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January 23, 2026
Kirkland Advises Blue Owl on Atalaya Capital Management Acquisition
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- Kirkland & Ellis advised Blue Owl Capital on its definitive agreement to acquire the business of Atalaya Capital Management LP, an alternative credit manager involved in originating and purchasing credit and asset-based investments in corporate, real estate, and specialty finance sectors
- The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, pending customary closing conditions
- The Kirkland team included partners and associates from asset management M&A, corporate, capital markets, investment funds, tax, and debt finance practices.
Kirkland advised Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) on a definitive agreement to acquire the business of alternative credit manager Atalaya Capital Management LP. Atalaya originates and purchases credit and asset-based investments across corporate, real estate and specialty finance. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Read Blue Owl’s press release The team was led by asset management M&A partners Christopher Gandia and James Mayne and corporate partners Rick Campbell and Eric Sweigard, with assistance from corporate associates Raisa Moree and Brian Campbell; capital markets partners Pippa Bond and Tommy Felix; investment funds partners Rob Blaustein, Sheldon Laing and Andrew Jacobs; tax partners Mike Carew, Liam Murphy and Meredith Levy; and debt finance partner Aditi Iyer.
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