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Agreements and Related Party Transactions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Agreements and Related Party Transactions Agreements and Related Party Transactions
Administration Agreement
The Company has entered into an amended and restated Administration Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Adviser. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Adviser performs, or oversees, the performance of, required administrative services, which includes providing office space, equipment and office services, maintaining financial records, preparing reports to shareholders and reports filed with the SEC, and managing the payment of expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others.
The Administration Agreement also provides that the Company reimburses the Adviser for certain offering costs.
The Company reimburses the Adviser for services performed for it pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Adviser may delegate its obligations under the Administration Agreement to an affiliate or to a third party and the Company will reimburse the Adviser for any services performed for it by such affiliate or third party.
Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Administration Agreement will remain in effect for two years from the date it first became effective, and will remain in effect from year to year thereafter if approved annually by (1) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities, and (2) the vote of a majority of the Company’s directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, of the Adviser or of any of their respective affiliates, as defined in the 1940 Act. On May 4, 2026, the Board approved the continuation of the Administration Agreement. The Administration Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days’ written notice, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or by the vote of the Board or by the Adviser.
No person who is an officer, director, or employee of the Adviser or its affiliates and who serves as a director of the Company receives any compensation from the Company for his or her services as a director. However, the Company reimburses the Adviser (or its affiliates) for an allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser or its affiliates to the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer and their respective staffs (based on the percentage of time those individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to the business and affairs of the Company). Directors who are not affiliated with the Adviser receive compensation for their services and reimbursement of expenses incurred to attend meetings.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company incurred expenses of approximately $1.8 million and $2.8 million, respectively, for costs and expenses reimbursable to the Adviser under the terms of the Administration Agreement.
Investment Advisory Agreement
The Company has entered into a fourth amended and restated investment advisory agreement between the Company and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). On May 4, 2026, the Board approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement.
The Adviser’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its services to the Company are not impaired.
Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect for two years from the date it first became effective, and will remain in effect from year-to-year thereafter if approved annually by a majority of the Board or by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting securities and, in each case, by a majority of independent directors.
The Investment Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate within the meaning of the 1940 Act and related SEC guidance and interpretations in the event of its assignment. In accordance with the 1940 Act, without payment of any penalty, the Company may terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser upon 60 days’ written notice. The decision to terminate the agreement may be made by a majority of the Board or the shareholders holding a majority (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock or the Adviser. In addition, without payment of any penalty, the Adviser may generally terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement upon 60 days’ written notice.
From time to time, the Adviser may pay amounts owed by the Company to third-party providers of goods or services, including the Board, and the Company will subsequently reimburse the Adviser for such amounts paid on its behalf. Amounts payable to the Adviser are settled in the normal course of business without formal payment terms.
Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Company will pay the Adviser a base management fee and may also pay to it certain incentive fees. The cost of both the management fee and the incentive fee will ultimately be borne by the Company’s shareholders.
The management fee is currently payable quarterly in arrears. The management fee is payable at an annual rate of (x) 1.50% of the Company’s average gross assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents, but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts) that is above an asset coverage ratio of 200% calculated in accordance with Sections 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act and (y) 1.00% of the Company’s average gross assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents, but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts) that is below an asset coverage ratio of 200% calculated in accordance with Section 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act, in each case, at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. The management fee for any partial month or quarter, as the case may be, will be appropriately prorated and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant calendar months or quarters.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, management fees were $60.7 million, net of $0.2 million in management fee waivers, and $62.2 million, net of $49 thousand in management fee waivers, respectively.
The incentive fee consists of two components that are independent of each other, with the result that one component may be payable even if the other is not. A portion of the incentive fee is based on the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income and a portion is based on the Company’s capital gains. The portion of the incentive fee based on pre-incentive fee net investment income is determined and paid quarterly in arrears commencing with the first calendar quarter following the immediately preceding calendar quarter commencing with the first calendar quarter following July 18, 2019 (the “Listing Date”), and equals 100% of the pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of a 1.5% quarterly “hurdle rate,” until the Adviser has received 17.5% of the total pre-incentive fee net investment income for that calendar quarter and, for pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of 1.82% quarterly, 17.5% of all remaining pre-incentive fee net investment income for that calendar quarter. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation or any amortization or accretion of any purchase premium or purchase discount to interest income resulting solely from the purchase accounting for any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of assets in a merger.
