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* LIBERTY MUTUAL HOLDING CO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 175 BERKELEY STREET (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (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 [ AMSIX ]
		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	894,623.72	I(1)	By Trust
Class I Shares	3,477,323.57	I(2)	By LLC

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* LIBERTY MUTUAL HOLDING CO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 175 BERKELEY STREET (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (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* Liberty Mutual Retirement Plan Master Trust (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 175 BERKELEY STREET (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (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* LIBERTY MUTUAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 175 BERKELEY STREET (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (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. The securities are owned directly by Liberty Mutual Retirement Plan Master Trust ("LMRPMT") and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. ("LMHC") because LMHC indirectly controls the investment and voting decisions of the Common Shares directly held by LMRPMT as a result of a sub-advisory arrangement between Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. and the Liberty Mutual Retirement Committee, the named fiduciary of LMRPMT. Each of the reporting persons (other than LMRPMT), and each of their affiliated entities and the officers, partners, members and managers thereof, disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this Form shall not be construed as an admission that any such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any such securities.

2. The securities are owned directly by Liberty Mutual Investment Holdings LLC ("LMIH") and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by LMHC because LMHC indirectly controls all of the outstanding interests in LMIH. Each of the reporting persons (other than LMIH), and each of their affiliated entities and the officers, partners, members and managers thereof, disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this Form shall not be construed as an admission that any such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any such securities.

Remarks:

	LIBERTY MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY INC.: By: /s/ Vlad Barbalat, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer	04/11/2022
	LIBERTY MUTUAL RETIREMENT PLAN MASTER TRUST: By: Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, its Adviser; By: Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc., its Sub-Adviser; By: /s/ Demetri Fifis, Vice President	04/11/2022
	LIBERTY MUTUAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC: By: /s/ Demetri Fifis, Vice President	04/11/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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