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Blue Owl Capital Hires Robert Campkin as Part of European Net Lease Strategy

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Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) strengthens its European presence with the appointment of Robert Campkin as Managing Director for their European Net Lease Strategy, based in London.

Campkin brings nearly 30 years of commercial real estate expertise and joins from Colliers, where he served as Head of Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA. At Colliers, he built an international team across the UK, Germany, and Netherlands, managing over €2 billion in transactions focused on sale and leaseback, build to suit, and forward funding strategies.

Key highlights:

  • Previous experience includes roles at Swiss-Asia, Pepper Financial Services Group, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield
  • Will work alongside European colleagues Jamie Rotchford and Alex Solomon
  • Focus on Blue Owl's Net Lease strategy targeting single-tenant properties across industrial, healthcare, essential retail, and data center sectors
  • Strategy aims to create predictable cash flow through long-term rents on mission-critical properties

This strategic hire reinforces Blue Owl's commitment to expanding its market-leading US net lease business into European markets.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) rafforza la sua presenza in Europa con la nomina di Robert Campkin come Managing Director per la strategia Net Lease europea, con base a Londra.

Campkin porta con sé quasi 30 anni di esperienza nel settore immobiliare commerciale e arriva da Colliers, dove ha ricoperto il ruolo di Head of Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA. In Colliers ha guidato un team internazionale nel Regno Unito, Germania e Paesi Bassi, gestendo oltre 2 miliardi di euro in transazioni focalizzate su strategie di sale and leaseback, build to suit e forward funding.

Punti salienti:

  • Esperienze precedenti presso Swiss-Asia, Pepper Financial Services Group, JLL e Cushman & Wakefield
  • Collaborerà con i colleghi europei Jamie Rotchford e Alex Solomon
  • Si concentrerà sulla strategia Net Lease di Blue Owl, rivolta a immobili a singolo inquilino nei settori industriale, sanitario, retail essenziale e data center
  • La strategia mira a generare flussi di cassa prevedibili tramite affitti a lungo termine su proprietà critiche per le attività

Questa nomina strategica rafforza l’impegno di Blue Owl nell’espandere la sua attività leader nel mercato statunitense del net lease nei mercati europei.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) fortalece su presencia en Europa con el nombramiento de Robert Campkin como Director General para su estrategia europea de Net Lease, con base en Londres.

Campkin aporta casi 30 años de experiencia en bienes raíces comerciales y llega desde Colliers, donde fue Jefe de Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA. En Colliers, formó un equipo internacional en Reino Unido, Alemania y Países Bajos, gestionando más de 2 mil millones de euros en transacciones centradas en estrategias de sale and leaseback, build to suit y forward funding.

Puntos clave:

  • Experiencia previa en Swiss-Asia, Pepper Financial Services Group, JLL y Cushman & Wakefield
  • Trabajará junto a los colegas europeos Jamie Rotchford y Alex Solomon
  • Se centrará en la estrategia Net Lease de Blue Owl, dirigida a propiedades con un solo inquilino en sectores industrial, sanitario, retail esencial y centros de datos
  • La estrategia busca generar flujo de caja predecible mediante rentas a largo plazo en propiedades críticas para la operación

Esta contratación estratégica refuerza el compromiso de Blue Owl de expandir su negocio líder en net lease de EE.UU. hacia los mercados europeos.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL)는 런던에 기반을 둔 유럽 네트 리스 전략의 전무 이사로 Robert Campkin을 임명하며 유럽 내 입지를 강화했습니다.

Campkin은 상업용 부동산 분야에서 거의 30년의 경험을 보유하고 있으며, Colliers에서 EMEA 기업 자본 솔루션 책임자로 근무했습니다. Colliers에서 그는 영국, 독일, 네덜란드에 걸친 국제 팀을 구축하며, 세일 앤 리스백, 맞춤 건설, 선행 자금 조달 전략에 중점을 둔 20억 유로 이상의 거래를 관리했습니다.

