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Exhibit 21.1


SUBSIDIARIES OF ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

Name
  Jurisdiction

ARCC CIC Flex Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC CCS, Inc.

  Delaware

ARCC CLPB Corporation.

  Delaware

ARCC GF LLC

  Delaware

ARCC HBF LLC

  Delaware

ARCC Imperial Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC Imperial LLC

  Delaware

ARCC IGS Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC LVCG Investors LLC

  Delaware

ARCC LVCG Holdings LLC

  Delaware

ARCC OTG Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC PSSI Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC TTL Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC VTH Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC Universal Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC CLO 2006 LLC

  Delaware

ARCC Commercial Loan Trust 2006

  Delaware

ARES Capital FL Holdings LLC

  Delaware

ARCC PCG1 III AIV Blocker Inc

  Delaware

ARCC WMA Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC BB Corporation

  Delaware

AC Notes Holdings LLC

  Delaware

ARCC Covestia Corporation

  Delaware

ARCC JTC LLC

  Delaware

ARES Capital JB Funding LLC

  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

Ivy Hill Asset Management GP, LLC

  Delaware

10th Street Equity, LLC

  Delaware

A.C. Corporation

  Delaware

AC Postle, LLC

  Delaware

ACC Universal Corporation

  Delaware

AIC Universal Corporation

  Delaware

ALD TBB/WIN Equity, LLC

  Delaware

AMP Admin LLC

  Delaware

Aircraft Maintenance Holdings, LLC

  Delaware

Albras Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Allbridge Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Allied Capital Germany Fund LLC

  Delaware

Allied Capital Holdings LLC

  Delaware

Allied Capital Property LLC

  Delaware

Allied Crescent Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Amerex Equity Corporation

  Delaware

Amerex Equity LLC

  Delaware

Aviation Properties Corporation

  Delaware

Binks Equity Corporation

  Delaware

Name
  Jurisdiction

Calder Capital Partners LLC

  Delaware

Calder Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Calder Investment Partners LLC

  Delaware

Cleveland East Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Crescent Equity Corporation

  Delaware

Dynamic Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Foresite Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Havco Equity Corporation

  Delaware

HCI Equity, LLC

  Illinois

IAT Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Multiad Equity Corporation

  Delaware

NPH, Inc.

  Maryland

Old Orchard Equity Corporation

  Delaware

Postle Equity Corporation

  Delaware

RWI, LLC

  Delaware

S2 Equity Corporation

  Delaware

SMF II Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Slate Equity LLC

  Delaware

Soteria Mezzanine Corporation

  Delaware

Stag Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Startec Equity, LLC

  Delaware

Subfractional Motors, Inc.

  Delaware

Transamerican Equity Corporation

  Delaware

Van Ness Hotel, Inc.

  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, 2011 included in the Financial Statements portion of Ares Capital Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.




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