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04/03/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/03/2026 15:24
Kirkland Advises Blue Owl on $2.9 Billion Final Close for Asset Special Opportunities Fund
Kirkland & Ellis represented Blue Owl Capital Inc., a leading alternative asset manager, on the final close of Blue Owl Asset Special Opportunities Fund IX with approximately $2.9 billion of total capital commitments, exceeding its original target of $2.5 billion.
The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Susan Burkhardt, Haroula Gkotsi, Ethan Green, Alex Albert, Corinne Murdock, Brandeis Tilleman, Luisa Surmak and Raffaella Colosimo; investment funds ERISA lawyers Sabrina Glaser, Ted Brown and Christine Matott; investment funds regulatory lawyers Norm Champ, Melissa Gainor, Lena Yoon and Chance Villarreal; corporate lawyers Diana Pogosyan and Ria Sen; tax lawyers Meredith Levy, Matt Buono, Natalie Kannan, Rebecca Hill, Natasha Haftke and Adam Strayer; international trade & national security lawyers Billy Phalen and Luci Hague; litigation lawyer Nick Niles; and sustainability lawyers Mary Beth Houlihan, Alexandra Farmer, Dan D'Ambrosio and Haania Amir.
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