Asset Manager Shares Slump After Blue Owl Private Credit Funds Impose Limits

Blue Owl Capital said it will limit redemptions from two of its private credit funds after a surge in withdrawal requests, prompting shares of major asset managers to plunge on Thursday. The gating signals liquidity stress in private credit, heightens investor risk-off sentiment, and could pressure other asset managers with private-credit exposure, increasing short-term market volatility.

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Blue Owl Capital said it will limit redemptions from two of its private credit funds after a surge in withdrawal requests, prompting shares of major asset managers to plunge on Thursday. The gating signals liquidity stress in private credit, heightens investor risk-off sentiment, and could pressure other asset managers with private-credit exposure, increasing short-term market volatility.