Full-Time
Vice President
Oaktree Capital Management
1,001-5,000 employees
Global asset manager specializing in alternatives
Compensation Overview
$225k - $275k/yr
New York, NY, USA
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Bachelor's
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- Six to ten years of relevant experience within asset finance or structuring at an investment bank, or investing across securitized collateral types at an investment manager.
- Facility with Excel and PowerPoint commensurate with years of experience.
- Strong experience reviewing financial agreements for relevant business points and finding answers to specific questions.
- Knowledge of fixed income fundamentals, asset-backed finance, and securitization commensurate with years of experience.
- Experience executing private asset-backed investments without relying on an arranging bank to structure the investment.
- Experience working with rating agencies and leading processes to rate asset-backed securities or other asset-backed investments.
- Knowledge of rating methodologies for various sectors or the ability to get up to speed quickly across various sectors.
- Experience with insurance companies and capital efficiency considerations for insurance balance sheets.
- Familiarity with insurance capital, National Association of Insurance Commissioners rating requirements, or equivalent United States and European Union insurance-capital frameworks, including running processes to optimize asset-backed securities and asset-backed finance investments for insurance balance-sheet investments.
- A Bachelor's Degree from a top university.
- Identify the business objectives, constraints, and preferences of originators, insurance clients, rating agencies, and non-insurance capital providers.
- Design financing arrangements that are capital efficient for insurers and acceptable to all stakeholders.
- Manage stakeholder buy-in, structuring and modeling, rating outcomes, and transaction execution.
- Follow up on introductions and inquiries relevant to the asset-backed finance strategy, identify situations where an investment can be rated, and work with investment teams to negotiate appropriate terms.
- Work with rating agencies and financing counterparties on rated asset-backed lending facilities, including warehouse facilities and term-out structures for existing or ramping pools of contractual cash-flowing assets.
- Help guide investment-grade asset-backed finance product development and develop creative, capital-efficient solutions for insurance-company balance sheets, considering insurance-capital constraints and applicable rating requirements or equivalent frameworks.
- Lead or participate in diligence, negotiation of terms and documentation, model building, and preparation of investment memoranda for opportunities attractive to Oaktree funds and suitable for rating and clients.
- Train and supervise associates and analysts on the asset-backed finance team.
- Train and educate the asset-backed finance investment team on rating and structuring techniques.
- Gain familiarity with Oaktree's pools of capital available for asset-backed finance investments, including constraints imposed by fund investment guidelines, capital considerations, regulators, rating agencies, and internal policies and procedures.
- Experience with CFO rating methodologies, rated feeders, net asset value financing, and asset-based lending financing is preferred but not required.
- Experience with rated warehouse facilities is preferred but not required.
Oaktree Capital Management is a global asset manager that specializes in alternative investments, with a focus on credit, equity, and real estate. Its products are built from bottom-up, company-specific research to identify risk-controlled opportunities in sub-investment grade assets—such as high-yield bonds, distressed debt, senior loans, and convertible securities—and are assembled into portfolios managed for institutions seeking risk-adjusted returns. The firm differentiates itself through a long history in credit and distressed assets, a strict value-and-contrarian approach, and independence within the Brookfield Asset Management group since 2019, rather than relying on macro timing. Its goal is to deliver durable, risk-adjusted returns for institutional clients while growing assets under management within an independent Brookfield platform.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$3.1B
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
1995
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Oaktree raised $2.4 billion for Special Situations Fund IV in February 2026.
- Oaktree and IDF are funding Bloom Energy's $1.7 billion AI power buildout.
- Oaktree's 17Capital affiliate raised $7.5 billion for NAV loans in March 2026.
What critics are saying
- Oaktree met 8.5% Strategic Credit Fund redemptions, signaling liquidity stress and fee pressure.
- Oaktree Specialty Lending marked down software loans 3% in May 2026.
- Brookfield ownership can smother Oaktree independence and accelerate talent departures by 2027.
What makes Oaktree Capital Management unique
- Howard Marks built Oaktree's contrarian, risk-controlled credit culture since 1995.
