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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

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(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

OR

2021
or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number Number: 001-39653

Altimar Acquisition Corporation

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BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrantregistrant as specified in its Charter)

charter)
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Cayman IslandsDelaware98-155423586-3906032
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

40 West 57th Street

33rd Floor

New York, NY 10019

399 Park Avenue,New York,NY10022
(address of principal executive offices)
(212) 419-3000
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 287-6767

code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Units, each consisting of one share of Class A
Ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant
common stock
ATAC.UOWLNew York Stock Exchange
Warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the unitscommon stockATACOWL.WSNew York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50ATAC.WNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrantregistrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YESYesNONo

Indicate by check mark if the Registrantregistrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YESYesNONo

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant:registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrantregistrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YESYesNO  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrantregistrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrantregistrant was required to submit and post such files). YESYesNO  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrantregistrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitiondefinitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerAccelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by the check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to sectionSection 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrantregistrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YESYes ☐ No    NO  ☐

The Registrant’s Units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 23, 2020 and the Registrant’s shares of Class A ordinary shares began separate trading on the New York Stock Exchange on December 14, 2020.

The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s Class A ordinarycommon shares outstanding at December 31, 2020held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2021, was approximately $391 million.

$4.1 billion. As of December 31, 2020,February 16, 2022, there were 27,500,000 Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, and 6,875,000404,919,411 of the registrant’s shares of Class B ordinaryA common stock outstanding, 674,766,200 shares $0.0001 par value, issuedof the registrant’s Class C common stock outstanding and 319,132,127 of the registrant’s Class D common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.


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DEFINED TERMS
Assets Under Management or AUMRefers to the assets that we manage, and are generally equal to the sum of (i) net asset value (“NAV”); (ii) drawn and undrawn debt; (iii) uncalled capital commitments; and (iv) total managed assets for certain Real Estate products.
PART IVour BDCs68

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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules68Refers to our business development companies, as regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended: Owl Rock Capital Corporation (NYSE: ORCC) (“ORCC”), Owl Rock Capital Corporation II (“ORCC II”), Owl Rock Capital Corporation III (“ORCC III”), Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. (“ORTF”), Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. II (“ORTF II”), Owl Rock Core Income Corp. (“ORCIC”) and Owl Rock Technology Income Corp. (“ORTIC”).
SIGNATURESBlue Owl, the Company, the firm, we, us, and ourRefers to the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries.
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Blue Owl CarryRefers to Blue Owl Capital Carry LP.
Blue Owl GPRefers collectively to Blue Owl Capital Holdings GP LLC and Blue Owl Capital GP LLC, which are directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries of the Registrant that hold the Registrants interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships.
Blue Owl HoldingsRefers to Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP.
Blue Owl Operating GroupRefers collectively to the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and their consolidated subsidiaries.
Blue Owl Operating Group UnitsRefers collectively to a unit in each of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships.
Blue Owl Operating PartnershipsRefers to Blue Owl Carry and Blue Owl Holdings, collectively.
Blue Owl SecuritiesRefers to Blue Owl Securities LLC (formerly, Owl Rock Capital Securities LLC).
Business CombinationRefers to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, which were completed on May 19, 2021.
Business Combination Agreement or BCARefers to the agreement dated as of December 23, 2020 (as the same has been or may be amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time), by and among Altimar Acquisition Corporation, Owl Rock Capital Group LLC, Owl Rock Capital Feeder LLC, Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and Neuberger Berman Group LLC.
Business Combination DateRefers to May 19, 2021.
Class A SharesRefers to the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant.
Class B SharesRefers to the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant.
Class C SharesRefers to the Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant.
Class D SharesRefers to the Class D common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant.
Class E SharesRefers to the Class E common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Registrant.
Direct LendingRefers to our Direct Lending products, which offer private credit solutions to middle-market companies through four investment strategies: diversified lending, technology lending, first lien lending and opportunistic lending. Direct Lending products are managed by the Owl Rock division of Blue Owl.
Dyal CapitalRefers to the Dyal Capital Partners business, which was acquired from Neuberger Berman Group LLC in connection with the Business Combination, and is now a division of Blue Owl.
Fee-Paying AUM or FPAUMRefers to the AUM on which management fees are earned. For our BDCs, FPAUM is generally equal to total assets (including assets acquired with debt but excluding cash). For our other Direct Lending products, FPAUM is generally equal to NAV or investment cost. FPAUM also includes uncalled committed capital for products where we earn management fees on such uncalled committed capital. For our GP Capital Solutions products, FPAUM for the GP minority equity investments strategy is generally equal to capital commitments during the investment period and the cost of unrealized investments after the investment period. For GP Capital Solutions’ other strategies, FPAUM is generally equal to investment cost. For Real Estate, FPAUM is generally based on total assets (including assets acquired with debt).
Financial StatementsRefers to our consolidated and combined financial statements included in this report.

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GP Capital SolutionsRefers to our GP Capital Solutions products, which primarily focus on acquiring equity stakes in, or providing debt financing to, large, multi-product private equity and private credit platforms through three existing and one emerging investment strategies: GP minority equity investments, GP debt financing, professional sports minority investments and co-investments and structured equity. GP Capital Solutions products are managed by the Dyal Capital division of Blue Owl.
NYSERefers to the New York Stock Exchange.
Oak StreetRefers to the investment advisory business of Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC that was acquired on December 29, 2021, and is now a division of Blue Owl.
Oak Street AcquisitionRefers to the acquisition of Oak Street completed on December 29, 2021.
Owl RockRefers collectively to the combined businesses of Owl Rock Capital Group LLC (“Owl Rock Capital Group”) and Blue Owl Securities LLC (formerly, Owl Rock Capital Securities LLC), which was the predecessor of Blue Owl for accounting and financial reporting purposes. References to the Owl Rock division refer to Owl Rock Capital Group and its subsidiaries that manage our Direct Lending products.
Partner ManagerRefers to alternative asset management firms in which the GP Capital Solution products invest.
Part I FeesRefers to quarterly performance income on the net investment income of our BDCs and similarly structured products, subject to a fixed hurdle rate. These fees are classified as management fees throughout this report, as they are predictable and recurring in nature, not subject to repayment, and cash-settled each quarter.
Part II FeesGenerally refers to fees from our BDCs and similarly structured products that are paid in arrears as of the end of each measurement period when the cumulative aggregate realized capital gains exceed the cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, less the aggregate amount of Part II Fees paid in all prior years since inception. Part II Fees are classified as realized performance income throughout this report.
PrincipalsRefers to our founders and senior members of management who hold, or in the future may hold, Class B Shares and Class D Shares. Class B Shares and Class D Shares collectively represent 90% of the total voting power of all shares.
Real EstateRefers, unless context indicates otherwise, to our Real Estate products, which primarily focus on providing investors with predictable current income, and potential for appreciation, while focusing on limiting downside risk through a unique net lease platform. Real Estate products are managed by the Oak Street division of Blue Owl.
RegistrantRefers to Blue Owl Capital Inc.
SECRefers to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Tax Receivable Agreement or TRARefers to the Amended and Restated Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, as may be amended from time to time by and among the Registrant, Blue Owl Capital GP LLC, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and each of the Partners (as defined therein) party thereto.
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CAUTIONARY NOTESTATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report includes, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may include, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events, operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of 1934,forward-looking words such as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have“outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of those words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate to historical or factual matters. The forward-looking statements are based these forward-looking statements on our currentbeliefs, assumptions and expectations and projections aboutof our future events. These performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, the Blue Owl Business Combination and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this annual report. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. Forward-looking statements in this annual report may include, for example, statements about:

the potential adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business;

the outcome of litigation related to or arising out of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination;

our ability to complete the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination;

our expectations around the performance of the combined business following the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination;

our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following the consummation of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination;

our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;

the lack of a market for our securities;

the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;

the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or

our financial performance.

The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number ofvarious risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, butSome of these factors are not limited to, those factors described under the headingheadings “Item 1A. Risk Factors.Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.ShouldThese factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any ofif our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary in material respectsmaterially from those projectedindicated in these forward-looking statements. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We do not undertake noany obligation to publicly update or revisereview any forward-looking statements, statement, whether as a result of new information, future eventsdevelopments or otherwise, except as required by law.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) with the SEC. We make available free of charge on our website (www.blueowl.com) our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other filing as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. We also use our website to distribute company information, including assets under management and performance information, and such information may be required under applicable securities laws.

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deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor our website, in addition to our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.


PART I

ReferencesAlso posted on our website in the “Investor Relations—Governance” section is the charter for our Audit Committee, as well as our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct governing our directors, officers and employees. Information on or accessible through our website is not a part of or incorporated into this report (the “Annual Report”)or any other SEC filing. Copies of our SEC filings or corporate governance materials are available without charge upon written request to “we,” “us”Blue Owl Capital Inc., 399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Office of the Secretary. Any materials we file with the SEC are also publicly available through the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

No statements herein, available on our website or in any of the “Company” refer to Altimar Acquisition Corporation. References to our “management”materials we file with the SEC constitute, or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Altimar Sponsor LLC. should be viewed as constituting, an offer of any fund.
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RISK FACTOR SUMMARY
The following discussion and analysisis a summary of the Company’srisks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business and financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the complete discussion of risk factors set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” Some of the factors that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial statementscondition, results of operations and cash flows include, but are not limited to, the following:
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the US and global economy, has disrupted, and may continue to disrupt, industries in which we, our products and our products’ portfolio companies and investments operate and could potentially negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Intense competition among alternative asset managers may make fundraising and the notes thereto contained elsewheredeployment of capital more difficult, thereby limiting our ability to grow or maintain our FPAUM. Such competition may be amplified by changes in this Annual Report. Certain information containedfund investor allocations away from alternative asset managers.
We recently ceased to be an emerging growth company, and now are being required to comply with certain heightened reporting requirements. Fulfilling our obligations incident to being a public company, including compliance with the Exchange Act and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, are expensive and time-consuming, and any delays or difficulties in satisfying these obligations could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations and our stock price.
Difficult market and political conditions, including tensions between Russia and Ukraine, may reduce the value or hamper the performance of the investments made by our products or impair the ability of our products to raise or deploy capital, each of which could materially reduce our revenue, earnings and cash flow and adversely affect our financial prospects and condition.
Management fees comprise the majority of our revenues and a reduction in fees could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and the level of cash available for distributions to our shareholders.
Our growth depends in large part on our ability to raise new and successor funds. If we were unable to raise such funds, the growth of our FPAUM and management fees, and ability to deploy capital into investments, earning the potential for performance income, would slow or decrease, all of which would materially reduce our revenues and cash flows and adversely affect our financial condition.
Our GP Capital Solutions products may suffer losses if our Partner Managers are unable to raise new funds or grow their AUM.
Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of capital and co-investment opportunities or in circumstances where we hold investments at different levels of the capital structure.
Our business is currently focused on multiple investment strategies.
Our entitlement and that of certain of our shareholders, Principals and employees to receive realized performance income from certain of our funds may create an incentive for us to make more speculative investments and determinations on behalf of our funds than would be the case in the discussionabsence of such performance income.
Our use of leverage to finance our businesses exposes us to substantial risks. Any security interests or negative covenants required by a credit facility we enter into may limit our ability to create liens on assets to secure additional debt.
Employee misconduct could harm us by impairing our ability to attract and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involveretain fund investors and subjecting us to significant legal liability, regulatory scrutiny and reputational harm.
Cybersecurity risks and uncertainties

cyber incidents could adversely affect our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information and confidential information in our possession and damage to our business relationships, any of which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and operating results.
The use of leverage by our products may materially increase the returns of such funds but may also result in significant losses or a total loss of capital.
The multi-class structure of our common stock has the effect of concentrating voting power with the Principals, which will limit an investor’s ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.
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The Registrant is a holding company and its only material source of cash is its indirect interest (held through Blue Owl GP) in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships, and it is accordingly dependent upon distributions made by its subsidiaries to pay taxes, cause Blue Owl GP to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and pay dividends.
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PART I
Item 1.

Business.

