering to investors who are both accredited (Regulation D) and qualified purchasers (Investment Company Act); offering was exempt from Securities Act registration under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D.
• Some Units were purchased through Ares SME O TE LP (the “Feeder”) to accommodate investors with specific tax profiles (e.g., tax‑exempt and non‑U.S. investors).
• As of the 8‑K filing date, the Fund has issued interests for approximately $591 million in aggregate cash consideration under its continuous private offering.

Why It Matters

• This filing documents a private capital raise that increases the Fund’s invested capital by about $57.8M and contributes to the Fund’s overall $591M raised to date — information investors can use to track fund size and new capital inflows.
• The sale was made to accredited/qualified buyers in a private (unregistered) offering and used a feeder structure for tax‑sensitive investors; existing and prospective investors should note transaction timing (NAV as of Nov 30, 2025) and the exempt offering status when assessing liquidity, ownership, and regulatory protections.