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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 Technology Finance Corp. (OTF) and Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. II (OTF II) have secured shareholder approval for their planned merger, with OTF designated as the surviving entity. The merger proposal received overwhelming support, with nearly 100% of votes cast in favor at both companies' shareholder meetings on March 20, 2025.
The transaction is scheduled to close around March 24, 2025, pending customary closing conditions. According to CEO Craig W. Packer, the merger is expected to be accretive to net investment income for shareholders of both entities and will create the largest software-focused BDC by total assets.
Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) has appointed Blake Shorthouse as Global Head of Family Capital, based in London. Shorthouse, a former KKR executive with 30 years of financial markets experience, will report to James Clarke, Global Head of Blue Owl's Institutional Business.
Shorthouse previously spent 10 years at KKR as Founder & Head of Family Capital EMEA and Head of Family Capital Asia. His prior roles include Head of Ultra High Net Worth EMEA at Credit Suisse and Deputy Global Head UHNW at UBS.
Blue Owl currently serves over 250 Family Office clients with more than $6 billion in equity commitments. The company's Institutional Business comprises over 95 professionals across 11 offices, serving more than 900 clients. The team has raised over $100 billion in capital since inception, with over $25 billion in commitments across multiple Blue Owl investment platforms.
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has secured its largest Loan Platform Business agreement to date - a two-year, $5 billion deal with Blue Owl Capital for personal loans. This partnership with Blue Owl Capital, which manages over $250 billion in assets, represents double the size of SoFi's previous largest commitment.
The agreement advances SoFi's strategy to diversify revenue streams through less capital-intensive and more fee-based sources. Through its Loan Platform Business, SoFi refers pre-qualified borrowers to loan origination partners and originates loans on behalf of third parties while retaining servicing rights. In 2024, this business segment originated $2.1 billion in loans.
Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) has announced a multi-year brand ambassador agreement with professional golfer Xander Schauffele, currently ranked third in OWGR. Schauffele, who won both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship in 2024, will display the Blue Owl logo on his left sleeve during all PGA Tour and major tournaments.
The partnership highlights shared attributes between Blue Owl and Schauffele, including meticulous approach, performance under pressure, and ability to build long-term relationships. Schauffele's impressive career includes 15 top-10 finishes in 30 major starts, victories in prestigious tournaments, and an Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020.
This collaboration follows Blue Owl's expansion of its tennis sponsorship program to all Grand Slam tournaments in 2025. The company, managing over $250 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024, operates across three platforms: Credit, GP Strategic Capital, and Real Assets.
Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) has appointed Rosamond Price as Managing Director and Head of Private Wealth EMEA, based in London. Price brings over 20 years of experience in developing distribution networks and building partnerships across Europe and the Middle East's wealth channel.
Price, who previously served as EMEA Region Head for Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions, will report to Sean Connor, President & CEO of Global Private Wealth. Her prior experience includes roles at Brookfield as Senior Vice President of Wealth & Family Office, and 14 years at PIMCO as Executive Vice President.
The appointment aligns with Blue Owl's global growth strategy, complementing recent senior hires across North America, Australia, Hong Kong, LatAm, and Japan. The firm currently employs over 140 dedicated professionals serving more than 125,000 clients globally in private markets solutions.
Wingspire Equipment Finance has expanded its partnership with a global IT managed service provider (MSP) through a $30 million capital lease. This latest transaction brings the total funding to over $100 million in their seven-year relationship.
The MSP, which services hundreds of international clients across financial, healthcare, government, and retail sectors, will use the funding to secure critical software investments for Q1 2025. The transaction was executed within two weeks, demonstrating Wingspire's ability to provide swift financing solutions.
Jason Alves, Senior VP of Private Equity at Wingspire Equipment Finance, emphasized their commitment to supporting the MSP's long-term growth and technology evolution. The company specializes in providing capital solutions for digital transformation initiatives, including software, IT infrastructure, and modernization projects.
Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) has announced its participation in the upcoming 2025 RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference. Doug Ostrover, co-CEO of the company, is scheduled to deliver a presentation on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 12:20 pm ET.
Interested parties can access a live webcast of the presentation through the Shareholders section of Blue Owl's website (www.blueowl.com). For those unable to attend the live session, a replay option will be made available.
Blue Owl Capital (OBDC) reported its Q4 and full-year 2024 results, achieving a Q4 net investment income of $0.47 per share and NAV of $15.26. The company declared total Q4 dividends of $0.42 per share, representing an 11.0% annualized dividend yield. New investment commitments for Q4 totaled $1.7 billion, with $1.6 billion in sales and repayments.
OBDC completed its merger with OBDE on January 13, 2025, becoming the second-largest externally-managed, publicly traded BDC with over $18 billion in total assets. The company plans to implement a $750 million ATM program. As of December 31, 2024, OBDC had investments in 227 portfolio companies across 30 industries, with a total portfolio value of $13.2 billion.
For the full year 2024, investment income increased to $1.60 billion from $1.58 billion in 2023, while total expenses rose to $844.1 million from $815.7 million. The company maintained strong liquidity with $505.7 million in cash and restricted cash, and $7.6 billion in total principal value of debt outstanding.
Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) has announced a new forward flow agreement with Blue Owl Capital managed funds to purchase up to $2.4 billion in consumer loans through the Pagaya network over a 24-month period.
This agreement represents a strategic expansion of Pagaya's funding program, complementing its existing ABS program which has raised more than $26 billion since inception. The forward flow program enables Pagaya to fund loan originations in a capital-efficient manner, supporting its growing presence in the U.S. lending ecosystem.
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