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Item 1. Business

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Blue Owl’s flexible, consultative approach helps position the firm as a partner of choice for businesses seeking capital solutions to support their sustained growth.

The firm’s management team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals with more than 25 years of experience building alternative investment businesses.

The firm’s management team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals with decades of experience building alternative investment businesses.

Blue Owl employs over 545 people across 10 offices globally.

Blue Owl was formed through the combination of Owl Rock and Dyal Capital in May 2021, at which time these businesses merged with and into Altimar Acquisition Corporation (“Altimar”), a blank check, special purpose acquisition company.

The combination of Owl Rock and Dyal Capital creates a platform primed to continue servicing these markets.

In December 2021, we acquired Oak Street, which expanded our firm’s offerings to include real estate-focused products.

Blue Owl was formed in May 2021 through the combination of Owl Rock, a leader in direct lending solutions, and Dyal Capital, a leading capital solutions provider to large private capital managers, at which time these businesses merged with and into Altimar Acquisition Corporation, a blank check, special purpose acquisition company (“Altimar”).

In December 2021, we acquired Oak Street, which expanded our offerings to include real estate-focused products.

In April 2022, we acquired Wellfleet, which expanded our reach in the broadly syndicated leveraged loans market, including CLO product offerings.

Our breadth of offerings and Permanent Capital base enable us to offer a differentiated, holistic platform of capital solutions to middle market companies, large alternative asset managers and corporate real estate owners and tenants.

We provide these solutions through our permanent capital vehicles, as well as long-dated private funds, that we believe provide our business with a high degree of earnings stability and predictability.

We provide these solutions through our Permanent Capital vehicles and long-dated private funds, that we believe provide our business with a high degree of earnings stability and predictability.

Our Permanent Capital vehicles are products that do not have ordinary redemption provisions or a requirement to exit investments after a prescribed period of time to return invested capital to investors, except as required by applicable law or pursuant to redemption requests that can only be made after significant lock-up periods.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, approximately 98% of our management fees were earned from permanent capital vehicles.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, approximately 93% of our management fees were earned from Permanent Capital vehicles.

Our global, high-caliber, investor base includes a diversified mix of institutional investors, including prominent public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, private banks, high net worth individuals, asset managers and insurance companies, as well as retail clients, accessed through many well-known wealth management firms.

We have continued to grow our investor base and presence in the growing private markets and alternative asset management sector by emphasizing our disciplined investment approach, client service, and portfolio performance.

While we currently offer Direct Lending, GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate products across three divisions (Owl Rock, Dyal Capital and Oak Street), our management takes a one-firm approach when making operating decisions and determining how to allocate resources.

Our management takes a one-firm approach when making operating decisions and determining how to allocate resources.

As a result, we currently operate as a single reportable segment.

Management regularly reviews our revenues by product line and our expenses by type at the total firm level (e.g., compensation and benefits;

general, administrative and other expenses), and therefore we have presented details of our operating results throughout this report consistent with how management reviews our results.

Our revenues are generated primarily from the investment advisory and administrative services agreements we have with our products.

See Note 2 to our Financial Statements for a detailed description of how we earn our revenues and the significant impact that our FPAUM has on the amount of revenues we earn each period.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) presents additional information on our revenues and operating results, as well as historical AUM and performance information for certain of our products;

Management regularly reviews our revenues by product line and our expenses by type at the total firm level, and therefore we have presented details of our operating results throughout this report consistent with how management reviews our results.

Our revenues are generated primarily from the investment advisory and management agreements we have with our products.

See Note 2 to our Financial Statements for a detailed description of how we earn our revenues.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presents additional information on our revenues and operating results, as well as historical AUM and performance information for certain of our products;

such information should be read in conjunction with this description of our business.

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All of our products employ a disciplined investment philosophy with a focus on long-term investment horizons and are managed by tenured leadership and investment professionals with significant experience in their respective strategies.

Our products are generally structured as BDCs, REITs and private investments funds that aggregate capital from investors.

Our products are generally structured as BDCs, real estate investment trusts (“REIT”) and private investment funds that aggregate capital from investors.

As the investment manager of our products, we invest that capital with the goal of generating attractive, risk-based returns for the investors in our products.

In many of our products, we may use leverage to increase the size of the investments our products are able to make.

As further explained in Note 2 to our Financial Statements, we generally earn management fees on the amount of FPAUM that we manage;

We generally earn management fees on the amount of FPAUM that we manage;

therefore, the growth and success of our product offerings is paramount to our success as an alternative asset manager.

Our products create a robust foundation for our holistic platform.

We believe the success and growth in our businesses since inception has been driven by a singular, dedicated focus on providing capital solutions and the differentiating competitive features of our platform.

We believe the success and growth in our business since inception has been driven by a singular, dedicated focus on providing capital solutions and the differentiating competitive features of our platform.

$138.2 billion

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$21.1 billion

$11.0 billion

Diversified Lending

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$21.1 billion

$11.0 billion

Technology Lending

Commenced 2018

$16.0 billion

$12.1 billion

GP Debt Financing

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Commenced 2018

Professional Sports Minority Investments

Professional Sports

Minority Investments

Commenced 2021

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Commenced 2020

Commenced 2022

Direct Lending

Our Direct Lending products offer private credit products to middle-market companies seeking capital solutions.

