Marathon Asset Management

What is Marathon Asset Management?

Marathon Asset Management, founded in 1998 and headquartered in New York, is an investment management firm with a strategic focus on opportunistic investing in credit and fixed income markets globally. They manage assets across various segments, including hedge funds, private equity, structured finance, lending, emerging markets, and real estate. Their investment thesis prioritizes mergers and acquisitions with a commitment to risk management and performance excellence.

The firm has established specialties in a range of investment strategies such as private credit, direct lending, opportunistic credit, asset-based lending, transportation finance, healthcare finance, commercial real estate finance, residential real estate finance, consumer finance, specialty finance, public credit, high yield, leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), and structured credit.

With over $23 billion in assets under management and a team of more than 190 global professionals, Marathon offers a broad and integrated credit platform.

They leverage their significant scale and presence within the public and private credit markets to capitalize on changing market dynamics. Marathon's efficient access and sourcing capabilities, powered by incumbent relationships and a rigorous approach to risk assessment, allow them to move swiftly and effectively in the market. Their integrated investment platform benefits from real-time knowledge sharing, which aids in the discovery of attractive investment opportunities across asset classes.

The company maintains a strong emphasis on partnership, integrity, and alignment of interests to meet clients' investment objectives while fostering long-term relationships.

Marathon's robust risk management framework, refined since its foundation, focuses on downside protection, disciplined structuring, and strategic capital deployment, positioning them as a dependable partner throughout market cycles. They invest in software, PropTech, energy, and CleanTech sectors with a minimum investment of $29,100,000 and a maximum of $116,000,000.