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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.

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.

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.

The Los Angeles World Affairs Council operates as a council for world affairs. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

The TCW Group, Inc. provides investment management services. The firm's clients include corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments and foundations in the United States, as well as a number of foreign investors and individuals. It works in partnership with financial advisors to help build the businesses and meet the needs of clients. The company was founded by Robert Addison Day in 1971 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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).

KIPP SoCal Public Schools is a non-profit organization that operates 24 tuition-free, open-enrollment charter public schools in California, serving over 10,000 students and 6,800 alumni. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The schools provide a whole-child approach to learning and support students to and through college. KIPP SoCal offers a glossary to help students, families, team members, and community members navigate the acronyms and words frequently used in the school communities. The glossary includes frequently used terms such as anti-racism, equity, and disproportionality. The schools also offer programs such as expanded learning, individual education programs, and restorative practices.

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.