EX-23.4 4 tm231742d5_ex23-4.htm EXHIBIT 23.4

Exhibit 23.4

 

CONSENT OF OCEAN TOMO, LLC

 

Ares Acquisition Corporation

Special Committee of the Board of Directors

2000 Avenue of the Stars

Suite 1200

Los Angeles, CA 90067

 

Special Committee of the Board of Directors:

 

Ocean Tomo, LLC (“Ocean Tomo”), hereby consents to (i) the reference to our fairness opinion, dated December 5, 2022, to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Ares Acquisition Corporation (“AAC”) in the filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of AAC, filed on January 25, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”), under the captions “Questions and Answers for Shareholders of AAC,” “Risk Factors,” “The Business Combination Proposal — Background of the Business Combination,” “The Business Combination Proposal — The AAC Board’s and the Special Committee’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination” and (ii) the inclusion of our opinion as Annex N to the Registration Statement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that our consent is being delivered solely in connection with the filing of the above–mentioned version of the Registration Statement and that our opinion is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in whole or in part in any registration statement (including any subsequent amendments to the above–mentioned Registration Statement), proxy statement/prospectus or any other document, except in accordance with our prior written consent. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under, and we do not admit that we are “experts” for purposes of, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

  /s/ Gregory Campanella
  Gregory Campanella
  Managing Director
  Ocean Tomo, LLC