ACM II is a Delaware limited liability company that was formed in April 2011 and commenced operations in June 2011. ACM II is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ares Management LLC (“Ares Management”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares Corp”), a publicly traded, leading global alternative investment manager. The indirect principal owner of Ares Corp is Antony P. Ressler who, together with certain other members of the senior management team of Ares Corp, indirectly controls Ares Corp through intermediate holding companies. ACM II provides the advisory and sub-advisory services described below to its clients, which are comprised of registered investment companies and pooled investment vehicles (collectively, the “Funds” or “Clients”). ACM II, or an affiliated entity controlled by ACM II, serves as investment adviser, sub-adviser or manager of each of its Clients. References to ACM II in this brochure include, as the context requires, affiliates through which ACM II provides investment advisory services or that act in any capacity referenced in the previous sentence. ACM II provides advisory services to certain institutional separately managed accounts, some of which are provided on a discretionary basis and some of which are provided on a non-discretionary basis. The private Clients’ underlying investors are generally either accredited investors and qualified purchasers (as noted in Item 7 below) or non-U.S. persons, depending on the applicable eligibility requirements of the respective Client. ACM II’s investment advisory business is served by a dedicated team within Ares Management’s credit group (the “Credit Group”). The Credit Group is one of the largest managers of credit strategies across the non-investment grade credit universe, providing solutions for investors seeking to access a range of credit assets, including syndicated loans, high yield bonds, alternative credit, direct lending and opportunistic credit products. The Credit Group capitalizes on opportunities across traded and non-traded corporate and consumer debt across the U.S. and European markets, providing investors access to directly originated fixed and floating rate credit assets along with the ability to capitalize on illiquidity premiums across the credit spectrum. Please see Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss for further discussion of ACM II’s investment strategies and Ares Management’ Credit Group. Investment advice is provided directly to our Clients, subject to the discretion and control of ACM II or the applicable general partner, and not individually

to the underlying investors. ACM II tailors its advisory services to the specific investment objectives and restrictions of each Client pursuant to the investment objectives and restrictions set forth in each Client’s applicable public filings, prospectus, limited partnership agreement, investment management agreement, subscription agreement and other governing documents, as applicable, for each such Client (collectively, the “Governing Documents”). Clients may have investment restrictions that are particular to such Client. Investment restrictions may include prohibitions on investing in certain types of assets, restrictions on issuer domiciles, restrictions on price or rating of investments, and limitations on the percentage a particular type of security can comprise of a Client’s investment portfolio. Clients and prospective clients should refer to the applicable Governing Documents for complete information on the investment objectives, investment restrictions and risks with respect to such client. Prior performance, while illustrative of ACM II’s investment philosophy and experience, is not indicative of future performance and there is no assurance that any investment objectives will be achieved. In accordance with common industry practice, ACM II or a private Client general partner, managing member, investment adviser, sub-adviser, or manager may enter into “side letters” or similar agreements pursuant to which certain underlying investors are granted specific rights, benefits, or privileges (including, without limitation, with respect to differences, including discounts to and/or sharing of, management fees, performance allocations, performance hurdles, withdrawals, access to information, minimum investment amounts, co-investment opportunities, reporting obligations, and other rights or terms including those that may be requested in light of particular investment, legal, regulatory or public policy characteristics of an investor). These rights, benefits or privileges are not always made available to all underlying investors nor in some cases are they required to be disclosed to all underlying investors. The disclosure and extension of any such rights, benefits or privileges are governed by the corresponding Governing Documents and/or applicable law. ACM II does not participate in any wrap fee programs. As of December 31, 2023, ACM II had assets under management (“RAUM”) of $5,259,680,732, of which $96,023,014 is managed on a non-discretionary basis. RAUM is calculated by aggregating the gross value of all securities accounts for which ACM II provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services.