Introduction

We are

Item 1. Business.
Blue Owl is a global alternative asset manager with $94.5 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2021. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, the firm deploys private capital across Direct Lending, GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate strategies on behalf of institutional and private wealth clients. Blue Owl’s flexible, consultative approach helps position the firm as a partner of choice for businesses seeking capital solutions to support their sustained growth. The firm’s management team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals with more than 25 years of experience building alternative investment businesses. Blue Owl employs over 350 people across 9 offices globally.
Blue Owl was formed through the combination of Owl Rock and Dyal Capital in May 2021, at which time these businesses merged with and into Altimar Acquisition Corporation (“Altimar”), a blank check, company incorporatedspecial purpose acquisition company.
The combination of Owl Rock and Dyal Capital creates a platform primed to continue servicing these markets. In December 2021, we acquired Oak Street, which expanded our firm’s offerings to include real estate-focused products.
Our breadth of offerings and permanent capital base enable us to offer a differentiated, holistic platform of capital solutions to middle market companies, large alternative asset managers and corporate real estate owners and tenants. We provide these solutions through our permanent capital vehicles, as well as long-dated private funds, that we believe provide our business with a high degree of earnings stability and predictability. Our permanent capital vehicles are products that do not have ordinary redemption provisions or a requirement to exit investments after a prescribed period of time to return invested capital to investors, except as required by applicable law or pursuant to redemption requests that can only be made after significant lock-up periods. For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, approximately 98% of our management fees were earned from permanent capital vehicles.
Our global, high-caliber, investor base includes a diversified mix of institutional investors, including prominent public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, private banks, high net worth individuals, asset managers and insurance companies, as well as retail clients, accessed through many well-known wealth management firms. We have continued to grow our investor base and presence in the Cayman Islandsgrowing private markets and alternative asset management sector by emphasizing our disciplined investment approach, client service, and portfolio performance.
While we currently offer Direct Lending, GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate products across three divisions (Owl Rock, Dyal Capital and Oak Street), our management takes a one-firm approach when making operating decisions and determining how to allocate resources. As a result, we currently operate as a single reportable segment. Management regularly reviews our revenues by product line and our expenses by type at the total firm level (e.g., compensation and benefits; general, administrative and other expenses), and therefore we have presented details of our operating results throughout this report consistent with how management reviews our results.
Our revenues are generated primarily from the investment advisory and administrative services agreements we have with our products. See Note 2 to our Financial Statements for a detailed description of how we earn our revenues and the significant impact that our FPAUM has on August 20, 2020 formedthe amount of revenues we earn each period. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) presents additional information on our revenues and operating results, as well as historical AUM and performance information for certain of our products; such information should be read in conjunction with this description of our business.
Our Products
We have three major product lines: Direct Lending, GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate. We believe our products, while distinct, are complementary to each other and together enable us to provide a differentiated platform of varied capital solutions. All of our products employ a disciplined investment philosophy with a focus on long-term investment horizons and are managed by tenured leadership and investment professionals with significant experience in their respective strategies.
Our products are generally structured as BDCs, REITs and private investments funds that aggregate capital from investors. As the investment manager of our products, we invest that capital with the goal of generating attractive, risk-based returns for the purposeinvestors in our products. In many of effectingour products, we may use leverage to increase the size of the investments our products are able to make. As further explained in Note 2 to our Financial Statements, we generally earn management fees on the amount of FPAUM that we manage; therefore, the growth and success of our product offerings is paramount to our success as an alternative asset manager.
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Our products create a merger, amalgamation, share exchange,robust foundation for our holistic platform. We believe the success and growth in our businesses since inception has been driven by a singular, dedicated focus on providing capital solutions and the differentiating competitive features of our platform.
Blue Owl
AUM: $94.5 billion
FPAUM: $61.4 billion
Direct Lending Products
AUM: $39.2 billion
FPAUM: $32.0 billion
GP Capital Solutions Products
AUM: $39.9 billion
FPAUM: $21.2 billion
Real Estate Products
AUM: $15.4 billion
FPAUM: $8.2 billion
Diversified Lending
Commenced 2016
AUM: $25.8 billion
FPAUM: $21.6 billion
GP Minority Equity
Commenced 2010
AUM: $38.7 billion
FPAUM: $20.4 billion
Net Lease
Commenced 2009
AUM: $15.4 billion
FPAUM: $8.2 billion
Technology Lending
Commenced 2018
AUM: $7.9 billion
FPAUM: $6.9 billion
GP Debt Financing
Commenced 2019
AUM: $1.0 billion
FPAUM: $0.7 billion
First Lien Lending
Commenced 2018
AUM: $3.5 billion
FPAUM: $2.3 billion
Professional Sports Minority Investments
Commenced 2021
AUM: $0.2 billion
FPAUM: $0.2 billion
Opportunistic Lending
Commenced 2020
AUM: $2.0 billion
FPAUM: $1.2 billion
Direct Lending
Our Direct Lending products offer private credit products to middle-market companies seeking capital solutions. We believe our breadth of offerings establishes us as the lending partner of choice for private-equity sponsored companies, as well as other predominately non-cyclical, recession-resistant businesses. Since the launch of our flagship institutional product, ORCC, we have continued to prudently expand our offerings, focusing on adjacent strategies that are both additive and complementary to our existing product base. Our Direct Lending products are offered through a mix of BDCs, long-dated private funds and other vehicles across the following investment strategies:
Diversified Lending: Our Diversified Lending strategy seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns across credit cycles with an emphasis on preserving capital primarily through originating and making loans to, and making debt and equity investments in, U.S. middle market companies. We provide a wide range of financing solutions with strong focus on the top of the capital structure and operate this strategy through diversification by borrower, sector, sponsor, and position size. Our Diversified Lending strategy is primarily offered to investors through our BDCs.
Technology Lending: Our Technology Lending strategy seeks to maximize total return by generating current income from our debt investments and other income producing securities, and capital appreciation from our equity and equity-linked investments primarily through originating and making loans to, and making debt and equity investments in, technology related companies based primarily in the United States. We originate and invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans, and equity and equity-related securities including common equity, warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. Our Technology Lending strategy invests in a broad range of established and high growth technology companies that are capitalizing on the large and growing demand for technology products and services. This strategy focuses on companies that operate in technology-related industries or sectors which include, but are not limited to, information technology, application or infrastructure software, financial services, data and analytics, security, cloud computing, communications, life sciences, healthcare, media, consumer electronics, semi-conductor, internet commerce and advertising, environmental, aerospace and defense industries and sectors. Our Technology Lending strategy is primarily offered to investors through our technology-focused BDCs.
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First Lien Lending: Our First Lien Lending strategy seeks to realize current income with an emphasis on preservation of capital primarily through originating primary transactions in and, to a lesser extent, secondary transactions of first lien senior secured loans in or related to private-equity sponsored, middle market businesses based primarily in the United States. Our First Lien strategy is offered to investors through our long-dated private funds and managed accounts.
Opportunistic Lending: Our Opportunistic Lending strategy seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by taking advantage of credit opportunities in U.S. middle market companies with liquidity needs and market leaders seeking to improve their balance sheets. We focus on high-quality companies that could be experiencing disruption, dislocation, distress or transformational change. We aim to be the partner of choice for companies by being well-equipped to provide a variety of financing solutions to meet a broad range of situations, including the following: (i) rescue financing, (ii) new issuance and recapitalizations, (iii) wedge capital, (iv) debtor-in-possession loans, (v) financing for additional liquidity and covenant relief and (vi) broken syndications. Our Opportunistic Lending strategy is offered to investors through our long-dated private funds and managed accounts.
GP Capital Solutions
Our GP Capital Solutions products position us as a leading capital solutions provider to large private capital managers. We primarily focus on acquiring equity stakes in, or providing debt financing to large, multi-product private equity and private credit firms, which we may refer to as “GPs.” Our GP Capital Solutions division also houses our Business Services Platform, which provides strategic support to our Partner Managers. Our GP Capital Solutions products are offered primarily through permanent capital vehicles across the following investment strategies:
GP Minority Equity Investments: We build diversified portfolios of minority equity investments in institutionalized alternative asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganizationmanagement firms across multiple strategies, geographies, and asset classes. Our investment objective is to generate compelling cash yield by collecting a set percentage of contractually fixed management fees, a set percentage of carried interest and return on balance sheet investments made by underlying managers. We primarily focus on acquiring minority positions in large, multi-product alternative asset managers who continue to gain a disproportionate proportion of the assets flowing into private investment strategies and exhibit high levels of stability. Our inaugural funds followed a hedge fund manager-focused investment program that has since evolved into a private capital manager-focused investment program in our more recent funds. Our GP Minority Equity Investments strategy is offered to investors through our closed-end, permanent capital funds. A fundamental component of the fundraising efforts for our investment programs is the ability to identify and execute co-investment opportunities for our investors. We may offer, from time-to-time and in our sole discretion, co-investment opportunities in certain fund investments, generally with no management or incentive-based fee.
GP Debt Financing: The GP Debt Financing strategy focuses on originating and making collateralized, long-term debt investments, preferred equity investments and structured investments in private capital managers. We originate and invest in secured term loans that are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of a manager and subject to repayment on an accelerated basis pursuant to cash flow sweeps of set percentages of management fees, GP realization, carried interest and other similarfee streams of the management company in the event that certain minimum coverage ratios are not maintained. Our investment objective is to generate current income by targeting investment opportunities with attractive risk-adjusted returns. We expect that the loans will be made to allow borrowers to support business growth, fund GP commitments, and launch new strategies. The GP Debt Financing strategy allows us to offer a comprehensive suite of solutions to private capital managers.
Professional Sports Minority Investments: Our Professional Sports Minority Investments strategy focuses on building diversified portfolios of minority equity investments in professional sport teams. Our first fund in this strategy is NBA-focused.
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Real Estate
Our real estate products primarily focus on structuring sale-leaseback transactions, which includes triple net leases.
Net Lease: Our Net Lease real estate strategy is focused on acquiring properties net-leased, long-term to investment grade and creditworthy tenants. Oak Street’s Net Lease real estate strategies focus on acquiring single tenant properties, across industrial, essential retail and mission critical office sectors. By combining our proprietary origination platform, enhanced lease structures and a disciplined investment criteria, we seek to provide investors with predictable current income, and potential for appreciation, while focusing on limiting downside risk.
Our History
Blue Owl’s history is predicated on the key milestones of both Owl Rock and Dyal Capital. Owl Rock was founded in 2016 by Doug Ostrover, Marc Lipschultz and Craig Packer to address the evolving need for direct lending solutions by middle-market companies. Dyal Capital was founded in 2010 by Michael Rees to fill the need for flexible capital solutions for private capital managers. In December 2021, we acquired the Oak Street business, which allowed us to further diversify the products we offer our investors. Since its founding in 2009 by Marc Zahr, Oak Street has established itself as a leader in private equity real estate, offering flexible and unique capital solutions to a variety of corporations and other organizations.
The combination of these businesses creates a platform primed to continue servicing these markets. Blue Owl’s robust and diversified platform offerings will continue to serve as a response to the following sector dynamics:
shifting allocations by retail institutional investors.
rotation onto alternatives given the search for yield and reliability of returns.
rising need for private debt driven by sponsor demand.
evolving landscape of the private debt market.
de-leveraging of the global banking system.
increasing need for flexible capital solutions by private capital managers.
Across our businesses, our presence in the market combined with one or more businesses.our constant dialogue with financial sponsors, companies and our investors, has allowed us to identify attractive opportunities in adjacent subsectors over time.
Since inception, Owl Rock, Dyal Capital and Oak Street have launched multiple new strategies and products, exclusively in areas where we believed we could leverage our competitive advantage and expertise, and where we believe we had identified critical mass of lending, capital and real estate solutions opportunities as well as heightened investor interest. We have neither engagedfocused on executing on key adjacencies that are natural extensions of existing core strategies in order to capitalize on the growing dislocations in the market and rising investor demand.
Our Competitive Strengths
High proportion of permanent capital. We have a high-quality capital base heavily weighted toward permanent capital. For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, approximately 98% of our management fees were earned on AUM that we refer to as permanent capital. Our BDCs, by nature, are closed-end, permanent (or potentially permanent) funds with no mandatory redemption and potentially unlimited duration once listed. Substantially all of the AUM in our GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate products are also structured as permanent capital vehicles. The high proportion of permanent capital in our AUM provides a stable base and allows for our AUM to grow more predictably without having reductions in our asset levels due to ordinary redemptions. Our permanent capital base also lends stability and flexibility to our portfolio companies and Partner Managers, providing us the opportunity to grow alongside these companies and positioning us to be a preferred source of capital and the incumbent lender for follow-ons and other capital solutions to high-performing companies. As such, we are able to be a compelling partner for these firms as they seek capital to support their long-term vision and business development goals. The stability of our AUM base enables us to focus on generating attractive returns by investing in assets with a long-term focus across different periods in the market cycle.
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Significant embedded growth in current AUM with built-in mechanisms for fee revenue increases. While we expect to continue our successful fundraising track record to supplement our existing capital base, our current AUM, predominately permanent capital in nature, already provides for significant embedded growth. Of our $94.5 billion AUM base, $61.4 billion represents our current FPAUM. As of December 31, 2021, we have approximately $11.0 billion in AUM not yet paying fees, providing approximately $140.0 million of annualized management fees once deployed. In addition, to the extent any operations norof our BDCs become publicly listed, under the advisory agreements the advisory fees from the applicable BDC could potentially increase, subject to any fee waivers or deferral arrangements agreed to by us and the applicable BDC.
Stable earnings model with attractive margin profile. The majority of our revenues is generated anyfrom our stable management fees. Our predictable revenue base translates to date. Baseda stable earnings model through a disciplined, efficient cost structure, producing strong profit margins and mitigating the risk of volatility in the profit margins. This allows our business model to maintain a disciplined cost structure and stable operating margins.
Extensive, long-term relationships with a robust and vast network of alternative asset managers. We have extensive alternative asset manager relationships, which allow us to quickly and efficiently source potential investment opportunities for our products. We believe our deep relationships position us to receive “early looks” and “last looks” from alternative asset managers, which in turn, allow us to be highly selective in deciding which investments to pursue. We believe the depth and breadth of our relationships are predicated on several, differentiating features of our platform and that alternative asset managers value our team’s experience and deep focus both within products and across a broad spectrum of capital solutions. Our expansive set of product offerings allows us to provide flexible and creative solutions, and in tandem with our sizeable permanent capital base, enables us to provide access to scaled, sizeable commitments. Partner Managers in our GP Capital Solutions products also value our Business Services Platform, which provides strategic value-added services to our Partner Managers in five key areas: client development and marketing support, business strategy, product development, talent management, and operational advice. We expect our differentiated approach and broad spectrum of capital solution products will continue to strengthen our relationships, and we intend to further expand our network to fortify our position as a preferred partner for alternative asset managers and their portfolio companies.
Increasing benefits of scale. We believe our robust, scaled platform presents us with a competitive advantage which enables us to provide attractive solutions as a trusted partner and therefore continue to capture market share. Many institutional investors are concentrating their relationships in an effort to partner with dependable, scaled firms with proven track records that they have a high level of comfort with. Our scaled platform enables us to remain a partner of choice not only for borrowers, GPs and tenants, but also for investors. We believe we will not only maintain, but continue to expand our share of the market as a result of the high level of confidence investors have in our scaled capital solutions platform. Our ability to provide diversification and niche access points will continue to attract investor interest as they seek diversification and continue to value lower-correlation portfolio allocations.
Within Direct Lending, there is significant competition for loans below $50 million, but there are much fewer lenders capable of providing solutions over $100 million. Our differentiated approach and scaled direct lending platform allow us to capitalize on opportunities across the sizing spectrum—from loans below $50 million to loans over $1.0 billion. Our platform’s scale has demonstrated the ability to originate larger deals, while also providing diversification in our portfolios. We believe our scale enables us to broaden our deal funnel and provides us access to more investment opportunities than many other direct lenders. We have significant available capital that allows us to provide scaled financing solutions, commit to full capital structures and support capital needs of borrowers. We believe being a total solutions provider also grants us a broader view of market opportunities, which allows us to continue operating as a market leader.
Within GP Capital Solutions, we have also established ourselves as a market leader, with a long track record, greatest amount of aggregate capital raised and largest number of publicly-announced deals. The target size of our current fund being raised, Fund V, is materially larger than the approximately $5 billion fund sizes of our main competitors. Our large base of stable capital not only enables participation in investments across the sizing spectrum, but also creates a competitive advantage by positioning us as a highly qualified buyer for minority stakes in large, established GPs. We believe that we also gain access to proprietary deal flow as a result of the market’s confidence in our ability to execute on large investments expeditiously. We believe our strong reputation in the market combined with our scale will continue to provide us with unique access to the most attractive sectors of the alternative asset management universe.
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Within Real Estate, we have a targeted origination strategy that benefits from Oak Street’s strong network and allows us to be competitive with other net lease peers. Oak Street proactively builds and maintains strong relationships with large investment grade-rated and creditworthy companies whose businesses offer essential goods or services and which we believe are generally resistant to e-commerce and economic downside risks, and structures mutually beneficial transactions with long lease durations, and in many cases, favorable pricing. We intend to leverage Oak Street’s corporate partnerships to both source unique investment opportunities unavailable to other market participants and negotiate attractive lease terms. We believe our strong origination capabilities, conservative underwriting criteria and strong existing tenant relationships will allow our Real Estate products to purchase properties in the future at attractive terms and pricing, providing significant long-term opportunities for growth and scale.
Diverse, global and growing high-quality investor base. Our global investor base is composed of long-standing institutional relationships, as well as a quickly growing retail investor base. Our institutional clients include large domestic and international public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers and insurance companies. Our retail clients include prominent wealth management firms, private banks, and high-net worth investors. As we continue to grow, we expect to retain our existing clients through our breadth of offerings. As of December 31, 2021, approximately 36% of our institutional investors are invested in more than one product, with many increasing their commitment to their initial strategy and additionally committing additional capital across our other strategies. We believe our diligent management of investors’ capital, combined with our strong performance and increasingly diversified product offerings has helped retain and attract investors which has furthered our growth in FPAUM and facilitated further expansion of our strategies. We also believe the global nature of our investor base enables significant cross-selling opportunities between our products and strategies. We are committed to providing our clients with a superior level of service. We believe our client-focused nature, rooted in our culture of transparency will help us continue to retain and attract high quality investors to our platform.
Industry-leading management team with proven track record. We are led by a team of seasoned executives with significant and diverse experience at the world’s leading financial institutions. Our best-in-class management team has considerable expertise across their respective product strategies, with a long track record of successful investing experience across multiple businesses and credit cycles. Members of our senior management have an average of over 25 years of experience and a strong track record in building successful businesses from the ground up and generating superior returns across market cycles. Additionally, our senior management team has experienced no turnover since the inception of our predecessor businesses which we believe has enabled us to build meaningful long-term relationships and partnerships with alternative asset managers as well as with our investors.
Alignment of interests with stakeholders. We consider the alignment of interests of our executive management team and other professionals with those of the investors in our products to be core to our business. AUM (inclusive of accrued carried interest) related to our executives and other employees totaled approximately $1.9 billion, which aligns their interests with our clients’ interests by motivating the continued high-performance and retention of our dedicated team of professionals.
Our Growth Strategy
We aim to continue applying our core principles and values that have guided us since inception in order to expand our business through the following strategies:
Organically grow our core business. We expect to continue to grow AUM in our existing strategies, and intend to launch additional, successor permanent capital vehicles and similar long-dated products in the future. We will benefit from significant embedded growth in our current AUM that is not yet paying fees that can be realized as we continue to deploy and lever our existing capital base and as fee holidays in certain funds expire. We believe these key attributes, in conjunction with our ability to raise successor products in existing strategies, will continue to play a key role in our growth profile. We also expect to enhance our AUM growth by expanding our current investor relationships and also continuing to attract new investors.
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Expand our product offering. We plan to grow our platform by expanding our product offerings. We intend to take a diligent and deliberate approach to expansion, by adding products that are complementary, adjacent or additive to our current strategies. To date, our measured approach to growth through the addition of adjacent strategies has allowed us to continue delivering high performance to our dedicated investor base. We expect that as we continue to grow our existing strategies, there will be additional adjacencies that provide natural expansion opportunities. We believe through the disciplined expansion of our platform, we can continue to develop our breadth of offerings and further our position as a leading solutions provider. As we grow, we expect to attract new investors as well as leverage our existing investor base, as we have done with previous product launches.
Leverage complementary global distribution networks. We are well positioned to continue to penetrate the growing global market. The success of our Direct Lending and Real Estate products to date has been primarily focused within the United States, while our GP Capital Solutions products have a more global investor base. We intend to continue fundraising both domestically and internationally. The favorable industry tailwinds are global in nature and we believe that there is additional market opportunity across the global landscape. As of December 31, 2021, 77% of capital raised was done so in the United States and Canada. We believe our strong network and track record of global fundraising has primed us to further extend our fundraising efforts across products and into additional international markets, as institutional investors across the globe are facing the same pressures and seeking the same positive attributes of the sector that have attracted domestic investors thus far. We also believe we have a significant opportunity to leverage Dyal Capital’s global fundraising capabilities and investor relationships to cross-sell our Direct Lending and Real Estate products, as well as utilize Owl Rock’s existing domestic retail channel to cross-sell our GP Capital Solutions products while increasing our global capabilities. The global market represents a large, and relatively untapped opportunity for many of our products that we believe will facilitate our pursuit of international expansion in the coming years, and position us to enter into less-developed markets where we can be a significant first-mover and play a key role in defining the markets.
Enhance our distribution channels. As investors continue to increase their alternatives allocation in the search for yield, we believe we have the opportunity to continue diversifying our client base by attracting new investors across different channels. We intend to leverage our strong growth within and across our strategies as a means to add new investors to our growing family of funds. We have already begun executing on this strategy, with a notable influx of wealth management platforms and public and private pension fund investors in recent years. These additions helped further diversify our investor base which also includes, but is not limited to, insurance, family offices, endowments and foundations. In addition, we have continued to grow our relationships in the consultant community. We intend to be the premier direct lending and GP minority investing platform for investors across the institutional and retail distribution channels.
Deepen and expand strong strategic relationships with key institutional investors. We have established invaluable relationships with strategic partners, consultants and large institutional investors who provide us with key market insights, operational advice and facilitate relationship introductions. We pride ourselves on continuing to foster these relationships as they are fundamental to our business and reflect the strong alignment of interests that are highly valued by our partners. As of December 31, 2021, eight institutional investors have committed at least $1.0 billion across our strategies, 25 have committed at least $500 million, and 48 have committed at least $250 million. Our strategic partnerships allow us to craft customized solutions tailored to the objectives of our clients, while reflecting the breadth of our capabilities across our strategies. We also have important relationships with sponsors, wealth management firms, banks, corporate advisory firms, industry consultants and other market participants that we believe are of significant value. As we continue to grow, both organically and through product and geographic expansion, we will continue to pursue the addition of incremental key strategic partners.
Opportunistically pursue accretive acquisitions. In addition to our various avenues of organic growth, we intend to diligently evaluate acquisition opportunities that we believe would be value-enhancing to our current platform. These could include acquisitions that would expand the breadth of our product offerings, further develop our investor base, or facilitate our plans for global expansion. We believe that as the market continues to evolve, there will be numerous opportunities for us to consider, of which we intend to only pursue the most accretive acquisitions.
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Competition
The investment management industry is intensely competitive, and we expect it to remain so. We compete globally and on a regional, industry and asset basis. We face competition both in the pursuit of investors for our products and investment opportunities. Generally, our competition varies across product lines, geographies and financial markets. We compete for investors based on a variety of factors, including investment performance, investor perception of investment managers’ drive, focus and alignment of interest, quality of service provided to and duration of relationship with investors, breath of our product offering, business reputation and the level of fees and expenses charged for services. We compete for investment opportunities at our funds based on a variety of factors, including breadth of market coverage and relationships, access to capital, transaction execution skills, the range of products and services offered, innovation and price, and we expect that competition will continue to increase.
Competition is also intense for the attraction and retention of qualified employees. Our ability to continue to compete effectively in our businesses will depend upon our ability to attract new employees and retain and motivate our existing employees. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and OperationsOur future growth depends on our ability to attract, retain and develop human capital in a highly competitive talent market.
Direct Lending
Our competition as an asset manager and financing source to middle market companies consists primarily of other asset managers who focus principally on credit funds, including BDCs, and other credit products. We also compete with public and private funds, BDCs, commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and may have more financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. Many of these competitors have similar investment objectives to us, which may create additional competition for investment opportunities. Some of these competitors may also have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us, which may create competitive disadvantages for us with respect to investment opportunities. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Further, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the Investment Company Act imposes on us as a business activities,development company, or to the Companydistribution and other requirements we must satisfy to qualify for RIC tax treatment. Lastly, institutional and individual investors are allocating increasing amounts of capital to alternative investment strategies. Several large institutional investors have announced a desire to consolidate their investments in a more limited number of managers. We expect that this will cause competition in our industry to intensify and could lead to a reduction in the size and duration of pricing inefficiencies that many of our products seek to exploit. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Businesses and Operations—The investment management business is intensely competitive.
GP Capital Solutions
Our GP Capital Solutions products currently have limited direct competition from organizations dedicated to acquiring stakes in large institutionalized private capital managers. More recently, a limited number of asset managers have begun acquired minority stakes in certain private capital managers. Such institutions may compete with us for similar investments in the future. We believe, however, that this limited number of competitors is likely to persist, as conflicts of interest and regulatory restrictions make purchasing minority stakes in private capital managers challenging for financial institutions and private equity firms.
With respect to our GP Debt Financing strategy, many banks provide revolving lines of credit to private equity managers, but these credit lines are typically short duration, amortize and require blanket personal guarantees. A small number of firms, provide structured or preferred equity to private capital managers, but these investments are also structurally very different from our products’ long-term loans. We believe that this limited amount of competition is likely to persist, as conflicts of interest, regulatory restrictions, capital constraints and other considerations make lending to private capital managers challenging for financial institutions, insurance companies and other private market firms.
Our current GP Capital Solutions strategies compete with among others, a number of private equity funds, specialized funds, hedge funds, corporate buyers, traditional asset managers, real estate companies, commercial banks, investment banks, other investment managers and other financial institutions, including the owners of certain of our shareholders, as well as domestic and international pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and we expect that competition will continue to increase. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations—The investment management business is intensely competitive.” We compete globally and on a regional, industry and asset basis.
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Real Estate
Oak Street has remained the only net let lease private equity manager dedicated exclusively to transacting with investment grade rated and other creditworthy counterparties. The more stable and predictable nature of the net lease sector has brought additional competition into the space in recent years. Historically, such competition has primarily come from net lease REIT’s (publicly traded and non-traded), other private equity real estate funds, and high net worth buyers.
Competitors in the publicly traded net lease sector generally exhibit less stringent criteria than us with respect to pricing and lease durations, and their portfolios are comprised substantially with non-investment grade credits, shorter average lease terms, and meaningful near-term lease rollover. Additionally, many net lease peers focus on acquiring retail properties with an average deal size of less $10 million, whereas our Real Estate products’ transactions are typically $100 million and greater in size.
Competition from other private equity funds has grown, as many have either shifted their current real estate focus to building net lease teams or acquired existing net lease strategies. Despite this increased activity, competition with our Real Estate products on the deal level has remained relatively low, as those strategies concentrate their efforts in the non-investment grade space, prefer to develop properties themselves, and to deploy capital in sectors that are outside of our traditional focus of: industrial assets, mission critical office properties and essential retail. High net worth buyers have been formidable competitors and active acquirers of retail assets under $8 million; they tend to be less price sensitive and there are usually wide pools of potential buyers for these assets. As the monetization of real estate through sale-leasebacks continues to gain traction as a capital allocation tool for companies, we expect the net lease sector to grow even larger, and that will continue to attract more competition into the space.
Human Capital
As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 350 full-time employees, including over 100 investment professionals across nine offices globally.
As an alternative asset manager, our people are the key to the success of our business. We rely significantly on our talented team, leveraging a wide variety of investment, management, business and other skills and expertise, to create value for shareholders and investors in our products. We aim to build a team that is driven and embraces an inclusive culture where our team members are engaged and work collaboratively across the organization.
Compensation and Benefits
We design our compensation programs to motivate and retain employees and align their interests with those of our shareholders. In particular, annual bonuses for our executives and other senior employees involves a combination of cash and deferred equity awards in the form of Incentive Units and RSUs (as defined in Note 1 to the Financial Statements). The proportion of compensation that is deferred and at risk of forfeiture generally increases as an employee’s level of compensation rises. Employees at higher total compensation levels are generally targeted to receive a greater percentage of their total compensation payable in Incentive Units and RSUs. To further align their interests with those of investors in our products, our employees have the opportunity to make investments in or alongside our products. We also provide our employees robust health and other wellness offerings, as well as a variety of quality of life benefits, including time-off and family planning resources. We believe our approach to compensation and benefits are consistent with companies in the alternative asset management industry and enables us to attract and retain best-in-class talent in our industry. Our senior management periodically reviews the effectiveness and competitiveness of our compensation program.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Blue Owl is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We prize diversity in our team and seek to create an inclusive, merit-based environment that is supportive of people from all backgrounds.
Embracing our differences. We embrace and encourage our differences that make us unique. We believe that a team comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and insights is critical to the long-term success of our firm.
Strategic priorities. Continuing to develop as a more diverse, equitable and inclusive firm is a “shell company”strategic priority for Blue Owl that we believe will further enhance our work environment and overall business. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is relevant to all areas of the firm’s business.
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Corporate practices. We focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in our corporate practices and policies, including: recruitment and hiring; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; and social and recreational programs. We also believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is an important component of any environmental, social, and governance program, and are committed to actively engaging with our investment teams on integrating our corporate philosophy into our investment culture.
Leadership. While our ongoing efforts are championed at the Blue Owl founder-level and executed upon by senior leaders across all business areas of the firm, we strongly believe that these efforts should be employee led. Our aim is to have diversity, equity and inclusion be part of the very fiber of our entire employee population.
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Organizational Structure
The Registrant is a publicly traded holding company, and its primary assets are ownership interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships, which are held indirectly through Blue Owl GP. We conduct our business through the Blue Owl Operating Group. See Note 1 to our Financial Statements for a description of the various share and unit classes outstanding at the Registrant and Blue Owl Operating Partnership levels.
The diagram below depicts a simplified version of our organizational structure as of December 31, 2021. Ownership percentages are based on shares and units that are fully participating in dividends and distributions as of December 31, 2021.
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Economic and voting percentages above do not include the potential dilutive impact of the exercise of warrants to purchase Class A Shares, as well as RSUs, unvested Incentive Units and Oak Street Earnout Units, as these interests do not participate in dividends and distributions (other than to the extent of certain tax distributions on unvested Incentive Units). See Note 1 to our consolidated and combined financial statements for additional information on these interests.
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Regulatory and Compliance Matters
Our business, as well as the financial services industry, generally are subject to extensive regulation, including periodic examinations, by governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations or exchanges in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate relating to, among other things, antitrust laws, anti-money laundering laws, anti-bribery laws relating to foreign officials, tax laws and privacy laws with respect to client and other information, and some of our funds invest in businesses that operate in highly regulated industries.
Each of the regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over us has regulatory powers dealing with many aspects of financial services, including the authority to grant, and in specific circumstances to cancel, permissions to carry on particular activities. Any failure to comply with these rules and regulations could limit our ability to carry on particular activities or expose us to liability and/or reputational damage. Additional legislation, increasing global regulatory oversight of fundraising activities, changes in rules promulgated by self-regulatory organizations or exchanges or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules, either in the United States or elsewhere, may directly affect our mode of operation and profitability. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations—Difficult market and political conditions may reduce the value or hamper the performance of the investments made by our products or impair the ability of our products to raise or deploy capital, each of which could materially reduce our revenue, earnings and cash flow and adversely affect our financial prospects and condition.
Rigorous legal and compliance analysis of our businesses and investments made by our products is important to our culture. We strive to maintain a culture of compliance through the use of policies and procedures such as oversight compliance, codes of ethics, compliance systems, communication of compliance guidance and employee education and training. All employees must annually certify their understanding of and compliance with key global policies, procedures and code of ethics. We have a compliance group that monitors our compliance with the regulatory requirements to which we are subject and manages our compliance policies and procedures. Our Chief Compliance Officer supervises our compliance group, which is responsible for monitoring all regulatory and compliance matters that affect our activities. Our compliance policies and procedures address a variety of regulatory and compliance risks such as the handling of material non-public information, personal securities trading, valuation of investments, document retention, potential conflicts of interest and the allocation of investment opportunities.
Many jurisdictions in which we operate have laws and regulations relating to data privacy, cybersecurity and protection of personal information, including the General Data Protection Regulation, which expands data protection rules for individuals within the European Union (the “EU”) and for personal data exported outside the EU, and the California Consumer Privacy Act, which creates new rights and obligations related to personal data of residents (and households) in California. Any determination of a failure to comply with any such laws or regulations could result in fines or sanctions or both, as well as reputational harm. As these laws and regulations or the enforcement of the same become more stringent, or if new laws or regulations or enacted, our financial performance or plans for growth may be adversely impacted.
SEC Regulations
We provide investment advisory services through several entities that are registered as investment advisers with the SEC pursuant to the Advisers Act. Our BDCs elect to be regulated under the Investment Company Act and the Exchange Act and, in certain cases, the Securities Act. As compared to other, more disclosure-oriented U.S. federal securities laws, the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, together with the SEC’s regulations and interpretations thereunder, are highly restrictive regulatory statutes. The SEC is authorized to institute proceedings and impose sanctions for violations of the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, ranging from fines and censures to termination of an adviser’s registration.
Under the Advisers Act, an investment adviser (whether or not registered under the Advisers Act) has fiduciary duties to its clients. The SEC has interpreted these duties to impose standards, requirements and limitations on, among other things, trading for proprietary, personal and client accounts; allocations of investment opportunities among clients; and conflicts of interest.
The Advisers Act also imposes specific restrictions on an investment adviser’s ability to engage in principal and agency cross transactions. Our registered investment advisers are subject to many additional requirements that cover, among other things, disclosure of information about our business to clients; maintenance of written policies and procedures; maintenance of extensive books and records; restrictions on the types of fees we may charge, including realized performance income or carried interest; solicitation arrangements; maintaining effective compliance program; custody of client assets; client privacy; advertising; and proxy voting. The SEC has authority to inspect any registered investment adviser and typically inspects a registered investment adviser periodically to determine whether the adviser is conducting its activities in compliance with (i) applicable laws, (ii) disclosures made to clients and (iii) adequate systems, policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
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A significant portion of our revenues are derived from our advisory services to our BDCs. The Investment Company Act imposes significant requirements and limitations on BDCs, including with respect to their capital structure, investments and transactions. While we exercise broad discretion over the day-to-day management of our BDCs, each of our BDCs is also subject to oversight and management by a board of directors, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” as defined under the Exchange Act because we have no operations and nominal assets consisting almost entirely of cash.

