Kirkland Advises Blue Owl Capital on Acquisition of Oak Street Real Estate Capital

Kirkland & Ellis advised Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl") (NYSE: OWL) on its definitive merger agreement to acquire Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC ("Oak Street"), a Chicago-based real estate focused alternative asset management firm with over $10 billion in assets under management, as of June 30, 2021. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021 and is subject to customary closing conditions. 

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Rick Campbell, Brad Friedman and Christopher Gandia, capital markets partner Pippa Bond and corporate associate Steven Choi.