Jim Ford, Portfolio Manager of Oaktree’s Global Principal Group, to Transition to Senior Advisor
2015年12月17日 - 10:00AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Jordon Kruse and Matt Wilson Will Continue
to Manage the Strategy
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (NYSE: OAK) today announced that Jim
Ford has decided to step down as portfolio manager of Oaktree’s
Global Principal Group effective December 31, 2015. Jordon Kruse
and Matt Wilson will continue to manage the Global Principal
strategy.
“We are very grateful to Jim for his leadership and
contributions to the firm over the past 20 years and are happy to
report that we’ll continue to benefit from his experience and
talents as he stays on in a senior advisor capacity at Oaktree and
a director of several Global Principal Group portfolio companies,”
commented Bruce Karsh, Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer.
“Since joining Oaktree two months after our formation in 1995 as a
summer trainee, ascending to portfolio manager in 2006, Jim has
been involved in sourcing and executing a number of the firm’s most
significant investments.”
Jordon Kruse and Matt Wilson will continue to oversee the
day-to-day management of the Global Principal portfolios and team.
Having spent fourteen and eight years with Oaktree, respectively,
Messrs. Kruse and Wilson were appointed as co-portfolio managers
and have led the team with Jim since 2014.
“The last 20 years at Oaktree have been incredibly rewarding and
I am extremely proud to have been part of the firm’s growth overall
and the development of the Global Principal Group,” said Jim Ford.
“While I look forward to continuing to work as a senior advisor to
the firm, I am also excited for a new chapter ahead. Furthermore, I
couldn’t be more confident in the strength and depth of the team I
have helped to develop. Jordon and Matt are ideally positioned to
continue to lead the group and its portfolios forward. They each
bring tremendous leadership and investment acumen to the Global
Principal team.”
About Oaktree
Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers
specializing in alternative investments, with $100 billion in
assets under management as of September 30, 2015. The firm
emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled
approach to investments in distressed debt, corporate debt
(including high yield debt and senior loans), control investing,
convertible securities, real estate and listed equities.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm has over 900 employees and
offices in 17 cities worldwide. For additional information, please
visit Oaktree’s website at http://www.oaktreecapital.com.
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