Our executive offices are located at 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019 and our telephone number is (212) 287-6767. Our corporate website address is atac.altimaracquisition.com. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this Annual Report. You should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to invest in our securities.

Investment Company History

On September 1, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.001 per share, to cover certain of our offering and formation costs in consideration of 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001. Prior to the initial investment in the Company of $25,000 by the Sponsor, the Company had no assets, tangible or intangible.

On October 27, 2020, we consummated the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) of 25,000,000 units (the “Units”).Act. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $250,000,000. The Company granted the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering (the “Underwriters”) a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments. On November 5, 2020, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option in full and purchased an additional 2,500,000 Units, generating gross proceeds of $25,000,000.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 4,666,667 warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares for $11.50 per share (“Private Placement Warrants”), to the Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $7,000,000. In connection with the Underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option (the “Over-allotment Option”), the Sponsor purchased an additional 333,333 Private Placement Warrants, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $500,000. The $275,000,000 in gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”). The balance of the Trust Account at December 31, 2020 was $275,038,028.

On December 11, 2020, we announced that, commencing December 14, 2020, holders of the Units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and the warrants included in the Units. Those Units not separated continued to trade on The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “ATAC.U” and the Class A ordinary shares and warrants that were separated trade under the symbols “ATAC” and “ATAC W,” respectively. No fractional warrants were issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants trade.

Recent Developments

On December 23, 2020, we announced that we had entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Owl Rock Capital Group (“Owl Rock”) and the Dyal Capital Partners (“Dyal”) division of Neuberger Berman Group LLC (“Neuberger”) to form Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”), a publicly-traded alternative asset management firm that would have over $45.0 billion in assets under management (such business combination, the “Blue Owl Business Combination”). Pursuant to the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar, which currently holds $275 million in cash in its Trust Account, will combine with Blue Owl at an estimated $12.5 billion pro forma equity value.

The cash consideration for the Business Combination will be funded through a combination of cash from Altimar and proceeds from the proposed PIPE Financing (as defined below) to occur immediately prior to the closing of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination (the “Closing”). The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions as further described in the Business Combination Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Annual Report.

In connection with the Closing of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar will change its jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and will redomesticate as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, upon which Altimar will change its name to Blue Owl Capital Inc. (such change in jurisdiction, the “Domestication”). The Closing of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination is subject to certain conditions, including, among other things: (i) the approval of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and other matters by Altimar’s shareholders; (ii) if required, the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and receipt of certain additional regulatory approvals; (iii) the approval of the stockholdersresponsibilities of each of Owl Rock Capital Corporation, Owl Rock Capital Corporation II, Owl Rock Capital Corporation III, Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. and Owl Rock Core Income Corp. (the “Owl Rock BDCs”) of such Owl Rock BDC’s entry into a new investment advisory agreement containing substantially the same economic terms as the existing investment advisory agreement with its Owl Rock investment adviser; (iv) the approval of matters related to the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination by the limited partners and/or advisory committees for each of Dyal Funds I-V and Dyal Financing Fund and each of the other Owl Rock Funds (excluding certain managed accounts and co-investment vehicles where consent will be sought but not required); (v) the completion of the Domestication by Altimar in accordance with Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands; (vi) the cash proceeds from the Trust Account established for the purpose of holding the net proceeds of Altimar’s Initial Public Offering, net of any amounts paid to Altimar’s shareholders that exercise their redemption rights in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, plus the aggregate proceeds of the PIPE Financing (as defined below) equaling no less than $1,300,000,000 at the Closing (the “Minimum Proceeds Condition”) (provided that in the case of Altimar, the Minimum Proceeds Condition is that the PIPE Investment has been funded in an amount not less than $750,000,000); (vii) covenant and representation and warranty bring down conditions; (viii) the absence of a material adverse effect on the respective parties; (ix) continued employment of the key principals; and (x) the listing of Blue Owl Class A common stock to be issued in the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination on the New York Stock Exchange. To the extent permitted by law, the conditions in the Business Combination Agreement may be waived by the parties thereto.

In connection with entering into the Business Combination Agreement, Altimar, Owl Rock and Neuberger entered into subscription agreements (as amended from time to time, the “Subscription Agreements”), each dated as of December 23, 2020, with certain institutional and other accredited investors (the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which,board include, among other things, approving our advisory contract with our BDC; approving certain service providers; determining the PIPE Investors party thereto agreed to purchase an aggregate of 150,000,000 shares of Class A common stock immediately prior to the Closing at a cash purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “PIPE Financing”). The Subscription Agreements contain customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Altimarvaluation and the PIPE Investorsmethod for valuing assets; and monitoring transactions involving affiliates and; approving certain co-investment transactions. The advisory contracts with each of our BDCs may be terminated by the shareholders or directors of such BDC on not more than 60 days’ notice, and are subject to customary closing conditions (including,annual renewal by each respective BDC’s board of directors after an initial two-year term.

Generally, affiliates of our BDCs are prohibited under the Investment Company Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with their affiliated BDCs without limitation, that there is no amendment or modification toprior approval of the Business Combination Agreement that is materialBDC’s board of directors who are not interested persons and, adverse to the PIPE Investor) and termination rights (including a termination right if the transaction contemplatedin some cases, prior approval by the Subscription AgreementSEC. The SEC has not been consummatedinterpreted the prohibition on transactions with affiliates to prohibit “joint transactions” among entities that share a common investment adviser.
Certain of our products are permitted to co-invest with other products managed by October 23, 2021, other thanus as a result of breachexemptive relief granted by the terminating party). For more information aboutSEC, so long as such transactions are negotiated in a manner consistent with our BDCs’ investment objectives, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors, provided that certain directors of any of our participating BDCs make certain determinations. Our investment allocation policy incorporates the proposed conditions of the exemptive relief. As a result of the exemptive relief, there could be significant overlap in the investment portfolios of our BDCs and other of our products that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief. Additionally, we have been granted exemptive relief to permit certain of our BDCs to offer multiple classes of shares of common stock and to impose asset-based distribution fees and early withdrawal fees.
Other Regulators; Self-Regulatory Organizations
In addition to the SEC regulatory oversight we are subject to under the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act, there are a number of other regulatory bodies that have or could potentially have jurisdiction to regulate our business activities.
Blue Owl Business Combination, we urge you to read carefully our proxy statement filedSecurities is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC, on January 4, 2021 (as amended, the “Proxy Statement”).

Corporate Information

We are an “emerging growth company,” as definedwhich maintains registrations in Section 2(a)many states, and is a member of theFINRA. As a broker-dealer, Blue Owl Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as modifiedis subject to regulation and oversight by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups ActSEC and state securities regulators. In addition, FINRA, a self-regulatory organization that is subject to oversight by the SEC, promulgates and enforces rules governing the conduct of, 2012, orand examines the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligibleactivities of, its member firms. Due to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicablethe limited authority granted to other public companies that areBlue Owl Securities in its capacity as a broker-dealer, it is not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securitiescertain regulations covering trade practices among broker-dealers and the pricesuse and safekeeping of our securities may be more volatile.

In addition, Section 107customers’ funds and securities. As a registered broker-dealer and member of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of thea self-regulatory organization, Blue Owl Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of the Initial Public Offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Class A ordinary shares that is, held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter; and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.

Initial Business Combination

Altimar’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and NYSE rules require that we must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. Our board of directors will make the determination ashowever, subject to the fair market value of our initial business combination. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of our initial business combination, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. While we consider it unlikely that our board of directors will not be able to make an independent determination of the fair market value of our initial business combination, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the business of a particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value of a target’s assets or prospects.

As of December 23, 2020, the date of the execution of the definitive agreement for the Blue Owl Business Combination, the balance of the Trust Account was approximately $265,405,000 (excluding the $9,621,893 deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) and 80% thereof represents approximately $212,324,000. In reaching its conclusion that the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination meets the 80% asset test, our Board used as a fair market value the enterprise value of approximately $12.15 billion, which was implied based on the terms of the transactions agreed to by the parties in negotiating the definitive agreement for the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. The enterprise value consists of an implied equity value for Dyal (prior to the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination) of approximately $6,682,500,000 and an implied equity value for Owl Rock (prior to the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination) of approximately $5,467,500,000 and an assumed $350 million ofSEC’s uniform net debt. In determining whether the enterprise value described above represents the fair market value of the Dyal and Owl Rock businesses, the Altimar Board considered all of the factors described in the section of the Proxy Statement captioned “Altimar’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for Approval of the Business Combination” and the fact that the purchase price for these businesses was the result of an arm’s length negotiation. As a result, the Altimar Board concluded that the fair market value of Blue Owl was significantly in excess of 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account).

Facilities

We currently maintain our executive offices at 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019. The cost for our use of this space is included in the $10,000 per month fee we will pay to an affiliate of our Sponsor for office space, administrative and support services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.

Employees

We currently have two executive officers. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on the stage of the business combination process we are in. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

Periodic Reporting and Financial Information

We have registered our Units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirementscapital rule. Rule 15c3-1 of the Exchange Act, this Annual Report contains financial statements auditedwhich specifies the minimum level of net capital a broker-dealer must maintain and reported on by our independent registered public accountants.

We will provide shareholders with audited financial statementsalso requires that a significant part of a broker-dealer’s assets be kept in relatively liquid form.

Blue Owl Capital UK Limited (“Blue Owl UK”) is an entity organized and operating in the United Kingdom whose employees assist in the marketing and distribution of Blue Owl as partfunds in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Blue Owl Capital HK Limited (“Blue Owl HK”) is an entity organized and operating in Hong Kong whose employees together with the employees of the definitive Proxy Statement sent to shareholders.

We are required to evaluate our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. OnlyBlue Owl Capital Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“Blue Owl Singapore”), an entity organized and operating in Singapore assist in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filermarketing and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to complydistribution of Blue Owl funds in the Asia-Pacific region. Blue Owl HK is registered with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting.

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company. Exempted companies are Cayman Islands companies conducting business mainly outside the Cayman IslandsHong Kong Securities & Futures Commission. Blue Owl Capital Canada ULC (“Blue Owl Canada”) is an entity organized and as such, are exempted from complying with certain provisions of the Companies Law. As an exempted company, we have applied for and received a tax exemption undertaking from the Cayman Islands government that,operating in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (2018 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enactedCanada whose employees assist in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations will apply to us or our operationsmarketing and in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax will be payable (i) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our shareholders or a paymentBlue Owl funds in Canada.

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Table of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.

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In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our Initial Public Offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Class A ordinary shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.

Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30 or (2) our annual revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30.

Legal Proceedings

There is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any members of our management team in their capacity as such.

