Investment Summary

Oaktree Capital Management Invests In Watco

On January 8, 2019, asset manager Oaktree Capital Management invested in transportation company Watco

Investment Highlights
  • This is Oaktree Capital Management’s 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Oaktree Capital Management’s 56th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oaktree Capital Management’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

Investment Summary
Date 2019-01-08
Target Watco
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) Oaktree Capital Management
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Watco

Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Watco is a transportation company providing transportation, terminal and port, mechanical, and supply chain services for customers throughout North America and Australia. Watco’s Transportation Services group is one of the largest short-line rail transportation service providers in the U.S. and Australia. Watco’s Terminal and Port Services group operates throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Watco’s Mechanical Service group has one of the largest rail car repair shop networks in North America, and Watco Supply Chain Services group provides supply chain services in the highway, intermodal, rail logistics, and international logistics.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Oaktree Capital Management

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 1995
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oaktree Capital Management LLP is a global alternative investment firm with a variety of investment strategies spanning corporate debt, convertible securities, distressed debt, control investing, real estate, and public investing. The Firm's control investing group is spread across several disciplines, including Global Principal, European Principal, Power, and Infrastructure. Oaktree was formed in 1995 and is based in Los Angeles.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 83 of 108
Sector (Transportation) 2 of 3
Type (Stake Purchase) 5 of 6
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 56 of 71
Year (2019) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-12 Hanley Wood

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Hanley Wood is a media and information company serving the housing and commercial design and construction industries. Hanley Wood provides magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, market intelligence data and custom marketing solutions. Hanley Wood was founded in 1976 and is based in Washington. District of Columbia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-08 Railpool

Munich, Germany

Railpool GmbH is a railcar leasing company. Railpool offers a full range of reliably interlinked support: from financing and insurance via preventive maintenance, vehicle upgrades and repairs through to documentation, RAILPOOL gives you genuine full service from a single source. To keep you and your goods moving reliably. Railpool GmbH was founded in 2008 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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