Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC (Los Angeles)


Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $2.43 billion of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, and New York.

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Ares Commercial Real Estate 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 Commercial Real Estate Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC is $2.43 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 98% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $2.43 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $808.61 million each.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Management has custody of $822.5 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ares Commercial Real Estate 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 Antony Peter Ressler serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Antony Peter Ressler is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $2.43 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Ares Commercial Real Estate Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.43 billion for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and one real estate fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC

The company employs 38 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 66 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 has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2011. Miriam Goldsmith Krieger joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ares Management Llc Sole member 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 130074
Antony Peter Ressler President 1 Jul 2011 Other 1878120
Michael J (Mi Only) Arougheti Vice president 1 Jul 2011 Other 2735734
Michael Daniel Weiner Vice president, general counsel and secretary 1 Jul 2011 Other 4698763
Michael J Arougheti Vice president 1 Jul 2011 Other 2735734
John Bram Bartling Vice president 1 Jul 2011 Other 2346376
Richard Scott Davis Vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer 1 Jul 2011 Other 5285711
Anthony Stanton Dell Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2011 Other 2699043
Todd Seigel Schuster President 1 Apr 2014 Other 1507264
Michael Robert Mcferran Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 5529178
John Bernard Jardine Vice president 1 Apr 2015 Other 1822781
Miriam Goldsmith Krieger Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 6028814

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 18 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Antony Peter Ressler Member 1 Jan 2002 25% - 50% 1878120
L.P. ( F/K/A Ares Partners Management Company Llc) Ares Owners Holdings Member 1 May 2007 50% - 75% 01-0605009
Ares Holdings Inc. Member 1 May 2007 25% - 50% 26-0198141
L.P. Ares Owners Holdings Limited partner 1 May 2007 50% - 75% 01-0605009
Llc Ares Partners Management Company Member 1 May 2007 50% - 75% 01-0605009
L.P. (F/K/A Ares Holdings Llc) Ares Holdings Member 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 26-0198197
Ares Management Holdings L.P. Member 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 27-2078839
L.P. Ares Holdings Limited partner 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 26-0198197
Ares Holdings Llc Member 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 26-0198197
Ares Management Holdings Llc Member 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 27-2078839
L.P. Ares Management Shareholder 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 80-0962035
Ares Partners Holdco Llc General partner 1 May 2014 Other 46-5192240
Ares Management L.P. Sole shareholder 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 80-0962035
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 25% - 50% 30-0880125
Ares Holdings Inc Member 1 Jul 2016 75% - 100% 26-0198141

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2000 Avenue Of The Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067 4733, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. 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 aresmgmt.com.