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NEWPORT BEACH, CA-Sabal Financial Group LP, a financial services management firm formerly known as Milestone Asset Resolution Co. LLC, plans to expand its business operations following a corporate investment from Oaktree Investment Holdings LP, an affiliate of global investment management firm Oaktree Capital Management LP. The Oaktree affiliate will acquire a non-controlling equity position in the company.

Sabal Financial Group specializes in the acquisition and valuation of portfolios of real estate loans, with a concentration on commercial real estate loans and commercial and residential acquisition, development and construction loans. It manages loan portfolios with a total principal balance of approximately $2 billion. The new investment capital enables Sabal Financial Group to expand its operating platform in response to an increase in asset valuation assignments and the growing market for the sale of performing and non-performing loan portfolios, the company says in an announcement regarding its expansion.