We believe our breadth of offerings establishes us as the lending partner of choice for private-equity sponsored companies, as well as other predominately non-cyclical, recession-resistant businesses.

Our Direct Lending products offer private financing solutions to middle-market companies seeking capital solutions.

We believe our breadth of offerings establishes us as the lending partner of choice for private-equity sponsored companies, as well as non-sponsored borrowers .

We aim to lend capital to sizable, defensive businesses operating in recession-resistant industries or non-cyclical end markets.

Since the launch of our flagship institutional product, ORCC, we have continued to prudently expand our offerings, focusing on adjacent strategies that are both additive and complementary to our existing product base.

Our Direct Lending products are offered through a mix of BDCs, long-dated private funds and other vehicles across the following investment strategies:

Our Direct Lending products are generally offered through a mix of BDCs, long-dated private funds, managed accounts and CLOs across the following investment strategies:

• Diversified Lending:

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Our technology lending strategy seeks to maximize total return by generating current income from our debt investments and other income producing securities, and capital appreciation from our equity and equity-linked investments primarily through originating and making loans to, and making debt and equity investments in, technology related companies based primarily in the United States.

We originate and invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans, and equity and equity-related securities including common equity, warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity.

Our technology lending strategy invests in a broad range of established and high growth technology companies that are capitalizing on the large and growing demand for technology products and services.

This strategy focuses on companies that operate in technology-related industries or sectors which include, but are not limited to, information technology, application or infrastructure software, financial services, data and analytics, security, cloud computing, communications, life sciences, healthcare, media, consumer electronics, semi-conductor, internet commerce and advertising, environmental, aerospace and defense industries and sectors.

media, consumer electronics, semi-conductor, internet commerce and advertising, environmental, aerospace and defense industries and sectors.

Our technology lending strategy is primarily offered to investors through our technology-focused BDCs.

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Our opportunistic lending strategy is offered to investors through our long-dated private funds and managed accounts.

Our CLO strategy seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by managing portfolios of broadly syndicated leveraged loans.

GP Capital Solutions

Our GP Capital Solutions products position us as a leading capital solutions provider to large private capital managers.

We primarily focus on acquiring equity stakes in, or providing debt financing to large, multi-product private equity and private credit firms, which we may refer to as “GPs.” Our GP Capital Solutions division also houses our Business Services Platform, which provides strategic support to our Partner Managers.

Our GP Capital Solutions products are offered primarily through permanent capital vehicles across the following investment strategies:

We primarily focus on acquiring equity stakes in, or providing debt financing to large private capital firms, which we may refer to as “GPs.” Our GP Capital Solutions division also houses our Business Services Platform, which provides strategic support to our Partner Managers.

Our GP Capital Solutions products are offered primarily through Permanent Capital private fund vehicles across the following investment strategies:

• GP Minority Equity Investments:

We build diversified portfolios of minority equity investments in institutionalized alternative asset management firms across multiple strategies, geographies, and asset classes.

Our investment objective is to generate compelling cash yield by collecting a set percentage of contractually fixed management fees, a set percentage of carried interest and return on balance sheet investments made by underlying managers.

We primarily focus on acquiring minority positions in large, multi-product alternative asset managers who continue to gain a disproportionate proportion of the assets flowing into private investment strategies and exhibit high levels of stability.

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Our first fund in this strategy is NBA-focused.

Our real estate products primarily focus on structuring sale-leaseback transactions, which includes triple net leases.

Our Net Lease real estate strategy is focused on acquiring properties net-leased, long-term to investment grade and creditworthy tenants.

Oak Street’s Net Lease real estate strategies focus on acquiring single tenant properties, across industrial, essential retail and mission critical office sectors.

Our real estate products focus on acquiring triple net lease real estate occupied by investment grade or creditworthy tenants.

Our Real Estate products are offered primarily through Permanent Capital vehicles, including our recently launched REIT, and long-dated private funds.

Our net lease real estate strategies structure portfolios of single tenant properties across industrial, essential retail and mission critical office sectors, occupied by investment grade or creditworthy tenants.

By combining our proprietary origination platform, enhanced lease structures and a disciplined investment criteria, we seek to provide investors with predictable current income, and potential for appreciation, while focusing on limiting downside risk.

Blue Owl’s history is predicated on the key milestones of both Owl Rock and Dyal Capital.

Blue Owl’s history is predicated on the key milestones of Owl Rock, Dyal Capital and Oak Street.

Owl Rock was founded in 2016 by Doug Ostrover, Marc Lipschultz and Craig Packer to address the evolving need for direct lending solutions by middle-market companies.

Dyal Capital was founded in 2010 by Michael Rees to fill the need for flexible capital solutions for private capital managers.

In December 2021, we acquired the Oak Street business, which allowed us to further diversify the products we offer our investors.

Since its founding in 2009 by Marc Zahr, Oak Street has established itself as a leader in private equity real estate, offering flexible and unique capital solutions to a variety of corporations and other organizations.

Oak Street was founded in 2009 by Marc Zahr and established itself as a leader in private equity real estate, offering flexible and unique capital solutions to a variety of organizations.

The combination of these businesses creates a platform primed to continue servicing these markets.

Blue Owl’s robust and diversified platform offerings will continue to serve as a response to the following sector dynamics:

• shifting allocations by retail institutional investors.

