John Atherton is listed as an executive officer on 6 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Nov 2018 and Mar 2026: CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund (New York, NY — investing — 2021–2023; $300M reported sold to 35 investors), Ares Venus LP (London, United Kingdom (as filed: X0) — pooled investment fund — 2026), ARES EUROPEAN CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND X (T), L.P. (London, United Kingdom (as filed: X0) — pooled investment fund — 2018) and ARES EUROPEAN CREDIT INVESTMENTS I (C), L.P. (London, United Kingdom (as filed: X0) — pooled investment fund — 2018).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $300M sold in total.
3 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Ares (213 issuers, $113.9B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Ares has 213 companies on file and $113.9B reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 9 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 10 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 6 public filings for John Atherton and found 5 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: John H. Atherton and Cathy M. Atherton; Paid seller listed without a CRD number: Campbell Lutyens & Co. Ltd; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.