Blue Owl expands institutional team in Europe
Blue Owl Capital has bolstered its institutional team in Europe, as it looks to expand its presence across the region.
The $174bn (£137.4bn) alternative asset manager has appointed Antonia O’Connor as a managing director and senior credit product specialist on its institutional business development team. She joined this month and will be based in London, leading the team responsible for overseeing Blue Owl’s private credit business across EMEA.
She previously held the role of head of EMEA business development at Magnetar Financial.
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Additionally, Johan Stromberg will join Blue Owl’s London team next month as a managing director, leading institutional business development for the Nordics. He previously worked at Arcmont Asset Management.
Other new hires include Antonis Maggoutas, who joined Blue Owl’s Frankfurt office in March to cover the DACH region.
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Blue Owl also announced that it has appointed Leo Houtekamer, who started this month to lead institutional business development efforts in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
The team’s expansion follows the appointment of Michael Burns as managing director and head of institutional business development across EMEA in Spring 2023.
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“Michael is building out a stellar team to cover the highly sophisticated and diverse European market,” said James Clarke, global head of Blue Owl’s institutional business.
“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.”
