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ARIEL ALTERNATIVES, LLC

C19
CRD 314178·SEC 801-121577·CHICAGO, IL
AUM
$1.51B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$15.1M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$4.5M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$36.3M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
ARIEL ALTERNATIVES, LLC
CRD
314178
SEC file #
801-121577
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$1.51B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'22'26
$616.0M → $1.51B▲ +145%
Client mix
Pooled Investment Vehicles6

Operations

Employees (total)
57
Advisory staff (per ADV)
12
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'22'26
5 advisors → 12 advisors▲ +140%
Primary office
CHICAGO IL
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Northern Trustlow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — pooled vehicles
Fee basis
% of AUMPerformance-based fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/31/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
arielalternatives.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
ARIEL INVESTMENTS HOLDING
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
14
Control Persons
ARIEL INVESTMENTS HOLDING
ROGERS, JOHN, WASHINGTON
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
ARIELALTERNATIVES.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2020-11-25T22:13:17Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
6
Rdap Firm Age Band
5-10y
Rdap Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (13)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
0
Bc Firm IAR Count
0
Custodian Candidates
Full
Northern Trust12
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-11-25T22:13:17Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-01-16T00:03:54Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns71.worldnic.comNs72.worldnic.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Trust Company Affiliate
Yes

People (13)

13
ROGERS, JOHN, WASHINGTON
Direct Owner · 37.5%
717678
BRUN, LESLIE, ADOLPHE
Direct Owner · 7.5%
1389297
ALVES, PAGET, LEONARD
Executive Officer · 2.5%
7161571
Bell, James, Aaron
Executive Officer · 2.5%
7825970
YUE BONNET
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4694920
Brown-Philpot, Stacy, ShaRon
Executive Officer · 2.5%
7826590
FULLER, VICKI, LYNN
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2035763
Hawkins, Mark, Joseph
Executive Officer · 2.5%
7825276
WILLIAM MILTON LEWIS
Executive Officer · 2.5%
1749793
MERCHANT, FAZAL, FAROOK
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4771598
RODRIGUEZ-AYALA, EMMA, LEONOR
Executive Officer · 2.5%
6183654
Thomas, Pascale, Marie
Executive Officer · 2.5%
7740666
CALDERON, CARLOS, ESTUARDO
Executive Officer · 2.5%
6864114