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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Brookfield Corporation (BN)
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Author: weatherman   😊 😞
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Subject: the beautiful game - alternative finance
Date: 06/22/24 10:40 AM
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brookfield's ~60% owned oaktree became owner of $1B soccer club inter-milan.
given the propesity of rabid billionaire's to overpay (since opportunities are rare for specific teams) for top tier teams, i expect this to become a high IRR transaction soon.
(pre-covid, AC milan was also taken over from a chinese entity and sold)

this is oaktree's second high profile takeover from a defaulting chinese entity; the first was prime HongKong property which has already been monetized. if oaktree can succeed in china's front yard, this must have been a breeze.

given the propensity of china to structure foreign loans in order to seize infrastructure, the response from the former owner was amusing :
"Unfortunately, our efforts to date have been exasperated by legal threats, and a lack of meaningful engagement from Oaktree. Not only has this been deeply frustrating and disappointing, such behavior now poses potential risks to the Club that could seriously jeopardize its stability."
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This community has written 569 posts about Brookfield Corporation. The article-length ones it recommended most:
BN fair value · 26 recs · 2023
Lotta talk, not much action · 21 recs · 2023
Plan value versus price · 20 recs · 2024
Convergence · 19 recs · 2023
Value versus price · 15 recs · 2024
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