SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1-2, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU (Street) TOKYO M0 100-0005 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ares Private Markets Fund [ NONE ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class I Shares	3,000,000	I	See Footnote(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1-2, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU (Street) TOKYO M0 100-0005 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) 1-2, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU (Street) TOKYO M0 100-0005 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects securities held directly by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

2. Each of the Reporting Persons states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose or that such securities are subject to Section 16.

Remarks:

	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, By: /s/ Hirofumi Otsuka, Name: Hirofumi Otsuka, Title: Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Planning Department Global Banking Unit	04/11/2022
	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., By: /s/ Hirofumi Otsuka, Name: Hirofumi Otsuka, Title: Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Planning Department Global Banking Unit	04/11/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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