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The company's co-chairman, Howard Marks, is known in the investment community for his letters to investors. [16] Since its formation in 1995, Oaktree has become the largest distressed-debt investor in the world.
Alan Adler. Managing Director, U.S. and Global High Yield Bond Portfolio Advisor. Los Angeles. Credit. Nicole Adrien. Managing Director, Chief Product Officer and Global Head of Client Relations. Los Angeles. Marketing and Client Relations. Chris Ahn.
Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, Larry Keele, Richard Masson and Sheldon Stone found Oaktree Capital Management, creating the roots of one of the world's largest credit investment firms
• 1985: Meanwhile, Bruce Karsh first comes across distressed debt while working for Eli Broad, the chairman of SunAmerica. The same year, Sheldon and Howard move from Citi to TCW and establish the firm’s high yield bond department. • 1986: Larry Keele joins Howard and Sheldon to oversee convertibles portfolios, bringing his experience as ...
One of the defining chapters in Marks’s career began in 1995 when he co-founded Oaktree Capital Management with Bruce Karsh, Larry Keele, Richard Masson, and Sheldon Stone. Oaktree would go on to become one of the most successful global alternative investment management firms, with a specialty in credit strategies.
From left: Oaktree founders Larry Keele, Sheldon Stone, Richard Masson, Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh in 1995 and in 2020 Oaktree built its brand successfully launching funds during the three economic crises of 1990, 2001 and 2008.
Oaktree was formed in 1995 by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, Larry Keele, Richard Masson and Sheldon Stone. Their goal was to develop a pre-eminent organisation dedicated exclusively to alternative and non-mainstream investments focused on superior investment performance through risk control, loss minimisation and consistency.