• rotation onto alternatives given the search for yield and reliability of returns.

• shifting allocations by retail and institutional investors.

• rotation into alternative asset classes, given the search for yield and reliability of returns.

• rising need for private debt, driven by sponsor demand.

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• increasing need for flexible capital solutions by private capital managers.

Across our businesses, our presence in the market combined with our constant dialogue with financial sponsors, companies and our investors, has allowed us to identify attractive opportunities in adjacent subsectors over time.

Since inception, Owl Rock, Dyal Capital and Oak Street have launched multiple new strategies and products, exclusively in areas where we believed we could leverage our competitive advantage and expertise, and where we believe we had identified critical mass of lending, capital and real estate solutions opportunities as well as heightened investor interest.

Across our business, our presence in the market combined with our constant dialogue with financial sponsors, companies and our investors, has allowed us to identify attractive opportunities in adjacent subsectors over time.

Since inception, these businesses have launched and acquired multiple new strategies and products, exclusively in areas where we believed we could leverage our competitive advantage and expertise, and where we believe we had identified critical mass of lending, capital and real estate solutions opportunities as well as heightened investor interest.

We have focused on executing on key adjacencies that are natural extensions of existing core strategies in order to capitalize on the growing dislocations in the market and rising investor demand .

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We have a high-quality capital base heavily weighted toward Permanent Capital.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, approximately 98% of our management fees were earned on AUM that we refer to as permanent capital.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, approximately 93% of our management fees were earned on AUM that we refer to as Permanent Capital.

Our BDCs, by nature, are closed-end, permanent (or potentially permanent) funds with no mandatory redemption and potentially unlimited duration once listed.

Substantially all of the AUM in our GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate products are also structured as permanent capital vehicles.

Substantially all of the AUM in our GP Capital Solutions products and a large portion of the AUM in our Real Estate products are also structured as Permanent Capital vehicles.

The high proportion of Permanent Capital in our AUM provides a stable base and allows for our AUM to grow more predictably without having reductions in our asset levels due to ordinary redemptions.

Our permanent capital base also lends stability and flexibility to our portfolio companies and Partner Managers, providing us the opportunity to grow alongside these companies and positioning us to be a preferred source of capital and the incumbent lender for follow-ons and other capital solutions to high-performing companies.

Our Permanent Capital base also lends stability and flexibility to our products’ portfolio companies and Partner Managers, providing us the opportunity to grow alongside these companies and positioning us to be a preferred source of capital and the incumbent lender for follow-ons and other capital solutions to high-performing companies.

As such, we are able to be a compelling partner for these firms as they seek capital to support their long-term vision and business development goals.

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As of December 31, 2022, we have approximately $10.8 billion in AUM not yet paying fees, providing approximately $141 million of annualized management fees once deployed.

In addition, to the extent any of our BDCs become publicly listed, under the advisory agreements the advisory fees from the applicable BDC could potentially increase, subject to any fee waivers or deferral arrangements agreed to by us and the applicable BDC.

In addition, to the extent certain of our BDCs become publicly listed, under the investment advisory and management agreements the advisory fees from the applicable BDC could potentially increase, subject to any fee waivers or deferral arrangements agreed to by us and the applicable BDC.

• Stable earnings model with attractive margin profile.

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Our expansive set of product offerings allows us to provide flexible and creative solutions, and in tandem with our sizeable Permanent Capital base, enables us to provide access to scaled, sizeable commitments.

Partner Managers in our GP Capital Solutions products also value our Business Services Platform, which provides strategic value-added services to our Partner Managers in five key areas:

client development and marketing support, business strategy, product development, talent management, and operational advice.

We expect our differentiated approach and broad spectrum of capital solution products will continue to strengthen our relationships, and we intend to further expand our network to fortify our position as a preferred partner for alternative asset managers and their portfolio companies.

Partner Managers in our GP minority equity investments products also value our Business Services Platform, which provides strategic value-added services to our Partner Managers in eight key areas:

capital strategy, private wealth, human capital advisory, operations advisory, corporate strategy and M&A, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) advisory, diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) and data science.

• Increasing benefits of scale.

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Our ability to provide diversification and niche access points will continue to attract investor interest as they seek diversification and continue to value lower-correlation portfolio allocations.

Within Direct Lending, there is significant competition for loans below $50 million, but there are much fewer lenders capable of providing solutions over $100 million.

There are many managers in the Direct Lending space.

However, we believe our platform is one of the few managers of scale, which serves as a competitive advantage.

Our differentiated approach and scaled direct lending platform allow us to capitalize on opportunities across the sizing spectrum—from loans below $50 million to loans over $1.0 billion.

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Within GP Capital Solutions, we have also established ourselves as a market leader, with a long track record, greatest amount of aggregate capital raised and largest number of publicly-announced deals.

The target size of our current fund being raised, Fund V, is materially larger than the approximately $5 billion fund sizes of our main competitors.

Our most recent fund raised, Dyal Fund V, is materially larger than the funds of our main competitors.

Our large base of stable capital not only enables participation in investments across the sizing spectrum, but also creates a competitive advantage by positioning us as a highly qualified buyer for minority stakes in large, established GPs.

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We believe our strong reputation in the market combined with our scale will continue to provide us with unique access to the most attractive sectors of the alternative asset management universe.