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Risk Factors.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Risks Related to Our Business and Operations
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the U.S. and global economy, has disrupted, and may continue to disrupt, industries in which we, our securities involvesproducts and our products’ investments operate and could potentially negatively impact us, our products or our products’ investments.
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted global commercial and economic activity and contributed to significant volatility in certain equity and debt markets. The impact of the outbreak continues to develop and many countries, including the United States, and states and municipalities in which we and our products’ investments operate, have instituted quarantines, prohibitions on travel and the closure of offices, businesses, schools, retail stores and other public venues. Individual businesses and industries are also implementing similar precautionary measures. Those measures, as well as the general uncertainty surrounding the dangers and effects of COVID-19, have created significant disruption in supply chains and economic activity and are having a high degreeparticularly adverse impact on transportation, hospitality, tourism, commercial real estate, entertainment and other industries, including industries in which certain of risk. You should consider carefullyour products, borrowers, Partner Managers and their respective investments operate and invest. The effects of COVID-19 have led to significant volatility and it is uncertain how long this volatility will continue. As COVID-19 continues to spread, particularly as new variants, including the Delta and Omicron variants, continue to emerge, the potential effects, including a global, regional or other economic recession, are increasingly uncertain and difficult to assess. This uncertainty has been exacerbated by issues with the availability and acceptance of vaccines both in the United States and globally. The continued spread of the virus globally could lead to a protracted world-wide economic downturn, the effects of which could last for some period after the pandemic is controlled and/or abated.
The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on us and our products’ operational and financial performance will depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of the public health emergency, the actions taken by governmental authorities to contain its financial and economic impact, the continued or renewed implementation of travel advisories and restrictions, the widespread availability and acceptance of vaccines, the impact of the public health emergency on overall supply and demand, staffing and attrition levels, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity and the extent of its disruption to global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, all of which are uncertain and difficult to assess. Significant volatility and declines in valuations in the global markets as well as liquidity concerns may impair our ability to raise funds or deter fund investors from investing in new or successor funds that we are marketing. Actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (whether imposed by governments or adopted by businesses or individuals) may give rise to difficulty marketing and raising new or successor funds due to shelter-in-place orders, travel restrictions and social distancing requirements implemented or undertaken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may lower or delay anticipated fee revenues. For existing funds, those actions may slow the pace of investment activity, by, for example, hindering the diligence process. This, in turn, could adversely affect the timing of raising capital for new or successor funds, the terms that might be offered and the management fees we earn on our products that generate fees based on invested (and not committed) capital. In addition, cash flows from management fees may be impacted by, among other things, a failure of our clients to meet capital calls. Borrowers of loans and other credit instruments made by our products may be unable to make their loan payments on a timely basis and meet their loan covenants, resulting in a decrease in value of our products’ credit investments and lower than expected returns.
We are continuing to monitor the impact of COVID-19 and related risks, described below, together withincluding risks related to the other information contained in this Annual Report, before making a decisionongoing spread of COVID-19 (including the Delta and Omicron variants) and efforts to invest in our securities. If anymitigate the spread and deployment of vaccines. However, the rapid development and fluidity of the following events occur, our business, financial conditionsituation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact on us. If the spread and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

SUMMARY RISK FACTORS

Some of the factors that could materially and adversely affectrelated mitigation efforts continue, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows include, but are not limited to,could be materially adversely affected. The impact of COVID-19 could have the following:

General Risk Factors

We are a recently incorporated company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.

Because we are incorporated under the lawseffect of heightening many of the Cayman Islands, youother risk factors described herein.

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Difficult market and political conditions may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights throughreduce the U.S. federal courts may be limited.

Our sponsor controls a substantial interest in us and thus may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support.

General Risks Related to Initial Business Combinations

Our shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote onvalue or hamper the performance of the investments made by our proposed initial business combination, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our shareholders do not support such a combination.

Theproducts or impair the ability of our public shareholdersproducts to exercise redemption rights with respectraise or deploy capital, each of which could materially reduce our revenue, earnings and cash flow and adversely affect our financial prospects and condition.

Our businesses are affected by conditions and trends in the global financial markets and the global economic and political climate relating to, a large numberamong other things, interest rates, the availability and cost of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws (including laws relating to our taxation, taxation of our shares could increaseclients and the probability thatpossibility of changes to regulations applicable to alternative asset managers), trade policies, commodity prices, tariffs, currency exchange rates and controls, political elections and administration transitions, and national and international political events (including wars and the most recent and rapidly evolving tensions between Russia and Ukraine as well as other forms of conflict, terrorist acts, and security operations) and catastrophic events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and pandemics. Those factors are outside of our initial business combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.

The requirement that we consummate an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of the Initial Public Offering may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combinationcontrol and may limitaffect the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders.

Our search for a business combination,level and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreakvolatility of credit and securities prices and the statusliquidity and value of debtfund investments, and equity markets.

Wewe and our products may not be able to consummateor may choose not to manage our exposure to these conditions. The extent and impact of any sanctions imposed in connection with the escalation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine may cause additional financial market volatility and impact the global economy as the situation continues to evolve.

During periods of difficult market conditions or slowdowns, which may be across one or more industries, sectors or geographies, companies in which our funds invest may experience decreased revenues, financial losses, credit rating downgrades, difficulty in obtaining access to financing and increased funding costs. During such periods, those companies may also have difficulty in pursuing growth strategies, expanding their businesses and operations (including to the extent that they are Partner Managers, raising additional capital) and be unable to meet their debt service obligations or other expenses as they become due, including obligations and expenses payable to our funds. Negative financial results in our funds’ portfolio companies may reduce the net asset value of our funds, result in the impairment of assets and reduce the investment returns for our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and cash flow or ability to raise additional capital through new or successor funds. In addition, those conditions would increase the risk of default with respect to credit-oriented or debt investments by our products.
We recently ceased to be an initialemerging growth company, and now are being required to comply with certain heightened reporting requirements. Fulfilling our obligations incident to being a public company, including compliance with the Exchange Act and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, are expensive and time-consuming, and any delays or difficulties in satisfying these obligations could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations and our stock price.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting, accounting and corporate governance requirements of the NYSE, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) that apply to issuers of listed equity, which impose certain significant compliance requirements, costs and obligations upon us. On October 7, 2021, we ceased to be an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. The changes necessitated by being a publicly listed company and ongoing compliance with these rules and regulations require a significant commitment of additional resources and management oversight, which increases our operating costs and could divert the attention of our management and personnel from other business combination within 24 monthsconcerns. Further, to continue to comply with the requirements of being a public company, we have undertaken various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting and internal audit staff.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us, among other things, to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs and significant management oversight.
In addition, our internal resources and personnel may in the future be insufficient to avoid accounting errors, and our auditors may identify deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control environment in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered implementing required new or improved controls could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors in our common stock or investors in our products to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock and/or investors’ confidence in our products. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on the NYSE.
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The expenses associated with being a public company include increases in auditing, accounting and legal fees and expenses, investor relations expenses, increased directors’ fees and director and officer liability insurance costs, registrar and transfer agent fees and listing fees. As a public company, we are required, among other things institute comprehensive compliance and investor relations functions. These obligations and constituents require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operation. Failure to comply with the requirements of being a public company could potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time consuming. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us, and there could be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.
The management fees of our BDCs and management fees and performance income of our private funds comprise a substantial majority of our revenues and a reduction in fees could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and the level of cash available for distributions to our shareholders.
BDCs
The investment advisory agreements we have with each of our BDCs categorize the fees we receive as: (a) base management fees, which are paid quarterly and generally increase or decrease based on the average fair value of our BDC’s gross assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents) or average fair value of gross assets (excluding cash) plus undrawn commitments, (b) Part I Fees and (c) Part II Fees. We classify the Part I Fees as management fees because they are predictable and recurring in nature, not subject to contingent repayment and generally cash-settled each quarter. If any of our BDCs’ gross assets or net investment income (before Part I Fees and Part II Fees) were to decline significantly for any reason, including, without limitation, due to fair value accounting requirements, the poor performance of its investments or the inability or increased cost to obtain or maintain borrowings for each of our BDCs, the amount of the fees we receive from our BDCs, including the base management fee and the Part I Fees, would also decline significantly, which could have an adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations. In addition, because the Part II Fees are not paid unless each of our BDCs achieves cumulative aggregate realized capital gains (net of cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation), each of our BDCs’ Part II Fees payable to us are variable and not predictable. Our advisory agreements typically provide that the rates at which we earn advisory fees from our BDCs increase after our BDCs are publicly listed (where before the listing the advisory fees typically are a reduced management fee with a reduced or no Part I or II fees). If our BDCs do not become publicly listed on anticipated timeframes or at all for any reason, including the poor share performance of our BDCs, Blue Owl will not benefit from this increase, and those BDCs may need to return their capital to investors, further reducing our management fees. We may also, from time to time, (a) waive or voluntarily defer any fees payable to us by our BDCs or any BDCs that we may manage after the closingdate hereof and (b) restructure any existing fee waivers granted by us to our BDCs so that such of our BDCs will be obligated to pay fee amounts that are less than the full fee amounts owed to us pursuant to the terms of the Initial Public Offering,applicable advisory agreement between us and such BDC, and the duration and extent of such waivers and deferrals in each of (a) and (b) may need to be significant to support continued fundraising. In addition to those arrangements, we have entered into and in the future may enter into expense supporting arrangements with certain of our BDCs where we pay or reimburse certain expenses of our BDCs in order to support their target dividend payments.
Our investment advisory and management agreements with our BDCs renew for successive annual periods subject to the approval of the applicable BDC’s board of directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of such BDC’s outstanding voting securities. In addition, as required by the Investment Company Act, the investment advisory agreements with our BDCs generally may be terminated without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party. Termination or non-renewal of any of these agreements would reduce our revenues significantly and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
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Private Funds: Management Fees
For our other non-BDC Direct Lending products, as well as GP Capital Solutions and certain Real Estate products, which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up andrefer to as our private funds, we would redeem our public shares and liquidate.

You will not have any rights or interests in fundsenter into investment advisory agreements whereby we generally receive base management fees from the Trust Account, except underinception of such fund through the liquidation of such fund or for most of our GP Capital Solutions products for a set period. Non-BDC Direct Lending products have a base management fee that is typically based on a percentage of gross asset value (which includes the portion of such investments purchased with leverage), whereas our GP Capital Solutions products have a management fee that is initially a set percentage of capital committed by investors, and then, following a step down event for a Dyal Capital fund (generally either the end of the investment period or, for certain limited circumstances. Therefore,funds, when the fund’s commitments become substantially invested or drawn), is adjusted to liquidate your investment, you maya lower percentage of the fund’s cost of unrealized investments, subject to impairment losses for certain funds. Following the management fee step down event, the management fee we receive will be forcedreduced when a fund realizes investments or in certain cases when there are permanent changes to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss.

Wethe cost basis of unrealized investments. While those funds are not required to obtainrealize assets as of any date, there is an opinion fromobligation to explore liquidity strategies with respect to a fund, and should a liquidity strategy event occur prior to the management fee end date, it could cause a reduction in the amount of management fees we are otherwise entitled to receive. Further, any realization of assets will be within the control of certain of our employees who own an independent accounting or investment banking firm,interest in a portion of the carried interest that does not belong to us and consequently, youwho may have an incentive to effect a realization earlier than one otherwise would expect had carried interest not been applicable.

As our private funds generally have end dates for paying management fees, our revenues will decline in respect of such funds if we are unable to successfully raise successor funds that replace the management fee payments that terminate on the older funds or such successor funds do not generate fees at the same rate. Additionally, given that such management fees are often based on gross asset value, acquisition costs or invested capital, either throughout the fund term or, in some cases following their investment period, the management fee received in respect of such fund will be reduced when a fund realizes investments or if the value of an investment is impaired. During the investment period of many funds, the fund expects to actively recycle capital into new investments, which would have the impact of replacing investments that have been realized during the investment period, but there are many factors that may limit our ability to effectively recycle capital and realize the full fee potential of any particular fund. For many Direct Lending funds, the gross asset value used as the base for the management fee includes investments purchased with leverage. If we are unable to obtain leverage at the expected level, or at all, this will have a negative impact on our ability to realize the full fee potential of any particular fund.
Further, our right to receive management fees can be impaired by certain actions of investors in a private fund. Our private funds generally provide investors with: (1) the right to terminate such fund on both a cause basis and a no fault basis; (2) the right to remove us as manager of a fund for cause; and (3) the right to create an early step down event with respect to a fund on a cause basis. If the investors exercised their right to vote for an early termination, we would typically continue to receive management fee through the liquidation of such fund, but we could face pressure to liquidate investments earlier than we otherwise believe is appropriate to maximize the value of such investment. Certain funds also provide investors with the right to remove the general partner of such fund on a cause basis. Upon the removal of the general partner of a fund becoming effective, the investment advisory contract in respect of such fund will cease to exist and our rights to payment of management fee will terminate. In some cases, investors may also have the right to redeem after certain periods of time or following regulatory or key person concerns, which would also reduce the base on which fees are charged. In other cases, after an initial lock up period, investors may issue redemption notices with respect to their interests; as such interests are redeemed, the fees will decrease unless we are able to find new investors to replace those redeeming.
Notwithstanding the formulas for calculating management fees provided in the governing documents for our products, Blue Owl has provided (and expects to provide in the future) discounts to investors on such fees based on the size of their commitments to the fund (or Blue Owl funds generally), the timing of their commitments to the fund or other factors that Blue Owl deems relevant. Certain investors are effectively given management fee discounts through specified interests and discounts with respect to carried interest or performance income through the grant of participation rights, fee rebates or revenue shares. Although such discounts will typically be awarded in circumstances where Blue Owl management believes there will ultimately be long-term benefits to Blue Owl, there can be no assurance from an independent source that the priceultimate benefit attained will be commensurate with the discount awarded, or as to how long it may take to recoup such value.
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Private Funds: Carried Interest
The general partner or an affiliate of certain of our private funds that are not BDCs may be entitled to receive carried interest from a fund based on cumulative fund performance to date. Carried interest entitles the general partner (or an affiliate) to a special allocation of income and gains from a fund, and is typically structured as a net profits interest in the applicable fund. Carried interest is generally calculated on a “realized” basis, and the recipient is generally entitled to a carried interest based upon the net realized income and gains often taking into account certain unrealized losses generated by such fund. Net realized income/gains or loss is not netted between or among funds.
If the investments we make on behalf of our funds or separate accounts perform poorly, we may suffer a decline in our realized performance income, which may limit our ability to pay dividends. For most funds, the carried interest is subject to a preferred return of 8%, subject in most cases to a catch-up allocation to the general partner. Generally, if at the termination of fund, the fund has not achieved investment returns that exceed the preferred return threshold, the general partner may not be entitled to a share of the carried interest. Additionally, similar to management fees as described above, if the fund is terminated early by the investors or the general partner is removed by the investors of a fund, this may have a negative impact on the value of investments, which will then reduce the carried interest allocations to the general partner, and, in the instance where the general partner is removed for cause, a penalty reduction may be assessed against any remaining carried interest. Amounts that could otherwise go to satisfy dividend payments may be deferred or reserved to satisfy potential repayment obligations.
Although Blue Owl is only entitled to 15% of this realized performance income, the remainder of this revenue stream is owned by entities not controlled by us, including to investors in such entities that otherwise might serve as professionals of Blue Owl. Blue Owl may be misaligned from these investors, as a portion of this income would qualify for long-term capital gains in the hands of such individuals, whereas Blue Owl, as a U.S. corporation, will not receive preferential treatment for long-term capital gains and may be limited in deducting capital losses. Furthermore, to the extent such investors currently benefit from such long-term capital gains treatment, they may not be entitled to this treatment in perpetuity. For example, U.S. federal income tax law now generally imposes a three-year holding period requirement for carried interest to be treated as long-term capital gain. The holding period requirement may result in some of the carried interest received by such persons being treated as ordinary income, which would materially increase the amount of taxes paid by such persons. The tax treatment of carried interest may continue to be area of attention for the federal and state governments.
Other Fee Income
We also receive fee income for providing services to certain portfolio companies of our products. Such services include arrangement, syndication, origination, structuring analysis, capital structure and business plan advice and other services. Certain types of transaction-related fees are required to be distributed to the Blue Owl funds and other products under the terms of our Co-investment Exemptive Order, as discussed in “Conflicts of interest may arise in connection with co-investments between our private funds and our BDCs” below, or are required to be distributed to investors in our products or offset against management fees that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the terms of the governing agreements of the relevant vehicles, while other types of related fees may be retained by us with no offset against management fees and contribute to our revenues and, ultimately, to our net income. We may decide not to seek those fees for any reason, including market conditions and expectations. Our ability to receive and retain those fees, and to continue to receive and retain those fees in the future, is dependent on the terms we negotiate with investors in our products, our ability to successfully negotiate for those fees with underlying portfolio companies, the permissibility of receiving and retaining those fees under the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and our business determination to negotiate for those fees. As a result, any change to the willingness of portfolio companies to bear those fees, the terms of our products that permit us to receive and retain those fees, the legal and regulatory framework in which we operate or our willingness to negotiate for those fees with portfolio companies of our products, could result in a decrease to our revenues and net income, and ultimately decrease the value of our common stock and our dividends to our shareholders. In addition, the fees generated are typically dependent on transaction frequency and volume, and a slowdown in the pace or size of investments by our products could adversely affect the amount of fees generated.
Our growth depends in large part on our ability to raise new and successor funds. If we were unable to raise such funds, the growth of our FPAUM and management fees, and ability to deploy capital into investments, earning the potential for performance income, would slow or decrease, all of which would materially reduce our revenues and cash flows and adversely affect our financial condition.
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A significant portion of our revenue from our products in any given period is dependent on the size of our FPAUM in such period and fee rates charged on the FPAUM. We may not be successful in procuring investment returns and prioritizing services that will allow us to maintain our current fee structure, to maintain or grow our FPAUM, or to generate performance income. A decline in the size or pace of growth of FPAUM or applicable fee rates will reduce our revenues. A decline in the size or pace of growth of FPAUM or applicable fee rates may result from a range of factors, including:
Volatile economic and market conditions, which could cause fund investors to delay making new commitments to alternative investment funds or limit the ability of our existing funds to deploy capital;
Intense competition among alternative asset managers may make fundraising and the deployment of capital more difficult, thereby limiting our ability to grow or maintain our FPAUM. Competition may be amplified by changes in fund investors allocating increased amounts of capital away from alternative asset managers; and
Continuation or amplification of general trends within the investment management industry towards lower fees including through direct reductions, deferrals, rebates or other means, which may also result in our competitors operating based on fee structures with which we are payingunable to successfully compete.
In response to those trends, we may, in certain cases, lower the fees we charge or grant fee reductions or specified interests or periodic holidays in order to remain competitive;
Poor performance of one or more of our products, either relative to market benchmarks or in absolute terms (e.g., based on market value or net asset value of our BDCs’ shares), or compared to our competitors may cause fund investors to regard our funds less favorably than those of our competitors, thereby adversely affecting our ability to raise new or successor funds;
Our funds may engage in strategic transactions or other dispositions that reduce the cost basis upon which we charge management fees with respect to one or more of our funds. For example, a fund may sell all or a portion of its interests in portfolio companies that causes such fund’s management fee base to be reduced; and
Certain of our funds contain “key person” provisions or other provisions allowing investors to take actions following certain specified events. The occurrence of one or more of those events prior to the end of a fund’s investment period could result in the termination of a fund’s investment period and a material decrease in the management fees paid by such fund or, in certain cases, cessation of the funds.
Our products may suffer losses if our Partner Managers are unable to raise new funds or grow their AUM.
As our GP Capital Solutions products’ investments in Partner Managers are intended to be held for an indefinite duration, we are dependent upon the ability of our Partner Managers to execute successfully their investment program and grow their assets under management. In the event that a Partner Manager is unable to grow their assets under management or such Partner Manager’s investment returns fail to meet expectations, the returns attributable to such investment may be reduced or our products may suffer a loss on such investment. A Partner Manager’s failure to grow assets under management may result from a range of factors common to asset managers, including factors to which we are subject ourselves, or specific factors attributable to its business including the departure of key persons, the inability of such Partner Manager to diversify into new investment strategies, investment performance and regulatory enforcement actions.
The investment management business is intensely competitive.
The investment management business is intensely competitive, with competition based on a variety of factors, including investment performance, business relationships, quality of service provided to clients, fund investor liquidity, fund terms (including fees and economic sharing arrangements), brand recognition and business reputation. Maintaining our reputation is critical to attracting and retaining fund investors and for maintaining our relationships with our regulators, sponsors, Partner Managers, potential co-investors and joint venture partners, as applicable. Negative publicity regarding our company, our personnel or our Partner Managers could give rise to reputational risk that could significantly harm our existing business and business prospects. We are also currently subject to and may be subject in the future to litigation between ourselves and our Partner Managers, which may harm our reputation.
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Similarly, events could occur that damage the reputation of our industry generally, such as the insolvency or bankruptcy of large funds or a significant number of funds or highly publicized incidents of fraud or other scandals, any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, regardless of whether any of those events directly relate to our products or the investments made by our products.
Our products compete with a number of specialized funds, corporate buyers, traditional asset managers, real estate companies, commercial banks, investment banks, other investment managers and other financial institutions, including certain of our shareholders, as well as domestic and international pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and we expect that competition will continue to increase. In addition, our BDCs and other Direct Lending products compete with a number of other BDCs, private funds, commercial banks, and other financial institutions.
Numerous factors increase our competitive risks, including, but not limited to:
A number of our competitors may have or are perceived to have more expertise or financial, technical, marketing and other resources and more personnel than we do;
Some of our products may not perform as well as competitors’ funds or other available investment products;
Several of our competitors have raised significant amounts of capital, and many of them have similar investment objectives to ours, which may create additional competition for investment opportunities;
Some of our competitors may have lower fees or alternative fee arrangements that potential clients of ours may find more appealing;
Some of our competitors may have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us, which may create competitive disadvantages for us with respect to our products, including our products that directly use leverage or rely on debt financing of their portfolio investments to generate superior investment returns;
Some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances, different risk assessments or lower return thresholds than us, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and to bid more aggressively than us or to agree to less restrictive legal terms and protections for investments that we want to make;
Some of our competitors may be subject to less regulation or conflicts of interest and, accordingly, may have more flexibility to undertake and execute certain businesses or investments than we do, bear less compliance expense than we do or be viewed differently in the marketplace;
Some of our competitors may have more flexibility than us in raising and deploying certain types of funds under the investment management contracts they have negotiated with their fund investors; and
Some of our competitors may offer a broader investment platform and more partnership opportunities to portfolio companies than we are able to offer.
Certain of our strategic relationship investors (including early-stage investors in new products) may be granted the right to participate in the net profits of our advisory business attributable to certain strategies or products.
Certain investors in our products have been granted, and may in the future receive various forms of, participation rights. with respect to certain strategies, product lines or products, including, but not limited to, the right to: (1) the net profits or gross revenues of certain businesses; (2) the gross management fee revenue derived from certain strategies; (3) shares in net operating income that would otherwise be earned by us with respect to management fees, and (4) shares in a percentage of management fees. To the extent gross revenue participations or similar arrangements are offered, they will reduce the revenue earned by us, but we will continue to bear all applicable expenses, even if the product is not generating positive cash flow. We may also offer our employees the opportunity to participate in certain types of these arrangements in certain circumstances as a way of compensating or incentivizing employees. There is generally no limitation on the size or the duration of future economic sharing arrangements.
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In addition, in the ordinary course we may offer fee discounts to investors in existing and future funds and we expect to continue to waive fees for many or all of our co-investments. We currently expect, at least in certain instances, to continue to offer these economic sharing arrangements to our strategic relationship investors (which may include certain of our shareholders) in the future, which may reduce the revenues ultimately earned by us in respect of these products, although it is hoped in many instances this will be balanced by the broader strategic benefits.
Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of capital and co-investment opportunities.
As an asset manager with multiple clients, including our various product lines, we confront conflicts of interests relating to our investment activities and operations. In particular, our allocation of capital and co-investment opportunities across our products are subject to numerous actual or potential conflicts of interest. Although we have implemented policies and procedures to address those conflicts, our failure to effectively identify and address them could cause reputational harm and a loss of investor confidence in our business. It could also result in regulatory lapses that could lead to applicable penalties, as well as increased regulatory oversight of our business.
Potential conflicts of interest in allocation among funds
Certain of our products may have overlapping investment objectives, including funds that have different fee structures, and potential conflicts may arise with respect to our decisions regarding how to allocate investment opportunities among those funds. We may allocate an investment opportunity that is appropriate for two or more investment funds in a manner that excludes one or more funds or results in a disproportionate allocation based on factors or criteria that we determine, including but not limited to differences with respect to available capital, the current or anticipated size of a fund, minimum investment amounts, the remaining life of a fund, differences in investment objectives, guidelines or strategies, diversification, portfolio construction considerations and other considerations deemed relevant to us and in accordance with our policy. Although we have adopted investment allocation policies and procedures that are designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment over time, and expect these policies and procedures to continue to evolve, those policies and procedures will not eliminate all potential conflicts. Certain investment opportunities may be allocated to certain funds that have lower fees or to our co-investment funds that pay no fees. To the extent that those investments could otherwise have been allocated to funds generating FPAUM, our revenues will be less than what would otherwise have been generated were those investments made through fee paying structures.
Potential conflicts of interest in connection with co-investments between our private funds and our BDCs
Our BDCs are permitted to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with affiliated investment funds in negotiated transactions pursuant to an SEC order (the “Co-investment Exemptive Order”). Pursuant to that exemptive relief, our BDCs and other affiliated investment funds generally are permitted to make such co-investments if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the Investment Company Act) of such BDC’s directors (including the independent directors) makes certain conclusions in connection with the co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to such BDC and its shareholders and do not involve overreaching in respect of such BDC or its shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of such BDC’s shareholders and with its investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by one of our shareholdersBDCs and other affiliated investment funds would not disadvantage any other of our BDCs, and such BDC’s participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which the other BDCs or other affiliated investment funds are investing. The different investment objectives or terms of the BDCs and affiliated investment funds may result in a financial pointpotential conflict of view.

