Brookfield

What Brookfield does

Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN) is a Toronto-headquartered global alternative asset manager and owner-operator of real assets, founded in 1899 and managing capital for institutions, financial intermediaries, and individual investors. The firm combines a $1T+ asset management platform with operating expertise across renewable power, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, credit, and insurance, supported by $614B in fee-bearing capital, $145B in permanent capital, 5,800+ investment professionals, and ~250,000 operating employees across 50+ countries. Listed affiliates include Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), and Brookfield Business Corporation (BBUC), with a pending corporate simplification to combine BN and BNT under a single entity by year-end 2026.

The company's core technology spans Westinghouse AP1000 and AP300 nuclear reactor systems (powering approximately half of the world's operating commercial nuclear plants), vertically integrated AI infrastructure (Data4, Compass Datacenters, Ascenty), 46,000 MW of operational renewable generating capacity (with 235,000+ MW pipeline), and Clarios low-voltage battery technology deployed in one of three vehicles globally. Proprietary platforms include the Brookfield Wealth Solutions investment-led insurance model deploying $143B+ in insurance assets and the Oaktree-led $365B credit platform.

Brookfield's revenue model combines management fees and carried interest on fee-bearing capital, operating cash flows from wholly-owned physical assets, insurance premiums and investment income from the wealth solutions platform, transaction and advisory fees, and realized gains on investments. Distribution spans direct institutional sales to pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, a financial advisor channel for private wealth products, direct-to-individual insurance distribution, and public capital markets via listed affiliates. The customer base includes Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle, Equinix, and Intel for AI infrastructure; major utilities for power; and institutional LPs and family offices for fund commitments.

Name

Brookfield

Legal name

Brookfield Corporation

Website

https://brookfield.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Brookfield Corporation is a global alternative asset manager and owner-operator of real assets, managing $1T+ AUM across infrastructure, energy, private equity, real estate, credit, and insurance for institutional, advisor, and individual investors in 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Open-End Investment Funds (525910), Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Financial Vehicles (525990), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Open-End Investment Funds (52591), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

Real Estate Investment Trusts (6798), Asset-Backed Securities (6189), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Portfolio & Fund Management (Institutional/REIT/PE) (BPAJAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Strategy, Portfolio & Location) (FSAEAJAH), Hospitality (Hotels & Resorts) Asset Management (BPAJAMAE), Debt Advisory & Financing Advisory (FSAEAGAD), Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA), Private Credit — Infrastructure Debt & Project Finance (FSAHAJAJ), Office Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAG), Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN), Home Equity Valuation & Collateral Management (AVM/Appraisal/BPO) (FSALAGAJ), Securities Borrowing & Lending (Equities/Bonds) (FSACAIAC)

Keywords

• Alternative asset management
• Real assets investment
• Renewable power generation
• Infrastructure investment management
• Private equity management

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Fees: Recurring base management fees on fee-bearing capital across listed affiliates, private funds, perpetual strategies, and separately managed accounts, charged on committed or invested capital.
2. Carried Interest / Performance Fees: Performance-based incentive fees on funds and capital solutions above agreed-upon hurdle rates, typically subject to high-water marks and clawback provisions.
3. Operating Cash Flows from Real Assets: Cash flows generated from wholly-owned and consolidated physical operations including renewable power generation, infrastructure assets, real estate, and industrial businesses.
4. Insurance Premiums and Investment Income: Premiums from annuity, life, property & casualty, and reinsurance policies combined with investment income earned on insurance reserves deployed across fixed income, real assets, and alternative strategies.
5. Transaction and Advisory Fees: One-time fees earned on M&A advisory, capital markets transactions, restructuring, co-investment syndication, and structured capital solutions.
6. Realized Gains on Investments: Capital appreciation realized on disposition of investments across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and renewable power assets.
7. Interest and Dividend Income: Yield earned on balance sheet capital deployed into credit, private equity, and structured investments, plus dividends from listed affiliates and minority stakes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Brookfield is a global alternative asset manager that invests in real assets, renewable power, infrastructure, real estate, private equity, and credit on behalf of institutional and individual investors. The firm also operates a wealth solutions business that offers insurance and annuity products backed by its investment capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brookfield Asset Management: Publicly traded alternative asset management business (ticker BAM) spun off from Brookfield Corporation in late 2022.
• Brookfield Wealth Solutions
• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
• Brookfield Renewable Partners
• Brookfield Business Corporation
• Oaktree Capital Management

Products and services

• Infrastructure Investments

Quantifiable outcome

• $1T+ assets under management across 5,800+ investment professionals and ~250,000 operating employees in 50+ countries.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record.

