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0001576312
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001176948
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP
001-36429
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400
Los Angeles
CA
90067
3102014100
ROBERT KIPP DEVEER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
62400
10938096.00
198390128
12/10/2024
NYSE
Common
05/01/2024
Founders Shares
ISSUER
N
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1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400
Los Angeles
CA
90067
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21529287.15
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1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400
Los Angeles
CA
90067
Common
12/06/2024
115838
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12/10/2024
09/06/2024
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