---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-233331"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OWL"
cik: "0001823945"
company_name: "BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC."
filed_at: "2024-10-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T19:28:34.308806+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Owl to acquire IPI Partners for ~$1B, adding $10.5B AUM

## Summary
- Total consideration ~$1.0B: 80% Blue Owl equity (~$788.6M in units/shares) and 20% cash (~$203.8M).
- IPI manages ~$10.5B in digital infrastructure assets (82 data centers, >2.2GW leased capacity).
- Deal expected to close Q4 2024/Q1 2025; neutral to 2025 earnings, modestly accretive in 2026.
- IPI Managing Partner Matt A'Hearn will become Head of Blue Owl's digital infrastructure strategy, reporting to Marc Zahr.
- Blue Owl will partner with ICONIQ via a services agreement for investment analysis and investor relations, with future service payments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-233331
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OWL
- cik: 0001823945
- company_name: BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC.
- filed_at: 2024-10-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823945/000119312524233331/0001193125-24-233331-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823945/000119312524233331/d869362d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-233331
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-233331.txt

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