Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP 8-K

What Happened

• Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP announced (in an 8-K filed Jan 21, 2026) that it sold unregistered limited partnership units on January 1, 2026, for aggregate consideration of approximately $47,659,590 (about $47.7 million). The number of units was finalized on January 21, 2026 after calculating each class’s transactional NAV as of December 31, 2025.
• The sales were made through the Fund’s continuous private offering to investors who are both accredited investors (under Regulation D) and qualified purchasers (under the Investment Company Act), and were exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D.

Key Details

• Units sold by class:
  • Class S: 3,701 units for $100,000
  • Class D: 11,064 units for $300,000
  • Class I: 192,362 units for $5,220,000
  • Class A‑S: 1,168,407 units for $31,550,490
  • Class A‑I: 386,532 units for $10,489,100
  • Total consideration: $47,659,590
• Some sales were to third‑party investors via Ares SME O TE LP (the “Feeder”) for investors with specific tax characteristics (e.g., tax‑exempt and non‑U.S. investors); the Feeder invests substantially all of its assets indirectly in the Fund in exchange for Units.
• As of the filing date, the Fund has issued interests for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $639 million as part of its ongoing private offering.

Why It Matters

• This filing shows the Fund continues to raise capital through private, exempt offerings targeted to accredited and qualified investors, increasing its assets under management by about $47.7M from this transaction and about $639M in total since launch.
• For retail investors, note this was a private, unregistered sale (not a public stock offering) and was limited to certain qualified investors; it does not create a freely tradable public security.