Blue Owl Capital and Lunate, a global alternative investment manager headquartered in Abu Dhabi, managing $105 billion in assets, have formed a joint venture to provide growth capital to leading mid-sized private capital GPs.
The joint venture will seek to acquire minority stakes in private market investment managers with fee-paying assets under management of less than $10 billion. The joint venture plans to target GPs with a clear sector specialization, differentiated approach, strong leadership and culture, and an established foundation of a durable, stable platform with identifiable key drivers of franchise value.
Lunate invests primarily in private markets through a multi-asset class approach, including private equity, venture capital, private credit, real assets, and public equities and public credit. Lunate, together with Blue Owl's GP Strategic Capital platform, a market leader in GP minority investing, will create a powerful and differentiated proposition in th