Oaktree Capital Management LP is close to hiring AlixPartners LLP to advise on its efforts to take over Quiksilver Inc., Bloomberg News reported yesterday. As Quiksilver’s primary lender, Oaktree has the inside track on buying the company. However, the surf-wear retailer, which filed for bankruptcy in September, also contacted potential private-equity buyers. Authentic Brands Group is actively looking at the assets. Sycamore Partners, which controls Jones Group Inc., is among firms that spoke to the company, but it passed on a bid.