Risks Relatedinterest, including in connection with the allocation of investments among our BDCs and/or our affiliated investment funds pursuant to the ProposedCo-investment Exemptive Order or otherwise.

As a result of our structure, our GP Capital Solutions products are affiliated investment funds of our BDCs and are prohibited from co-investing with our BDCs, except as permitted by the Investment Company Act and the Co-investment Exemptive Order. Those restrictions may limit the ability of the GP Capital Solutions products to make certain investments they otherwise may have made, and subject our products to additional compliance and regulatory risk. While it is not currently anticipated that there will be substantial overlap in the investment opportunities pursued by our BDCs, on the one hand, and the GP Capital Solutions products, on the other hand, the Co-investment Exemptive Order will require that any opportunities that are appropriate for both our BDCs and our GP Capital Solutions products will need to be offered to our BDCs and any such investments, if made, will need to be conducted in compliance with the conditions of the Co-Investment Exemptive Order and other requirements under the Investment Company Act. These restrictions also apply to our other Direct Lending and Real Estate products and may apply to additional product lines in the future.
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Conflicts related to investments by several of our products at different levels of the capital structure of a single portfolio company or Partner Manager.
Different funds that we advise and/or our BDCs may invest in a single portfolio company, including at different levels of the capital structure of the portfolio company. For example, in the normal course of business, one of our products may acquire debt positions in, or lend to, companies in which another of our products owns common equity securities or a subordinated debt position. This could occur at the time of, or subsequent to, the initial investment in the portfolio company. A direct conflict of interest could arise among the various debt holders and equity holders if the company were to experience financial distress. In addition, if one of our BDCs is an investor in a portfolio company alongside other of our BDCs or affiliated investment funds we advise that have invested in a different part of the portfolio company’s capital structure, the Investment Company Act may prohibit us from negotiating on behalf of any such fund in connection with a reorganization or restructuring of the portfolio company. While we have developed general guidelines regarding when two or more funds can invest in different parts of the same company’s capital structure and created a process that we employ to handle those conflicts when they arise, our decision to permit the investments to occur in the first instance or our judgment on how to minimize the conflict could be challenged. If we fail to appropriately address those conflicts, it could negatively impact our reputation and ability to raise additional funds and the willingness of counterparties to do business with us or result in potential litigation against us.
Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of costs and expenses, and we are subject to increased regulatory scrutiny and uncertainty with regard to those allocations.
As an asset manager with multiple funds, we regularly make determinations to allocate costs and expenses both among our funds and between our funds and their investment advisors. Certain of those allocation determinations are inherently subjective and virtually all of them are subject to regulatory oversight. Any allocation or allegation of, or investigation into, a potential violation could cause reputational harm and a loss of investor confidence in our business. It could also result in regulatory lapses and any applicable penalties, as well as increased regulatory oversight of our business. In addition, any determination to allocate fees to the applicable investment adviser or Blue Owl Business Combination

could negatively affect our net income, and ultimately decrease the value of our common stock and our dividends to our shareholders. Similar considerations arise when allocating expenses to, or away from vehicles to which specified interests apply.

Allocation of costs and expenses among our funds and between our funds and applicable management companies

We have a conflict of interest in determining whether certain costs and expenses are incurred in the course of operating our funds, including the extent to which services provided by certain employees and associated costs are allocable to certain funds. Our Sponsor has agreedfunds generally pay or otherwise bear all legal, accounting, filing, and other expenses incurred in connection with organizing and establishing the funds and the offering of interests in the funds. Such determinations often require subjective judgment and may result in the management company, rather than our funds, being allocated certain fees and expenses. In addition, our funds generally pay all expenses related to vote in favorthe operation of the proposed Blue Owlfunds and their investment activities, in certain cases subject to caps. We also determine, in our sole discretion, the appropriate allocation of investment-related expenses, including broken deal expenses, incurred in respect of unconsummated investments and expenses more generally relating to a particular investment strategy, among our products, vehicles and accounts participating or that would have participated in such investments or that otherwise participate in the relevant investment strategy, as applicable. That often requires judgment and could result in one or more of our funds bearing more or less of these expenses than other investors or potential investors in the relevant investments or a fund paying a disproportionate share, including some or all, of the broken deal expenses or other expenses incurred by potential investors. Any dispute regarding such allocations could lead to our funds having to bear some portion of these costs as well as reputational risk. In addition, for funds that do not pay or otherwise bear the costs and expenses described above because of the application of caps or otherwise, such amounts may be borne by the applicable management company, which will reduce the amount of net fee income we receive for providing advisory services to the funds. For example, Dyal Capital has developed a Business Combination, regardlessServices Platform that provides strategic services to Partner Managers, certain areas. Certain expenses associated with the Business Services Platform (“BSP Expenses”) are allocated among, and payable by, each of how our public shareholders vote.

If the conditionsGP Minority Equity Investment funds (“Dyal Equity Funds”). Those Dyal Equity Funds are generally allocated an amount equal to their pro rata allocation of BSP Expenses based on the relative number of Partner Managers in which investments are held from time to time by each of those funds; provided that the amount of BSP Expenses borne by a particular Dyal Equity Fund is subject to certain caps specified in its respective governing documents. In addition, Dyal Fund V provides for a minimum payment for BSP Expenses, which to the extent such minimum exceeds Dyal Fund V’s otherwise allocable share of such expenses, reduces the amounts of BSP Expenses borne by the other Dyal Equity Funds. It is expected that any successor fund to Dyal Fund V would similarly share in BSP Expenses.

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We are required to bear any BSP Expenses allocated to a Dyal Equity Fund that exceeds the fund’s cap on those expenses. In addition, in certain instances, we expect to determine not to allocate or charge certain BSP Expenses to the Dyal Equity Funds, or to a particular fund, in response to regulatory, fund investor relations, governance or other applicable considerations and determine instead for those BSP Expenses to be borne by us. Any such determination could have the effect of materially reducing the reimbursement payments received by us with respect to the Business Combination Agreement are not met,Services Platform or result in losses attributable to certain activities thereof. The allocation methodology for allocating BSP Expenses and other similar expenses is complex and subject to interpretation. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that any conflict arising from these allocations of expenses will be resolved in a manner responsive to the proposed Blue Owlinterests of all of our clients, which could damage our reputation.
The activities of the Business Combination may not occur.

Services Platform and the allocation of BSP expenses have in the past been subject to an SEC order. These and other expense allocation practices could in the future be subject to regulatory scrutiny.

Pre-existingExisting and future relationships between participants in the proposed Blue Owl Business Combinationor among our Partner Managers, our products and the related transactions or their affiliateslimited partners could give rise to actual or perceived conflicts of interest in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

interest.

If the sale of some or all of the PIPE Securities fails to close and sufficient shareholders exercise their redemption rights in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar may lack sufficient funds to consummate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

If the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination is consummated, Altimar’s shareholders will experience dilution.

The Domestication may result in adverse tax consequences for holders of Altimar ordinary shares and warrants, including public shareholders exercising redemption rights.

The grant of registration rights to our shareholders, holdersCertain of our Private Placement Warrants and PIPE Investors and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock.

General Risk Factors

We are a recently incorporated company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.

We are a recently exempted company, incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with no operating results, and we did not commence operations until obtaining funding through the Initial Public Offering. Because we lack an operating history, you have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective of completing our initial business combination with one or more target businesses. If we fail to complete our initial business combination, we will never generate any operating revenues.

Past performance by HPS, our management team or either of their respective affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in us.

Information regarding performance is presented for informational purposes only. Any past experience or performance of HPS Investment Partners, LLC (“HPS”), an affiliate of our Sponsor, our management team or either of their respective affiliates is not a guarantee of either (i) our ability to successfully identify and execute a transaction or (ii) success with respect to any business combination that we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical record of HPS, our management team or either of their respective affiliates as indicative of the future performance of an investment in us or the returns we will, or are likely to, generate going forward. Our management team has no experience in operating special purpose acquisition companies. In addition, HPS advises funds and accounts which have investment mandates that overlap with ours and therefore may compete for investment opportunities with us, and HPS will not be obligated to present any investment opportunities to us over the funds and accounts it manages. Senior management of HPS will spend a vast majority, if not substantially all, of their business time on their other duties, including to the investment management clients of HPS.

We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to “emerging growth companies” or “smaller reporting companies,” this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our Class A ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30 or (2) our annual revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.

Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may make it more difficult for us to effectuate a business combination, require substantial financial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2021. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. The fact that we are a blank check company makes compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act particularly burdensome on us as compared to other public companies because a target business with which we seek to complete our initial business combination may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of its internal controls. The development of the internal control of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.

Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.

We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the U.S. upon our directors or executive officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the U.S. courts against our directors or officers.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Law (as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. We are also subject to the federal securities laws of the U.S. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the U.S. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to that of the U.S., and certain states, such as Delaware, may have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholders derivative action in a federal court of the U.S.

We have been advised by Maples and Calder, our Cayman Islands legal counsel, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the U.S. predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the U.S. or any state and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the U.S. or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the U.S., the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be, in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

As a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a U.S. company.

Provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our Class A ordinary shares and could entrench management.

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that shareholders may consider to be in their best interests. These provisions will include a staggered board of directors, the ability of the board of directors to designate the terms of and issue new series of preference shares, and the fact that prior to the completion of our initial business combination only holders of our Class B ordinary shares, which have been issued to our Sponsor, are entitled to vote on the appointment of directors, which may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.

Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss.

We depend on digital technologies, including information systems, infrastructure and cloud applications and services, including those of HPS and third parties with which we may deal. Sophisticated and deliberate attacks on, or security breaches in, our systems or infrastructure, or the systems or infrastructure of third parties or the cloud, could lead to corruption or misappropriation of our assets, proprietary information and sensitive or confidential data. As an early-stage company without significant investments in data security protection, we may not be sufficiently protected against such occurrences. We may not have sufficient resources to adequately protect against, or to investigate and remediate any vulnerability to, cyber incidents. It is possible that any of these occurrences, or a combination of them, could have adverse consequences on our business and lead to financial loss.

Since only holders of our founder shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors, the NYSE may consider us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and, as a result, we may qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.

Only holders of our founder shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors. As a result, the NYSE may consider us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards. Under the NYSE corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that:

we have a board that includes a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of the NYSE;

we have a compensation committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and

we have a nominating and corporate governance committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

We do not intend to utilize these exemptions and intend to comply with the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE, subject to applicable phase-in rules. However, if we determine in the future to utilize some or all of these exemptions, you will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the NYSE corporate governance requirements.

The NYSE may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

Our Units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants are currently listed on the NYSE. Although after giving effect to the Initial Offering Public we meet, on a pro forma basis, the minimum initial listing standards set forth in the NYSE listing standards, our securities may not be listed on the NYSE in the future or prior to our initial business combination. In order to continue listing our securities on the NYSE prior to our initial business combination, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and share price levels, such as a minimum market capitalization (generally $50,000,000) and a minimum number of holders of our securities (generally 300 public holders). Additionally, our Units will not be traded after completion of our initial business combination and, in connection with our initial business combination, we will be required to demonstrate compliance with the NYSE initial listing requirements, which are more rigorous than the NYSE continued listing requirements, in order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities on the NYSE. For instance, our share price would generally be required to be at least $4.00 per share, our total market capitalization would be required to be at least $200.0 million, the aggregate market value of publicly held shares would be required to be at least $100.0 million and we would be required to have at least 400 round lot shareholders. We may not be able to meet those listing requirements at that time, especially if there are a significant number of redemptions in connection with our initial business combination.

If the NYSE delists our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

reduced liquidity for our securities;

a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;

a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and

a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because our Units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants are listed on the NYSE, our Units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants qualify as covered securities under the statute. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of covered securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies, other than the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on the NYSE, our securities would not qualify as covered securities under the statute and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.

Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.

We are subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we will be required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.

Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.

If we are forced to enter into an insolvent liquidation, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed as an unlawful payment if it was proved that immediately following the date on which the distribution was made, we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore, our directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to us or our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, thereby exposing themselves and our company to claims, by paying public shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons. We and our directors and officers who knowingly and willfully authorized or permitted any distribution to be paid out of our share premium account while we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business would be guilty of an offense and may be liable for a fine of $18,292.68 and imprisonment for five years in the Cayman Islands.

We may be a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.

If we are a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the section of our IPO prospectus captioned “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations-General”) of our Class A ordinary shares or warrants, the U.S. Holder may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. Our PFIC status for our current and subsequent taxable years may depend on whether we qualify for the PFIC start-up exception. Depending on the particular circumstances, the application of the start-up exception may be subject to uncertainty, and there cannot be any assurance that we will qualify for the start-up exception. Accordingly, there can be no assurances with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any

subsequent taxable year. Our actual PFIC status for any taxable year, however, will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Moreover, if we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, upon written request, we will endeavor to provide to a U.S. Holder such information as the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) may require, including a PFIC Annual Information Statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and maintain a “qualified electing fund” election, but there can be no assurance that we will timely provide such required information, and such election would be unavailable with respect to our warrants in all cases. We urge U.S. investors to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules.

