BAM · Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

Brookfield's $500 million investment in The OpenAI Deployment Company represents a strategic move to capitalize on AI as a productivity driver across its global portfolio of essential industrial and services businesses. The platform, formed in partnership with OpenAI and other investors, addresses a critical bottleneck by facilitating the transition from AI pilots to full-scale enterprise deployment, which Anuj Ranjan, CEO of Brookfield’s private equity business, identifies as the key execution opportunity. Brookfield Business Corporation (BBUC), the listed flagship of its private equity operations, will lead this commitment, aligning with Brookfield's heritage of operational value creation and long-term ownership. This builds on prior AI initiatives within its portfolio, positioning Brookfield to leverage OpenAI's technology alongside its operating expertise for enhanced decision-making, efficiency gains, and growth. For investors, the deal underscores Brookfield's proactive integration of transformative technologies into its over $1 trillion AUM platform, potentially amplifying returns through scaled productivity across infrastructure, energy, private equity, real estate, and credit sectors.