[8] Longtime Chicago investment banker Charlie Bobrinskoy signed on as Ariel's vice chairman in 2004.

[11] In August 2008, Ariel laid off 19 employees -- about 20 percent of its staff at the time -- amid what the firm's then-president called a "brutal bear market.

"[12] In 2011, Ariel built an all-cap global and international investment team, based in New York City.

[14] In 2025, Ariel announced the creation of another private equity fund, called Project Level, aimed at women's sports.

[20] Ariel's logo features the tortoise, which is the symbol of the expression "Slow and steady wins the race," which the firm borrowed from Aesop's fable.