Blue Owl
Blue Owl is a direct lender on Termgrid, headquartered in 399 Park Avenue Floor 37 New York, NY and founded in 2006. It is active in United States, W.Europe, BeNeLux across 2 distinct strategies.
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About Blue Owl
Blue Owl is a direct lender founded in 2006, active across United States, W.Europe and BeNeLux. The firm deploys esg / impact financing, gp financing and liquid loans with sector activity in Financial Services, Real Estate and Software.
Blue Owl ranks in the top 10 of all profiled firms by reported AUM, operates across 8 regions, signalling a globally distributed mandate and has 5 verified press mentions from tracked finance publishers in the last 12 months.
Compared to other direct lenders active in United States profiled on Termgrid, Blue Owl is one of 213 firms in this segment, with a published ticket band of $1B.
Investment Strategies
Strategy Summary
| Strategy | Products | Ticket | AUM | Latest Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Lending | ESG / Impact Financing, GP Financing | $1B | $146B | $1.9B |
| Clo Vehicle | ESG / Impact Financing, GP Financing | — | — | $405M |
Sector Focus
Products
Currency Capability
Relationship Management
Termgrid's platform allows sponsors to track activity across their deals and portfolio with Blue Owl automatically. Subscribers can see their live relationship trackers.
Deal Execution
Termgrid subscribers execute and manage their transactions with Blue Owl end to end, from NDA through negotiation to signing.
Precedents
Termgrid automatically builds a precedent database across your transactions with Blue Owl, so your team gets to insights faster.
Why Termgrid
Termgrid is the end-to-end platform for private capital markets. It is used to run deals, manage portfolios and track relationships across the capital markets ecosystem.
In the News
- Blue Owl eyes insurance push as higher rates pressure private equity - CNBC
- Blue Owl to launch ‘big push’ into insurance - Financial Times
- 9Questions — Marc Zahr, Blue Owl — A disciplined approach to APAC - 9fin
- Private credit roundup: Blue Owl redemptions ease, tech and refinancing risks persist - Reuters
- Blue Owl flagship fund withdrawal requests slow as private credit turmoil eases - Reuters
External Coverage
Frequently Asked Questions
What investment strategies does Blue Owl run?
Blue Owl operates 2 distinct investment strategies on Termgrid: Direct Lending, Clo Vehicle. Each strategy has its own criteria, ticket-size band and sector appetite, and is profiled separately on the firm's Termgrid page. Sponsors evaluating Blue Owl typically look at the specific strategy that fits the deal type — the right contact and capital pool varies by strategy.
Which debt instruments does Blue Owl provide?
Blue Owl deploys ESG / Impact Financing, GP Financing, Liquid Loans, Others, and Real Estate / Real Asset Financing across its 2 strategies. These instruments are used in sponsor-backed transactions and direct corporate financings where Blue Owl participates as a lender, with the breadth (5 distinct products) suggesting flexibility on capital structure. Specific tranching, pricing and structuring are negotiated per transaction; the standard band sits in the Investment Criteria section.
Where does Blue Owl lend?
Blue Owl is active in United States, W.Europe, BeNeLux, DACH, Italy, Asia, Australia, and Middle East. Sponsors running cross-border processes can include Blue Owl where any of these geographies match the borrower or transaction. Regional focus reflects current deployment patterns recorded by Termgrid; firms periodically extend their mandate, so check the platform for the most current view.
Which sectors does Blue Owl finance?
Blue Owl has shown lending activity in Financial Services, Real Estate, Software, Technology (ex Software), Agriculture & Food, Consumer Goods, Healthcare. Sector appetite can shift fund to fund and from year to year, so it is worth confirming current appetite with the deal team before running a process. Blue Owl's recent deal activity is referenced in the news section above.
When was Blue Owl founded?
Blue Owl was founded in 2006, giving the firm 20 years of track record and currently has around 94 investment professionals. Firms with longer track records typically have multiple fund vintages and deeper precedent libraries; newer firms can be more flexible on terms but offer less historical performance data.
How do I connect with Blue Owl?
Termgrid subscribers can route opportunities to Blue Owl directly via the platform's deal execution workflow. The platform manages introductions, NDA exchange, materials sharing and term-sheet collaboration end-to-end. If you are not a Termgrid subscriber, request a demo to see the routing options and what the workflow looks like for Blue Owl specifically.
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