Sec Form 3 Filing - ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II LLC @ Ares Private Markets Fund - 2022-03-31

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ares Private Markets Fund [ NONE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) Investment Advisor (Last) (First) (Middle) 245 PARK AVENUE,, 44TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/31/2022 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10167 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class I Shares 4,000 I See Footnotes( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II LLC 245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10167 X Investment Advisor ARES INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LLC 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X Ares Holdings L.P. 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X Ares Holdco LLC 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X Ares Management Corp 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X Ares Voting LLC 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X Ares Partners Holdco LLC 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X Ares Management GP LLC 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X Signatures /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, LLC 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Investments Holdings LLC 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Holdco LLC, the general partner of Ares Holdings L.P. 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Holdco LLC 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Partners Holdco LLC the sole member of Ares Voting LLC 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Management Corporation 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Partners Holdco LLC 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, Authorized Signatory for Ares Management GP LLC 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

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.

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