Within Real Estate, we have a targeted origination strategy that benefits from Oak Street’s strong network and allows us to be competitive with other net lease peers.

Oak Street proactively builds and maintains strong relationships with large investment grade-rated and creditworthy companies whose businesses offer essential goods or services and which we believe are generally resistant to e-commerce and economic downside risks, and structures mutually beneficial transactions with long lease durations, and in many cases, favorable pricing.

We intend to leverage Oak Street’s corporate partnerships to both source unique investment opportunities unavailable to other market participants and negotiate attractive lease terms.

Within Real Estate, we have a targeted origination strategy that is enhanced by our strong network and allows us to be both competitive and differentiated from other net lease peers.

We proactively build and maintain strong relationships with large investment grade-rated and creditworthy companies whose businesses offer essential goods or services and which we believe are generally resistant to e-commerce and economic downside risks.

Further we look to provide flexible structuring that is mutually beneficial with long lease durations, and in many cases, favorable pricing.

We have leveraged our corporate partnerships to both source unique investment opportunities unavailable to other market participants and negotiate attractive lease terms.

We believe our strong origination capabilities, conservative underwriting criteria and strong existing tenant relationships will allow our Real Estate products to purchase properties in the future at attractive terms and pricing, providing significant long-term opportunities for growth and scale.

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Our best-in-class management team has considerable expertise across their respective product strategies, with a long track record of successful investing experience across multiple businesses and credit cycles.

Members of our senior management have an average of over 25 years of experience and a strong track record in building successful businesses from the ground up and generating superior returns across market cycles.

Additionally, our senior management team has experienced no turnover since the inception of our predecessor businesses which we believe has enabled us to build meaningful long-term relationships and partnerships with alternative asset managers as well as with our investors.

Members of our senior management have decades of experience and a strong track record in building successful businesses from the ground up and generating superior returns across market cycles.

Additionally, our senior management team has developed meaningful, long-term relationships and partnerships with alternative asset managers as well as with our investors.

Alignment of interests with stakeholders.

We consider the alignment of interests of our executive management team and other professionals with those of the investors in our products to be core to our business.

AUM (inclusive of accrued carried interest) related to our executives and other employees totaled approximately $1.9 billion, which aligns their interests with our clients’ interests by motivating the continued high-performance and retention of our dedicated team of professionals.

AUM (inclusive of accrued carried interest) attributable to our executives and other employees as of December 31, 2022 totaled approximately $3.1 billion (including $1.1 billion related to accrued carried interest), which aligns their interests with our clients’ interests by motivating the continued high-performance and retention of our dedicated team of professionals.

Our Growth Strategy

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• Organically grow our core business.

We expect to continue to grow AUM in our existing strategies, and intend to launch additional, successor permanent capital vehicles and similar long-dated products in the future.

We will benefit from significant embedded growth in our current AUM that is not yet paying fees that can be realized as we continue to deploy and lever our existing capital base and as fee holidays in certain funds expire.

We expect to continue to grow AUM in our existing strategies, and intend to launch additional or successor Permanent Capital vehicles and long-dated products in the future.

We will benefit from significant embedded growth in our current AUM that is not yet paying fees that can be realized as we continue to deploy and lever our existing capital base.

We believe these key attributes, in conjunction with our ability to raise successor products in existing strategies, will continue to play a key role in our growth profile.

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We believe our strong network and track record of global fundraising has primed us to further extend our fundraising efforts across products and into additional international markets, as institutional investors across the globe are facing the same pressures and seeking the same positive attributes of the sector that have attracted domestic investors thus far.

We also believe we have a significant opportunity to leverage Dyal Capital ’s global fundraising capabilities and investor relationships to cross-sell our Direct Lending and Real Estate products, as well as utilize Owl Rock’s existing domestic retail channel to cross-sell our GP Capital Solutions products while increasing our global capabilities.

We also believe we have a significant opportunity to continue to leverage our global fundraising capabilities and investor relationships to cross-sell our Direct Lending, GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate products, as well as utilize our existing domestic retail channel to cross-sell our products while increasing our global capabilities.

The global market represents a large, and relatively untapped opportunity for many of our products that we believe will facilitate our pursuit of international expansion in the coming years, and position us to enter into less-developed markets where we can be a significant first-mover and play a key role in defining the markets.

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In addition, we have continued to grow our relationships in the consultant community.

We intend to be the premier direct lending and GP minority investing platform for investors across the institutional and retail distribution channels.

We intend to be the premier direct lending, GP minority and triple net lease real estate investing platform for investors across the institutional and retail distribution channels.

• Deepen and expand strong strategic relationships with key institutional investors.

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We pride ourselves on continuing to foster these relationships as they are fundamental to our business and reflect the strong alignment of interests that are highly valued by our partners.

As of December 31, 2021, eight institutional investors have committed at least $1.0 billion across our strategies, 25 have committed at least $500 million, and 48 have committed at least $250 million.

As of December 31, 2022, seven institutional investors have committed at least $1.0 billion across our strategies, 20 have committed at least $500 million, and 45 have committed at least $250 million.

Our strategic partnerships allow us to craft customized solutions tailored to the objectives of our clients, while reflecting the breadth of our capabilities across our strategies.

