Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP 8-K

What Happened
Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP announced in an 8-K that it sold unregistered limited partnership units for aggregate consideration of $25,203,455. The sales occurred on February 1, 2026, and the exact number of units sold by class was finalized on February 20, 2026 after calculating each class’s transactional net asset value as of January 31, 2026.

Key Details

• Total proceeds from the Feb 1, 2026 sales: $25,203,455.
• Unit class breakdown (number of units — consideration):
  • Class S: 5,438 — $147,000
  • Class I: 129,761 — $3,525,000
  • Class A-S: 535,522 — $14,467,500
  • Class A-D: 44,214 — $1,200,000
  • Class A-I: 215,835 — $5,863,955
• Sales were part of the Fund’s continuous private offering to investors who are both accredited (per Regulation D) and qualified purchasers, and were exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D.
• Some units were sold through Ares SME O TE LP (the “Feeder”) for investors with particular tax characteristics (e.g., tax‑exempt and non‑U.S. investors).
• As of this filing, the Fund has issued interests for approximately $664 million in aggregate cash consideration under its continuous private offering.

Why It Matters
These transactions represent continued capital raising by the Fund via its private offering, adding $25.2M to the Fund’s invested capital and contributing to the roughly $664M raised to date. The sales were private and exempt from public registration, meaning they were offered only to accredited and qualified purchasers and not broadly to retail investors. Investors should note the fundraising activity and the use of a feeder vehicle for certain investor types when assessing ownership structure and capital flows, but the filing does not provide information on how the new proceeds will be deployed or on performance impacts.