We are dependent upon our executive officers and directors, and their loss could adversely affect our ability to operate.

Our operations are dependent upon a relatively small group of individuals and, in particular, our executive officers and directors. We believe that our success depends on the continued service of our officers and directors, at least until we have completed our initial business combination. In addition, our executive officers and directors are not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating their time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. We do not have an employment agreement with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our directors or executive officers.

The unexpected loss of the services of one or more of our directors or executive officers could have a detrimental effect on us.

Our Sponsor controls a substantial interest in us and thus may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support.

As of December 31, 2020, our Sponsor owned 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Accordingly, it may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support, including amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. If our Sponsor purchases additional securities, this would increase its control. Other than as previously disclosed by us, neither our Sponsor nor, to our knowledge, any of our officers or directors, have any current intention to purchase additional securities. Factors that would be considered in making such additional purchases would include consideration of the current trading price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, our board of directors, whose members were appointed by our Sponsor, is and will be divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being appointed in each year. We may not hold an annual general meeting to appoint new directors prior to the completion of our initial business combination, in which case all of the current directors will continue in office until at least the completion of the business combination. If there is an annual general meeting, as a consequence of our “staggered” board of directors, only a minority of the board of directors will be considered for appointment and our Sponsor, because of its ownership position, will control the outcome, as only holders of our Class B ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors and to remove directors prior to our initial business combination. Accordingly, our Sponsor will continue to exert control at least until the completion of our initial business combination. In addition, we have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of our Sponsor.

We may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders of public warrants with the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then-outstanding public warrants. As a result, the exercise price of the warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant could be decreased, all without approval of each warrant affected.

Our warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment. Although our ability to amend the terms of the public warrants with the

consent of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, convert the warrants into cash, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of Class A ordinary shares or Class A common stock, as applicable, purchasable upon exercise of a warrant.

We may redeem unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to holders of warrants, thereby making such warrants worthless.

We have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the last sale price of our Class A ordinary shares or Class A common stock, as applicable, equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) on each of 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of such redemption is given. We will not redeem the warrants unless an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares or Class A common stock, as applicable, issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares or Class A common stock, as applicable, is available throughout the 30-day redemption period, except if the warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force holders thereof to (i) exercise warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for such holder to do so, (ii) sell warrants at the then-current market price when such holder might otherwise wish to hold warrants or (iii) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of such warrants. None of the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held by their initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.

In addition, we may redeem warrants after they become exercisable for Class A ordinary shares or common stock, as applicable, determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of our Class A ordinary shares or common stock, as applicable. Any such redemption may have similar consequences to a cash redemption described above. In addition, such redemption may occur at a time when the warrants are “out-of-the-money,” in which case holders thereof would lose any potential embedded value from a subsequent increase in the value of the Class A ordinary shares or common stock, as applicable, had such warrants remained outstanding.

General Risks Related to Initial Business Combinations

Our shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed initial business combination, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our shareholders do not support such a combination.

We may choose not to hold a shareholder vote before we complete our initial business combination if the business combination would not require shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. For instance, if we were seeking to acquire a target business where the consideration we were paying in the transaction was all cash, we would typically not be required to seek shareholder approval to complete such a transaction. Except for as required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, the decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination or will allow shareholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors, such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek shareholder approval. Accordingly, we may complete our initial business combination even if holders of a majority of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares do not approve of the business combination we complete.

Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash.

At the time of your investment in us, you will not be provided with an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any target businesses. Since our board of directors may complete a business combination without seeking shareholder approval, public shareholders may not have the right or opportunity to vote on the business

combination, unless we seek such shareholder approval. Accordingly, your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to exercising your redemption rights within the period of time (which will be at least 20 business days) set forth in our tender offer documents mailed to our public shareholders in which we describe our initial business combination.

The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target.

We may seek to enter into a business combination transaction agreement with a prospective target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. If too many public shareholders exercise their redemption rights, we would not be able to meet such closing condition and, as a result, would not be able to proceed with the business combination. Furthermore, in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 either prior to or upon consummation of an initial business combination (so that we do not then become subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules). Consequently, if accepting all properly submitted redemption requests would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 either prior to or upon consummation of an initial business combination or such greater amount necessary to satisfy a closing condition as described above, we would not proceed with such redemption and the related business combination and may instead search for an alternative business combination. Prospective targets will be aware of these risks and, thus, may be reluctant to enter into a business combination transaction with us.

The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to complete the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.

At the time we enter into an agreement for our initial business combination, we will not know how many shareholders may exercise their redemption rights, and therefore will need to structure the transaction based on our expectations as to the number of shares that will be submitted for redemption. If a large number of shares are submitted for redemption, we may need to restructure the transaction to reserve a greater portion of the cash in the Trust Account or arrange for additional third-party financing. Raising additional third-party financing may involve dilutive equity issuances or the incurrence of indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. The above considerations may limit our ability to complete the most desirable business combination available to us or optimize our capital structure. The amount of the deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriters will not be adjusted for any shares that are redeemed in connection with an initial business combination. The per share amount we will distribute to shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commission and, after such redemptions, the amount held in trust will continue to reflect our obligation to pay the entire deferred underwriting commissions.

The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that our initial business combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.

If our initial business combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to pay the purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, the probability that our initial business combination would be unsuccessful is increased. If our initial business combination is unsuccessful, you would not receive your pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account until we liquidate the Trust Account. If you are in need of immediate liquidity, you could attempt to sell your shares in the open market; however, at such time our shares may trade at a discount to the pro rata amount per share in the Trust Account. In either situation, you may suffer a material loss on your investment or lose the benefit of funds expected in connection with our redemption until we liquidate or you are able to sell your shares in the open market.

The requirement that we consummate an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of the Initial Public Offering may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders.

Any potential target business with which we enter into negotiations concerning a business combination will be aware that we must consummate an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Consequently, such target business may obtain leverage over us in negotiating a business combination, knowing that if we do not complete our initial business combination with that particular target business, we may be unable to complete our initial business combination with any target business. This risk will increase as we get closer to the time frame described above. In addition, we may have limited time to conduct due diligence and may enter into our initial business combination on terms that we would have rejected upon a more comprehensive investigation.

Our search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the status of debt and equity markets.

The pandemic, together with resulting voluntary and U.S. federal and state and non-U.S. governmental actions, including, without limitation, mandatory business closures, public gathering limitations, restrictions on travel and quarantines, has meaningfully disrupted the global economy and markets. Although the long-term economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to predict, it has and is expected to continue to have ongoing material adverse effects across many, if not all, aspects of the regional, national and global economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases could result, in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets worldwide, and the business of any potential target business with which we consummate a business combination could be materially and adversely affected. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our search for a business combination will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic or other matters of global concern continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to consummate a business combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected.

In addition, our ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and other events, including as a result of increased market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all.

We may not be able to consummate an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of the Initial Public Offering, in which case we would cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up, and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate.

We may not be able to find a suitable target business and consummate an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Our ability to complete our initial business combination may be negatively impacted by general market conditions, volatility in the capital and debt markets, and the other risks described herein. For example, the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to grow both in the U.S. and globally and, while the extent of the impact of the outbreak on us will depend on future developments, it could limit our ability to complete our initial business combination, including as a result of increased market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all. Additionally, the outbreak of COVID-19 may negatively impact businesses we may seek to acquire. If we have not consummated an initial business combination within such applicable time period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously

released to us to pay our income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, if we wind up for any other reason prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, we will follow the foregoing procedures with respect to the liquidation of the Trust Account as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, subject to applicable Cayman Islands law. In either such case, our public shareholders may receive only $10.00 per public share, or less than $10.00 per public share, on the redemption of their shares, and our warrants will expire worthless.

If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our Sponsor, directors, executive officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase public shares or warrants, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares or public warrants.

If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our Sponsor, directors, executive officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination, although they are under no obligation to do so. However, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. None of the funds in the Trust Account will be used to purchase public shares or warrants in such transactions.

In the event that our Sponsor, directors, executive officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from public shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. The purpose of any such transaction could be to (1) vote in favor of the business combination and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the business combination, (2) reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection with our initial business combination or (3) satisfy a closing condition in an agreement with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our initial business combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of our initial business combination that may not otherwise have been possible. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares or public warrants may be reduced and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, which may make it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting requirements.

If a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our public shares in connection with our initial business combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.

We will comply with the proxy rules or tender offer rules, as applicable, when conducting redemptions in connection with our initial business combination. Despite our compliance with these rules, if a shareholder fails to receive our proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, such shareholder may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, the proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination will describe the various procedures that must be complied with in order to validly redeem or tender public shares. In the event that a shareholder fails to comply with these procedures, its shares may not be redeemed.

You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss.

Our public shareholders will be entitled to receive funds from the Trust Account only upon the earliest to occur of: (i) our completion of an initial business combination, and then only in connection with those Class A ordinary shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein; (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares; and (iii) the redemption of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, subject to applicable law and as further described herein. Public shareholders who redeem their Class A ordinary shares in connection with a shareholder vote described in clause (ii) in the preceding sentence shall not be entitled to funds from the Trust Account upon the subsequent completion of an initial business combination or liquidation if we have not consummated an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, with respect to such Class A ordinary shares so redeemed. In no other circumstances will a public shareholder have any right or interest of any kind in the Trust Account. Holders of warrants will not have any right to the proceeds held in the Trust Account with respect to the warrants. Accordingly, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss.

If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, and if you or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares.

If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in the Initial Public Offering, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares,” without our prior consent. However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination. Your inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce your influence over our ability to complete our initial business combination and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in us if you sell Excess Shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the Excess Shares if we complete our initial business combination. And as a result, you will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 15% and, in order to dispose of such shares, would be required to sell your shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.

Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. If we have not consummated our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.

We expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including private investors (which may be individuals or investment partnerships), other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire. Many of these individuals and entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly, acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources or more local industry knowledge than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted

with those of many of these competitors. While we believe there are numerous target businesses we could potentially acquire with the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, we are obligated to offer holders of our public shares the right to redeem their shares for cash at the time of our initial business combination in conjunction with a shareholder vote or via a tender offer. Target companies will be aware that this may reduce the resources available to us for our initial business combination. Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a business combination. If we have not consummated our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.

If the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants not being held in the Trust Account are insufficient to allow us to operate for the 24 months following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and our ability to complete our initial business combination, and we will depend on loans from our Sponsor, its affiliates or members of our management team to fund our search and to complete our initial business combination.

Of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, only approximately $1,000,000 is available to us initially outside the Trust Account to fund our working capital requirements. We believe that the funds available to us outside of the Trust Account, together with funds available from loans from our Sponsor, its affiliates or members of our management team will be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the 24 months following the closing of the Initial Public Offering; however, we cannot assure you that our estimate is accurate, and our Sponsor, its affiliates or members of our management team are under no obligation to advance funds to us in such circumstances. Of the funds available to us, we expect to use a portion of the funds available to us to pay fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business. We could also use a portion of the funds as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision in letters of intent designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into a letter of intent where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business and were subsequently required to forfeit such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise), we might not have sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target business.

If we are required to seek additional capital, we would need to borrow funds from our Sponsor, its affiliates, members of our management team or other third parties to operate or we may be forced to liquidate. Neither our Sponsor, members of our management team nor their affiliates are under any obligation to us in such circumstances. Any such advances may be repaid only from funds held outside the Trust Account or from funds released to us upon completion of our initial business combination. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-business combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. Prior to the completion of our initial business combination, we do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor, its affiliates or members of our management team as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account. If we have not consummated our initial business combination within the required time period because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. Consequently, our public shareholders may only receive an estimated $10.00 per public share, or possibly less, on our redemption of our public shares, and our warrants will expire worthless. See “ If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per public share” and other risk factors herein.

Subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination, we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and the price of our securities, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

Even if we conduct extensive due diligence on a target business with which we combine, we cannot assure you that this diligence will identify all material issues with a particular target business, that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence or that factors outside of the target business and outside of our control will not later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in our reporting losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by a target business or by virtue of our obtaining post-combination debt financing. Accordingly, any holders who choose to retain their securities following the business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.

If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per public share.

Our placing of funds in the Trust Account may not protect those funds from third-party claims against us. Although we will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account for the benefit of our public shareholders, such parties may not execute such agreements, or even if they execute such agreements, they may not be prevented from bringing claims against the Trust Account, including, but not limited to, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the Trust Account. If any third-party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the Trust Account, our management will perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will only enter into an agreement with a third-party that has not executed a waiver if management believes that such third-party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative.

Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third-party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third-party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where management is unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason. Upon redemption of our public shares, if we have not consummated an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with our initial business combination, we will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against us within the 10 years following redemption. Accordingly, the per share redemption amount received by public shareholders could be less than the $10.00 per public share initially held in the Trust Account, due to claims of such creditors. Pursuant to the letter agreement (which is an exhibit to this Annual Report), our Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by (A) a third-party (other than our independent auditors) for services rendered or products sold to us or (B) a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per public share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay our tax obligations, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third-party or prospective target business that executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third -party, our Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.

However, we have not asked our Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently verified whether our Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations, and we believe that our Sponsor’s only assets are securities of our Company. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made against the Trust Account, the funds available for our initial business combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per public share. In such event, we may not be able to complete our initial business combination, and you would receive such lesser amount per share in connection with any redemption of your public shares. None of our officers or directors will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.

The securities in which we invest the proceeds held in the Trust Account could bear a negative rate of interest, which could reduce the interest income available for payment of taxes or reduce the value of the assets held in trust such that the per share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.

The gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, in the amount of $275,000,000, are held in an interest-bearing Trust Account. The proceeds held in the Trust Account may only be invested in direct U.S. Treasury obligations having a maturity of 185 days or less, or in certain money market funds which invest only in direct U.S. Treasury obligations. While short-term U.S. Treasury obligations currently yield a positive rate of interest, they have briefly yielded negative interest rates in recent years. Central banks in Europe and Japan pursued interest rates below zero in recent years, and the Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve has not ruled out the possibility that it may in the future adopt similar policies in the U.S. In the event of very low or negative yields, the amount of interest income (which we may withdraw to pay income taxes, if any) would be reduced. In the event that we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders are entitled to receive their pro rata share of the proceeds held in the Trust Account, plus any interest income. If the balance of the Trust Account is reduced below $250,000,000 as a result of negative interest rates, the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public shareholders may be reduced below $10.00 per share.

Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our Sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public shareholders.

In the event that the proceeds in the Trust Account are reduced below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per public share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay our tax obligations, and our Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against our Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment and subject to their fiduciary duties may choose not to do so in any particular instance. If our independent directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations, the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public shareholders may be reduced below $10.00 per public share.

We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy indemnification claims of our directors and executive officers.

We have agreed to indemnify our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. However, our officers and directors have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account and to not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever (except to the extent they are entitled to funds from the Trust Account due to their ownership of public shares). Accordingly, any indemnification provided will be able to be satisfied by us only if (i) we have sufficient funds outside of the Trust Account or (ii) we consummate an initial business combination. Our obligation to indemnify our officers and directors may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our officers

or directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our officers and directors, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against our officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

If, after we distribute the proceeds in the Trust Account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or winding-up petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy or insolvency court may seek to recover such proceeds, and the members of our board of directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing the members of our board of directors and us to claims of punitive damages.

If, after we distribute the proceeds in the Trust Account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or winding-up petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy or insolvency laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy or insolvency court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. In addition, our board of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or having acted in bad faith, thereby exposing itself and us to claims of punitive damages, by paying public shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors.

If, before distributing the proceeds in the Trust Account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or winding-up petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the claims of creditors in such proceeding may have priority over the claims of our shareholders and the per share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation may be reduced.

If, before distributing the proceeds in the Trust Account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or winding-up petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law, and may be included in our bankruptcy or insolvency estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders. To the extent any bankruptcy or insolvency claims deplete the Trust Account, the per share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation may be reduced.

If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.

If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our activities may be restricted, including:

restrictions on the nature of our investments; and

restrictions on the issuance of securities;

each of which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.

In addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome requirements, including:

registration as an investment company with the SEC;

adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and

reporting, recordkeeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations that we are currently not subject to.

In order not to be regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, unless we can qualify for an exclusion, we must ensure that we are engaged primarily in a business other than investing, reinvesting or trading of securities and that our activities do not include investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading “investment securities” constituting more than 40% of our assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. Our business will be to identify and complete a business combination and thereafter to operate the post-transaction business or assets for the long term. We do not plan to buy businesses or assets with a view to resale or profit from their resale. We do not plan to buy unrelated businesses or assets or to be a passive investor.

We do not believe that our anticipated principal activities will subject us to the Investment Company Act. To this end, the proceeds held in the Trust Account may only be invested in U.S. “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. Treasury obligations. Pursuant to the trust agreement, the trustee is not permitted to invest in other securities or assets. By restricting the investment of the proceeds to these instruments, and by having a business plan targeted at acquiring and growing businesses for the long term (rather than on buying and selling businesses in the manner of a merchant bank or private equity fund), we intend to avoid being deemed an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. The Trust Account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earliest to occur of either: (i) the completion of our initial business combination; (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares; or (iii) absent our completing an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, our return of the funds held in the Trust Account to our public shareholders as part of our redemption of the public shares. If we do not invest the proceeds as discussed above, we may be deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act. If we were deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds and may hinder our ability to complete a business combination. If we have not consummated our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.

If we have not consummated an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, our public shareholders may be forced to wait beyond such 24 months before redemption from our Trust Account.

If we have not consummated an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the proceeds then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, as further described herein. Any redemption of public shareholders from the Trust Account will be effected automatically by function of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prior to any voluntary winding up. If we are required to wind up, liquidate the Trust Account and distribute such amount therein, pro rata, to our public shareholders, as part of any liquidation process, such winding up, liquidation and distribution must comply with the applicable provisions of the Companies Law. In that case, investors may be forced to wait beyond 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering before the redemption proceeds of our Trust Account become available to them, and they receive the return of their pro rata portion of the proceeds from our Trust Account. We have no obligation to return funds to investors prior to the date of our redemption or liquidation unless, prior thereto, we consummate our initial business combination or amend certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, and only then in cases where investors have sought to redeem their Class A ordinary shares. Only upon our redemption or any

liquidation will public shareholders be entitled to distributions if we do not complete our initial business combination and do not amend certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, if we wind up for any other reason prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, we will follow the foregoing procedures with respect to the liquidation of the Trust Account as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, subject to applicable Cayman Islands law.

We may not hold an annual general meeting until after the consummation of our initial business combination.

In accordance with the NYSE corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing on the NYSE. There is no requirement under the Companies Law for us to hold annual or extraordinary general meetings to appoint directors. Until we hold an annual general meeting, public shareholders may not be afforded the opportunity to appoint directors and to discuss Company affairs with management. Our board of directors is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being appointed in each year and each class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual general meeting) serving a three-year term.

Holders of Class A ordinary shares will not be entitled to vote on any appointment of directors we hold prior to our initial business combination.

Prior to our initial business combination, only holders of our founder shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors. Holders of our public shares will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. In addition, prior to our initial business combination, holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason. Accordingly, you may not have any say in the management of our Company prior to the consummation of an initial business combination.

