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* ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10167 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2022	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) X Other (specify below) Investment Advisor	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	4,000	I	See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)

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* ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10167 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Investment Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ARES INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (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* Ares Holdings L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (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* Ares Holdco LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (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* Ares Management Corp (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (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* Ares Voting LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (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* Ares Partners Holdco LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (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* Ares Management GP LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (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. This statement is being filed jointly by (i) Ares Investments Holdings LLC ("Ares Investments"), (ii) Ares Holdings L.P. ("Ares Holdings"), (iii) Ares Holdco LLC ("Ares Holdco"), (iv) Ares Management Corporation ("Ares Management"), (v) Ares Voting LLC ("Ares Voting"), (vi) Ares Management GP LLC ("Ares Management GP"), (vii) Ares Partners Holdco LLC ("Ares Partners") and (viii) Ares Capital Management II LLC (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). On February 24, 2022, in order to comply with Section 14(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Ares Investment provided the initial seed investment in the Issuer by acquiring 4,000 Class I Shares for $100,000. The sole member of Ares Investments is Ares Holdings. The general partner of Ares Holdings is Ares Holdco.

2. The sole member of Ares Holdco is Ares Management. Ares Management GP is the sole holder of the Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Ares Management (the "Ares Class B Common Stock") and Ares Voting is the sole holder of the Class C common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Ares Management (the "Ares Class C Common Stock"). The sole member of both Ares Management GP and Ares Voting is Ares Partners. Ares Partners is managed by a board of managers, which is composed of Michael Arougheti, Ryan Berry, R. Kipp deVeer, David Kaplan, Antony Ressler and Bennett Rosenthal (collectively, the "Board Members"). Mr. Ressler generally has veto authority over the Board Members' decisions.

3. Each of the Reporting Persons (other than Ares Investments with respect to Class I Shares directly held by it) and the Board Members, and the other directors, officers, partners, stockholders, members and managers of the Reporting Persons, expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes.

	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, LLC	03/31/2022
	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Investments Holdings LLC	03/31/2022
	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Holdco LLC, the general partner of Ares Holdings L.P.	03/31/2022
	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Holdco LLC	03/31/2022
	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Partners Holdco LLC the sole member of Ares Voting LLC	03/31/2022
	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Management Corporation	03/31/2022
	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Partners Holdco LLC	03/31/2022
	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Management GP LLC	03/31/2022
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