NEW
YORK, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Owl
Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl") (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset
manager, today announced several European-based hires within its
Institutional Team as it looks to expand its presence across the
region. These recent hires are consistent with the firm's
commitment to engage more deeply with key clients and prospects
across the region.
The recent increase in European based institutional support
follows Blue Owl's hiring of Michael
Burns, who joined in the Spring of 2023 as a Managing
Director and Head of Institutional Business Development across
EMEA. Before joining Blue Owl, Michael was an Executive Vice
President at PIMCO, a global asset management firm focused on fixed
income, private credit and real estate. He held several roles over
20 years at PIMCO, most recently as head of the UK, Ireland and EMEA Consultant Relations
business. Prior to that, he was head of the Nordic Region. Michael
began his career as an Analyst at TCW in the Mortgage-Backed and
Asset-Backed Securities Group.
The additional Blue Owl hires include:
Antonis Maggoutas joined in March 2024, and is focused on leading
institutional business development efforts across all Blue Owl
platforms in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. He is based in Frankfurt, where the firm has recently opened
an office. Before joining Blue Owl, Antonis led the DACH business
development team at Federated Hermes. Prior to that, he was at
Barclays Investment Bank based out of London. Before joining Barclays, he worked at
Legg Mason Global Asset Management covering DACH, Scandinavia and
BeNeLux. Antonis began his career as an Associate at SEI
Investments in their private banking and wealth division in
London.
Antonia O'Connor, the
former Head of EMEA Business Development at Magnetar Financial, was
hired as a Managing Director and Senior Credit Product Specialist
on the Institutional Business Development team. Antonia, who joined
Blue Owl in June 2024, will be based
in London, and lead the team
responsible for overseeing the asset manager's private credit
business across EMEA. Antonia, working closely with the regional
institutional sales teams, will engage with prospective and
existing clients across the region, providing support and expertise
on Blue Owl's various products offerings.
Leo Houtekamer also
started in June 2024 as a Consultant,
leading Institutional Business Development efforts in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Leo joins Blue Owl after over ten
years at Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), where he was a Managing
Director and focused on Marketing and Investor Relations for the
Benelux. Prior to his time at ICG, he was responsible for European
business development at Putnam Investments for nearly five years.
Prior to Putnam, he was a Senior
Managing Director at Bear Stearns and an Executive Director at JP
Morgan.
Johan Stromberg will
join Blue Owl in July 2024 as a
Managing Director, leading institutional business development for
the Nordics and based in London.
Johan was most recently the Head of Business Development for the
Nordics and the Netherlands at
Arcmont Asset Management. Prior to joining Arcmont in October 2020, Johan was the CEO of the Swedish
branch for Bank of New York Investment Management and responsible
for building out the investment management business in the region
from 2017 onwards. Before joining Bank of New York IM, Johan built
the Nordic business for Hermes Investment Management, an ESG and
engagement focused UK based asset manager. Johan spent the first
half of his career in Investment Banking working for Lehman
Brothers, IXIS, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and HSBC.
The new hires will join Blue Owl's existing European
Institutional Business team, including Principals Janine Phillips and Jennifer Singer who are based in London.
James Clarke, Global Head of Blue
Owl's Institutional Business said, "Michael is building out a
stellar team to cover the highly sophisticated and diverse European
market. As Blue Owl continues to scale our global institutional
footprint, we approach each market with a focus on true
partnership. We also ensure those on the ground are deeply
knowledgeable and experienced in the unique needs and nuances of
each market, fully understanding that a one size fits all approach
will not work. We look forward to what the team can accomplish in
Europe over the long-term."
About Blue Owl
Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is
redefining alternatives.
With over $174 billion in assets
under management as of March 31,
2024, Blue Owl invests across three multi-strategy
platforms: Credit, GP Strategic Capital, and Real Estate. Anchored
by a strong permanent capital base, Blue Owl provides businesses
with private capital solution to drive long-term growth and offer
institutional and individual investors differentiated alternative
investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance,
risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.
Together with over 725 experienced professionals globally, Blue
Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To
learn more, visit www.blueowl.com.
Contacts
Blue Owl Investor Contact
Ann
Dai
Head of Investor Relations
blueowlir@blueowl.com
Blue Owl Media Contact
Nick
Theccanat
Principal, Corporate Communications & Government Affairs
Nick.Theccanat@blueowl.com
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