Brookfield Perspectives

Brookfield Asset Management CEO Connor Teskey joins Shane Parrish on “The Knowledge Project" to discuss the opportunity in AI infrastructure, taking bets against consensus, and how to evaluate risk.  This episode was originally published as "The CEO Who Manages $1 Trillion: How to De-Risk Deals, Deploy Capital & Build Wealth” on The Knowledge Project. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode. 

On this special episode of Brookfield Perspectives, we step back from transactions and trends to examine a more fundamental question: Where are we in the market cycle and how could that shape the way we invest?  Howard Marks, Co-Chair of Oaktree Capital Management and Chair of Brookfield's Investment Solutions Group, joins Alper Daglioglu, Head of Brookfield’s Investment Solutions Group, for a thoughtful conversation about investor psychology, risk positioning and the balance between offense and defense. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.  

Listen to an audio version of Brookfield Corporation’s Full Year 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across its Alternative Asset Management, Wealth Solutions, and operating businesses.Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.

Listen to an audio version of Brookfield Asset Management’s Full Year 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across renewable power & transition, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit strategies.Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.

On this episode of Deal Debrief, we explore Brookfield’s growing presence across Southeast Asia through three recent investments that mark important growth in Brookfield's Catalytic Transition Fund, or CTF. Our guests, Dan Cheng and Stefano Ghezzi from our Renewable Power and Transition group, share insights into the strategy behind CTF and how it has come to life with Alba Renewables, Solarvest, and Gia Lai.

For our last Brookfield Perspectives episode of 2025, we’re taking a look back and turning towards what’s next. In November, over 400 private market investors joined us in Phoenix, Arizona for our annual Investor Conference. In this episode, we share some of the top insights from our general session, which featured senior leadership across our businesses, and reflect on the major themes and trends we see on the horizon.    Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.

In this episode of Deal Debrief, we explore Brookfield’s recent acquisition of Generator Hostels — a leading European lifestyle hostel operator with 15 properties across 10 countries. Lauren Okada Young and Li Zhang from our Real Estate Group unpack what makes Generator’s hybrid hostel-hotel model unique, how the business captures post-pandemic travel trends, and why it aligns with Brookfield’s investment philosophy. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode. 

Listen to an audio version of Brookfield’s Third Quarter 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across its Alternative Asset Management, Wealth Solutions, and operating businesses. Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.

From data centers to electric vehicles, the world’s need for reliable, scalable energy is growing fast. On Brookfield Perspectives, Natalie Adomait and Scott Peak share how Brookfield’s renewable power and infrastructure businesses are helping to build the foundation for an electrified, AI-enabled world. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.

In this episode of Deal Debrief, we explore the evolving world of aircraft leasing and how Brookfield supported Air Lease Corporation through a bespoke hybrid capital solution. Ryan Schwartz, who leads Corporate Credit at Brookfield, joins the podcast to discuss how this complex, multi-stakeholder transaction came together—bringing together Brookfield’s credit expertise and global relationships to structure a long-term, private investment-grade solution.Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.

On this episode of Deal Debrief, Ricard Boada, Senior Vice President of Infrastructure, joins the podcast to discuss Brookfield’s investment in Data4, Europe’s leading hyperscale data center developer. He shares the opportunity within AI infrastructure today and how the business is helping form the backbone of government and hyperscaler partnerships. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.

AI is everywhere, yet its exponential growth will require equally rapid development of digital infrastructure, like data centers and renewable power. How can governments, hyperscalers, and private capital work together to meet these needs? To dig into the task at hand, we're joined by Sikander Rashid, Global Head of AI Infrastructure at Brookfield, and Peter Thal Larsen, Global Editor of Reuters Breakingviews.Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.

On this special episode of Brookfield Perspectives, Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management, and Hadley Peer Marshall, CFO of Brookfield Asset Management, share some of their top takeaways from Brookfield Investor Day 2025.  Listeners of this podcast should refer to the ‘Endnotes’ and ‘Notice to Recipients’ contained in BAM's Investor Day Presentation (https://bam.brookfield.com/sites/brookfield-bam-v2/files/BAM-IR-Master/Presentations/2025/bam-ir-day-sep-2025-presentation.pdf), available on BAM's website.

On this special episode of Brookfield Perspectives, Nick Goodman, President and CFO of Brookfield Corporation, and Sachin Shah, CEO of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, share some of their top takeaways from Brookfield Investor Day 2025.  Listeners of this podcast should refer to the ‘Endnotes’ and ‘Notice to Recipients’ contained in BN's Investor Day Presentation (https://bn.brookfield.com/sites/brookfield-bn-v2/files/BN-IR-Master/Presentations/2025/bn-investor-day-presentation-2025.pdf), available on BN's website.  

In 2025, the real estate market is rapidly evolving as a result of geopolitical shifts, the echoes of COVID, and the accelerating need for senior and rental housing. But within this environment, opportunity can be found. Listen to Lowell Baron, Ben Brown, and Brad Hyler, three of our senior real estate leaders, talk about market dynamics and notable activity since our last update, including the state of the business today, and the forces driving our investment strategy.   Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode. 

On this episode of Deal Debrief, Frank Yu and Erson Olivan, Managing Partners in our Private Equity group and co-heads of Brookfield’s Special Investments strategy, join the podcast to discuss our investment in Spring Education Group, a national network of private schools spanning infant care through high school. Listen as they unpack the opportunity in private education and how Brookfield’s flexible capital solutions aligned with Spring’s needs. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.

Listen to an audio version of Brookfield Corporation’s 2Q 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across its Alternative Asset Management, Wealth Solutions, and operating businesses.Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) before listening.