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                              December 13, 2022

       David Kaplan
       Chief Executive Officer
       Ares Acquisition Corp
       245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor
       New York, NY 10167

                                                        Re: Ares Acquisition
Corp
                                                            Preliminary Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A
                                                            Filed December 6,
2022
                                                            File No. 001-39972

       Dear David Kaplan:

              We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment. In
our comment, we may
       ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your
disclosure.

              Please respond to the comment within ten business days by
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe our
       comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.

                                                        After reviewing your
response to the comment, we may have additional comments.

       Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed December 6, 2022

       General

   1.                                                   With a view toward
disclosure, please tell us whether your sponsor is, is controlled by, or
                                                        has substantial ties
with a non-U.S. person. If so, also include risk factor disclosure that
                                                        addresses how this fact
could impact your ability to complete your initial business
                                                        combination. For
instance, discuss the risk to investors that you may not be able to
                                                        complete an initial
business combination with a U.S. target company should the
                                                        transaction be subject
to review by a U.S. government entity, such as the Committee on
                                                        Foreign Investment in
the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately prohibited. Disclose that
                                                        as a result, the pool
of potential targets with which you could complete an initial business
                                                        combination may be
limited. Further, disclose that the time necessary for government
                                                        review of the
transaction or a decision to prohibit the transaction could prevent you from
                                                        completing an initial
business combination and require you to liquidate. Disclose the
                                                        consequences of
liquidation to investors, such as the losses of the investment opportunity
                                                        in a target company,
any price appreciation in the combined company, and the warrants,
 David Kaplan
Ares Acquisition Corp
December 13, 2022
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      which would expire worthless.
        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       You may contact Melanie Singh at 202-551-4074 or Pam Long at
202-551-3765 with
any questions.



                                                          Sincerely,
FirstName LastNameDavid Kaplan
                                                          Division of
Corporation Finance
Comapany NameAres Acquisition Corp
                                                          Office of Real Estate
& Construction
December 13, 2022 Page 2
cc:       Monica Shilling
FirstName LastName