Blue Owl plans to create data center REIT, take it public - report (OWL:NYSE)

Blue Owl plans to create data center REIT, take it public - report (OWL:NYSE)

Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is looking to create a data center REIT and take it public, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.

Blue Owl Is Said to Plan Public Company for Data Center Roll-Up

Blue Owl Capital is seeking to create a real estate investment trust for data centers and take it public, according to people familiar with the matter, as more companies tap the market to fund building out artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Blue Owl Stock Slips 0.8% as $6.5 Billion Data-Center REIT Plan Tests Fee Math

NEW YORK, September 5, 2026, 3:10 a.m. EDT — Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) closed Friday at $11.75, down 0.8%. Bloomberg reported the firm was discussing a public data-center REIT seeded with roughly $6.5 billion of existing holdings. The reported seed equals 35.3% of Blue Owl’s digital-infrastructure AUM. OWL briefly gained 1.1%, then reversed to…

Blue Owl Plans Data Center REIT IPO with AI Boom

Blue Owl Capital seeks to create and take public a data center REIT seeded with $6.5 billion of its own assets

Blue Owl Plans Data Center REIT Amid IPO Wave

Blue Owl Capital is reportedly deliberating the launch of a data center REIT seeded with $6.5B of its own assets.