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Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 7 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Record quarterly fee-related earnings: FRE was $754 million, or $0.46 per share, up 17% from $644 million a year earlier. The company reported the quarter's FRE as a record. Source
  • Record $30 billion organic fundraising: Organic fundraising was a record $30 billion in the quarter and over $100 billion across the past twelve months. The company said this drove earnings growth. Source
  • Record $23 billion deployed in quarter: Deployment reached $23 billion, which the company reported as its largest quarter for deployments. Source
  • Asset sales of $25 billion: Assets sold were valued at $25 billion, representing $15 billion of equity value. Management described the $15 billion as record monetizations. Source
  • Agreed to acquire remaining Oaktree interest: Announced in October with Brookfield Corporation to buy the roughly 26% of Oaktree not already owned, for about $3.0 billion. BAM funds about $1.6 billion and BN about $1.4 billion. Source
  • Corporate liquidity of $2.6 billion: Corporate liquidity was $2.6 billion at September 30, 2025, made up of cash, short-term financial assets and undrawn revolver capacity, up from $1.5 billion at June 30. Source

“We also realized record monetizations of $15 billion, underscoring the strength of our platform across a broad range of strategies.”

Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Annual fees on uncalled fund commitments Sourceonce deployed, annual run rateapproximately $550 millionRaised from approximately $540 million
Quarterly dividend Sourcepayable December 31, 2025$0.4375 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Agreement announced in October to acquire the remaining Oaktree interest, with Brookfield Corporation. Source
  • New: Majority interest in Angel Oak completed in October. Source
  • New: Strategic partnership with Bloom Energy, the first investment for the AI infrastructure fund. Source
  • New: Strategic partnership with the U.S. Government on nuclear power, announced in October. Source
  • New: Just Group shareholders approved the Brookfield Wealth Solutions acquisition offer in September. Source
  • Guidance raised: Annual fee estimate on uncalled commitments rose to about $550 million from about $540 million. Source

Earnings and fee-related results

  • Record quarterly fee-related earnings: FRE was $754 million, or $0.46 per share, up 17% from $644 million a year earlier. The company reported the quarter's FRE as a record. Source
  • Twelve-month FRE rose 19%: Over twelve months FRE rose 19% to $2.8 billion, or $1.72 per share. FRE margin was 58% in the quarter and 57% over twelve months. Source
  • Distributable earnings up 7% quarterly: Distributable earnings were $661 million, or $0.41 per share, up 7%. The twelve-month figure was $2.6 billion, or $1.58 per share, up 12%. Source
  • Net income attributable to BAM up 33%: Net income attributable to BAM was $724 million for the quarter, up 33%, and $2.6 billion over twelve months, up 41%. Source

Fundraising and fee-bearing capital

  • Record $30 billion organic fundraising: Organic fundraising was a record $30 billion in the quarter and over $100 billion across the past twelve months. The company said this drove earnings growth. Source
  • Fee-bearing capital rose 8%: Fee-bearing capital reached $581 billion, up 8% year over year. Source
  • Nearly 80% from complementary strategies: Nearly 80% of capital raised in the quarter came from complementary strategies. Source
  • Transition flagship final close $20 billion: The second transition flagship vintage held its final close at $20 billion, above its target and the prior vintage record. It is the largest private fund dedicated to the transition to clean energy. Source
  • Real estate flagship nears $17 billion: Once the regional sleeves close, the fifth-vintage real estate flagship is expected to be the largest real estate strategy ever raised, at more than $17 billion. Source

“In October, we announced an agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Oaktree.”

Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management

Deployments and monetizations

  • Record $23 billion deployed in quarter: Deployment reached $23 billion, which the company reported as its largest quarter for deployments. Source
  • Asset sales of $25 billion: Assets sold were valued at $25 billion, representing $15 billion of equity value. Management described the $15 billion as record monetizations. Source
  • Infrastructure deployments: Hotwire and Colonial: Infrastructure deployed $9.3 billion, including $3.8 billion for Hotwire Communications and $3.4 billion for Colonial Enterprises, both announced in the prior quarter. Source
  • Infrastructure sales: Data4 and Patrick Terminals: Infrastructure monetized $4.2 billion, including $1.7 billion from stabilized Data4 data center assets and $1.7 billion from the sale of Patrick Terminals in Australia. Source
  • Credit deployments of $9.9 billion: Credit deployed $9.9 billion, including $2.1 billion from the opportunistic credit flagship, $1.0 billion from strategic credit, $1.5 billion across insurance solutions and over $600 million in infrastructure mezzanine credit. Source
  • Renewables and real estate activity: Renewable power and transition monetized $2.1 billion from a South American power business. Real estate deployed $1.9 billion, including Generator Hostels and a Singapore industrial portfolio. Source

