Steven Kaplan (investor)

Stephen Kaplan is an American businessman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a minority owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, and co-owner of Welsh football club Swansea City.

Biography
Kaplan was born to a Jewish family. He graduated with a J.D. from New York University School of Law. He and Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, Larry Keele, Richard Masson, and Sheldon Stone co-founded Oaktree Capital Management.

In 2012, Kaplan purchased a minority stake in the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies as part of a group led by Robert Pera along with Daniel E. Straus as a minority investor.

Kaplan became co-owner of English Premier League Welsh football club Swansea City alongside Jason Levien in July 2016. The club was relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season.