Ares Acquisition Corp (NYSE: AAC) is a blank check company that completed its initial public offering in early 2021, sponsored by an affiliate of Ares Management Corporation, the Los Angeles-based global alternative investment manager with deep expertise across credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure strategies. The company filed a Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2021, reflecting its status at the time as a pre-combination SPAC actively evaluating potential business combination targets across financial services and related sectors. As a vehicle backed by one of the largest alternative asset managers globally, AAC drew considerable attention from institutional investors during the 2021 SPAC boom. Sign up at SpacDesk for full filing history, deal timelines, and analytics on AAC and hundreds of other SPACs.