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We compete for investment opportunities at our funds based on a variety of factors, including breadth of market coverage and relationships, access to capital, transaction execution skills, the range of products and services offered, innovation and price, and we expect that competition will continue to increase.

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Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Operations— The investment management business is intensely competitive.

Competition is also intense for the attraction and retention of qualified employees.

Our ability to continue to compete effectively in our businesses will depend upon our ability to attract new employees and retain and motivate our existing employees.

See “ Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations — Our future growth depends on our ability to attract, retain and develop human capital in a highly competitive talent market.

Our ability to continue to compete effectively will depend upon our ability to attract new employees and retain and motivate our existing employees.

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Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations — Our future growth depends on our ability to attract, retain and develop human capital in a highly competitive talent market.

Direct Lending

Our competition as an asset manager and financing source to middle market companies consists primarily of other asset managers who focus principally on credit funds, including BDCs, and other credit products.

We also compete with public and private funds, BDCs, commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds.

We also compete with other public and private funds, commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds.

Many of our competitors are substantially larger and may have more financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do.

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In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us.

Further, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the Investment Company Act imposes on us as a business development company, or to the distribution and other requirements we must satisfy to qualify for RIC tax treatment.

Further, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) imposes on our BDCs, or to the distribution and other requirements our BDCs must satisfy to qualify for regulated investment company (“RIC”) tax treatment.

Lastly, institutional and individual investors are allocating increasing amounts of capital to alternative investment strategies.

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We expect that this will cause competition in our industry to intensify and could lead to a reduction in the size and duration of pricing inefficiencies that many of our products seek to exploit.

See “ Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Businesses and Operations— The investment management business is intensely competitive.

GP Capital Solutions

Our GP Capital Solutions products currently have limited direct competition from organizations dedicated to acquiring stakes in large, institutionalized private capital managers.

More recently, a limited number of asset managers have begun acquired minority stakes in certain private capital managers.

A limited number of asset managers have been acquiring minority stakes in certain private capital managers.

Such institutions may compete with us for similar investments in the future.

We believe, however, that this limited number of competitors is likely to persist, as conflicts of interest and regulatory restrictions make purchasing minority stakes in private capital managers challenging for financial institutions and private equity firms.

We believe, however, that this limited number of competitors is likely to persist, as conflicts of interest and regulatory restrictions, as well as the limited quantum of capital raised for this strategy, combine to make purchasing minority stakes in private capital managers challenging for financial institutions and private equity firms.

With respect to our GP debt financing strategy, many banks provide revolving lines of credit to private equity managers, but these credit lines are typically short duration, amortize and require blanket personal guarantees.

A small number of firms provide structured or preferred equity to private capital managers, but these investments are also structurally very different from our products’ long-term loans.

We believe that this limited amount of competition is likely to persist, as conflicts of interest, regulatory restrictions, capital constraints and other considerations make lending to private capital managers challenging for financial institutions, insurance companies and other private market firms.

Our current GP Capital Solutions strategies compete with among others, a number of private equity funds, specialized funds, hedge funds, corporate buyers, traditional asset managers, real estate companies, commercial banks, investment banks, other investment managers and other financial institutions, including the owners of certain of our shareholders, as well as domestic and international pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and we expect that competition will continue to increase.

See “ Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations— The investment management business is intensely competitive.

We believe that this limited competition is likely to persist, as conflicts of interest, regulatory restrictions, capital constraints and other considerations make lending to private capital managers challenging for financial institutions, insurance companies and other private market firms.

Our current GP Capital Solutions strategies compete with among others, a number of private equity funds, specialized funds, hedge funds, corporate buyers, traditional asset managers, real estate companies, commercial banks, investment banks, other investment managers and other financial institutions, including the owners of certain of our stockholders, as well as domestic and international pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and we expect that competition will continue to increase.

We compete globally and on a regional, industry and asset basis.

Oak Street has remained the only net let lease private equity manager dedicated exclusively to transacting with investment grade rated and other creditworthy counterparties.

We have remained the only net lease private equity manager dedicated to transacting primarily with investment grade rated and other creditworthy counterparties.

The more stable and predictable nature of the net lease sector has brought additional competition into the space in recent years.

Historically, such competition has primarily come from net lease REIT’s (publicly traded and non-traded), other private equity real estate funds, and high net worth buyers.

Competitors in the publicly traded net lease sector generally exhibit less stringent criteria than us with respect to pricing and lease durations, and their portfolios are comprised substantially with non-investment grade credits, shorter average lease terms, and meaningful near-term lease rollover.

Additionally, many net lease peers focus on acquiring retail properties with an average deal size of less $10 million, whereas our Real Estate products’ transactions are typically $100 million and greater in size.

Competition from other private equity funds has grown, as many have either shifted their current real estate focus to building net lease teams or acquired existing net lease strategies.

Despite this increased activity, competition with our Real Estate products on the deal level has remained relatively low, as those strategies concentrate their efforts in the non-investment grade space, prefer to develop properties themselves, and to deploy capital in sectors that are outside of our traditional focus of:

industrial assets, mission critical office properties and essential retail.

Competitors in the publicly traded net lease sector generally exhibit less stringent criteria than we do with respect to pricing and lease durations, and their portfolios are comprised substantially of non-investment grade credits, shorter average lease terms, and meaningful near-term lease rollover.

