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Principal
Mr. Takata is a Principal in the Ares Global Client Solutions Group, where he focuses on institutional client management in North America. Prior to joining Ares in 2023, Mr. Takata was a Senior Vice President on the Insurance Solutions team at Allspring Global Investments (formerly Wells Fargo Asset Management), where he led business development and relationship management efforts for insurance companies in the Western United States. Previously, Mr. Takata was a Business Analyst on the Sales and Trading teams at Fisher Investments. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in History.