- Oaktree dominates distressed debt and special situations, including 2026 MBS Group control.
- Brookfield completed full Oaktree acquisition in July 2026, creating an integrated credit platform.
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H.I.G. Capital expands capital formation team with the addition of Hsu and Todisco. Tim Hsu is based in San Francisco and will lead capital raising for H.I.G.'s global credit platform with a focus on institutional investors on the West Coast, while Chris Todisco is based in New York and will lead the same efforts with a focus on institutional investors on the East Coast. H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $75 billion of equity capital under management, added Tim Hsu and Chris Todisco to its capital formation group as managing directors. Hsu is based in San Francisco and will lead capital raising for H.I.G.'s global credit platform with a focus on institutional investors on the West Coast, while Todisco is based in New York and will lead the same efforts with a focus on institutional investors on the East Coast. With more than 17 years of institutional investment management and private markets experience, Hsu joins H.I.G. from Oaktree Capital, where he led capital formation efforts with institutional investors across the Western United States. Prior to Oaktree, Hsu was a member of BlackRock's institutional business development team. Todisco joins H.I.G. from Schroders Capital, where he led fundraising across the firm's credit platform, including direct lending, asset-based lending, structured credit and broadly syndicated loans. Prior to Schroders Capital, Todisco spent seven years at First Eagle Investments, where he was responsible for raising capital for the firm's alternative credit platform following its acquisition of THL Credit. "We are pleased to welcome Tim and Chris to H.I.G.," Jordan Peer Griffin, executive managing director and global head of the firm's capital formation group, said. "Their extensive experience across private credit strategies, combined with their longstanding relationships with institutional investors, will further strengthen our team. Tim and Chris bring complementary expertise and regional coverage that will enhance our partnerships with investors and support the continued growth of H.I.G.'s credit platform." George Webster, managing director and head of North America partner advisory at H.I.G., added, "We are delighted to welcome Tim and Chris to the team. They each bring deep institutional relationships and credit expertise that will enhance our ability to serve investors across the country. Their addition reflects our continued investment in our capital formation team as we expand our credit platform."
Netflix production supplier seized by creditors. August 19, 2026 A production equipment provider to studios including Netflix and WBD has been seized by creditors after defaulting on debt, underscoring the financial woes afflicting the entertainment industry. BlackRock's private credit arm HPS Investment Partners and specialist distressed debt investor Oaktree Capital are among creditors that took control of MBS Group, which provides film equipment to sound stages across the globe, reports FT. MBS Group has struggled under its debt load and the decision by big entertainment groups to slash production budgets, which has weighed on the TV and film industry since the streaming bubble burst in 2022. Owners Hackman Capital Partners and Affinius Capital exited the business as part of the transaction. Hackman and Affinius bought the company in 2019 from private investment group Carlyle for $650 million. Activity in Hollywood has quietened, hitting everyone from caterers and costume makers to the agents and actors. Producers have blamed tighter budgets and the move to streaming, where seasons are typically much shorter than the 22 to 24 episodes that were made for network TV.
Schroders Capital names Oaktree veteran to lead Asia fundraising. * August 18, 2026 * - 8:55 am Schroders Capital has appointed Sabrina Meng from Oaktree Capital Management to head business development across Asia, with a particular focus on raising capital for its private debt and credit alternatives business, according to a report by PEI. Meng will join Schroders Capital in the newly created Hong Kong-based position on 2 March, reporting to global head of business development Ingo Heinen. Her remit will span the firm's private markets activities, while she will take specific responsibility for fundraising for private debt and credit alternatives in Asia. Schroders Capital, the £87bn ($111.8bn) private markets division of Schroders, manages $41.6bn through its private debt and credit alternatives business. Its strategies include asset-based and securitised finance, real estate debt, infrastructure debt and insurance-linked securities. The firm is also continuing to expand its specialist sales operation in Asia, targeting both institutional investors and intermediary channels. Meng joins from Oaktree, where she was a managing director in the capital formation team, overseeing fundraising across Greater China and Southeast Asia as well as serving as the firm's Beijing general manager. She brings more than a decade of experience across private markets and fundraising. Before joining Oaktree in 2018, Meng was a vice-president at placement agent Monument Group, covering Greater China distribution and analysis, and previously worked at Hong Kong-based Emerald Hill Capital Partners, investing across China, Japan and Korea. She began her career as an associate consultant in Bain & Company's private equity practice. Schroders Capital said Meng's credit background will strengthen its client franchise as it expands its private debt and credit alternatives offering across the region. The appointment comes as global private capital managers increase their fundraising capabilities in Asia, where insurers, family offices and other private wealth investors are becoming increasingly important sources of capital for private credit. The trend has also prompted a series of senior hires focused on insurance solutions across the region, as managers seek to capitalise on growing allocations from insurers while navigating changes to risk-based capital requirements governing their private market investments. Schroders agreed this month to be acquired by US asset manager Nuveen, a transaction that would create a group with approximately $2.5tn in assets under management.
