Blue Owl Capital

As the demand for private market investments continues to grow globally, we’re focused on building strong partnerships in new regions to offer tailored solutions that meet this increased need. ? Head of APAC Private Wealth?Johann Santer?spoke about our continued expansion in Asia and the growing popularity of our direct lending strategy in the region. Read the full piece in?Citywire Asia?to learn more about our APAC business and where we’re planning to go next. See here:?https://lnkd.in/e483FtqN

What role do continuation vehicles play in modernizing the secondaries market? ? Senior Managing Director & Head of Strategic Equity?Chris Crampton?sat on a panel at?SuperReturn?Secondaries Europe in London last week to discuss this question. The group also explored the benefits that continuation vehicles offer to both GPs and LPs, the challenges that exist in structuring these vehicles and the market outlook.

We’re proud to support Madeleine Sinclair and Mercado Global through our product partnership where Mercado’s vibrant textile bags and accessories will be featured at client events throughout the year. ? We are committed to unlocking access to resources that lead to economic opportunity and are truly moved by Mercado’s mission to transform the lives of women in Latin America through education and entrepreneurialism.

“This award is a perfect example of the whole being so much more valuable than the sum of the parts.” Reflecting on Blue Owl Capital being named PERE’s 2024 North America Firm of the Year, Global Head of Real Assets Marc Zahr credits our success to the collaboration of our exceptional teams. In a challenging real estate environment with higher interest rates, inflationary pressures and lower credit availability, our disciplined strategy has also served us incredibly well. Read more from Marc’s Q&A below.?

We’re thrilled to have partnered with?CAIS?for their first-ever?Women?in?Wealth?Leadership Forum. This one-day event brought together?industry leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of alternative?investments and how?women?will play a pivotal role?in?shaping the future of?wealth?management. ? Our very own Meghan Donoghue, CFA spearheaded a conversation on how advisors can refine their approach to private markets and strategies for deepening client engagement around allocating to alternatives. ????????????? This was an?incredible opportunity to connect with #WomeninWealth, and we look forward to continuing the conversation with?CAIS.

Educating the next generation of private credit leaders is key to driving the industry’s continued growth.? ? Vice President on our Credit Investment Team?Benjamin Kupferberg?recently returned to his alma mater?The Johns Hopkins University?to deliver a three-hour guest lecture for?Sarah Ginsberg‘s “Demystifying Alternative Investments” course. Focusing specifically on private credit, the lecture covered the process of underwriting a credit investment, the breakdown of capital structure, the history of private credit and the current market landscape. ? Students were then able to engage in a Q&A to learn more about the current trends in the market and even took home some Blue Owl swag.

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