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

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 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