Additionally, many net lease peers focus on acquiring retail properties with an average deal size of less than $10 million, whereas our Real Estate products’ transactions are frequently $100 million and greater in size.

Competition from other private equity funds has grown, as many have either shifted their current real estate focus to building net lease teams or acquiring existing net lease strategies.

High net worth buyers have been formidable competitors and active acquirers of retail assets under $8 million;

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Human Capital

As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 350 full-time employees, including over 100 investment professionals across nine offices globally.

As an alternative asset manager, our people are the key to the success of our business.

We rely significantly on our talented team, leveraging a wide variety of investment, management, business and other skills and expertise, to create value for shareholders and investors in our products.

As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately 545 full-time employees, including over 140 investment professionals across ten offices globally.

As an alternative asset manager, we believe that our people are key to the success of our business.

We embrace four core values we view as integral to creating a culture in which our people can thrive personally and professionally, including mutual respect, excellence, constructive dialogue and a “one team” mindset.

• Mutual respect.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct.

We acknowledge everyone’s unique contributions and in challenging situations, listen to understand.

• Excellence.

We strive to operate always at the highest standard and deliver the best possible outcomes for our stakeholders;

we are constantly analyzing our performance to learn from our successes and our mistakes.

• Constructive dialogue.

We invite alternative points of view.

As a firm, we encourage thoughtful, intentional and honest opinions.

• “One Team.” We pride ourselves in our strong alignment with all our stakeholders, including investors, borrowers, partner managers, employees and others.

We act in the highest interest of the Blue Owl ecosystem and work across functions for greater outcomes to deliver value for all of these groups.

We rely significantly on our talented team, leveraging a wide variety of investment, management, business and other skills and expertise, to create value for stockholders and investors in our products.

We aim to build a team that is driven and embraces an inclusive culture where our team members are engaged and work collaboratively across the organization.

Compensation and Benefits

We design our compensation programs to motivate and retain employees and align their interests with those of our shareholders.

We design our compensation programs to motivate and retain employees and align their interests with those of our stockholders.

In particular, annual bonuses for our executives and other senior employees involves a combination of cash and deferred equity awards in the form of Incentive Units and RSUs (as defined in Note 1 to the Financial Statements).

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To further align their interests with those of investors in our products, our employees have the opportunity to make investments in or alongside our products.

We also provide our employees robust health and other wellness offerings, as well as a variety of quality of life benefits, including time-off and family planning resources.

We believe our approach to compensation and benefits are consistent with companies in the alternative asset management industry and enables us to attract and retain best-in-class talent in our industry.

We also provide our employees robust health and other wellness offerings, as well as a variety of quality-of-life benefits, including family planning resources.

We believe our approach to compensation and benefits is consistent with companies in the alternative asset management industry and helps enable us to attract and retain best-in-class talent in our industry.

Our senior management periodically reviews the effectiveness and competitiveness of our compensation program.

Corporate Sustainability

Blue Owl’s corporate sustainability efforts seek to deliver positive outcomes for our most critical stakeholders, including our investors, our public stockholders, our employees and the communities in which we operate.

Almost two years after our listing as a public company, we have made great strides developing a strategic framework to advance our corporate sustainability objectives across three pillars:

and citizenship.

Blue Owl’s governance of corporate sustainability reflects our commitment to strong leadership and oversight at the senior management and Blue Owl’s Board of Directors (“Board”) levels.

Our Board receives annual updates on our strategy and initiatives, including ESG-related matters.

Executive sponsors oversee the newly formalized Corporate Sustainability Council, which is chaired by our Chief Operating Officer and comprised of dedicated subject-matter leaders for each of the pillars.

Our strategic pillars are further enriched by employee-driven initiatives and/or groups.

We also have constituted an ESG Working Group, comprised of senior members of our Investment, Legal, Compliance, Investor Relations and Operations teams, which is chaired by our Chief Operating Officer and meets periodically to review and refine our ESG strategy.

Investing Responsibly

We recognize the importance of ESG risks and opportunities and are committed to the consideration of these factors in relation to our business operations and investment activities.

Blue Owl is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (“PRI”) and incorporates core principles based on PRI standards into its ESG Policy.

This policy applies to all asset classes, industries and countries in which Blue Owl does business and the funds it manages.

We believe that incorporating ESG factors into our corporate and investment practices has the potential to meaningfully contribute to the long-term financial success of Blue Owl, our products and our products’ investments.

We strive to continuously strengthen our ability to mitigate, manage, and monitor relevant ESG risks and opportunities within our investment portfolios.

When we make investments on behalf of our products, we strive to analyze a wide array of considerations, risks, and potential rewards related to the prospective investment.

This could include, but is not limited to, considering business-relevant ESG risks such as:

regulatory, tax, governance, occupational health and safety, labor standards, geopolitical risk, etc.

Further, we seek to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory disclosure requirements, including ESG-related disclosure obligations.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Blue Owl is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Blue Owl is committed to fostering and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

We prize diversity in our team and seek to create an inclusive, merit-based environment that is supportive of people from all backgrounds.

We have formalized our approach by adopting a formal DEI Policy.

Blue Owl’s DEI strategy centers on the following key concepts and core values:

• Embracing our differences.