The second component of the incentive fee, the capital gains incentive fee, payable at the end of each calendar year in arrears, equals 17.5% of cumulative realized capital gains from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year, less cumulative realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fee for prior periods provided, however, that the calculation of realized capital gains, realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation shall not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation resulting solely from the purchase accounting for any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of assets in a merger. In no event will the capital gains incentive fee payable pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement be in excess of the amount permitted by the Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, including Section 205 thereof.
While the Investment Advisory Agreement neither includes nor contemplates the inclusion of unrealized gains in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee, as required by U.S. GAAP, the Company accrues capital gains incentive fees on unrealized gains.
This accrual reflects the incentive fees that would be payable to the Adviser if the Company’s entire investment portfolio was liquidated at its fair value as of the balance sheet date even though the Adviser is not entitled to an incentive fee with respect to unrealized gains unless and until such gains are actually realized.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 the Company incurred $32.4 million and $41.0 million of performance based incentive fees based on net investment income, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 the Company did not accrue capital gains based incentive fees.
Affiliated Transactions
The Company may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with its affiliates without prior approval of the directors who are not interested persons, and in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. The Company, the Adviser and certain of their affiliates were granted an order for exemptive relief that permitted co-investing with affiliates of the Company subject to various approvals of the Board and other conditions. On May 6, 2025, the Company, the Adviser and certain of their affiliates were granted a new order for exemptive relief that superseded the prior order for exemptive relief (the “Order”) by the SEC for the Company to co-invest with other funds managed by the Adviser or certain affiliates, in a manner consistent with the Company’s investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Pursuant to such Order, the Company generally is permitted to co-invest with certain of its affiliates if such co-investments are done on the same terms and at the same time, as further detailed in the Order. The Order requires that a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, the Adviser, or any of their respective affiliates, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”) make certain conclusions in connection with certain co-investment transactions, including (1) when the Company co-invests with an affiliated entity (as defined in the co-investment application) in an issuer where an affiliated entity has an existing investment in the issuer unless the transaction is completed on a pro rata basis, and (2) if the Company disposes of an asset acquired in a co-investment transaction unless the disposition is done on a pro rata basis or the disposition is of a tradable security. Pursuant to the Order, the Board oversees the Company’s participation in the co-investment program. As required by the Order, the Company has adopted, and the Board, including a required majority of the Independent Directors, has approved, policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the conditions of the Order. The Board, including a required majority of the Independent Directors, also reviewed the Co-Investment Policies of the Adviser to ensure that they are reasonably designed to prevent the Company from being disadvantaged by participation in the co-investment program. The Adviser and the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer will also provide reporting to the Board.
The Adviser is affiliated with ODCA, Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors LLC (“OTCA”), Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors II LLC (“OTCA II”), Blue Owl Credit Private Fund Advisors LLC (“OPFA” and together with ODCA, OTCA, OTCA II and the Adviser, the “Blue Owl Credit Advisers”), which are also registered investment advisers. The Blue Owl Credit Advisers are affiliates of Blue Owl and comprise part of Blue Owl's Credit platform, which includes several strategies, including direct lending, alternative credit, investment grade credit, liquid credit and other adjacent investment strategies. The Blue Owl Credit Advisers’ allocation policies seek to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities over time between the Company and other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates and address the co-investment restrictions set forth under the 1940 Act. As a result of the Order, there could be significant overlap in the Company’s investment portfolio and the investment portfolios of the BDCs, interval fund, private funds and separately managed accounts managed by the Blue Owl Credit Advisers (collectively, the “Blue Owl Credit Clients”) and/or other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates that avail themselves of the Order. In addition, the Adviser and its affiliates are permitted to allocate an investment to a number of products across platforms that it views as appropriate for the particular investment objectives, strategies and characteristics of such products.
License Agreement
On July 6, 2023, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with an affiliate of Blue Owl, pursuant to which the Company was granted a non-exclusive license to use the name “Blue Owl.” Under the License Agreement, the Company has a right to use the Blue Owl name for so long as the Adviser or one of its affiliates remains the Company’s investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company will have no legal right to the “Blue Owl” name or logo.
