Real Estate
Blue Owl's £1.3bn UK Hospital Deal: What It Signals for Net-Lease Income Investors
TL;DR: Blue Owl Capital just closed a £1.3bn (~$1.65B) acquisition of 12 acute-care hospitals from Spire Healthcare Group plc, buying the real estate out of a sale-and-leaseback structure previously...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
Alternative Investments
How to Evaluate a Private Credit BDC Before You Invest: A Due-Diligence Checklist
TL;DR: In early 2026, Blue Owl Capital Corp II froze quarterly redemptions entirely for a $1.6 billion non-traded business development company, after investors realized a wave of loan markdowns could
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Private Equity
GP Stakes Investing: How to Own a Piece of the Fund Manager, Not Just the Fund
TL;DR GP stakes investing means buying a minority ownership interest in the management company of a private equity or venture capital firm, not a limited partner interest in the fund itself. You own
Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read