Credit, insurance and private wealth

  • Credit raised nearly $16 billion: Credit raised nearly $16 billion, including $6.1 billion from long-term private funds, $3.7 billion from liquid credit strategies and $1.1 billion from perpetual credit funds. Source
  • First entry into Japanese insurance market: Over $5.0 billion was raised from Brookfield Wealth Solutions and a separately managed account agreement with a Japanese insurer, the company's first entry into that market. Source
  • Infrastructure private wealth reaches $7.0 billion: Infrastructure raised $3.5 billion in the quarter, including $800 million in its infrastructure private wealth strategy, which now stands at $7.0 billion. Source

“Over the past six years, this partnership has exceeded all expectations, and full ownership will allow us to work together more closely”

Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management

Acquisitions and strategic partnerships

  • Agreed to acquire remaining Oaktree interest: Announced in October with Brookfield Corporation to buy the roughly 26% of Oaktree not already owned, for about $3.0 billion. BAM funds about $1.6 billion and BN about $1.4 billion. Source
  • Oaktree deal described as non-dilutive: BAM will acquire Oaktree fee-related earnings, carried interest net of BN's 33% royalty, and partner interests in 17Capital and DoubleLine. Management said the deal is non-dilutive and immediately accretive to FRE. Source
  • Angel Oak majority interest completed: Angel Oak is a specialty mortgage and consumer credit manager with $11 billion of fee-bearing capital. It complements the asset-backed finance business. Source
  • Just Group deal adds $36 billion assets: Just Group shareholders approved the Brookfield Wealth Solutions offer in September. The deal adds about $36 billion of assets, and BAM is not contributing capital or insurance liabilities. Source
  • U.S. government nuclear power partnership: Announced in October to accelerate nuclear power deployment. The U.S. Government plans $80 billion for new plants using Westinghouse technology. Source
  • Bloom Energy AI infrastructure partnership: After quarter end, a $5.0 billion partnership with Bloom Energy to install up to 1 GW of behind-the-meter generation, the first investment for the AI infrastructure fund. Source

Liquidity, debt and uncalled commitments

  • Corporate liquidity of $2.6 billion: Corporate liquidity was $2.6 billion at September 30, 2025, made up of cash, short-term financial assets and undrawn revolver capacity, up from $1.5 billion at June 30. Source
  • $750 million 30-year notes issued: Issued in September at a 6.077% coupon. Corporate borrowings were $1,486 million at quarter end, against none at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Revolver capacity raised to $1.0 billion: Revolver capacity was increased by $300 million to a total of $1.0 billion. Source
  • $125 billion uncalled fund commitments: Uncalled fund commitments were $125 billion, of which $55 billion are not earning fees. At June 30 the figures were $128 billion and $54 billion. Source

Costs, revenue lines and cash taxes

  • Management fee revenues rose: Management and incentive fee revenues were $974 million, up from $873 million. Carried interest income net of BN was $241 million, up from $104 million. Source
  • Compensation and G&A expenses rose: Compensation, operating and G&A expenses were $489 million, compared with $430 million a year earlier. Interest expense was $20 million, against $8 million. Source
  • Cash taxes rose to $98 million: Cash taxes were $98 million in the quarter, compared with $84 million a year earlier, and $365 million over twelve months. Source

Coming up, as management said on 7 November 2025

  • Oaktree and Just Group closings: The Oaktree acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2026. The Just Group transaction carries the same expected timing. Source
  • Sixth infrastructure flagship launch: The sixth vintage of the infrastructure flagship fund is expected to launch in early 2026. Source
  • AI Infrastructure fund first close: The first close of the inaugural AI Infrastructure fund is expected before year-end. Source
  • Seventh private equity flagship in market: Management said the seventh-vintage private equity flagship fund was recently launched and is expected to support fundraising momentum in coming quarters. Source
  • Third quarter shareholder letter: The Third Quarter 2025 Letter to Shareholders is scheduled for publication on November 13, 2025. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Closing of the Oaktree acquisition is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The prior release expected further capital in the final close in the third quarter. This release says the final institutional closing was held in the quarter, at $20 billion. Source
  • Ahead: After quarter end, the Pinegrove final close of $2.5 billion exceeded its initial target. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.