BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 23, 2024.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
or
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from to
Commission File Number:001-39653
BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 86-3906032 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 399 Park Avenue, | New York, | NY | 10022 |
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| (address of principal executive offices) | |||
(212)419-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Class A common stock | OWL | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☐No ☒
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Yes ☐No ☒
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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||
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The aggregate market value of the common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2023, was approximately $5.3 billion. As of February 16, 2024, there were 465,677,070 of the registrant’s shares of Class A common stock outstanding,646,037,254 shares of the registrant’s Class C common stock outstanding and 317,089,623 of the registrant’s Class D common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART I | ||
| Item 1. | Business | 7 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 21 |
| Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 62 |
| Item 1C. | Cybersecurity | 62 |
| Item 2. | Properties | 63 |
| Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 63 |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 63 |
| PART II | ||
| Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 64 |
| Item 6. | [Reserved] | 65 |
| Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 65 |
| Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 85 |
| Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 86 |
| Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 86 |
| Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 86 |
| Item 9B. | Other Information | 87 |
| Item 9C. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 87 |
| PART III | ||
| Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 88 |
| Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 88 |
| Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 88 |
| Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 88 |
| Item 14. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 88 |
| PART IV | ||
| Item 15. | Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules | 89 |
| Exhibit Index | 90 | |
| Signatures | 94 | |
| Index to Financial Statements | F-1 | |
DEFINED TERMS
| Assets Under Management or AUM | Refers to the assets that we manage, and is generally equal to the sum of (i) net asset value (“NAV”); (ii) drawn and undrawn debt; (iii) uncalled capital commitments; (iv) total managed assets for certain Real Estate products; and (v) par value of collateral for collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). |
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| our BDCs | Refers to our business development companies, as regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended: Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC) (“OBDC”), Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (“OBDC II”), Blue Owl Capital Corporation III (NYSE: OBDE) (“OBDC III”), Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (“OTF”), Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. II (“OTF II”), Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. (“OCIC”) and Blue Owl Technology Income Corp. (“OTIC”). |
| Blue Owl, the Company, the firm, we, us, and our | Refers to the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries. |
| Blue Owl Carry | Refers to Blue Owl Capital Carry LP. |
| Blue Owl GP | Refers collectively to Blue Owl Capital GP Holdings LLC and Blue Owl Capital GP LLC, which are directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries of the Registrant that hold the Registrants interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. |
| Blue Owl Holdings | Refers to Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP. |
| Blue Owl Operating Group | Refers collectively to the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and their consolidated subsidiaries. |
| Blue Owl Operating Group Units | Refers collectively to a unit in each of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. |
| Blue Owl Operating Partnerships | Refers to Blue Owl Carry and Blue Owl Holdings, collectively. |
| Blue Owl Securities | Refers to Blue Owl Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Blue Owl Securities is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC, a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Blue Owl Securities is wholly owned by Blue Owl and provides distribution services to all Blue Owl platforms. |
| Business Combination | Refers to the transactions contemplated by the business combination agreement dated as of December 23, 2020 (as the same has been or may be amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time), by and among Altimar Acquisition Corporation, Owl Rock Capital Group LLC, Owl Rock Capital Feeder LLC, Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which transactions were completed on May 19, 2021. |
| Business Combination Date | Refers to May 19, 2021, the date on which the Business Combination was completed. |
| CHI Acquisition | Refers to the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of Cowen Healthcare Investments, a life sciences investment manager, completed on December 1, 2023. |
| Class A Shares | Refers to the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant. |
| Class B Shares | Refers to the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant. |
| Class C Shares | Refers to the Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant. |
| Class D Shares | Refers to the Class D common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant. |
| Class E Shares | Refers to the Class E common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant. There areno longer any Class E Shares issued or outstanding. See Note 1 to the Financial Statements. |
| Credit | Refers to our Credit platform that offers private credit solutions to middle-market companies through our investment strategies: diversified lending, technology lending, first lien lending, opportunistic lending. Our Credit platform also includes our adjacent investment strategy, liquid credit, which focuses on the management of CLOs, and other investment strategies (e.g. strategic equity and healthcare opportunities). |
| Dyal Capital | Refers to the Dyal Capital Partners business that was acquired from Neuberger Berman Group LLC in connection with the Business Combination. |
