Brookfield Perspectives

Brookfield Asset Management CEO Connor Teskey joins Shane Parrish on “The Knowledge Project" to discuss the opportunity in AI infrastructure, taking bets against consensus, and how to evaluate risk.  

This episode was originally published as "The CEO Who Manages $1 Trillion: How to De-Risk Deals, Deploy Capital & Build Wealth” on The Knowledge Project. 

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On this special episode of Brookfield Perspectives, we step back from transactions and trends to examine a more fundamental question: Where are we in the market cycle and how could that shape the way we invest?  

Howard Marks, Co-Chair of Oaktree Capital Management and Chair of Brookfield's Investment Solutions Group, joins Alper Daglioglu, Head of Brookfield’s Investment Solutions Group, for a thoughtful conversation about investor psychology, risk positioning and the balance between offense and defense. 

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Listen to an audio version of Brookfield Corporation’s Full Year 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across its Alternative Asset Management, Wealth Solutions, and operating businesses.

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Listen to an audio version of Brookfield Asset Management’s Full Year 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across renewable power & transition, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit strategies.

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On this episode of Deal Debrief, we explore Brookfield’s growing presence across Southeast Asia through three recent investments that mark important growth in Brookfield's Catalytic Transition Fund, or CTF. Our guests, Dan Cheng and Stefano Ghezzi from our Renewable Power and Transition group, share insights into the strategy behind CTF and how it has come to life with Alba Renewables, Solarvest, and Gia Lai.

For our last Brookfield Perspectives episode of 2025, we’re taking a look back and turning towards what’s next. In November, over 400 private market investors joined us in Phoenix, Arizona for our annual Investor Conference. In this episode, we share some of the top insights from our general session, which featured senior leadership across our businesses, and reflect on the major themes and trends we see on the horizon.    

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In this episode of Deal Debrief, we explore Brookfield’s recent acquisition of Generator Hostels — a leading European lifestyle hostel operator with 15 properties across 10 countries. Lauren Okada Young and Li Zhang from our Real Estate Group unpack what makes Generator’s hybrid hostel-hotel model unique, how the business captures post-pandemic travel trends, and why it aligns with Brookfield’s investment philosophy. 

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Listen to an audio version of Brookfield’s Third Quarter 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across its Alternative Asset Management, Wealth Solutions, and operating businesses.

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From data centers to electric vehicles, the world’s need for reliable, scalable energy is growing fast. On Brookfield Perspectives, Natalie Adomait and Scott Peak share how Brookfield’s renewable power and infrastructure businesses are helping to build the foundation for an electrified, AI-enabled world. 

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In this episode of Deal Debrief, we explore the evolving world of aircraft leasing and how Brookfield supported Air Lease Corporation through a bespoke hybrid capital solution. Ryan Schwartz, who leads Corporate Credit at Brookfield, joins the podcast to discuss how this complex, multi-stakeholder transaction came together—bringing together Brookfield’s credit expertise and global relationships to structure a long-term, private investment-grade solution.

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