EXHIBIT C

Letter of Transmittal

Regarding Shares of
ARES PRIVATE MARKETS FUND

Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
Dated September 1, 2023

THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE
RECEIVED BY SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BY September 29, 2023

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE
AT 11:59 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2023,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED

Complete This Letter of Transmittal and Return To:

Ares Private Markets Fund
c/o SS&C Technologies, Inc.
430 W 7^th Street
Suite 219079
Kansas City, MO 64105

Attention: Tender Offer Administrator
Phone: 1-866-324-7348
Fax: 1-816-374-7420

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ARES PRIVATE MARKETS FUND

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Ares Private Markets Fund, a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company organized as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Fund”), the shares of beneficial interest of the Fund (the “Shares”) held by the undersigned, described and specified below, on the terms and conditions set out in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 1, 2023 (the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal. THE OFFER AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ARE SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THE OFFER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF THE FUND TO REJECT ANY TENDERS DETERMINED BY IT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, NOT TO BE IN THE APPROPRIATE FORM.

The undersigned hereby sells to the Fund the Shares tendered pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned warrants that it has full authority to sell the Shares tendered hereby and that the Fund will acquire good title to the Shares, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to this sale, and not subject to any adverse claim, when and to the extent the Shares are purchased by the Fund. Upon request, the undersigned will execute and deliver any additional documents necessary to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the Offer.

The undersigned recognizes that under certain circumstances set out in the Offer, the Fund may not be required to purchase the Shares tendered hereby.

As described in Section 7 of the Offer, the initial payment of the purchase amount for the Shares tendered by the undersigned will be made by wire transfer of the funds to an account designated by the undersigned in this Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned recognizes that the amount of the initial payment of the purchase amount for Shares will be based on the unaudited value of the Fund as of September 30, 2023, subject to an extension of the Offer as described in Section 8 of the Offer and less any early repurchase fee relating to such Shares. The Board has discretion to hold back a portion of the amount due to all tendering Shareholders, which shall not exceed 5% of the total amount due to all tendering Shareholders. If there is such a holdback, the second and final payment for the balance due shall be paid no later than 5 business days after the completion of the annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal year in which the applicable repurchase is effected. It is anticipated that the annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements will be completed no later than 60 days after the fiscal year-end of the Fund. Any final payment of cash due will also be made by wire transfer of the funds to the undersigned’s account as provided herein.

All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal will survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and the obligation of the undersigned hereunder will be binding on the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in Section 6 of the Offer, this tender is irrevocable.

PLEASE FAX OR MAIL TO:

ARES PRIVATE MARKETS FUND,

c/o SS&C Technologies, Inc.

430 W 7^th STREET, SUITE 219079, KANSAS CITY, MO 64105,

Attention: Tender Offer Administrator.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PHONE: 1-866-324-7348 OR FAX: 1-816-374-7420.

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