Peter Aronson

Mr. Peter Aronson is a Principal at Westport Capital Partners LLC.
Before joining Westport in 2006, he was a Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management’s Japanese and German affiliates.
He joined Oaktree in 1998 and helped lead Oaktree’s real estate efforts in Japan and Germany.
He helped open Oaktree’s Tokyo office in 1998, where he worked until 2004 when he moved to Oaktree’s Frankfurt office.
In both locations, he was responsible for leading the sourcing, underwriting, acquisition, management and disposition of both distressed debt and property investments.
His experience dealing with multiple cultures, legal regimes and foreign business practices will make him invaluable to Westport’s overseas efforts.
Prior to Oaktree, Mr. Aronson was an associate for five years at the law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, where his practice focused on general real estate transactions.
Mr. Aronson received a B.A.
degree magna cum laude from The American University and a J.D.
cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center.
He is a member of the State Bar of California.