Tracked deals
9
9 tracked deals across 2022-2026.
Public Company
Financial Services
Blue Owl Capital
New York, NY, United States
Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading alternative asset manager redefining alternatives®. It invests across three multi-strategy platforms—Credit, Real Assets, and GP Strategic Capital—anchored by a permanent capital base and serving institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies.
- Focus Areas
- Alternative asset management, Credit / direct lending, Real assets
- Website
- blueowl.com
Recent pace
5
5 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
7 buyout · 2 growth capital
Blue Owl Capital Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Vista Equity Partners, Carlyle, Blue Owl, Fortress, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett, AllianceBernstein, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
- Target
- CAIS
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Growth capital
CAIS, a technology platform that serves independent financial advisors with an end-to-end operating system for alternative investments, closed a $170 million Series D on July 29, 2026. The round was led by Vista Equity Partners at a valuation above $2 billion, with multiple other private markets and wealth-management firms (including Carlyle, Blue Owl, Fortress, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett, AllianceBernstein, and RBC) taking minority stakes. Proceeds will be used to expand the platform, scale technology/AI capabilities, and pursue strategic opportunities, likely including acquisitions.
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- Buyer
- Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC (affiliates of Blue Owl Capital Inc.), Blue Owl Capital Inc. (via managed funds)
- Target
- Sila Realty Trust, Inc.
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sila Realty Trust, Inc. (Sila) has entered into a definitive all-cash merger agreement under which affiliates of Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC will acquire all outstanding shares of Sila for $30.38 per share, valuing the transaction at approximately $2.4 billion. The deal is expected to close in Q2 or Q3 2026, and would take Sila private and delist its shares. Blue Owl later announced the acquisition completed on July 1, 2026, with Sila delisted from the New York Stock Exchange after stockholders approved the merger.
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- Buyer
- Tom Dundon, Sheel Tyle, Marc Zahr, Blue Owl Capital, Cherng Family Trust, Stan Middleman, Freedom Mortgage, Rip City Rising ownership group
- Target
- Portland Trail Blazers, Rip City Remix, Rip City Management
- Seller
- Paul Allen's estate
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The NBA Board of Governors approved the reported $4.25 billion sale of the Portland Trail Blazers led by Tom Dundon and his “Rip City Rising” ownership group. The transaction also includes the Rip City Remix in the NBA G League and Rip City Management, which operates the Moda Center, with the new owners taking over the team on Tuesday.
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March 31, 2026
- Buyer
- Blue Owl Capital, Chaifetz Group, Buyer group (Zahr and Chaifetz Group-led investors)
- Target
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Seller
- Estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Marc Zahr and the Chaifetz Group were represented by Katten in a transaction in which a buyer group acquired the Portland Trail Blazers, ending the team’s controlling ownership by the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Marc Zahr is a co-president of Blue Owl Capital, and the Chaifetz Group is described as a single-family office private investment firm.
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- Buyer
- Crestone Air Partners, Inc., Air T, Inc., Blue Owl Capital, Aviation Growth Initiatives, LLC
- Target
- Arena Aviation Capital, Crestone Asset Management, LLC
- Seller
- Mill Road Investors, MRC Parties
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Crestone Air Partners, a majority-owned business of Air T, Inc., has completed its acquisition of Arena Aviation Capital, an aviation asset manager with diversified airline relationships. The deal expands Crestone’s aircraft and engine leasing platform to a combined ~$3.6 billion in assets under management (AUM) and ~55 employees across five countries.
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- Buyer
- Blue Owl Capital, Doug Ostrover, Marc Lipschultz, Newly formed ownership group (investor group)
- Target
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Seller
- Jeff Vinik, Vinik Sports Group
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Arctos announced the launch of Arctos Capital Markets (ACM) and said ACM successfully facilitated the sale of a controlling interest in the Tampa Bay Lightning to a newly formed investor group including Blue Owl Capital and private investors Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz. Jeff Vinik and Vinik Sports Group sold the stake while Vinik will retain control for a transition period.
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- Buyer
- Blue Owl Capital Inc.
- Target
- Kuvare Asset Management (dba Kuvare Insurance Services LP)
- Seller
- Kuvare Holdings, Access Holdings Management Company LLC
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Blue Owl Capital agreed to acquire Kuvare Asset Management (KAM) for $750 million, funded with a mix of cash and Blue Owl Class A common stock; the acquisition is expected to add up to $20 billion of AUM to Blue Owl and support the launch of Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. Separately, Blue Owl made a $250 million preferred equity investment in Kuvare to provide growth capital to Kuvare's insurance businesses; most KAM employees are expected to join Blue Owl at closing.
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February 17, 2023
- Buyer
- Carlyle Global Credit, HGGC, Owl Rock (division of Blue Owl), Crescent Capital
- Target
- PCF Insurance Services
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
PCF Insurance Services, a top-20 U.S. insurance brokerage headquartered in Lehi, Utah, received a $500 million preferred equity investment co-led by Carlyle Global Credit and HGGC, with participation from Owl Rock (a division of Blue Owl) and Crescent Capital. The transaction values PCF at $4.7 billion and will support continued growth of its agency-centric platform (PCF serves 415,000+ clients and employs ~3,100 across 38 states).
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- Buyer
- Blue Owl Capital Inc.
- Target
- Wellfleet Credit Partners LLC
- Seller
- Littlejohn & Co., LLC (affiliates)
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Blue Owl Capital Inc. agreed to acquire Wellfleet Credit Partners LLC from affiliates of Littlejohn & Co., with the transaction expected to close in March 2022. Wellfleet — a CLO-focused credit manager that manages 16 CLOs with over $6.5 billion in AUM — will be integrated into Blue Owl’s Owl Rock division, with Scott McKay and Dennis Talley remaining as lead portfolio managers.
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Acquisitions in Florida
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Acquisitions in Colorado
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