Inside the world of asset-backed finance

Asset-backed finance (ABF) is a form of private lending secured by pools of contractual assets, such as credit card payments, leases or mortgages. It is growing in importance within the private credit universe – why? Christopher Gray, Managing Director in Oaktree’s ABF strategy, discusses: • The opportunities within private ABF and how they are evaluated • The differences between public asset backed securities and private ABF • ABF’s ability to negotiate structural protections • The size of the ABF universe Read this interview for insightful views on ABF.