Oaktree Capital Group, LLC operates as a global investment management firm that focuses on alternative markets. It manage investments in a number of strategies within seven asset classes, including distressed debt; corporate debt, including high yield debt and senior loans; control investing; convertible securities; real estate; listed equities and private equity. Within the private equity, the firm seeks to invest in corporate private equity, special situation, and middle market. Within corporate private equity sector, it focuses on making control investments in undervalued companies across a variety of industries and sectors. In certain cases, corporate private equity strategies also pursue platform investments in industries that are out of favor or undergoing structural change. The firm seeks to invest in Europe. It can invest at any level of the capital structure and seeking equity positions, control or total ownership. It seeks to invest in power opportunities, with focus on electric power, natural gas and other utility-related businesses. Within power opportunities, it does not start-up ventures or turnarounds. Under special situation investing strategy, it seeks to invest in making control-oriented debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. The company pursues these strategies through closed-end, open-end, and evergreen funds. It was incorporated on May 15, 2007 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Oaktree Capital Group, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.