Brookfield Asset Management CEO Connor Teskey Talks Private Credit
episodePreviously titled “Brookfield Asset Management CEO Connor Teskey” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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And he joins us here at Bloomberg Invest. Nice to have you here with us. Thanks for having me. It's been a while. And you now officially are CEO of Brookfield Asset Management. What's changed in your life? Very little. At Brookfield, we run a lot of businesses around the world. We like to run those businesses well. We like to run our own business quite well. And full credit to Bruce and the other senior leadership team. This was a very thoughtful, methodical, incremental transition. Well telegraphed. Nice to get the announcement out of the way and just back to business as usual. All right. So that went as expected. But the world is kind of crazy, to say the least. And I think about the volatility we see as a result.
We see it playing out to some extent in the markets today. But we do have an environment macro where things can change pretty dramatically, as we saw this past weekend with U.S. and Israel, the attacks on Iran. So I'm just curious for you, is it too soon to rethink kind of strategies at this point? Like what will it take to maybe say we've got to start rethinking differently about the macro? We're very long term investors.
What insights does Connor Teskey share about his role as CEO of Brookfield Asset Management?
We focus on long duration assets that are essential and critical in the communities and businesses that they operate in around the world. And these are assets that produce cash across a cycle. They're downside protected. They're inflation linked assets. So we will take a very, very long-term view. And despite the headlines over the last weekend, our focus is on our people who are safe and our assets that are operating. So we continue to look forward. And the fundamentals for the key themes we're investing in continue to be positive. Does the geography change at all? And I bring that up because data centers, energy, infrastructure, big investment play for you guys. You teamed up with Qatar Investment Authority on a $20 billion venture to invest in AI infrastructure.
How does the war with Iran, the instability in the region, does it change that specific investment at all? It does not. And again, when something like the past weekend happens, the focus is on our people who are safe, both at Brookfield and our portfolio companies. And then our focuses are on the assets. And those are all performing. When you think longer term about our focus on the region, it's an incredible region. It's got very significant growth. It's got an increasing presence on the world scene. Those are the types of asset classes and geographies that we want to be investing in long term. Could this make the region even more attractive? Is there an idea? I mean, look, the president spoke from the Oval Office today.
It's obvious that there's not a clear person who is going to take over for the supreme leader or with regard to Iran's leadership at all. Nobody knows what's going to happen. But is there a chance that Iran becomes a more stable force in the world and that opens up opportunities for you in the region? I would say when we think at Brookfield in the types of things we invest in, they tend to have durations far beyond single administrations, political parties, individual leaders. And therefore, we focus on the fundamentals. And when you think about things like data centers, like energy, the two you just mentioned –
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:51
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What insights does Connor Teskey share about his role as CEO of Brookfield Asset Management?
1:51–4:49
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How is Brookfield Asset Management navigating the current economic volatility?
4:49–7:05
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What long-term strategies does Brookfield employ in response to global events?
7:05–9:55
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How does Brookfield's investment strategy adapt to changing geopolitical landscapes?
9:55–10:14
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