Armen Panossian
Chief Executive Officer at OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
Net worth: 251 432 $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Mr. Armen Panossian is a Chairman-Trustees Board, CEO & CIO at Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund, a Chief Executive & Investment Officer at Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., a Managing Director at OCM Distressed Debt Group, a Co-Chief Executive Officer and Head of Performing Credit at Oaktree Capital Management LP, a Member at The Phi Beta Kappa Society and a Member at The State Bar of California.
His responsibilities include oversight of the firm’s performing credit activities including the senior loan, high yield bond, private credit, convertibles, structured credit and emerging markets debt strategies.
He also serves as a portfolio manager within the Global Private Debt and Global Credit strategies.
Mr. Panossian joined Oaktree in 2007 as a senior member of its Global Opportunities group.
In January 2014, he joined the U.S.
Senior Loan team to assume co-portfolio management responsibilities and lead the development of Oaktree’s CLO business.
Mr. Panossian joined Oaktree from Pequot Capital Management, where he worked on their distressed debt strategy.
Mr. Panossian received a B.A.
degree in economics with honors and distinction from Stanford University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr. Panossian then went on to receive an M.S.
degree in health services research from Stanford Medical School and J.D.
and M.B.A.
degrees from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School.
Mr. Panossian serves on the Advisory Board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
He is a member of the State Bar of California.
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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2024-01-04 | 12,789 ( 0.02% ) | 251 432 $ | 2024-03-30 |
Armen Panossian active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION | Chief Executive Officer | 2019-09-29 |
OCM Distressed Debt Group
OCM Distressed Debt Group Investment ManagersFinance OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles. | Private Equity Analyst | 2007-05-31 |
Oaktree Capital Management LP
Oaktree Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSE: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Chief Executive Officer | 2023-06-27 |
The Phi Beta Kappa Society
The Phi Beta Kappa Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Phi Beta Kappa Society operates as an organization for liberal arts and science education. The non-profit company is based in Washington. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
The State Bar of California
The State Bar of California Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund operates as a credit fund that invests in privately negotiated loans. It invests in private credit opportunities and it also invests in discounted, high quality public investments to enhance total return and provide liquidity in times of market dislocation. The company was founded on November 24, 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Former positions of Armen Panossian
Companies | Position | End |
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Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc.
Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. operates as an investment fund. The firm focuses on lending to small and medium-sized companies. The company was founded on April 30, 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2023-01-22 |
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-03-18 |
Oaktree Capital Management LLC
Oaktree Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1995 by Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh, Oaktree Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Los Angeles with additional offices in New York City, Stamford, Connecticut, Tokyo, London and Singapore. The firm manages assets for corporations, public funds, endowments and foundations, insurance companies, private clients, mutual funds and Taft Hartley plans. | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | 2007-04-29 |
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Training of Armen Panossian
Stanford University School of Medicine | Graduate Degree |
Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
Harvard Law School | Graduate Degree |
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Oaktree Capital Management LLC
Oaktree Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1995 by Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh, Oaktree Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Los Angeles with additional offices in New York City, Stamford, Connecticut, Tokyo, London and Singapore. The firm manages assets for corporations, public funds, endowments and foundations, insurance companies, private clients, mutual funds and Taft Hartley plans. | Finance |
Pequot Capital Management, Inc.
Pequot Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1998 by Arthur J. Samberg, Pequot Capital Management Inc. is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. They manage the Pequot Family of Funds. | Finance |
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. | Technology Services |
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., a traded businesses development company invests in small and middle market companies located in the United States. The fund focuses on companies with revenues of $100 to $750 million. It targets companies operating in the fields of construction, communication, pharmaceuticals, metals & mining, movies & entertainment, healthcare technology, health services, software, biotechnology, retail, and aerospace & defense. It provides debt and equity financing for mezzanine and buyout stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments. | Finance |
Oaktree Strategic Income Corp.
Oaktree Strategic Income Corp. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Oaktree Strategic Income Corp. is a closed-end and non-diversified management investment company. The firm specializes in providing customized capital solutions for middle-market companies in both the syndicated and private placement markets. Its investment objective is to generate stable, current income through investments in first lien, floating-rate performing loans in both the broadly syndicated and private placement markets. The company was founded in May 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Miscellaneous |
OCM Distressed Debt Group
OCM Distressed Debt Group Investment ManagersFinance OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles. | Finance |
The State Bar of California
The State Bar of California Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015. | Commercial Services |
The Phi Beta Kappa Society
The Phi Beta Kappa Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Phi Beta Kappa Society operates as an organization for liberal arts and science education. The non-profit company is based in Washington. | Commercial Services |
Oaktree Capital Management LP
Oaktree Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSE: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Finance |
Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc.
Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. operates as an investment fund. The firm focuses on lending to small and medium-sized companies. The company was founded on April 30, 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Finance |
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund operates as a credit fund that invests in privately negotiated loans. It invests in private credit opportunities and it also invests in discounted, high quality public investments to enhance total return and provide liquidity in times of market dislocation. The company was founded on November 24, 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Miscellaneous |
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