Oaktree Capital Management
Credit specialist known for lending through cycles.
Private Credit & Direct LendingFirmGlobal
Target market
Middle-market to large-cap sponsors
Geography
Global
Overview
Oaktree is a credit-focused alternative manager, majority-owned by Brookfield since 2019, that lends to sponsor-backed companies across direct lending, opportunistic and asset-backed strategies. Its Oaktree Lending Partners strategy originates senior secured loans of $500 million or more to private equity-owned U.S. companies, while newer evergreen funds target the middle market.
Key facts
- Majority-owned by Brookfield since 2019
- Oaktree Lending Partners targets $500M+ loans to $100M+ EBITDA companies
- Closed a $2.4B direct-lending evergreen fund in 2025
- Partnered with Lloyds Bank on UK mid-market direct lending