CarVal Investors uses its core competencies, skills and methods to identify new asset categories for investment that are not already covered by other CarVal Investors businesses. Special Opportunities currently spans secured loans to oil and gas producers, debt and equity in power projects, insurance claims, media publishing assets, and tax advantaged opportunities (including renewable energy, alternative fuel, low-income housing and new market tax credits). CarVal Investors is known as a first mover in the investment of many diverse asset classes, using its proven value investing discipline to chart the course in new opportunities.