Oaktree and AVANA Companies Form a $250MM Joint Venture
Oaktree and AVANA Companies Form a $250MM Joint Venture
"Oaktree has firsthand experience through past partnerships with AVANA. The AVANA team's unparalleled expertise and reputation in the CRE lending industry aligns with our focus on risk control in private credit investments," said AVANA-Oaktree Private Credit Partnership aims to empower small businesses and drive local economic growth
AVANA-Oaktree私人信用合作夥伴旨在支持小企業，並推動當地經濟增長。
GLENDALE, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AVANA Companies ("AVANA") and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. ("Oaktree") announce the formation of a new $250MM AVANA-Oaktree Private Credit Partnership ("AOPCP") for its direct private commercial real estate lending strategy. Through the Joint Venture (JV), AVANA will use the capital to provide private debt financing in the United States over the next three years.
亞利桑那州格倫代爾，2024年8月22日/美通社/-- AVANA公司（「AVANA」）和Oaktree Capital Management L.P.的基金（「Oaktree」）宣佈成立一個新的2.5億美元的AVANA-Oaktree私人信用合作夥伴關係（「AOPCP」），用於其直接私人商業房地產貸款策略。通過這個合資企業（JV），AVANA將利用這筆資金，在未來三年內爲美國提供私人債務融資。
AOPCP aims to invigorate local economies and create jobs. The funding will provide SMEs in the commercial real estate sector with access to capital in the form of bridge and construction loans for all CRE products.
AOPCP旨在振興當地經濟，並創造就業機會。這筆資金將爲商業房地產領域的中小企業提供橋樑和施工貸款的資本。
"Oaktree has firsthand experience through past partnerships with AVANA. The AVANA team's unparalleled expertise and reputation in the CRE lending industry aligns with our focus on risk control in private credit investments," said Justin Guichard, Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager at Oaktree.
「Oaktree通過過去與AVANA的合作，具有豐富的經驗。AVANA團隊在商業房地產貸款行業中無與倫比的專業知識和聲譽與我們在私募信貸投資中的風險控制重點一致，」Oaktree的董事總經理兼聯合投資組合經理Justin Guichard表示。
Both AVANA and Oaktree have extensive experience in the CRE industry and supporting SMEs across the USA. Recently, AVANA Companies entered a partnership with a national hospitality group to provide franchisers with capital to develop and renovate commercial properties across the United States.
AVANA和Oaktree在商業房地產行業以及在美國各地支持中小企業方面都擁有廣泛的經驗。最近，AVANA公司與一家全國性酒店集團建立了合作關係，爲特許經營商提供資金，用於開發和翻修美國各地的商業物業。
"We meet with every business owner we have lent to; it is important to us to put a name and a face to a loan as part of our due diligence, credit underwriting, and risk mitigation," said Sanat Patel, Chief Lending Officer and co-Founder of AVANA. "Our ability to build capital for a better tomorrow lies in our team's deep-rooted history in lending and the trust we have in our partners at Oaktree."
「我們與每位借款企業主見面；把姓名和麪孔與貸款聯繫起來是我們盡職調查、信貸承保和風險緩解的重要組成部分，」AVANA的首席貸款官兼創始人Sanat Patel說道。「我們建立資本爲更美好的明天提供基礎的能力來自於我們團隊在借貸業務上的悠久歷史以及我們對Oaktree的合作伙伴的信任。」
Since 2002, AVANA has served over 500 small businesses with 66% of their entrepreneurial customers being black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). AVANA has funded $1B in loans to minority entrepreneurs, which have directly and indirectly created over 5,500 jobs.
自2002年以來，AVANA已爲500多家小企業提供服務，66%的創業客戶是黑人、土著和有色人種（BIPOC）。AVANA已向少數民族企業家提供了10億美元的貸款，直接和間接創造了5500個就業機會。
"After 22 years of working within the CRE industry and SMEs, we recognize the challenges of this tight lending environment and that's why we are challenging our team to lend $250MM in the first year," said Sundip Patel, CEO and co-founder of AVANA Companies. "This capital from Oaktree enables us to multiply our social impact exponentially, offering financing opportunities to entrepreneurs and supporting financial inclusion
「在房地產行業和中小企業領域工作了22年後，我們意識到這個緊縮的借貸環境帶來的挑戰，這也是爲什麼我們要向我們的團隊提出在第一年貸款25億美元的挑戰。」 AVANA公司的首席執行官兼聯合創始人Sundip Patel說。「Oaktree提供的資金使我們的社會影響指數成倍增長，爲創業者提供融資機會，支持金融包容性。」
To learn more about investment and loan opportunities with AVANA Companies, visit
要了解更多關於AVANA公司的投資和貸款機會，請訪問
About AVANA Companies:
關於AVANA公司：
AVANA Companies (AVANA), founded in 2002, is an asset management platform aimed at building capital for a better tomorrow by stimulating economic growth, creating jobs, and contributing to sustainable projects. Headquartered in Arizona, USA with regional offices in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, AVANA serves small businesses, entrepreneurs, institutional and retail investors, and credit unions in these markets. AVANA provides private credit commercial real estate loans through AVANA Capital, AVANA CUSO, Ezdaher.sa and LendThrive. AVANA also offers private credit commercial investment opportunities to institutional and individual investors through AVANA Fund and EqualSeat.
創立於2002年的AVANA公司（AVANA）是一個旨在通過刺激經濟增長、創造就業機會和貢獻可持續發展項目來建立資本的資產管理平台。AVANA總部設在美國亞利桑那州，在巴林和沙特阿拉伯設有區域辦事處，爲這些市場的中小企業、創業者、機構和零售投資者以及信用合作社提供服務。AVANA通過AVANA Capital、AVANA CUSO、Ezdaher.sa和LendThrive提供私人信貸商業房地產貸款。AVANA還通過AVANA Fund和EqualSeat向機構和個人投資者提供私人信貸商業投資機會。
AVANA Capital, LLC is licensed in California under DBO license number 603K752 and in Arizona under CBK license number 0921662. To learn more, visit or follow AVANA Companies on LinkedIn.
AVANA Capital, LLC在加利福尼亞州持有DBO許可證編號603K752，並在亞利桑那州持有CBK許可證編號0921662。要了解更多信息，請訪問或關注AVANA公司的領英頁面。
About Oaktree:
關於Oaktree：
Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $193 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2024. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real estate and listed equities. The firm has over 1,200 employees and offices in 23 cities worldwide. For additional information, please visit Oaktree's website at .
Oaktree是全球投資管理公司中的領導者，專注於另類投資，截至2024年6月30日，其資產管理規模達到1930億美元。該公司強調機會主義、價值導向和風險控制的投資方式，涉及信貸、私募股權、房地產和上市股票。該公司擁有超過1200名員工，並在全球23個城市設有辦事處。欲了解更多信息，請訪問Oaktree的網站。
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