Oaktree raises at least $2.1 billion for second real estate debt fund
Los-Angeles Oaktree Capital Management has beaten its original $1.75 billion target size for Oaktree Real Estate Debt Fund II, US SEC filings reveal

European CLO spreads to rise through 2018, IMN conference predicts
European CLO triple A spreads are going to rise steadily throughout 2018, according to attendees at the IMN 5^th Annual Investors’ Conference on European CLOs and Leveraged Loans

AUM drops but Oaktree dubs 2017 a "strong" year
Alternative investment specialist Oaktree Capital Management has reported a slight decrease in assets under management for the year of 2017 – but the Los Angeles-based firm’s chief executive described the year as a “strong” one for the company

Virginia pension fund cuts Oaktree high yield account
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has terminated Oaktree as a high yield debt manager, Creditflux has learnt

Carlyle, ICG and Oaktree earn approvals as Chile's first alternatives managers
The news follows recent reforms to Chile’s Pension Fund Law allowing pension fund administrators to invest directly in alternative asset managers

US direct lender announces first close at $275 million after Oaktree backing
Direct lender Runway Growth Credit has announced the successful closing of its $275 million initial equity capital raise, including a $139 million commitment from Oaktree

West Coast CLO manager prices tight refinancing with Morgan Stanley
The manager priced the refi yesterday, according to market sources. It's the firm's 7th CLO transaction globally this year

Oaktree marks down former Fifth Street loan portfolio
Oaktree Capital has slashed the valuation of a portfolio of loans it took over from Fifth Street last month by $142 million

Oaktree changes tack on ETFs and signs up to manage Eaton Vance fund
Oaktree Capital Management has agreed to subadvise Eaton Vance’s newest diversified credit NextShares offering – suggesting Howard Marks of Oaktree may be getting over his previously expressed doubts about exchange-traded funds

Wealth manager adds Oaktree and THL to new direct lending platform
Canadian firm Nicola Wealth Management (NWM) has launched a new private debt fund which will combine a fund of funds approach with direct investments

Greenwich-based firm set to dissolve following sale of assets to Oaktree
The decision follows the sale of Fifth Street Asset Management's two BDCs to Oaktree

Los Angeles firm takes over Greenwich-based direct lending BDC
Oaktree has taken over management of its newly acquired direct lending unit, which was formerly known as Fifth Street Finance Corp

Oaktree returns to primary market with bespoke low-levered US CLO
The manager has priced its first CLO of the year yesterday, according to market sources

Oaktree finds space for structured credit in new global credit fund
Oaktree Capital Management has shed some light on its eagerly-awaited push into the structured credit market

Oaktree takes over Fifth Street’s BDCs
Oaktree Capital has won the auction to take over Fifth Street Asset Management’s two business development companies

Oaktree set to buy mid-market specialist Fifth Street, reports WSJ
Oaktree Capital Management is leading the chase to buy middle-market US lender Fifth Street Asset Management, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal

Popular shortlists Apollo, Oaktree, BAML and Bain for rapid NPL sale
Spain’s Banco Popular is in talks with Apollo, Oaktree, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Bain Capital about selling a portfolio of non-performing loans, according to Spanish newspaper Expansión

MidOcean prepares to dive into CLO tranche investing
There is increasing overlap between CLO managers and investors as New York-based MidOcean Credit Partners eyes structured credit 

Triple-A coupon falls by 31bp as Oaktree resets 2014 US CLO
Oaktree Capital Management has become the latest US CLO manager to reset a deal, after pricing a $454 million transaction yesterday morning.

MUFG completes $451 million CLO refinancing, sources say
MUFG Securities has priced a refinancing of a 2014 vintage US CLO, according to market sources

Oaktree brings in distressed debt specialist from US lender
Distressed debt specialist leaves bank for buy-side role in London

Oaktree branches into structured credit with major hire in Los Angeles
Oaktree Capital Management has signalled that it is making a major push into structured credit and CLO investing with sources indicating that the asset manager has hired an official who oversaw $40 billion of structured credit assets in his previous role

Oaktree becomes latest manager to price CLO refi in $412.5 million deal
Oaktree Capital Management has joined the long list of managers to complete a CLO refinancing in 2017, after pricing a $412.5 million deal earlier today

Oaktree plans new multi-strategy credit fund
New fund to allocate between Oaktree’s credit strategies and target smaller investors 

US pension fund terminates BlueBay IG mandate in major shake-up
BlueBay's investment grade credit portfolio has been cut by a US pension fund. Another large credit manager was on the verge of being terminated, but the pension fund has instead decided to continue discusions with this household name