Sixth Street
Sixth Street is a global investment firm with approximately $75 billion in assets under management and committed capital, providing a broad range of alternative investment strategies including direct lending, asset-based finance, infrastructure credit, growth equity, and opportunistic investing across the capital structure for institutional investors and companies seeking flexible capital solutions. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in major financial centers globally, Sixth Street has grown rapidly from its origins as a credit-focused alternative investment manager into a multi-strategy global investment firm whose diverse capabilities span private credit, growth equity, sports and entertainment investment, and specialty finance. According to its website at sixthstreet.com, the firm is defined by its One Team philosophy — a collaborative culture in which investment professionals across strategies work together to identify the most compelling capital deployment opportunities for the firm's investors and capital partners.
Sixth Street's investment platform, described at sixthstreet.com, encompasses TAO (The Annex of Opportunity), a direct lending and credit platform providing floating-rate senior secured loans to middle market and large companies; growth equity investing in growth-stage companies across technology, healthcare, and other innovation-driven sectors; asset-based finance including lending secured by diverse asset pools from royalties to financial assets; infrastructure credit providing debt solutions for infrastructure projects; and opportunistic strategies including stressed and distressed credit investments. Sixth Street has also made high-profile investments in sports franchises and entertainment companies — including investments in the San Antonio Spurs and other sports and media assets — reflecting the firm's conviction that sports and entertainment represent compelling alternative asset classes with growing institutional investor interest.
Sixth Street's TAO direct lending platform provides institutional investors with access to floating-rate senior secured credit exposure across the middle and large corporate lending market, combining Sixth Street's credit research capabilities with a diverse loan origination platform that sources direct lending opportunities across industries and transaction types. According to sixthstreet.com, the firm's rapid growth from a credit specialist into a multi-strategy alternatives platform reflects both the depth of its investment team and the versatility of its capital deployment capabilities — spanning from traditional direct lending through growth equity and sports franchise investment in ways that generate differentiated return opportunities across alternative investment categories. Sixth Street's combination of $75 billion in AUM, multi-strategy investment platform, TAO direct lending leadership, growth equity capabilities, sports investment expertise, and One Team culture establishes it as one of the most versatile and rapidly growing alternative investment firms in the world.