Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, unsecured and mezzanine loan, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, preferred equity and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. It seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering, and media and advertising sectors. It invests between $5 million to $75 million principally in the form of one-stop, first lien, and second lien debt investments, which may include an equity co-investment component in companies with enterprise value between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $50 million. The fund has a hold size of up to $75 million and may underwrite transactions up to $100 million. It primarily invests in North America. The fund seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation trades as OCSL on NASDAQ. The company is classified in Financial Services / Financial - Credit Services and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Financial - Credit Services. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $299.70M of revenue and $33.92M of net income.

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation can be compared against peers such as Barings BDC, Inc., Capital Southwest Corporation, EZCORP, Inc., Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc., Jefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock, Lufax Holding Ltd.

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $1.05B, beta of 0.57, and return on equity of +2.3%.

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OCSL currently shows total debt of $1.49B and beta of 0.57. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 8-K (2026-05-05 00:00:00), 10-Q (2026-05-05 00:00:00), 4 (2026-03-18 00:00:00), 4 (2026-03-18 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.oaktreespecialtylending.com

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