Strategy Primers

Direct Lending: Benefits, Risks and Opportunities

Direct lending has grown dramatically in the past decade, providing funding to middle-market companies and offering investors the potential for attractive returns with significant downside protection. In the latest Insights piece, Oaktree experts break down the benefits, risks and opportunities in this dynamic area.

Investing in Structured Credit

In this Oaktree Insights paper, Co-Portfolio Managers Justin Guichard and Brendan Beer, along with Product Specialist Clark Koury, provide an overview of the structured credit asset class. They cover the dynamics and developments of the market segment and highlight what they view as merits of the asset class.

Investing in Mezzanine Debt

In this Oaktree Insights paper, Bill Casperson and Raj Makam (Co-Portfolio Managers in the Middle-Market Finance Group) discuss the important role mezzanine capital providers play in growth- and acquisition-related financings in the North American middle market. They also provide an overview of Oaktree's investment strategy and our perspective on the asset class.

Investing in Real Estate

In this Oaktree Insights paper, John Brady (Real Estate Portfolio Manager) explores the introductory concepts of real estate investing and provides an overview of Oaktree's investment strategy and our perspective on the asset class.