주요 내용:

  • Swiss-Asia, Pepper Financial Services Group, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield 등에서의 경력 보유
  • 유럽 동료인 Jamie Rotchford 및 Alex Solomon과 협력 예정
  • 산업, 의료, 필수 소매, 데이터 센터 분야의 단일 임차인 부동산을 대상으로 하는 Blue Owl의 네트 리스 전략에 집중
  • 전략은 장기 임대료를 통한 예측 가능한 현금 흐름 창출을 목표로 함

이번 전략적 채용은 Blue Owl가 미국에서 선도하는 네트 리스 사업을 유럽 시장으로 확장하려는 의지를 강화합니다.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE : OWL) renforce sa présence en Europe avec la nomination de Robert Campkin au poste de Managing Director pour leur stratégie Net Lease européenne, basé à Londres.

Campkin apporte près de 30 ans d’expertise en immobilier commercial et rejoint Colliers, où il était responsable des Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA. Chez Colliers, il a constitué une équipe internationale au Royaume-Uni, en Allemagne et aux Pays-Bas, gérant plus de 2 milliards d’euros de transactions axées sur les stratégies de sale and leaseback, build to suit et forward funding.

Points clés :

  • Expériences antérieures chez Swiss-Asia, Pepper Financial Services Group, JLL et Cushman & Wakefield
  • Collaborera avec les collègues européens Jamie Rotchford et Alex Solomon
  • Se concentrera sur la stratégie Net Lease de Blue Owl ciblant les propriétés à locataire unique dans les secteurs industriel, santé, commerce essentiel et centres de données
  • La stratégie vise à créer des flux de trésorerie prévisibles grâce à des loyers à long terme sur des propriétés critiques

Ce recrutement stratégique renforce l’engagement de Blue Owl à étendre son activité Net Lease leader aux États-Unis vers les marchés européens.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) stärkt seine Präsenz in Europa mit der Ernennung von Robert Campkin zum Managing Director für die europäische Net Lease-Strategie mit Sitz in London.

Campkin bringt fast 30 Jahre Erfahrung im gewerblichen Immobilienbereich mit und kommt von Colliers, wo er als Leiter Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA tätig war. Bei Colliers baute er ein internationales Team in Großbritannien, Deutschland und den Niederlanden auf und verwaltete Transaktionen im Wert von über 2 Milliarden Euro, die sich auf Sale-and-Leaseback-, Build-to-Suit- und Forward-Funding-Strategien konzentrierten.

Wichtige Highlights:

  • Frühere Positionen bei Swiss-Asia, Pepper Financial Services Group, JLL und Cushman & Wakefield
  • Arbeitet eng mit den europäischen Kollegen Jamie Rotchford und Alex Solomon zusammen
  • Fokus auf Blue Owls Net Lease-Strategie, die sich auf Single-Tenant-Immobilien in den Bereichen Industrie, Gesundheitswesen, essenzieller Einzelhandel und Rechenzentren konzentriert
  • Die Strategie zielt darauf ab, durch langfristige Mietverträge auf geschäftskritischen Immobilien planbare Cashflows zu schaffen

Diese strategische Personalentscheidung unterstreicht Blue Owls Engagement, sein marktführendes US-Net-Lease-Geschäft auf europäische Märkte auszudehnen.

Positive
  • Strategic hire of Robert Campkin brings 30 years of commercial real estate expertise
  • Campkin's proven track record includes €2 billion in deal volume at Colliers
  • Expansion of Blue Owl's European net lease platform with experienced leadership
  • Strong existing relationships and network across EMEA, Asia and North America
  • Focus on investment-grade and creditworthy tenants reduces investment risk
Negative
  • European expansion may increase operational costs and complexity
  • Heavy reliance on single individual (Campkin) for European market expansion
  • Market-specific risks in expanding US success model to European market
  • Robert brings nearly 30 years of commercial real estate experience along with deep corporate relationships across EMEA, Asia and North America.

