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Blue Owl Capital

Founded2021IndustryAsset ManagementEmployees1.3KHeadquartersNew York, NY

Blue Owl Capital is an American alternative investment asset management company, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "OWL". The firm provides private capital across credit, GP strategic capital, and real estate to institutional and private wealth clients. As of December 31, 2025, Blue Owl had $307.5 billion in assets under management and 1,365 employees.

Blue Owl Capital Inc. was formed in May 2021 via a merger of Dyal Capital Partners and Owl Rock Capital Group with Altimar Acquisition Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company. Dyal Capital was formed in 2011, while Owl Rock Capital Group was founded in 2016. Key leaders at Blue Owl include Co-CEOs Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz, and Co-Presidents Craig Packer and Michael Rees. In February 2026, Blue Owl faced challenges, including restricting investor withdrawals from its primary private retail debt fund, Blue Owl Capital Corp II, and selling 30% of its credit assets, amounting to $1.4 billion, to maintain liquidity. Recent news involves activist investors offering to buy stakes in Blue Owl's private credit funds.

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