We are not registering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities Act or any state securities laws at this time, and such registration may not be in place when an investor desires to exercise warrants, thus precluding such investor from being able to exercise its warrants except on a cashless basis and potentially causing such warrants to expire worthless.

We are not registering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities Act or any state securities laws at this time. However, under the terms of the warrant agreement, we have agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of our initial business combination, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance of such shares, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of our initial business combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so if, for example, any facts or events arise which represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement or prospectus, the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference therein are not current, complete or correct, or the SEC issues a stop order. If the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are not registered under the Securities Act in accordance with the above requirements, we will be required to permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, in which case the number of Class A ordinary shares that you will receive upon cashless exercise will be based on a formula subject to a maximum amount of shares equal to 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment). However, no warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. Exercising the warrants on a

cashless basis could have the effect of reducing the potential “upside” of the holder’s investment in our Company because the warrant holder will hold a smaller number of Class A ordinary shares upon a cashless exercise of the warrants it holds. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant, or issue securities or other compensation in exchange for the warrants in the event that we are unable to register or qualify the shares underlying the warrants under applicable state securities laws and no exemption is available. If the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the warrants is not so registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification, the holder of such warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In such event, holders who acquired their warrants as part of a purchase of units will have paid the full unit purchase price solely for the Class A ordinary shares included in the units. There may be a circumstance where an exemption from registration exists for holders of our Private Placement Warrants to exercise their warrants while a corresponding exemption does not exist for holders of the public warrants included as part of units sold in the Initial Public Offering. In such an instance, our Sponsor and its permitted transferees (which may include our directors and executive officers) would be able to exercise their warrants and sell the ordinary shares underlying their warrants while holders of our public warrants would not be able to exercise their warrants and sell the underlying ordinary shares. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying Class A ordinary shares for sale under all applicable state securities laws. As a result, we may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise their warrants.

The warrants may become exercisable and redeemable for a security other than the Class A ordinary shares, and you will not have any information regarding such other security at this time.

In certain situations, including if we are not the surviving entity in our initial business combination, the warrants may become exercisable for a security other than the Class A ordinary shares. As a result, if the surviving company redeems your warrants for securities pursuant to the warrant agreement, you may receive a security in a company of which you do not have information at this time. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the surviving company will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to register the issuance of the security underlying the warrants within 20 business days of the closing of an initial business combination.

The grant of registration rights to our Sponsor may make it more difficult to complete our initial business combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A ordinary shares.

Pursuant to an agreement entered into at the closing of the Initial Public Offering, our Sponsor and its permitted transferees can demand that we register the resale of the Class A ordinary shares into which founder shares are convertible, the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of such warrants. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, the existence of the registration rights may make our initial business combination more costly or difficult to conclude. This is because the shareholders of the target business may increase the equity stake they seek in the combined entity or ask for more cash consideration to offset the negative impact on the market price of our securities that is expected when the securities owned by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees are registered for resale.

Involvement of members of our management and companies with which they are affiliated in civil disputes and litigation, governmental investigations or negative publicity unrelated to our business affairs could materially impact our ability to consummate an initial business combination.

Members of our management team and companies with which they are affiliated have been, and in the future will continue to be, involved in a wide variety of business affairs, including transactions, such as sales and purchases of businesses, and ongoing operations. As a result of such involvement, members of our management and companies with which they are affiliated in have been, and may in the future be, involved in civil disputes, litigation, governmental investigations and negative publicity relating to their business affairs. Any such claims, investigations, lawsuits or negative publicity may be detrimental to our reputation and could negatively affect our ability to identify and complete an initial business combination in a material manner and may have an adverse effect on the price of our securities.

We are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent accounting or investment banking firm and, consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our shareholders from a financial point of view.

Unless we complete our initial business combination with an affiliated entity, we are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions that the price we are paying is fair to our shareholders from a financial point of view. If no opinion is obtained, our shareholders will be relying on the judgment of our board of directors, who will determine fair market value based on standards generally accepted by the financial community. Such standards used will be disclosed in our proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, related to our initial business combination.

We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the founder shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our initial business combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Any such issuances would dilute the interest of our shareholders and likely present other risks.

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize the issuance of up to 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share. The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares (which such Class A ordinary shares delivered upon conversion will not have any redemption rights or be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if we fail to consummate an initial business combination) at the time of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof as described herein and in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

We may issue a substantial number of additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares in connection with our redeeming the warrants or upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our initial business combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions as set forth herein. However, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide, among other things, that prior to or in connection with our initial business combination, we may not issue additional shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the Trust Account or (ii) vote on any initial business combination or on any other proposal presented to shareholders prior to or in connection with the completion of an initial business combination. These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, like all provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, may be amended with a shareholder vote. The issuance of additional ordinary or preference shares:

may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares;

could cause a change in control if a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;

may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;

may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants; and

may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.

Unlike some other similarly structured blank check companies, our Sponsor will receive additional Class A ordinary shares if we issue shares to consummate an initial business combination.

The founder shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares (which such Class A ordinary shares delivered upon conversion will not have any redemption rights or be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if we fail to consummate an initial business combination) at the time of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all founder shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial business combination, excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial business combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to our Sponsor, any of its affiliates or any members of our management team upon conversion of working capital loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one-to-one. This is different than some other similarly structured blank check companies in which the initial shareholders will only be issued an aggregate of 20% of the total number of shares to be outstanding prior to the initial business combination.

We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction, such as Delaware, in connection with our initial business combination and such reincorporation may result in taxes imposed on shareholders.

We may, in connection with our initial business combination and subject to requisite shareholder approval under the Companies Law, reincorporate in the jurisdiction in which the target company or business is located or in another jurisdiction. The transaction may require a shareholder or warrant holder to recognize taxable income in the jurisdiction in which the shareholder or warrant holder is a tax resident or in which its members are resident if it is a tax transparent entity. We do not intend to make any cash distributions to shareholders or warrant holders to pay such taxes.

Shareholders or warrant holders may be subject to withholding taxes or other taxes with respect to their ownership of us after the reincorporation.

After our initial business combination, it is possible that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the U.S. and all of our assets will be located outside the U.S.; therefore investors may not be able to enforce federal securities laws or their other legal rights.

It is possible that after our initial business combination, a majority of our directors and officers will reside outside of the U.S. and all of our assets will be located outside of the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the U.S. to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon all of our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of U.S. courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on our directors and officers under U.S. laws.

Our ability to successfully effect our initial business combination and to be successful thereafter will be totally dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following our initial business combination. The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.

Our ability to successfully effect our initial business combination is dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. We believe that our success depends on the continued service of our key personnel, at least until we have consummated our initial business combination. None of our officers are required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, they will have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. If our officers’ and directors’ other business affairs require them to devote more substantial amounts of time to their other business activities, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs and could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate our initial business combination. In addition, we do not have employment agreements with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our officers. The unexpected loss of the services of our key personnel could have a detrimental effect on us.

The role of our key personnel after our initial business combination, however, remains to be determined. Although some of our key personnel may serve in senior management or advisory positions following our initial business combination, it is likely that most, if not all, of the management of the target business will remain in place. These individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a public company which could cause us to have to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such requirements. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory issues which may adversely affect our operations.

Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination, and a particular business combination may be conditioned on the retention or resignation of such key personnel. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous.

Our key personnel may be able to remain with our Company after the completion of our initial business combination only if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting agreements in connection with the business combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the business combination and could provide for such individuals to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services they would render to us after the completion of the business combination. Such negotiations also could make such key personnel’s retention or resignation a condition to any such agreement. The personal and financial interests of such individuals may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business. In addition, pursuant to an agreement entered into prior to the closing of the Initial Public Offering, our Sponsor, upon and following consummation of an initial business combination, is entitled to nominate three individuals for appointment to our board of directors, as long as the Sponsor holds any securities covered by the registration and shareholder rights agreement.

The officers and directors of an acquisition candidate may resign upon completion of our initial business combination. The loss of a business combination target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.

The role of an acquisition candidate’s key personnel upon the completion of our initial business combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our initial business combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.

Our executive officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination.

Our executive officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our executive officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our executive officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. Our independent directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities. If our executive officers’ and directors’ other business affairs require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such affairs in excess of their current commitment levels, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs which may have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination.

Our officers and directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have, additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities, including another blank check company, and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.

Until we consummate our initial business combination, we intend to engage in the business of identifying and combining with one or more businesses or entities. Each of our officers and directors presently has, and any of them in the future may have, additional fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target business may be presented to another entity prior to its presentation to us, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.

In addition, HPS, an affiliate of our Sponsor, our Sponsor, officers and directors are and may in the future become affiliated with other blank check companies that may have acquisition objectives that are similar to ours. They may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target business may be presented to such other blank check companies prior to its presentation to us, subject to our officers’ and directors’ fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other.

Our executive officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests.

We have not adopted a policy that expressly prohibits our directors, executive officers, security holders or affiliates from having a direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any investment to be acquired or disposed of by us or in any transaction to which we are a party or have an interest. In fact, we may enter into a business combination with a target business that is affiliated with our Sponsor, our directors or executive officers, although we do not intend to do so, or we may acquire a target business through an Affiliated Joint Acquisition with one or more affiliates of HPS and/or one or more investors in funds managed by HPS. Nor do we have a policy that expressly prohibits any such persons from engaging for their own account in business activities of the types conducted by us. Accordingly, such persons or entities may have a conflict between their interests and ours.

The personal and financial interests of our directors and officers may influence their motivation in timely identifying and selecting a target business and completing a business combination. Consequently, our directors’ and officers’ discretion in identifying and selecting a suitable target business may result in a conflict of interest when determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a particular business combination are appropriate and in our shareholders’ best interest. If this were the case, it would be a breach of their fiduciary duties to us as a matter of Cayman Islands law and we or our shareholders might have a claim against such individuals for infringing on our shareholders’ rights.

We may engage in a business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our Sponsor, executive officers, directors or initial shareholders which may raise potential conflicts of interest.

In light of the involvement of our Sponsor, executive officers and directors with other entities, we may decide to acquire one or more businesses affiliated with our Sponsor, executive officers, directors or initial shareholders. Our directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities. HPS and our Sponsor, officers and directors may sponsor, form or participate in other blank check companies similar to ours during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. Such entities may compete with us for business combination opportunities. HPS and our Sponsor, officers and directors are not currently aware of any specific opportunities for us to complete our initial business combination with any entities with which they are affiliated, and there have been no substantive discussions concerning a business combination with any such entity or entities. Although we will not be specifically focusing on, or targeting, any transaction with any affiliated entities, we would pursue such a transaction if we determined that such affiliated entity met our criteria and guidelines for a business combination, and such transaction was approved by a majority of our independent and disinterested directors. Despite our agreement to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions regarding the fairness to our Company from a financial point of view of a business combination with one or more domestic or international businesses affiliated with our Sponsor, executive officers, directors or initial shareholders, potential conflicts of interest still may exist and, as a result, the terms of the business combination may not be as advantageous to our public shareholders as they would be absent any conflicts of interest.

Moreover, we may, at our option, pursue an Affiliated Joint Acquisition opportunity with an entity affiliated with HPS and/or one or more investors in funds managed by HPS. Any such parties may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by making a specified future issuance to any such parties.

Since our Sponsor, executive officers and directors will lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business combination.

On September 1, 2020, our Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.001 per share, to cover certain offering and formation costs in consideration of 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001. Prior to the initial investment in the Company of $25,000 by the Sponsor, the Company had no assets, tangible or intangible. On October 21, 2020, our Sponsor effected a surrender of 1,437,500 founder shares to the Company for no consideration, resulting in a decrease in the total number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding from 8,625,000 to 7,187,500 such that the total number of founder shares represented 20% of the total number of ordinary shares outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. On October 19, 2020, our Sponsor transferred 25,000 Class B ordinary shares to each of our independent directors. These shares were not subject to forfeiture. The per share price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount contributed to the Company by the number of founder shares issued. The founder shares will be worthless if we do not complete an initial business combination. Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 4,666,667 Private Placement Warrants, to the Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $7,000,000. In connection with the Underwriters’ exercise of their Over-allotment Option, the Sponsor purchased an additional 333,333 Private Placement Warrants. If we do not consummate an initial business within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The personal and financial interests of our executive officers and directors may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business combination, completing an initial business combination and influencing the operation of the business following the initial business combination. This risk may become more acute as the 24-month anniversary of the closing of the Initial Public Offering nears, which is the deadline for our consummation of an initial business combination.

We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.

Although we have no commitments as of the date of this Annual Report to issue any notes or other debt securities, or to otherwise incur outstanding debt, we may choose to incur substantial debt to complete our initial business combination. We and our officers have agreed that we will not incur any indebtedness unless we have obtained from the lender a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to the monies held in the Trust Account. As such, no issuance of debt will affect the per share amount available for redemption from the Trust Account. Nevertheless, the incurrence of debt could have a variety of negative effects, including:

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;

our inability to pay dividends on our Class A ordinary shares;

using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our Class A ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;

increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and

limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

Our management may not be able to maintain control of a target business after our initial business combination. Upon the loss of control of a target business, new management may not possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such business.

We may structure our initial business combination so that the post-business combination company in which our public shareholders own shares will own less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business, but we will only complete such business combination if the post-business combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for us not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We will not consider any transaction that does not meet such criteria. Even if the post-business combination company owns 50% or more of the voting securities of the

target, our shareholders prior to our initial business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-business combination company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new Class A ordinary shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity interests of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new Class A ordinary shares, our shareholders immediately prior to such transaction could own less than a majority of our outstanding Class A ordinary shares subsequent to such transaction. In addition, other minority shareholders may subsequently combine their holdings resulting in a single person or group obtaining a larger share of the Company’s shares than we initially acquired. Accordingly, this may make it more likely that our management will not be able to maintain control of the target business.

We may seek business combination opportunities with a high degree of complexity that require significant operational improvements, which could delay or prevent us from achieving our desired results.

We may seek business combination opportunities with large, highly complex companies that we believe would benefit from operational improvements. While we intend to implement such improvements, to the extent that our efforts are delayed or we are unable to achieve the desired improvements, the business combination may not be as successful as we anticipate.

To the extent we complete our initial business combination with a large complex business or entity with a complex operating structure, we may also be affected by numerous risks inherent in the operations of the business with which we combine, which could delay or prevent us from implementing our strategy. Although our management team will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business and its operations, we may not be able to properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors until we complete our business combination. If we are not able to achieve our desired operational improvements, or the improvements take longer to implement than anticipated, we may not achieve the gains that we anticipate. Furthermore, some of these risks and complexities may be outside of our control and leave us with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks and complexities will adversely impact a target business. Such combination may not be as successful as a combination with a smaller, less complex organization.

We do not have a specified maximum redemption threshold. The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to complete our initial business combination with which a substantial majority of our shareholders do not agree.

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association do not provide a specified maximum redemption threshold, except that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 either prior to or upon consummation of an initial business combination (so that we do not then become subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules). As a result, we may be able to complete our initial business combination even though a substantial majority of our public shareholders do not agree with the transaction and have redeemed their shares or, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, have entered into privately negotiated agreements to sell their shares to our Sponsor, officers, directors, advisors or their affiliates. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all Class A ordinary shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the business combination or redeem any shares, all Class A ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate business combination.

In order to effectuate an initial business combination, blank check companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and other governing instruments, including their warrant agreements. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or governing instruments in a manner that will make it easier for us to complete our initial business combination that our shareholders may not support.

In order to effectuate a business combination, blank check companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and governing instruments, including their warrant agreements. For example, blank check companies have amended the definition of business combination, increased redemption thresholds, extended the time to consummate an initial business combination and, with respect to their warrants, amended their warrant agreements to require the warrants to be exchanged for cash and/or other securities. Amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association requires at least a special resolution of our shareholders as a matter of Cayman Islands law, meaning the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company, and amending our warrant agreement will require a vote of holders of at least 50% of the public warrants and, solely with respect to any amendment to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants or any provision of the warrant agreement with respect to the Private Placement Warrants, 50% of the number of the then outstanding Private Placement Warrants. In addition, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association require us to provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash if we propose an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) that would modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares. To the extent any of such amendments would be deemed to fundamentally change the nature of any of the securities offered through this registration statement, we would register, or seek an exemption from registration for, the affected securities.

The provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that relate to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares (and corresponding provisions of the agreement governing the release of funds from our Trust Account) may be amended with the approval of a special resolution which requires the approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company, which is a lower amendment threshold than that of some other blank check companies. It may be easier for us, therefore, to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to facilitate the completion of an initial business combination that some of our shareholders may not support.

Some other blank check companies have a provision in their charter which prohibits the amendment of certain of its provisions, including those which relate to the rights of a company’s shareholders, without approval by a certain percentage of the company’s shareholders. In those companies, amendment of these provisions typically requires approval by between 90% and 100% of the company’s shareholders. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that any of its provisions related to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares (including the requirement to deposit proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the private placement of warrants into the Trust Account and not release such amounts except in specified circumstances, and to provide redemption rights to public shareholders as described herein) may be amended if approved by special resolution, meaning holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company, and corresponding provisions of the trust agreement governing the release of funds from our Trust Account may be amended if approved by holders of at least 65% of our ordinary shares; provided that the provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association governing the appointment or removal of directors prior to our initial business combination may only be amended by a special resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at our general meeting which shall include the affirmative vote of a simple majority of our Class B ordinary shares. Our Sponsor and its permitted transferees, if any, who will collectively beneficially own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of our Class A ordinary shares will participate in any vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and/or trust agreement and will have the discretion to vote in any manner they choose. As a result, we may be able to amend the provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which govern our pre-business combination behavior more

easily than some other blank check companies, and this may increase our ability to complete a business combination with which you do not agree. Our shareholders may pursue remedies against us for any breach of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Our Sponsor, executive officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to agreements with us, that they will not propose any amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) that would modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares, unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes, if any, divided by the number of the then-outstanding public shares. Our shareholders are not parties to, or third-party beneficiaries of, these agreements and, as a result, will not have the ability to pursue remedies against our Sponsor, executive officers or directors for any breach of these agreements. As a result, in the event of a breach, our shareholders would need to pursue a shareholder derivative action, subject to applicable law.

We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination. If we have not consummated our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.

Although we believe that the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be sufficient to allow us to complete our initial business combination, because we have not yet selected any prospective target business we cannot ascertain the capital requirements for any particular transaction. If the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of our initial business combination, the depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business, the obligation to redeem for cash a significant number of shares from shareholders who elect redemption in connection with our initial business combination or the terms of negotiated transactions to purchase shares in connection with our initial business combination, we may be required to seek additional financing or to abandon the proposed business combination. We cannot assure you that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. The current economic environment may make it difficult for companies to obtain acquisition financing. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to complete our initial business combination, we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate. If we have not consummated our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless. In addition, even if we do not need additional financing to complete our initial business combination, we may require such financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target business. None of our officers, directors or shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial business combination.

We may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders of public warrants with the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then-outstanding public warrants. As a result, the exercise price of your warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of our Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant could be decreased, all without your approval.

