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Principal
Los Angeles
Mr. Bahal is a Principal in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on U.S. direct lending. Prior to joining Ares, Mr. Bahal was an Associate at KKR, where he focused on executing principal and capital markets transactions for KKR portfolio companies and third-party sponsors. Previously, Mr. Bahal was an Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities in the Financial Sponsors Group. Mr. Bahal holds a B.S., cum laude, from New York University's Stern School of Business in Finance and Economics.