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Continuing to develop as a more diverse, equitable and inclusive firm is a strategic priority for Blue Owl that we believe will further enhance our work environment and overall business.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is relevant to all areas of the firm’s business.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is relevant to interactions with our employees, investors, products’ portfolio companies and third-party service providers.

• Corporate practices.

We focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in our corporate practices and policies, including:

recruitment and hiring;

We focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in our corporate practices and policies, including recruitment and hiring;

compensation and benefits;

professional development and training;

and social and recreational programs.

We also believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is an important component of any environmental, social, and governance program, and are committed to actively engaging with our investment teams on integrating our corporate philosophy into our investment culture.

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• Leadership.

While our ongoing efforts are championed at the Blue Owl founder-level and executed upon by senior leaders across all business areas of the firm, we strongly believe that these efforts should be employee led.

Our aim is to have diversity, equity and inclusion be part of the very fiber of our entire employee population.

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BLUE OWL’S CORE VALUES

While our ongoing efforts are championed by the Blue Owl founders and executed upon by senior leaders across all business areas of the firm, we strongly believe that these efforts should also include strong employee engagement to be meaningful and impactful to the communities targeted.

Our aim is to have DEI be part of the very fiber of our entire employee population.

To further foster an inclusive culture, we seek to continue to establish relevant and appropriate employee resource groups.

In 2022, we established The Parliament, a network for women with a mission to support, enhance, and advance the experience of women at Blue Owl and to enhance gender equity across the firm.

We have hosted events for The Parliament to highlight women leaders in the financial industry, provide connection and promote mental health.

We also work with select partners on DEI initiatives, including Black Women in Asset Management, 100 Women in Finance and The Opportunity Network.

Our signature partnership with The Opportunity Network launched a summer internship program for college students from backgrounds that are often underrepresented in the finance industry.

For the last two summers, Blue Owl has hosted a cohort of interns and also offered participation to its partner manager firms who work with our GP Capital Solutions division, resulting in 40 internships to date.

This program includes training for both supervisors and interns, professional development sessions, networking opportunities and mentorship.

In addition, we have conducted DEI-related training on implicit bias for all of our employees.

We seek to engage with our stakeholders to support the causes most important to our communities.

We take our role as a corporate citizen seriously and aim to leverage our resources for social good by contributing to meaningful causes and by partnering with various organizations to support the communities in which we operate and reside.

We encourage and facilitate opportunities for staff to give back to our communities, including through financial support and in-kind donations of our employees’ time.

In 2022, we expanded our tradition of holiday giving to a global campaign across eight offices, partnering with local organizations to help children and families in need.

Organizational Structure

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Ownership percentages are based on shares and units that are fully participating in dividends and distributions as of December 31, 2022.

Economic and voting percentages above do not include the potential dilutive impact of the exercise of warrants to purchase Class A Shares, as well as RSUs, unvested Incentive Units and Oak Street Earnout Units, as these interests do not participate in dividends and distributions (other than to the extent of certain tax distributions on unvested Incentive Units).

See Note 1 to our consolidated and combined financial statements for additional information on these interests.

Economic and voting percentages above do not include the potential dilutive impact of the exercise of the warrants held by Altimar Sponsor LLC (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase Class A Shares, as well as RSUs, unvested Incentive Units, Second Oak Street Earnout Units (as defined in Note 1 to the Financial Statements), and Wellfleet Earnout Shares, as these interests do not participate in dividends and distributions (other than to the extent of certain tax distributions on unvested Incentive Units).

See Note 1 to our Financial Statements for additional information on these interests.

Regulatory and Compliance Matters

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Any failure to comply with these rules and regulations could limit our ability to carry on particular activities or expose us to liability and/or reputational damage.

Additional legislation, increasing global regulatory oversight of fundraising activities, changes in rules promulgated by self-regulatory organizations or exchanges or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules, either in the United States or elsewhere, may directly affect our mode of operation and profitability.

See “ Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations— Difficult market and political conditions may reduce the value or hamper the performance of the investments made by our products or impair the ability of our products to raise or deploy capital, each of which could materially reduce our revenue, earnings and cash flow and adversely affect our financial prospects and condition.

Rigorous legal and compliance analysis of our businesses and investments made by our products is important to our culture.

Additional legislation, increasing global regulatory oversight of fundraising activities, changes in rules promulgated by self-regulatory organizations or exchanges or changes in the laws or rules, or interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules, either in the United States or elsewhere, may directly affect our mode of operation and profitability.

See “Item 1A.

Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations— Our business is subject to extensive domestic and foreign regulations that may subject us to significant costs and compliance requirements, and there can be no assurance that we will satisfactorily comply with such regulations.

Rigorous legal and compliance analysis of our business and investments made by our products is important to our culture.

We strive to maintain a culture of compliance through the use of policies and procedures such as oversight compliance, codes of ethics, compliance systems, communication of compliance guidance and employee education and training.

All employees must annually certify their understanding of and compliance with key global policies, procedures and code of ethics.

We have a compliance group that monitors our compliance with the regulatory requirements to which we are subject and manages our compliance policies and procedures.

Our Chief Compliance Officer supervises our compliance group, which is responsible for monitoring all regulatory and compliance matters that affect our activities.

All employees must annually certify their understanding of and compliance with key policies, procedures and code of ethics.

Our Chief Compliance Officer supervises our compliance group, which group is responsible for monitoring all regulatory and compliance matters that affect our activities and manages our compliance policies and procedures.