NEW YORK, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl") (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset manager, announced today the hiring of Robert Campkin as part of the Company's European Net Lease Strategy. Robert will join as a Managing Director based in London.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Robert spent six years at Colliers as Head of Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA. In this role, he successfully built a cross border international team of experts based in the UK, Germany and Netherlands. During his tenure, Robert specialized in advising corporate organizations on sale and leaseback, build to suit, forward funding strategies and capital solutions, transacting over €2 billion in deal volume.

Robert previously served in a range of roles across investment management, capital markets and corporate real estate firms including Swiss-Asia, Pepper Financial Services Group, JLL and Cushman & Wakefield.   

Marc Zahr, Global Head of Real Assets at Blue Owl said, "Rob built one of the industry's most credible and recognizable corporate capital markets teams and will bring with him an extensive network of global corporate client relationships. Supported by our market-leading US net lease business, Rob's disciplined approach to real estate will be highly value-additive to our investors and corporate counterparties. He will serve as an integral component as we build out the European net lease platform adding to the recent hires Blue Owl has made in the market over the past year."   

Robert Campkin said, "Having known Marc and his team for years, I am consistently impressed with the success of Blue Owl's net lease business which maintains a market-leading presence in the US and one of the best track-records in triple net real estate investing. I am honored to build on this foundation and leverage my extensive experience and relationships to emulate Blue Owl's North American success in the European market. I look forward to working closely with Marc as well as my European-based colleagues Jamie Rotchford and Alex Solomon."

Blue Owl's Net Lease investment strategy focuses on acquiring single-tenant, free-standing properties primarily across the industrial, healthcare, essential retail, and data center sectors that are net-leased, long-term, to investment grade and creditworthy tenants. This combination seeks to create predictable cash flow from long-term rents on mission-critical properties in our effort to provide investors with a combination of current income and appreciation, with limited downside risk.

About Blue Owl

Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is redefining alternatives.

With over $250 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, GP Strategic Capital, and Real Assets. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.

Together with over 1,100 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com

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These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside Blue Owl's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of strategic acquisitions; costs related to acquisitions; the inability to maintain the listing of Blue Owl's shares on the New York Stock Exchange; Blue Owl's ability to manage growth; Blue Owl's ability to execute its business plan and meet its projections; potential litigation involving Blue Owl; changes in applicable laws or regulations; and the possibility that Blue Owl may be adversely affected by other economic, business, geo-political and competitive factors.

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FAQ

Who did Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) hire for its European Net Lease Strategy in March 2024?

Blue Owl Capital hired Robert Campkin as Managing Director based in London, bringing nearly 30 years of commercial real estate experience and extensive corporate relationships across EMEA, Asia, and North America.

What experience does Robert Campkin bring to Blue Owl Capital's (OWL) European team?

Robert Campkin brings 6 years of experience as Colliers' Head of Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA, where he built an international team and transacted over €2 billion in deal volume, specializing in sale and leaseback, build to suit, and forward funding strategies.

How does Blue Owl Capital (OWL) plan to expand its European net lease business?

Blue Owl plans to leverage Robert Campkin's extensive experience and relationships to replicate their successful North American net lease business model in the European market, working alongside European colleagues Jamie Rotchford and Alex Solomon.

What is Blue Owl Capital's (OWL) Net Lease investment strategy focus?

Blue Owl's Net Lease strategy focuses on acquiring single-tenant, free-standing properties in industrial, healthcare, essential retail, and data center sectors, targeting net-leased, long-term properties with investment-grade tenants to generate predictable cash flow.

What deal volume did Robert Campkin achieve at Colliers before joining Blue Owl (OWL)?

During his tenure at Colliers, Robert Campkin transacted over €2 billion in deal volume while leading the Corporate Capital Solutions EMEA team.
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