David Kaplan

David Kaplan

Chief Executive Officer at ARES ACQUISITION CORPORATION

Net worth: 1 410 M $ as of 2024-03-30

56 year
Retail Trade
Finance
Consumer Services

Profile

Founder of Ares Management Corp. and Ares Private Equity Group, David Benjamin Kaplan is a businessperson who has been the head of 12 different companies and presently occupies the position of Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Ares Acquisition Corp., Director, Partner & Head-Ares Private Equity Group at Ares Management Corp., Director & Senior Partner at Ares Management GP LLC and Director, Partner & Co-Head of Private at Ares Private Equity Group (both are subsidiaries of Ares Management Corp.), Chairman of Smart & Final, Inc., Chairman at Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC and Chairman-Supervisory Board for MYT Netherlands Parent BV. David Benjamin Kaplan is also on the board of 12 other companies. Mr. Kaplan previously was Chairman of Smart & Final Stores, Inc., Chairman, President & Chief Merchandising Officer at GNC Holdings, Inc., Chairman at Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Senior Principal at Shelter Capital Partners LLC, Chairman of Allied Waste Industries LLC, Chairman for Dominick's Supermarkets, Inc., Member-Investment Banking Department at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., Senior Partner at Apollo Management LP and Senior Partner at Apollo Global Management, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from School of Business Administration.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
Ares Holdco LLC
8.39%
2023-12-30 9,421,596 ( 8.39% ) 1 253 M $ 2024-03-30
2024-04-02 1,180,052 ( 0.62% ) 157 M $ 2024-03-30

David Kaplan active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Founder 1996-12-31
ARES ACQUISITION CORPORATION Chief Executive Officer -
MYT NETHERLANDS PARENT B.V. Director/Board Member 2021-06-29
ARES ACQUISITION CORPORATION II Chief Executive Officer -
Director/Board Member -
Chairman -
Chairman -
Director/Board Member -
Director/Board Member 2020-12-31
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Training of David Kaplan

University of Michigan Undergraduate Degree
School of Business Administration Undergraduate Degree

Experiences
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Connections

100 +

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35

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Linked companies

Listed companies5
FLOOR & DECOR HOLDINGS, INC.

Retail Trade

ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Finance

MYT NETHERLANDS PARENT B.V.

Retail Trade

ARES ACQUISITION CORPORATION

Finance

ARES ACQUISITION CORPORATION II

Finance

Private companies28

Transportation

Retail Trade

Retail Trade

Retail Trade

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Consumer Non-Durables

Non-Energy Minerals

Retail Trade

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Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.

Finance

Health Services

Consumer Non-Durables

Finance

Retail Trade

Retail Trade

Consumer Services

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Commercial Services

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Marlborough School

Retail Trade

Consumer Services

Finance

Finance

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Producer Manufacturing

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