Oaktree Capital Management, Inc. is a global asset management firm, headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, specializing in alternative investment strategies. As of December 31, 2025, the company managed $223 billion for its clientele. The firm was co-founded in 1995 by a group that had formerly worked together at the TCW Group starting in the 1980s. On April 12, 2012, Oaktree Capital Group, LLC became listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol OAK. On March 13, 2019, Canada's Brookfield Asset Management announced that it had agreed to buy 62% of Oaktree Capital Management for approximately $4.7 billion. Wikipedia