Controlled, Affiliated/Non-Controlled, Affiliated Portfolio Companies
Under the 1940 Act, the Company is required to separately identify investments where it owns 5% or more of a portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities as investments in “affiliated” companies. In addition, under the 1940 Act, the Company is required to separately identify investments where it owns more than 25% of a portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and/or has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company as investments in “controlled” companies. Under the 1940 Act, “non-affiliated investments” are defined as investments that are neither controlled investments nor affiliated investments. Detailed information with respect to the Company’s non-controlled, non-affiliated; non-controlled, affiliated; and controlled affiliated investments is contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, including the consolidated schedule of investments.
The Company has made investments in controlled, affiliated companies, including Wingspire, Amergin AssetCo, Fifth Season, LSI Financing LLC, Credit SLF, Blue Owl Leasing and Owl-HP Finance. For further description of Credit SLF and Blue Owl Leasing, see “Note 4 — Investments.”
The Company has also made investments in non-controlled, affiliated companies, including LSI Financing 1 DAC (“LSI Financing DAC”) and BOCSO.
Wingspire is an independent diversified direct lender focused on providing asset-based commercial finance loans and related senior secured loans to U.S.-based middle-market borrowers. Wingspire offers a wide variety of asset-based financing solutions to businesses in an array of industries, including revolving credit facilities, machinery and equipment term loans, real estate term loans, first-in/last-out tranches, cash flow term loans, and opportunistic/bridge financings. Wingspire conducts its business through an indirectly owned subsidiary, Wingspire Capital LLC. The Company made its initial commitment to Wingspire on September 24, 2019, and subsequently made periodic additional commitments to increase its total to $505.0 million. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Wingspire was $606.8 million. The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in Wingspire.
Amergin AssetCo was created to invest in a leasing platform focused on railcar, aviation and other long-lived transportation assets. Amergin acquires existing on-lease portfolios of new and end-of-life railcars and related equipment and selectively purchases off-lease assets and is building a commercial aircraft portfolio through aircraft financing and engine acquisition on a sale and lease back basis. Amergin consists of Amergin AssetCo and Amergin Asset Management LLC, which has entered into a Servicing Agreement with Amergin AssetCo. The Company made an initial equity commitment to Amergin AssetCo on July 1, 2022. As of March 31, 2026, its commitment to Amergin AssetCo was $270.2 million, of which $110.6 million is equity and $159.6 million is debt. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Amergin AssetCo was $254.2 million. The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in Amergin AssetCo.
Fifth Season is a portfolio company created to invest in life insurance based assets, including secondary and tertiary life settlement and other life insurance exposures using detailed analytics, internal life expectancy review and sophisticated portfolio management techniques. On July 18, 2022, the Company made an initial equity investment in Fifth Season. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Fifth Season was $303.1 million. The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in Fifth Season.
LSI Financing DAC is a portfolio company formed to acquire contractual rights to revenue pursuant to earnout agreements generally in the life sciences space. On December 14, 2022, the Company made an initial equity commitment to LSI Financing DAC. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s investment at fair value in LSI Financing DAC was $6.8 million and the Company’s total commitment was $6.8 million.
LSI Financing LLC is a separately managed portfolio company formed to indirectly own royalty purchase agreements and loans in the life sciences space. The Adviser provides consulting services to a subsidiary of LSI Financing LLC in exchange for a fee. The Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the management fee payable by the Company pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement equal to the pro rata amount of such consulting fee. On November 25, 2024, the Company redeemed a portion of its interest in LSI Financing DAC in exchange for common shares of LSI Financing LLC. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s investment at fair value in LSI Financing LLC was $274.7 million and the Company’s total commitment was $354.6 million. The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in LSI Financing LLC.
BOCSO is a portfolio company formed to hold alternative credit assets, including ABF. ABF is a subsector of private credit focused on generating income from pools of financial, physical or other assets. On September 18, 2025, the Company made an initial equity contribution to BOCSO. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s investment at fair value in BOCSO was $111.6 million and the Company’s total commitment was $112.3 million. The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in BOCSO.
OWL-HP FINANCE LLC (“Owl-HP Finance”) is an investment partnership with Hearthstone Residential Holdings (“Hearthstone”), a majority-owned subsidiary of Five Point Holdings, LLC (“Five Point”) (NYSE:FPH). Owl-HP Finance was created to invest in residential land banking (or lot option) programs that provide capital to public home builders. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s investment at fair value in Owl-HP Finance was $17.3 million and the Company’s total commitment was $84.5 million. The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in Owl-HP Finance.