Blue Owl Capital

As the demand for digital infrastructure skyrockets – driven by the rapid growth of AI and cloud services – there’s?an increasing need for?capital to fund the development of mission-critical data centers.?? Hear from Co-President and Global Head of Real Assets?Marc Zahr?as he discusses the opportunity to meet this need for AA- and AAA-rated companies.??

Blue Owl Capital was proud to sponsor and participate in the Forbes/Shook 2025 Top Teams Summit in Miami. This event brought together 700+ financial advisors and industry leaders for two days of insights and discussion. A highlight was our panel, Emerging Trends and Opportunities for Today’s Investors, where Meghan Donoghue, CFA, Principal and Real Assets Portfolio Strategist, shared valuable perspectives on real asset allocation and strategies for navigating today’s market.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Blue Owl Celebrates partnered with BOWE (Blue Owl for Women’s Empowerment) to plan a campaign including educational content, events in New York and London and give back activities to honor women’s achievements, spark meaningful conversations and empower the next generation of women leaders at our firm. As part of the celebrations, we welcomed journalist and author Stacey Vanek Smith for a conversation about career development strategies for women. It was an empowering conversation focused on how women can advocate for themselves, lift up others and succeed in the workplace. Huge thank you to Stacey for the thought-provoking conversation!

In some ways, the worlds of public and private credit are converging. There is increasing fluidity in borrowing and investing across public and private markets, as traditional institutions seek the attractive yields, customized financing solutions and insulation from public market volatility that private credit investment models can offer.? ? This week, Co-CEO?Marc Lipschultz?joined a panel at?Bloomberg?Invest, where he discussed the case for private credit, the unique role it plays and how access to capital in this space presents an attractive alternative for investors. ? Watch the full panel moderated by?Dani Burger?here:?https://lnkd.in/eV4_593K

The purpose of private credit is to serve as the durable and predictable capital solution in both steady and volatile economic times. Co-CEO Marc Lipschultz joined Matthew Miller and Katie Greifeld on Bloomberg News TV live from Bloomberg Invest, where he discussed the value of private credit in today’s environment and the need for both public and private markets for a healthy economy. Watch the full interview below.?

We are proud to announce four industry awards from PERE, PERE Credit, and Private Debt Investor including 2024?North America Firm of the Year,?2024?North America Industry Figure of the Year for our own Global Head of Real Assets?Marc Zahr,?2024?Emerging Credit Fund Manager of the Year, and?2024?Specialty Finance Lender of the Year Americas. ? Thank you to each and every one of our team members for their role in helping us earn these extraordinary honors. Increased interest rates, higher inflation and lower credit availability have created a challenging environment over the last few years, but maintaining our disciplined approach has helped us to provide our partners with stability, predictability of income and downside protection. ? Congratulations, all!

United by our shared commitment to diligence, consistency, and discipline, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Xander Schauffele, a two-time major winner and current number 3 OWGR-ranked professional golfer. We are excited to watch Xander redefine the game while representing Blue Owl on the green. ? Learn more about our partnership: https://lnkd.in/exhPj_6a

During these cold winter months, providing a quality meal to those in need can go a long way. Last week, we invited members of BOP’N (Blue Owl Pride Network), our employee resource group open to all members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies, to volunteer to pack meals at God's Love We Deliver. God’s Love We Deliver is a non-sectarian organization aimed at improving the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event!

How are we challenging the status quo in private markets? Earlier this month, Managing Director?Gary Rozier?was invited to address this question during a fireside chat at?Raymond James’?Black Financial Advisor Network Symposium. During the conversation, Gary spoke about his career journey, his role at Blue Owl and the opportunities we’re seeing in private markets. Thank you to?Chris Fils, CFP? MBA?for moderating and to everyone who attended. #RJBFAN #BFANsymposium

A great timelapse video on the construction progress of our 206-megawatt data center facility in Abilene Texas. Thank you to Crusoe and Primary Digital Infrastructure for their partnership and DPR Construction. Our Real Assets platform looks forward to continue financing these fantastic digital infrastructure projects that will power the increased demand for AI and cloud computing over the long-run.