Our compliance policies and procedures address a variety of regulatory and compliance risks such as the handling of material non-public information, personal securities trading, valuation of investments, document retention, potential conflicts of interest and the allocation of investment opportunities.

Many jurisdictions in which we operate have laws and regulations relating to data privacy, cybersecurity and protection of personal information, including the General Data Protection Regulation, which expands data protection rules for individuals within the European Union (the “EU”) and for personal data exported outside the EU, and the California Consumer Privacy Act, which creates new rights and obligations related to personal data of residents (and households) in California.

Any determination of a failure to comply with any such laws or regulations could result in fines or sanctions or both, as well as reputational harm.

Many jurisdictions in which we operate have laws and regulations relating to data privacy, cybersecurity and protection of personal information, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), a European Union (“EU”) regulation designed to protect privacy rights of individuals residing in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), the GDPR as it forms part of the laws of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by virtue of Section 3 of the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018 (“U.K.

GDPR”) with respect to individuals residing in the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”), and various privacy laws applicable to individuals residing in the United States, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.

Any failure to comply with such laws or regulations could result in fines, penalties and/or sanctions, which could be substantial, litigation as well as reputational harm.

As these laws and regulations or the enforcement of the same become more stringent, or if new laws or regulations or enacted, our financial performance or plans for growth may be adversely impacted.

SEC Regulations

We provide investment advisory services through several entities that are registered as investment advisers with the SEC pursuant to the Advisers Act.

We provide investment advisory services through several entities that are registered as investment advisers with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).

Our BDCs elect to be regulated under the Investment Company Act and the Exchange Act and, in certain cases, the Securities Act.

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While we exercise broad discretion over the day-to-day management of our BDCs, each of our BDCs is also subject to oversight and management by a board of directors, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” as defined under the Investment Company Act.

The responsibilities of each board include, among other things, approving our advisory contract with our BDC;

approving certain service providers;

determining the valuation and the method for valuing assets;

and monitoring transactions involving affiliates and;

approving certain co-investment transactions.

The advisory contracts with each of our BDCs may be terminated by the shareholders or directors of such BDC on not more than 60 days’ notice, and are subject to annual renewal by each respective BDC’s board of directors after an initial two-year term.

The responsibilities of each board include, among other things, approving our advisory contract with our BDC, approving certain service providers and monitoring transactions involving affiliates, and approving certain co-investment transactions.

Additionally, each quarter, the applicable investment adviser, as the valuation designee, will provide the audit committee of each of our BDCs with a summary or description of material fair value matters that occurred in the prior quarter and on an annual basis, as well as a written assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of its fair value process.

The audit committee of each of our BDCs oversees the valuation designee and reports to the respective BDC’s board of directors on any valuation matters requiring such board’s attention.

The advisory contracts with each of our BDCs may be terminated by the stockholders or directors of such BDC on not more than 60 days’ notice, and are subject to annual renewal by each respective BDC’s board of directors after an initial two-year term.

Generally, affiliates of our BDCs are prohibited under the Investment Company Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with their affiliated BDCs without prior approval of the BDC’s board of directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, prior approval by the SEC.

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In addition to the SEC regulatory oversight we are subject to under the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act, there are a number of other regulatory bodies that have or could potentially have jurisdiction to regulate our business activities.

Blue Owl Securities is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC, which maintains registrations in many states, and is a member of FINRA.

Blue Owl Securities is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC, which maintains registrations in many states, and is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

As a broker-dealer, Blue Owl Securities is subject to regulation and oversight by the SEC and state securities regulators.

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Due to the limited authority granted to Blue Owl Securities in its capacity as a broker-dealer, it is not required to comply with certain regulations covering trade practices among broker-dealers and the use and safekeeping of customers’ funds and securities.

As a registered broker-dealer and member of a self-regulatory organization, Blue Owl Securities is, however, subject to the SEC’s uniform net capital rule.

Rule 15c3-1 of the Exchange Act, which specifies the minimum level of net capital a broker-dealer must maintain and also requires that a significant part of a broker-dealer’s assets be kept in relatively liquid form.

Blue Owl Capital UK Limited (“Blue Owl UK”) is an entity organized and operating in the United Kingdom whose employees assist in the marketing and distribution of Blue Owl funds in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

As a registered broker-dealer and member of a self-regulatory organization, Blue Owl Securities is, however, subject to the Rule 15c3-1 of the Exchange Act, which specifies the minimum level of net capital a broker-dealer must maintain and also requires that a significant part of a broker-dealer’s assets be kept in relatively liquid form.

Blue Owl Capital UK Limited (“Blue Owl UK”) is an entity organized and operating in the U.K.

whose employees assist in the marketing and distribution of Blue Owl funds in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Blue Owl Capital HK Limited (“Blue Owl HK”) is an entity organized and operating in Hong Kong whose employees together with the employees of Blue Owl Capital Singapore Pte.

(“Blue Owl Singapore”), an entity organized and operating in Singapore assist in the marketing and distribution of Blue Owl funds in the Asia-Pacific region.

(“Blue Owl Singapore”), an entity organized and operating in Singapore, assist in the marketing and distribution of Blue Owl products in the Asia-Pacific region.

Blue Owl HK is registered with the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission.

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