Top Distressed PE Firms (/w control strategy)

Looking for a general list of the top distressed PE firms that like to take controlling positions in their target companies (bonus points for loan-to-own strategies). Thanks in advance for the help.

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I’ll bite. Apollo, Centerbridge, Cerberus, Ares, Oaktree SS immediately come to mind. However in the loan to own space it’s a much broader field overlapping with distressed/activist HFs. Some firms that dabble in this space are Silver point, Anchorage, Third Point, Blue Mountain, Angelo Gordon, Aurelius and Elliott. Not an exhaustive list by any means but hopefully a starting point.

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