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0001304465
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001176948
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP CL A
001-36429
2000 Avenue of th Stars, 12th Floor
Los Angeles
CA
90067
3102014100
BAR HOLDINGS LLC
Officer
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1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
100000
13298000.00
189877592
04/01/2024
NYSE
Common
05/14/2014
Founders Shares
ISSUER
N
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2000 Avenue of th Stars, 12th Floor
Los Angeles
CA
90067
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10b5-1 Sales for BAR HOLDINGS, LLCC/O BENNETT ROSENTHAL
2000 Avenue of th Stars, 12th Floor
Los Angeles
CA
90067
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Los Angeles
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CA
90067
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