• La Caisse (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec / CDPQ)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026Joint acquisition partner with Brookfield for Boralex at C$9B (~$6.5B USD) enterprise value, representing a 41% premium to Boralex shareholders. La Caisse also participates as co-investor alongside Brookfield across other real asset strategies.
• Just Group plcStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired UK retirement and decumulation specialist adding $40B of insurance assets to Brookfield Wealth Solutions platform, bringing total BWS insurance assets to $143B and supporting the $200B target.
• The Nuclear Company (TNC)Strategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for deployment of Westinghouse AP1000 technology at the V.C. Summer nuclear project with Santee Cooper.
• Concert PropertiesStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for a Canadian industrial real estate portfolio.
• Safehold Inc. (SAFE)Strategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture for US ground lease real estate assets.
• Cameco CorporationStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owner of Westinghouse Electric Company, supporting nuclear fuel cycle integration and small modular reactor development.
• Oaktree Capital ManagementStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrookfield holds majority interest in Oaktree, with the Oaktree brand retained. Oaktree contributes the $365B credit platform and investments such as 17Capital.
• Primary Wave MusicStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic rights investment and partnership across Primary Wave's catalog of artist royalties.
• Alshaya GroupStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for real estate and retail development in Dubai.
• Digital Connexion (Digital Realty + Reliance Industries)Strategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with Digital Realty and Reliance Industries to develop and operate data centers across India.
• British Columbia Investment Management Corp (BCI) and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)Strategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partners with Brookfield in Northview Energy for Canadian natural gas and energy infrastructure consolidation.
• Brookfield Bancshares Inc.Strategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partner with Brookfield on the $14B NSTS Bancorp acquisition at $14.28 per share, a 13% premium, marking a $73.7M deal value (figure per source).
• Barclays Bank plcStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarclaycard Payments partnership integrated with Brookfield's payments platform.
• Telia CompanyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSovereign AI collaboration with Telia for AI infrastructure deployment in the Nordics.
• AnthropicStrategic or Co-development Partner$1.5B enterprise AI services joint venture with Anthropic, alongside Goldman Sachs, Hellman & Friedman, and General Atlantic.
• G42Strategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for AI infrastructure buildout in the UAE and globally.
• Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)Strategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owner of the Canary Wharf Group with Brookfield, supporting London real estate development.
• Microsoft CorporationStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner for data center capacity and AI infrastructure deployments globally.
• Magnati (First Abu Dhabi Bank)Strategic or Co-development PartnerPayments platform partnership in the UAE.
• Bloomberg, Barron's, and CNBCGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnerships for executive interviews, op-eds, and thought leadership distribution.
• Wall Street JournalGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-branded content partnership for thought leadership on real assets, energy transition, and AI infrastructure.
• Westinghouse Electric CompanyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired by Brookfield in 2018 (with Cameco as co-owner); provides nuclear reactor technology and fuel/services.
• American National GroupStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance subsidiary within Brookfield Wealth Solutions, providing P&C, life, and annuity products.
• American Equity Life InsuranceStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnuity provider integrated into Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Scale indicators44 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Blackstone: Blackstone is the largest global alternative asset manager with ~$1.1T AUM spanning private equity, real estate, credit, and infrastructure/hedge funds, making it the closest direct peer to Brookfield's diversified alternative asset management platform.
• KKR & Co. KKR is a global alternative asset manager with ~$650B AUM across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and credit, with a similar owner-operator philosophy and growing insurance and private wealth distribution comparable to Brookfield.
• Apollo Global Management: Apollo is a $750B+ alternative asset manager with leading private credit, retirement services (Athene), and hybrid value strategies, directly comparable to Brookfield's credit AUM ($365B) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions insurance platform.
• Ares Management: Ares is a leading alternative credit and real estate platform with ~$450B AUM, overlapping with Brookfield's $365B credit franchise and real estate strategies through direct lending, asset-based finance, and specialty credit.
• Carlyle Group: Carlyle is a global alternative asset manager with ~$440B AUM across private equity, credit, and infrastructure, comparable to Brookfield in fund-based real assets and private equity strategies.
• EQT AB: EQT is a European-headquartered alternative asset manager with strong infrastructure and private equity franchises, increasingly competing with Brookfield in renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and healthcare.
• TPG Inc. TPG is a global alternative asset manager with ~$250B AUM across private equity, growth, real estate, and credit/market solutions, competing with Brookfield in mid-to-large cap private equity and AI/technology deals.

Emerging players

• Blue Owl Capital: Blue Owl is a ~$200B alternative asset manager specializing in private credit, GP stakes, and real estate, overlapping with Brookfield's credit and real estate platforms as a fast-growing specialist.
• Hamilton Lane: Hamilton Lane is a private markets investment manager specializing in private equity and private credit fund-of-funds and co-investments, comparable to Brookfield's growing private wealth and co-investment distribution channels.
• StepStone Group: StepStone is a private markets solutions provider with ~$180B AUM in fund-of-funds, co-investments, and separate accounts, comparable to Brookfield's private wealth and intermediated fund channels for institutional and HNW clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/brookfield
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@brookfieldcorporation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brookfield
• Instagraminstagram.com/brookfieldassetmanagement

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries39 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds14 records

Investors8 records

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M&A5 records

Investments12 records

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