What AECOM-Canyon Partners does

Canyon Partners, LLC is a Los Angeles-headquartered, privately held investment management firm founded in 1989 that operates a multi-strategy credit and real estate platform for institutional investors. For more than 35 years, the firm has employed a deep-value, credit-intensive approach spanning corporate situations, structured credit, and direct real estate lending, and currently offers seven distinct investment strategies: Lending/Capital Solutions, Multi-Strategy Credit, Distressed Opportunities, Real Estate, Structured Credit/CLOs, ESG Strategy, and Liquid Credit Strategies.

The firm is led by co-founders Josh Friedman and Mitch Julis, who serve as Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs, and employs more than 200 professionals worldwide, including 70+ investment professionals and 140+ business and operations professionals. Canyon distributes its strategies directly to institutional investors — pension funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices — through a direct institutional sales motion, supported by a dedicated State Street investor portal and recurring co-CEO thought leadership on CNBC and Bloomberg. A wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary, Canyon Capital (Japan) K.K, extends the firm's coverage into the Japanese institutional market.

Revenue is generated through management fees and performance fees (carried interest) on the assets managed across the seven strategies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated bilaterally with institutional clients, consistent with private credit and hedge fund industry norms. No AUM, revenue, or ownership-stake figures are publicly disclosed, and the firm shows no evidence of external PE or strategic ownership.

Name

AECOM-Canyon Partners

Legal name

Canyon Partners, LLC

Website

https://aecomcanyon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Canyon Partners, LLC is a Los Angeles-based, privately held investment management firm founded in 1989 that runs a seven-strategy credit and real estate platform for global institutional investors. Co-CEOs Josh Friedman and Mitch Julis lead 200+ professionals across performing credit, distressed, structured credit, CLOs, real estate, ESG, and liquid credit strategies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Credit Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Asset-Backed Securities (6189)

akta.pro primary industry

Direct Lending — Asset-Based Lending (ABL) (FSAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Assets — Real Estate Debt (Whole Loans, Mezzanine, CMBS/CLO) (FSAHAIAB), Asset-Based Lending (ABL) (FSANADAD)

Keywords

• Private credit investing
• Structured credit management
• Distressed debt investing
• Institutional asset management
• Real estate lending

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Management Fees: Canyon Partners generates revenue through management fees and performance fees (carried interest) from managing credit-focused investment strategies including lending, multi-strategy credit, distressed credit, real estate lending, structured credit/CLOs, and ESG-integrated strategies for institutional investors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Canyon Partners is a privately held investment management firm that manages credit-intensive investment strategies for institutional investors. The firm offers seven distinct strategies spanning performing credit lending, multi-strategy credit, distressed opportunities, commercial real estate lending, structured credit/CLOs, ESG-integrated investing, and liquid credit. Revenue is generated through management fees and performance fees on assets managed on behalf of pension funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices.

Product overview

Canyon Partners is an investment management firm offering a portfolio of distinct credit and real estate investment strategies. The firm operates as a multi-strategy platform comprising seven distinct investment offerings: Lending/Capital Solutions (primary market performing credit), Multi-Strategy Credit (all-weather approach), Distressed Opportunities (stressed/distressed situations), Real Estate (commercial lending and investing), Structured Credit/CLOs (RMBS, CMBS, CLOs, ABS), ESG Strategy (thematic sustainable investing), and Liquid Credit Strategies (liquid credit across capital structure). These strategies serve institutional investors seeking value-oriented credit investments across corporate situations, structured products, and direct real estate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lending / Capital Solutions Primary market performing credit solutions providing capital to borrowers across corporate situations for institutional investors.
• Multi-Strategy Credit All-weather investment strategy encompassing a broad range of Canyon Partners' credit capabilities across market cycles for institutional investors.
• Distressed Opportunities / Dislocated Credit Stressed, distressed, and less liquid or special situations investing spanning corporates, structured credit, and real estate for institutional investors.
• Real Estate Commercial real estate lending and investing across value and opportunistic strategies for institutional investors.
• Structured Credit / CLOs Investment in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, and other asset-backed securities for institutional investors.
• ESG Strategy Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy that integrates multi-decade credit experience with analysis, engagement, and thematic investing for institutional investors.
• Liquid Credit Strategies Liquid credit strategies leveraging Canyon Partners' expertise up and down the capital structure and across both corporate and structured credit for institutional investors.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ares Management: Major alternative asset manager with significant credit franchise spanning direct lending, structured credit/ABS, and real estate debt — directly comparable to Canyon's strategies and institutional LP focus.
• Angelo Gordon: Alternative investment manager historically focused on credit, structured products, and real estate strategies — a close comparable to Canyon's multi-strategy credit and real estate debt offerings.
• Sixth Street Partners: Global investment firm with large credit and direct lending platform serving institutional investors. Comparable multi-strategy credit orientation with strong LP relationships.
• Oaktree Capital Management: Specialist credit and alternative investment manager with deep value, distressed, and multi-strategy credit offerings comparable to Canyon's platform. Serves institutional LPs across corporate credit, structured credit, and real estate debt.
• HPS Investment Partners: Large-scale credit-focused alternative manager offering direct lending, structured credit, and special situations strategies to institutional investors, comparable to Canyon's credit platform.

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Credit: Credit and real estate debt strategy of Brookfield Asset Management. Comparable institutional LP orientation and structured credit/real estate debt offerings, with a much broader parent platform.
• Apollo Global Management: Mega-platform alternative manager with massive credit, real estate, and structured product franchise. Competes broadly with Canyon in institutional credit but operates at materially larger scale across multiple asset classes.
• Blackstone Credit: Credit arm of Blackstone offering direct lending, mezzanine, and structured credit strategies to institutional LPs — a broader incumbent competing with Canyon for institutional credit allocations.
• Carlyle Credit: Credit and structured products franchise of Carlyle Group competing with Canyon across direct lending, structured credit, and real estate-related debt strategies for institutional capital.
• KKR Credit: Credit franchise of KKR spanning direct lending, leveraged credit, structured products, and real estate debt. Comparable institutional LP focus with significantly larger scale and broader product set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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