H.I.G. Capital expands its Capital Formation team with the addition of Tim Hsu and Chris Todisco. Aug 17, 2026, 09:30 ET NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global alternative investment firm with $75 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that Tim Hsu and Chris Todisco have joined the firm's Capital Formation Group as Managing Directors. Tim is based in San Francisco and will lead capital raising for H.I.G.'s global credit platform with a focus on institutional investors on the West Coast, while Chris is based in New York and will lead the same efforts with a focus on institutional investors on the East Coast. With more than 17 years of institutional investment management and private markets experience, Tim joins H.I.G. from Oaktree Capital, where he led capital formation efforts with institutional investors across the Western United States. Prior to Oaktree, Tim was a member of BlackRock's Institutional Business Development team. Chris joins H.I.G. from Schroders Capital, where he led fundraising across the firm's credit platform, including Direct Lending, Asset-Based Lending, Structured Credit, and Broadly Syndicated Loans. Prior to Schroders Capital, Chris spent seven years at First Eagle Investments, where he was responsible for raising capital for the firm's alternative credit platform following its acquisition of THL Credit. Jordan Peer Griffin, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of the Capital Formation Group, commented: "We are pleased to welcome Tim and Chris to H.I.G. Their extensive experience across private credit strategies, combined with their longstanding relationships with institutional investors, will further strengthen our team. Tim and Chris bring complementary expertise and regional coverage that will enhance our partnerships with investors and support the continued growth of H.I.G.'s credit platform." "We are delighted to welcome Tim and Chris to the team," said George Webster, Managing Director & Head of North America Partner Advisory. "They each bring deep institutional relationships and credit expertise that will enhance our ability to serve investors across the country. Their addition reflects our continued investment in our Capital Formation team as we expand our credit platform." About H.I.G. Capital H.I.G. is a leading global alternative investment firm with $75 billion of capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford in the United States, as well as international affiliate offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, and Hong Kong. H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to middle market companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added approach: * H.I.G.'s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses. * H.I.G.'s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche, and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. * H.I.G.'s real estate funds invest in value-added properties, which can benefit from improved asset management practices. * H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector. Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 400 companies worldwide. The Firm's current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of $53 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at hig.com. *Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates Jordan Peer Griffin Executive Managing Director [email protected] H.I.G. Capital 1271 Avenue of the Americas 22nd Floor New York, NY 10020 P: 212.506.0500 hig.com SOURCE H.I.G. Capital, LLC
UWM, the US's largest mortgage lender, lost $603.2 million on interest rate derivatives this spring, turning its second quarter into a $451.9 million net loss. The company suspended its dividend and secured a $2.05 billion capital injection from Oaktree Capital Management, which lends to distressed companies. The loss stemmed from a hedge UWM placed after agreeing to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp for about $1.3 billion in stock. The hedge was meant to protect against interest rate drops affecting mortgage servicing rights. However, the 10-year Treasury yield rose instead, moving the position against UWM. Two Harbors terminated the agreement in March, accepting a cash offer from CrossCountry Mortgage. UWM is now suing Two Harbors for over $500 million, alleging breach of contract and fraud.