oaktree capital group llc (O3T:Berlin)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Stephen A. Kaplan, Steve, J.D., is a Principal, Portfolio Manager and Head of Principal Group at Oaktree Capital Group, LLC. He is also a Principal, and Group Founder at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Mr. Kaplan is a Principal and Group Founder at GFI Energy Ventures LLC. At GFI, he is the founder of the Principal Group and oversees all activities of the worldwide Principal Group. He co-founded Oaktree Capital Management in 1995 and is a Member of the Principal ... Opportunities, Asia Principal Opportunities, Power Opportunities, and European Principal Opportunities teams. He is a part of control investing team within which he is a part of Principal Investments team. Mr. Kaplan has held various positions since June 1995 and November 1993, respectively. Since 1995, he has managed Oaktree's Principal Investment Activities Group. From November 1993 to May 1995, Mr. Kaplan served as Managing Director of TCW Asset Management Company (Trust Company of The West), which he joined in 1993. In 1993, his specialized experience in acquiring companies out of bankruptcy led to get into TCW to spearhead a new effort in investing for control of financially distressed companies. Mr. Kaplan’s charter has since grown to include other forms of opportunistic private equity investment. At TCW, he helped to establish its principal investment strategy. He also built a team of professionals dedicated exclusively to principal investments. Mr. Kaplan was a Partner responsible for the East Coast bankruptcy and workout practice of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and also served as its Attorney from 1983 to 1993. He served as a Counsel for Karsh and Masson in several distressed debt matters and also represented private equity and hedge funds in numerous high-profile transactions. Mr. Kaplan's acquisition skills, financial, legal expertise, and ability to manage companies have led to successful investments in control-oriented equity positions. He began his career as an Attorney. During his career as an Attorney, he specialized in transactions involving the purchase and sale of companies undergoing financial restructurings. Mr. Kaplan is a Director of Cherokee Investor Partners LLC; Millennium Rail Holdings LLC; Roller Bearing Holding Company Inc.; National Mobile Television; and New Bristol Farms Inc. He has been a Director at Regal Entertainment Group since March 2002, Townsquare Media, Inc. since April 2010 and APW Ltd. since 2002. Mr. Kaplan serves as a Director of Cannery Casino Resorts and Ocm Holdco, Llc. He has been a Director of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC. He serves as a Director of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. He has been a Director of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC since May 2007. He is also a Trustee of numerous nonprofit boards of directors, including the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Foundation and the New York University School of Law. Mr. Kaplan served as a Director of General Maritime Corp. since May 2001. He was a Director of Collagenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. since September 1999. Mr. Kaplan served on the Boards of Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. from April 2007 to May 2008. He served as a Director of Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. from July 2005 to February 14, 2013. Mr. Kaplan also served as a Director of Forcenergy Inc. since February 15, 2000; Agility Holdings Inc. since May 1996; Stratagene Corporation since January 1996; Chart Industries Inc. from September 2003 to October 2004; Acorn Products Inc.; BioPure Corporation; Forest Oil Corporation; and KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. He was a Director of Cherokee International Corporation since April 1999. Mr. Kaplan holds a J.D. from the New York University School of Law and received a B.S. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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