Steven Kaplan (investor)


Steven Kaplan is an American businessman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, minority owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, and co-owner of Wales-based football club Swansea City.

Biography

Kaplan was born to a Jewish family. He graduated with a J.D. from New York University School of Law. He and Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, Larry Keele, Richard Masson, and Sheldon Stone co-founded Oaktree Capital Management.
In 2012, Kaplan purchased a minority stake in the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies as part of a group led by Robert Pera along with Daniel E. Straus as a minority investor.
Kaplan became co-owner of Premier League club Swansea City alongside Jason Levien in July 2016. The club were relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season.