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Bob O'Leary

Bob O'Leary

Bob (Robert) O'Leary is Co-CEO of Brookfield's Credit Group / Oaktree Capital Management and portfolio manager of Oaktree's Global Opportunities strategy.

Sep 10, 2026

9:34
Right.
9:35
This is two different looks at the credit market.
9:37
One is a sector-based loan across different industries that are experiencing pressure for one reason or another.
9:44
not related to the overall economy, but something specific to that industry.
9:48
And two, a vintage look where you're looking at what happened in 21 and 22.
9:53
Taking the sector look first, we talked about software, but a couple other areas that hit relatively hard.
9:59
Chemicals, this is really a situation where you had certain countries trying to reshore and build up the self-reliance of their chemical value chains, which has created an oversupply situation.

17 MINS LATER

27:13
What could catalyze positive sentiment or price action for some credits considered AI expo? I guess to put it in the context of what we discussed, what do the survivors look like?

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