Alternatives by Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton Alternatives is a $200B+ platform that brings together the expertise of multiple specialists to offer clients a diverse range of strategies to complement a variety of portfolios. Our strategies span private equity and credit, real assets, hedged solutions, venture capital and digital assets.
Our private markets strategies are delivered through Franklin Templeton investment teams and our independent alternatives brands including:
Clarion Partners
Clarion Partners, an SEC registered investment adviser with FCA-authorized and FINRA member affiliates, has been a leading U.S. real estate investment manager for more than 40 years. Headquartered in New York, the firm has offices in major markets throughout the U.S. and Europe. Clarion executes across a range of risk strategies, property types, and geographic markets on behalf of both funds and separate accounts.
Benefit Street Partners
Benefit Street Partners (BSP) was formed in 2008 and is an alternative credit investment manager. BSP was an early mover in the private lending space following the dislocation caused by the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. In 2019 BSP became a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton). In 2022 Franklin Templeton acquired Alcentra. The combined BSP/Alcentra platform is one of the largest alternative credit managers globally [Source?], with a multi-strategy approach targeting what they believe to be attractive opportunities in the global credit markets. BSP’s teams offer a broad spectrum of investment capabilities across private credit, special situations, structured credit and commercial real estate credit with multi-functional credit markets experience.
None of the information contained herein should be construed as statements of approval, support, or recommendation of any manager or issuer on the CAIS platform.
