Blue Owl private equity fund to sell $1.4bn to return capital to investors, pay down debt
By Neil Roland ( February 19, 2026, 22:20 GMT | Insight) -- Blue Owl Capital, an investment manager of private capital funds, said it is selling $1.4 billion in assets from three credit funds to return capital to investors and pay down debt. It also is permanently halting redemptions at a retail-focused fund.. The moves sent shares of the New York-based fund and its private credit rivals tumbling, with Blue Owl stock dropping nearly 10 percent Thursday to its lowest level in two and a half years.Blue Owl Capital, an investment manager of private capital funds, said it is selling $1.4 billion in assets from three credit funds to return capital to investors and pay down debt. It also is permanently halting redemptions at a retail-focused fund.....
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