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Exhibit 21.1


SUBSIDIARIES OF ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

Name
  Jurisdiction

AC Notes Holdings LLC. 

  Delaware

ARCC BB Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC CIC Flex Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC CLO 2006 LLC

  Delaware

ARCC CLPB Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC Covestia Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC IGS Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC Imperial Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC Imperial LLC

  Delaware

ARCC JTC, LLC

  Delaware

ARCC LVCG Investors LLC

  Delaware

ARCC Odyssey Corp. 

  Maryland

ARCC PAH Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC TTL Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC Universal Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC VTH Corp. 

  Delaware

ARCC WMA Corp. 

  Delaware

Ares Capital CP Funding LLC

  Delaware

Ares Capital CP Funding II LLC

  Delaware

Ares Capital CP Funding Holdings LLC

  Delaware

Ares Capital CP Funding Holdings II LLC

  Delaware

Ares Capital FL Holdings LLC

  Delaware

Ivy Hill Asset Management GP, LLC

  Delaware

        In addition, we may be deemed to control certain portfolio companies identified as "Affiliated" companies that we "Control" in footnote (7) to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2009 included in the Financial Statements portion of Ares Capital Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.




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