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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is earned from its affiliates. The related accounts receivable are included within due from affiliates in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, except that accrued carried interest allocations, which is predominantly due from affiliated funds, is presented separately within investments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The Company has investment management agreements with the Ares Funds that it manages. In accordance with these agreements, these Ares Funds may bear certain operating costs and expenses which are initially paid by the Company and subsequently reimbursed by the Ares Funds.
The Company has also entered into agreements to be reimbursed for its expenses incurred in providing administrative services to certain related parties, including our public vehicles. The Company is also party to agreements with certain private funds that pay administrative fees based on invested capital and with certain real estate funds to provide various services, such as administration, acquisition, development, property management, fees from the distribution of shares in our non-traded REITs, among others.

Employees and other related parties may be permitted to participate in co-investment vehicles that generally invest in Ares funds alongside fund investors. Participation is limited by law to individuals who qualify under applicable securities laws. These co-investment vehicles generally do not require these individuals to pay management fees, carried interest or incentive fees.
The Company considers its professionals and non-consolidated funds to be affiliates. Amounts due from and to affiliates were composed of the following:
 As of June 30,As of December 31,
 20222021
Due from affiliates:  
Management fees receivable from non-consolidated funds$430,712 $372,249 
Incentive fee receivable from non-consolidated funds11,069 211,243 
Payments made on behalf of and amounts due from non-consolidated funds and employees110,356 86,891 
Due from affiliates—Company$552,137 $670,383 
Amounts due from non-consolidated funds$7,159 $7,234 
Due from affiliates—Consolidated Funds$7,159 $7,234 
Due to affiliates: 
Management fee received in advance and rebates payable to non-consolidated funds$7,102 $10,160 
Tax receivable agreement liability98,975 100,542 
Undistributed carried interest and incentive fees10,648 66,494 
Payments made by non-consolidated funds on behalf of and payable by the Company16,697 21,357 
Due to affiliates—Company$133,422 $198,553 

Due from Ares Funds and Portfolio Companies
In the normal course of business, the Company pays certain expenses on behalf of Consolidated Funds and non-consolidated funds for which it is reimbursed. Amounts advanced on behalf of Consolidated Funds are eliminated in consolidation. Certain expenses initially paid by the Company, primarily professional services, travel and other costs associated with particular portfolio company holdings, are subject to reimbursement by the portfolio companies.