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

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

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

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

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

California pension fund short-lists six managers for credit mandate
A California pension fund has narrowed down the search for an opportunistic credit manager to six names

Los Angeles manager swoops for Oaktree's former head of European credit
A $1.4 trillion asset manager based in Los Angeles is making big strides into credit with a CLO and loans specialist tipped to join

Bain and Oaktree produce strong returns in credit for US pension fund
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System has acknowledged the strong performance of its credit managers after the UK’s vote to leave the European Union rocked financial markets

Oaktree hires distressed debt specialist in London
Distressed debt specialist exits the sell side for large credit manager's London office 

Credit specialist relocates from London to join Highland in Dallas
High yield analyst joins Dallas outfit after leaving London rival 

Pension fund allocates $25 million to Oaktree for distressed debt
Oaktree has earned $25 million for a forthcoming distressed debt fund

Oak Hill and Oaktree win big as pension fund puts $350 million into credit
Experienced credit managers Oak Hill Advisors and Oaktree Capital Management have been handed large mandates to invest across credit

Texas pension fund puts $435 million into credit
One of the biggest credit investors in 2014 has come back for more credit exposure