About Us

GA GROUP AT A GLANCE

Since 1973, GA Group has stood as a market leader in diversified corporate advisory services, specializing in asset appraisal and liquidation. Now majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., and boasting over 200 dedicated employees, we are a trusted partner to a diverse, blue-chip client base that spans global financial institutions and corporations.

Our deep roster of long-tenured industry experts brings unparalleled experience and a proven track record of success across our comprehensive product offerings. With a robust platform, encompassing Appraisal and Valuation Services, Retail, Wholesale and Industrial Liquidations, Real Estate Solutions, and Asset-Backed Lending, we are uniquely positioned to deliver integrated, effective solutions tailored to our clients' complex needs.

ONE Platform with four complementary business segments

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Appraisal and Valuation Services (“Valuations”)

  • Complete valuations practice - market leader in ABL appraisal industry with rapidly growing field exam and corporate advisory practices

  • Complete over 1,700 engagements for more than 1,200 unique clients per year

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Retail, Wholesale and Industrial Solutions (“Liquidations”)

  • Provide retail store closing and opening services for distressed and healthy clients, complemented by abilities in wholesale inventory disposition and placement

  • Complete inventory, machinery and equipment auctions across a wide range of industrial categories

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Real Estate Solutions

  • Asset purchases and sales, portfolio restructurings, capital markets transactions, and strategic advisory

  • Team has sold over $6B+ in assets and $25M+ sq ft of real estate - Managed projects have collectively secured $1B+ in lease savings

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Asset-Based Lending

  • Provide unitranche, 2nd lien, and FILO term loans to middle‐market and large-cap companies across a wide range of industries

  • Support our appraisal and valuation clients with structured capital solutions

Valuations Overview 

Extensive suite of valuation services provided to lenders and corporations in key financings and corporate activities

  • Market leader in ABL appraisal industry with rapidly growing field exam and corporate advisory services

  • Trusted provider to blue-chip client base on their largest, most critical deals
  • Deep roster of long-tenured industry experts with highly-specialized experience across industries
  • Complete over 1,700 annual engagements for more than 1,200 unique clients per year
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INVENTORY

Appraisal Valuation Services

MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT

Appraisal Valuation Services

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Appraisal Valuation Services

FIELD EXAM

Appraisal Valuation Services

BUSINESS VALUATION

Valuation & Transaction Advisory Services

REAL ESTATE

Valuation & Transaction Advisory Services

TAX

Valuation & Transaction Advisory Services

FINANCIAL REPORTING

Valuation & Transaction Advisory Services

150B+

Assets appraised annually

1,200+

Unique clients under engagement per year

1,700+

Valuation assignments completed per year

175+

Employees

85%

Appraisal engagements with repeat customers

Liquidations Overview 

Best in-class provider of liquidation services with a global footprint, servicing all corners of the disposition market

  • 50+ years of experience in operations and thousands of liquidations across nearly every category and industry type

  • Leading operator of large-scale retail liquidations, consistently engaged by well-known, brand-recognized clientele

  • Offers solutions for distressed and healthy situations

  • Extensive database of liquidation values by SKU, geography, season, and other metrics, built through decades of actual liquidation results

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RETAIL & WHOLESALE INVENTORY

FURNITURE, FIXTURES & EQUIPMENT

INDUSTRIALS

REAL ESTATE

12B+

Retail inventory liquidated since 2019

50B+

Assets liquidated since inception

9,000+

Store closures conducted since 2019

50+

Years of experience

200+

Field consultants ready globally

Representative client engagements

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Real Estate Overview 

Full suite of real estate services delivered by team of seasoned experts dedicated to creating and preserving real estate value

  • Uniquely positioned to support public and private companies during growth, M&A, disruption, or distress, regardless of strategic objective

  • Team has collectively sold over $6 billion in assets and more than 25 million square feet of real estate across retail, multifamily, healthcare, office, industrial, distribution centers, land and numerous esoteric asset classes

  • Track record of managing projects that have generated over $1 billion in lease savings for clients, both inside and outside of bankruptcy

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ASSET SALES

RESTRUCTURING

CAPITAL MARKETS

STRATEGIC ADVISORY

Representative client engagements

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LENDING OVERVIEW

Asset-based private credit solutions

  • Direct capital solutions for middle-market and large-cap companies with strong underlying collateral value

  • Unparalleled understanding of asset classes gained from both the valuation and liquidation businesses

  • Help businesses unlock liquidity, capitalize on growth, and confidently navigate key transitional moments

TRANSACTION TYPES

  • Acquisition Financings

  • Bridge Financings

  • Delayed Draw Term Loans

  • DIP Financings

  • Exit / Emergence Financings

  • Growth Capital

  • Recapitalizations

  • Restructurings

  • Split-Lien Term Loans

  • Working Capital or Seasonal Needs

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS / CRITERIA

  • Fully Secured By: AR, Inventory, M&E, Real Estate and IP

  • $10 - $150M+

  • Industry / Sector Agnostic

  • SOFR+6 and Up

  • Bridge Through 4 Years

Global Presence

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