X0206 3 2025-12-16 1 0002046946 Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP NONE 0002100919 Affolter Mark Robert C/O ARES SME OPPORTUNITIES LP 245 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10167 1 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney /s/ Ian Fitzgerald, Attorney-in-Fact 2025-12-16