| Fee-Paying AUM or FPAUM | Refers to the AUM on which management fees or FRE performance revenues are earned. For our BDCs, FPAUM is generally equal to total assets (including assets acquired with debt but excluding cash). For our other Credit products, excluding CLOs, FPAUM is generally equal to NAV or investment cost. FPAUM also includes uncalled committed capital for products where we earn management fees on such uncalled committed capital. For CLOs, FPAUM is generally equal to the par value of collateral. For our GP Strategic Capital products, FPAUM for the GP minority stakes strategy is generally equal to capital commitments during the investment period and the cost of unrealized investments after the investment period. For GP Strategic Capitals’ other strategies, FPAUM is generally equal to investment cost. For Real Estate, FPAUM is generally equal to a combination of capital commitments and cost of unrealized investments during the investment period and the cost of unrealized investments after the investment period; however, for certain Real Estate products FPAUM is based on NAV. |
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| Financial Statements | Refers to our consolidated and combined financial statements included in this report. |
| GAAP | Refers to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. |
| GP Strategic Capital | Refers to our GP Strategic Capital platform that primarily focuses on acquiring equity stakes in, and providing debt financing to, large, multi-product private equity and private credit firms through two existing investment strategies: GP minority stakes and GP debt financing, and also include our professional sports minority stakes. |
| NYSE | Refers to the New York Stock Exchange. |
| Oak Street | Refers to the investment advisory business of Blue Owl Real Estate Capital, LLC (f/k/a Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC) that was acquired in the Oak Street Acquisition. |
| Oak Street Acquisition | Refers to the acquisition of Oak Street completed on December 29, 2021. |
| our products | Refers to the products that we manage, including our BDCs, private funds, CLOs, managed accounts and real estate investment trusts. |
| Owl Rock | Refers collectively to the combined businesses of Owl Rock Capital Group LLC (“Owl Rock Capital Group”) and Blue Owl Securities LLC (formerly, Owl Rock Capital Securities LLC), which was the predecessor of Blue Owl for accounting and financial reporting purposes. |
| Par Four Acquisition | Refers to the acquisition of Par Four CLO Management LLC, a CLO manager, that was completed on August 15, 2023. |
| Part I Fees | Refers to quarterly performance income on the net investment income of our BDCs and similarly structured products, subject to a fixed hurdle rate. These fees are classified as management fees throughout this report, as they are predictable and recurring in nature, not subject to repayment, and cash-settled each quarter. |
| Part II Fees | Generally refers to fees from our BDCs and similarly structured products that are paid in arrears as of the end of each measurement period when the cumulative aggregate realized capital gains exceed the cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, less the aggregate amount of Part II Fees paid in all prior years since inception. Part II Fees are classified as performance revenues throughout this report. |
| Partner Manager | Refers to alternative asset management firms in which the GP Strategic Capital products invest. |
| Permanent Capital | Refers to AUM in products that do not have ordinary redemption provisions or a requirement to exit investments and return the proceeds to investors after a prescribed period of time. Some of these products, however, may be required or can elect to return all or a portion of capital gains and investment income, and some may have periodic tender offers or redemptions. Permanent Capital includes certain products that are subject to management fee step downs or roll-offs or both over time. |
| Principals | Refers to our founders and senior members of management who hold, or in the future may hold, Class B Shares and Class D Shares. Class B Shares and Class D Shares collectively represent 80% of the total voting power of all shares. |
| Real Estate | Refers, unless context indicates otherwise, to our Real Estate platform that primarily focuses on providing investors with predictable current income, and potential for appreciation, while focusing on limiting downside risk through a unique net lease strategy. |
| Registrant | Refers to Blue Owl Capital Inc. |
| SEC | Refers to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| Tax Receivable Agreement or TRA | Refers to the Amended and Restated Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, as may be amended from time to time by and among the Registrant, Blue Owl Capital GP LLC, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and each of the Partners (as defined therein) party thereto. |
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| Wellfleet | Refers to the Wellfleet Credit Partners LLC business that was acquired in the Wellfleet Acquisition. |
| Wellfleet Acquisition | Refers to the acquisition of Wellfleet completed on April 1, 2022. |
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) with the SEC. We make available free of charge on our website(www.blueowl.com) our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other filing as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. We also use our website to distribute company information, including assets under management and performance information, and such information may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor our website, in addition to our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.
Also posted on our website in the “Shareholders—Governance” section is the charter for our Audit Committee, as well as our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct governing our directors, officers and employees. Information on or accessible through our website is not a part of or incorporated into this report or any other SEC filing. Copies of our SEC filings or corporate governance materials are available without charge upon written request to Blue Owl Capital Inc., 399 Park Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Office of the Secretary. Any materials we file with the SEC are also publicly available through the SEC’s website(www.sec.gov).
No statements herein, available on our website or in any of the materials we file with the SEC constitute, or should be viewed as constituting, an offer of any fund.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events, operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of those words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate to historical or factual matters. The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some of these factors are described under the headings “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
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