Our warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity or correcting any mistake, including to conform the provisions of the warrant agreement to the description of the

terms of the warrants and the warrant agreement set forth in our Initial Public Offering prospectus, or defective provision (ii) amending the provisions relating to cash dividends on ordinary shares as contemplated by and in accordance with the warrant agreement or (iii) adding or changing any provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the warrant agreement as the parties to the warrant agreement may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely affect the rights of the registered holders of the warrants, provided that the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then-outstanding public warrants is required to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then-outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment and, solely with respect to any amendment to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants or any provision of the warrant agreement with respect to the Private Placement Warrants, 50% of the number of the then outstanding Private Placement Warrants. Although our ability to amend the terms of the public warrants with the consent of at least 50% of the then-outstanding public warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, convert the warrants into cash, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of Class A ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant.

We may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.

We have the ability to redeem the outstanding public warrants at any time prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to proper notice of such redemption and provided that certain other conditions are met. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. As a result, we may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise the warrants. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force you to (i) exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants or (iii) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, we expect would be substantially less than the market value of your warrants. None of the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

In addition, we have the ability to redeem the outstanding public warrants at any time prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to proper notice of such redemption and provided that certain other conditions are met, including that holders will be able to exercise their warrants prior to redemption for a number of Class A ordinary shares determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of our Class A ordinary shares. The value received upon exercise of the warrants (1) may be less than the value the holders would have received if they had exercised their warrants at a later time where the underlying share price is higher and (2) may not compensate the holders for the value of the warrants, including because the number of ordinary shares received is capped at 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment) irrespective of the remaining life of the warrants. None of the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us as so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

Because we must furnish our shareholders with target business financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous initial business combination with some prospective target businesses.

The federal proxy rules require that a proxy statement with respect to a vote on a business combination meeting certain financial significance tests include historical and/or pro forma financial statement disclosure in periodic reports. We will include the same financial statement disclosure in connection with our tender offer documents, whether or not they are required under the tender offer rules. These financial statements may be required to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. of America, or GAAP, or international

financial reporting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IFRS, depending on the circumstances and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (U.S.), or PCAOB. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may acquire because some targets may be unable to provide such statements in time for us to disclose such statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame.

Risks Related to the Proposed Blue Owl Business Combination

Our Sponsor has agreed to vote in favor of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote.

Unlike some other blank check companies in which the initial shareholders agree to vote their shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the public shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote all its Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares in favor of all of the Shareholder Approvals, including the Business Combination Proposal. In addition, pursuant to the Forfeiture and Support Agreement, dated December 23, 2020, the Sponsor has agreed to vote all of its Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares (i) in favor of the Shareholder Proposals 1-7 (including the Advisory Charter Proposals) (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that could reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Business Combination Agreement; and (iii) against (A) any proposal or offer from any Person concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company, or (2) the issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than as contemplated or permitted by the Business Combination Agreement); and (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede the fulfillment of the Company’s conditions under the Business Combination Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of shares of the Company (including any amendments to the Company’s governing documents, other than in connection with the Domestication or as otherwise contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement). As of December 31, 2020, our initial shareholders own approximately 20.0% of our total outstanding ordinary shares. As of December 31, 2020, the Sponsor owns approximately 19.36% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares.

If the conditions to the Business Combination Agreement are not met, we may not be able to consummate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

Even if the Business Combination Agreement is approved by the shareholders of Altimar, specified conditions must be satisfied or waived before the parties to the Business Combination Agreement are obligated to complete the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, including, among other things, certain required approvals and consents. Altimar and Blue Owl may not satisfy all of the closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement. If the closing conditions are not satisfied or waived, the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination will not occur, or will be delayed pending later satisfaction or waiver, and such delay may cause Altimar and Blue Owl to each lose some or all of the intended benefits of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. If we do not obtain the required consents related to our funds and such condition is waived, this may result in a loss of future revenue for Blue Owl. For more information related to the foregoing, including a discussion of the risks associated with the target entities in the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, please refer to the Proxy Statement.

Some of Altimar’s officers and directors may have conflicts of interest that may influence or have influenced them to support or approve the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination without regard to your interests or in determining whether Blue Owl is appropriate for Altimar’s initial business combination.

The personal and financial interests of Altimar’s Sponsor, officers and directors may influence or have influenced their motivation in identifying and selecting a target for the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, their support for completing the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and the operation of Blue Owl following the consummation of the proposed Blue Business Combination.

Altimar’s Sponsor and independent directors own 6,675,000 and 200,000 Class B ordinary shares, respectively, which were initially acquired prior to Altimar’s IPO for an aggregate purchase price of $0.001 per share and Altimar’s directors and officers have pecuniary interests in such ordinary shares through their ownership interest in the Sponsor. In addition, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable for one ordinary share of Altimar at $11.50 per share, for a purchase price of $7,500,000, or $1.50 per warrant. Altimar’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association require Altimar to complete an initial business combination (which will be the Business Combination should it occur) within 24 months from the closing of the IPO, or October 27, 2022 (unless Altimar submits and its shareholders approve an extension of such date). If the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination is not completed and Altimar is forced to wind up, dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the 6,675,000 and 200,000 Class B ordinary shares currently held by Altimar’s Sponsor and independent directors, respectively, and the Private Placement Warrants held by the Sponsor and/or the independent directors will be worthless (as the holders have waived liquidation rights with respect to such ordinary shares).

Altimar’s Sponsor, directors and officers, and their respective affiliates have incurred significant out-of-pocket expenses in connection with performing due diligence on suitable targets for business combinations and the negotiation of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. At the Closing of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar’s Sponsor, directors and officers, and their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on Altimar’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable targets for business combinations. If an initial business combination is not completed prior to October 27, 2022, Altimar’s Sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates will not be eligible for any such reimbursement.

Pre-existing relationships between participants in the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and the related transactions or their affiliates could give rise to actual or perceived conflicts of interest in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

Certain of the participants in the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and the PIPE Financing or their affiliates have pre-existing relationships that could give rise to conflicts of interest in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and related transactions. For example:

Dyal Fund IV has a passive minority equity interest in an affiliate of HPS, which is an affiliate of the Sponsor. Although Dyal Fund IV does not have a direct interest in Altimar, the interest in an affiliate of HPS could give rise to conflicts of interest in connection with the Sponsor’s approval of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, for example, by influencing the Sponsor to accept less attractive terms than in a transaction with an unrelated third-party.

Certain of the PIPE Investors (including one of the lead PIPE Investors), have interests in or are affiliated with investors in Owl Rock, the Owl Rock funds and/or the Dyal funds, as well as certain other contractual relationships with Owl Rock, Dyal and/or their respective funds. In addition, each of Dyal Fund IV and Dyal Fund V has a passive minority equity interest in an affiliate of one of the PIPE Investors. Such PIPE Investors have different considerations when choosing to make their investment, as a successful transaction may facilitate liquidity on their existing positions. Although no such arrangements exist, such investors may also hope that such investments will provide opportunities for influence or more favorable economic terms on their fund investments, which could impact the overall Owl Rock portion of the Blue Owl business. There is no guarantee such investors will continue to maintain their fund investments.

Certain of Dyal’s partner managers,GP Capital Solutions products’ Partner Managers directly or through their investment funds, own securities in Blue Owl Rock or its subsidiaries. Additionally, Dyal Fund IV has a passive minority equity interest in Owl Rock Feeder and will therefore becomebecame an indirect equityholder in Blue Owl upon consummation of the proposedBusiness Combination. As a result, Dyal Fund IV will, to the extent it holds shares of Blue Owl, Business Combination.

be entitled to vote on matters submitted to shareholders of Blue Owl generally, including with respect to the election of directors. In addition, a controlled affiliate of Blue Owl will serve as investment manager to Dyal Fund IV. Dyal Fund IV may have different interests, including different investment horizons, than Blue Owl generally or the Dyal Principals specifically. However, any decision made with respect to holding or disposing of Dyal Fund IV’s interest in Blue Owl will be determined by such Blue Owl affiliate, as investment manager to Dyal Fund IV, in a manner consistent with its statutory and contractual duties to Dyal Fund IV. Because those decisions will be made independent from consideration of Blue Owl’s interests, they may, due to a range of factors, conflict with Blue Owl’s own interests at such time.

GP Capital Solutions products hold minority, noncontrolling interests in a broad range of Partner Managers. Those Partner Managers may, from time to time, directly or through their funds, enter into transactions or other contractual arrangements with us or our products outside of the GP Minority Equity Investments strategy, including our private funds, BDCs and Real Estate products, or between or among one another in the ordinary course of business, which may result in additional conflicts of interest. None of those transactions or other contractual arrangements are believed to be currently material to our operations or performance but there may be material transactions entered into in the future.
Even if suchthose relationships do not create actual conflicts, the perception of conflicts in the press or the financial community generally could create negative publicity with respect to the proposed Blue Owl, Business Combination, which could adversely affect the business generated and the relationships of Owl Rock and Dyal with theirour product investors.
Debt investments in Partner Manager investments by the funds.
Portfolio companies of funds managed by our Partner Managers may also be borrowers under debt facilities or instruments owned, arranged or managed by our BDCs or funds. In its capacity as agent or lender under such facilities or instruments, a BDC or fund clients.

The exercise of Altimar’s directors’ and executive officers’ discretion in agreeingis required to changes or waiversact in the termsbest interests of its shareholders or investors. In certain circumstances, a BDC or fund may be required to take actions that may be adverse to the proposed Blue Owlinvestments owned by funds managed by Partner Managers, which could adversely affect our relationships with the Partner Managers, or potentially impact the value of a GP Capital Solutions product’s investment in such Partner Manager. As a result, although we believe that the Business Combination has enhanced our ability to source investment opportunities for our BDCs and funds through, among other things, our enhanced relationships with Partner Managers, it also may result in additional conflicts of interest.

Our Real Estate products may enter into sale lease-back transactions with portfolio companies of funds managed by our Partner Managers or borrowers under debt facilities or instruments owned, arranged or managed by our BDCs or funds.
From time to time, companies in which our BDCs or funds, or funds managed by our Partner Managers, have invested or may invest, may enter into sale-leaseback transactions with our Real Estate products.These arrangements could result in our BDCs or funds, or funds managed by our Partner Managers, being creditors to, or equity owners of, such companies at the same time as those companies are tenants of our Real Estate products.If such a conflictcompany were to encounter financial difficulty or default on its obligations as a borrower, our BDC or fund, or a fund managed by a Partner Manager, could be required to take actions that may be adverse to those of our Real Estate products in enforcing its rights under the relevant facilities or agreements, or vice versa.
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Additional and unpredictable conflicts of interests may rise in the future.
In addition to the conflicts outlined above, we may experience conflicts of interest when determiningin connection with the management of our business affairs relating to and arising from a number of matters, including the amounts paid to us by our investment funds; services that may be provided by us and our affiliates to investments in which our investment funds invest (including the determination of whether changesor not to charge fees to our investments for our provision of such services); investments by our investment funds and our other clients, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act; our formation of additional investment funds; differing recommendations given by us to different clients; and our use of information gained from an investment funds’ investments used to inform investments by other clients, subject to applicable law.
Our products hold and make investments in Partner Managers and there may be provisions within our arrangements with Partner Managers that could affect our right to receive or share information or cause us to sell our interests in the Partner Manager.
The terms of our GP Capital Solutions products’ investments in Partner Managers generally include provisions relating to competitors of the proposedPartner Managers, access to information about the Partner Managers and their business, and affirmative and negative confidentiality obligations regarding the Partner Managers. While we have an information control policy with restrictions regarding the sharing of a Partner Manager’s confidential information, such policy and related procedures may not reduce a Partner Manager’s concern over the sharing of confidential and competitively sensitive information. Certain Partner Managers that are engaged in managing funds focused on similar businesses as our other product lines may consider Blue Owl Business Combinationto be a competitor with respect to their business and may seek to invoke remedies available to them under the investment agreements or waiverspursue other remedies. Potential remedies available to them under the investment agreements, as applicable, include limiting the rights of conditions are appropriate andour products to receive confidential information from the Partner Manager regarding its business, requiring us to sequester confidential information received from the Partner Manager, or requiring us to sell our interests in Altimar’s shareholders’ best interest.

In the period leading upPartner Manager for fair value as determined under the relevant investment agreement. A forced sale of a Partner Manager interest may reduce the amount of fees we receive with respect to the closingapplicable GP Capital Solutions product, and any reduction in information may impede our ability to supervise our funds’ investments. Further, the affiliation may hinder the GP Capital Solutions products’ ability to make future investments in Partner Managers who are in the same space and who may consider Blue Owl a competitor, including follow-on investments in existing Partner Managers and investments with new Partner Managers.

The operations of our business and related transactions may affect our reputation and relationship with our Partner Managers.
We are reliant upon our strong relationships with our Partner Managers for the continued growth and development of business. Due to the number of Partner Managers with which we have relationships, we may compete with existing or prospective Partner Managers, which could negatively impact our ability to attract new Partner Managers to our products who may seek relationships with non-competitors over concerns of sharing information with competitors or other potential conflicts, including the ability to exercise our fiduciary duties. Additionally, our investments in Partner Managers may affect our relationships with other sponsors that are key relationships for our lending businesses, because of similar concerns around information sharing or other reasons. While we intend to implement robust procedures to address any such conflict, such procedures may not reduce the perception that such conflicts exist and may make us a less attractive partner/investor.
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Our entitlement and that of certain of our shareholders, Principals and employees to receive performance income from certain of our products may create an incentive for us to make more speculative investments and determinations on behalf of our products than would be the case in the absence of such performance income.
Some of our products receive performance-based fees. With respect to Dyal Funds I - V and their related co-investment vehicles, none of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, events may occurcarried interest will be allocated to us. Further, we will be allocated a portion of the carried interest attributable to future GP Capital Solutions and Direct Lending products as well as 15% of the carried interest in existing Real Estate products. If a new GP Capital Solutions product is formed to facilitate a secondary transaction with respect to any of Dyal Funds I - V (which would include, without limitation, any continuation fund or other new fund whose primary purpose is to acquire directly or indirectly all or a portion of the assets of or interests in the existing Dyal Fund), any carried interest generated by such fund will not be allocated to us, notwithstanding that pursuantsuch secondary vehicle is formed in the future. Realized performance income not allocated to the Business Combination Agreement, may require Altimar to agree to amend the Business Combination Agreement, to consentus is allocated to certain of our shareholders, Principals and employees in vehicles not controlled by us. Carried interest and performance based fees or allocations may create an incentive for us or our investment professionals to make more speculative or riskier investments and determinations, directly or indirectly on behalf of our products, or otherwise take or refrain from taking certain actions taken by Owl Rock, Neuberger or Dyal or to waive rights that Altimar is entitled to under the Business Combination Agreement. Such events could arise because of changesthan it would otherwise make in the courseabsence of Owl Rock’ssuch carried interest or Dyal’s respective businesses,performance-based fees or allocations. It may also create incentives to influence how we establish economic terms for future funds. In addition, we may have an incentive to make exit determinations based on factors that maximize economics in favor of certain of our shareholders, Principals and employees relative to us and our non-participating shareholders. Our failure to appropriately address any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest resulting from our entitlement to receive performance income from many of our products could have a request by Owl Rockmaterial adverse effect on our reputation, which could materially and adversely affect our business in a number of ways, including limiting our ability to raise additional funds, attract new clients or Dyalretain existing clients.
Our business is currently focused on multiple investment strategies.
We currently pursue, through our products, multiple investment strategies. While we believe that there may be certain synergies amongst the various strategies, there can be no assurance that the benefits will manifest or that there will not be unanticipated consequences resulting therefrom. Although we are seeking additional investment strategies, relative to undertakemore diversified asset managers, our products’ limited and specialized focus also leaves us more exposed to risks affecting the dual sectors in which our products invest. As our investment management program is not broadly diversified, we may be uniquely exposed to market, tax, regulatory and other risks affecting the sectors in which we invest. There can be no assurance that we will be able to take actions that wouldnecessary to mitigate the effect of such risks or otherwise be prohibited bydiversify our investment program to minimize such exposure.
Rising interest rates could have a substantial adverse effect on our business.
Rising interest rates could have a dampening effect on overall economic activity, the termsfinancial condition of our customers and the financial condition of the end customers who ultimately create demand for the capital we supply, all of which could negatively affect demand for our capital. Additionally, an increase in interest rates could make it difficult for us to obtain financing at attractive rates, impacting our ability to execute on our growth strategies or future acquisitions.
The anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, the Oak Street Acquisition and other acquisitions that we may pursue under our growth strategy, may not be realized or may take longer than expected to realize.
The optimization of our combined operations following the Business Combination will be a complex, costly and time-consuming process and if we experience difficulties in this process, the anticipated benefits may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected, which could have an adverse effect on us for an undetermined period. There can be no assurances that we will realize the potential operating efficiencies, synergies and other benefits currently anticipated from the Business Combination.
The integration of Dyal Capital, Owl Rock and Oak Street may present material challenges, including, without limitation:
combining the leadership teams and corporate cultures of Dyal Capital, Owl Rock and Oak Street;
the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business concerns and performance shortfalls at one or both of the businesses as a result of the devotion of management’s attention to the continuing integration of the businesses;
managing a larger combined business;
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maintaining employee morale and retaining key management and other employees at the combined company, including by offering sufficiently attractive terms of employment;
retaining existing business and operational relationships, and attracting new business and operational relationships;
the possibility of faulty assumptions underlying expectations regarding the integration process;
consolidating corporate and administrative infrastructures and eliminating duplicative operations;
managing expense loads and maintaining currently anticipated operating margins given that our two businesses are different in nature and therefore may require additional personnel and compensation expenses, which expenses may be borne by us, rather than our products;
difficulty replicating or replacing functions, systems and infrastructure provided by Neuberger or certain of its affiliates or the loss of benefits from Neuberger’s global contracts; and
unanticipated issues in integrating information technology, communications and other systems.
In addition, our growth strategy contemplates that we will pursue acquisitions of assets or business that are complementary to our business, such as the recently completed Oak Street Acquisition. Some or all of the foregoing risks may arise in connection with integrating these acquisitions. Some of those factors are outside of our control, and any one of them could result in delays, increased costs, decreases in the amount of potential revenues or synergies, potential cost savings, and diversion of management’s time and energy, which could materially affect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
We may continue to enter into new lines of business and expand into new investment strategies, geographic markets and businesses, each of which may result in upfront costs and additional risks and uncertainties in our businesses.
We intend, if market conditions warrant, to grow our businesses by increasing FPAUM in existing businesses and expanding into new investment strategies, geographic markets (including in both U.S. and non-U.S. markets) and businesses. For example, we recently completed the Oak Street Acquisition, which focuses on structuring sale-leasebacks, including triple net leases, and we also recently entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Wellfleet Credit Partners LLC, the performing credit arm of Littlejohn & Co., LLC which focuses on the management of CLO portfolios of broadly syndicated leveraged loans. Subject to the consent rights of Neuberger as set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement (as described below), we may pursue growth through acquisitions of other investment management companies, expansion into new markets, acquisitions of critical business partners or other strategic initiatives, in each case, which may include entering into new lines of business.
Attempts to expand our businesses involve a number of special risks, including some or all of the following:
the required investment of capital and other resources;
the diversion of management’s attention from our core businesses;
the assumption of liabilities in any acquired business;
the disruption of our ongoing businesses;
entry into markets or lines of business in which we may have limited or no experience, and which may subject us to new laws and regulations which we are not familiar or from which we are currently exempt;
increasing demands on our operational and management systems and controls;
compliance with or applicability to our businesses or our funds’ portfolio companies of regulations and laws, including, in particular, local regulations and laws (for example, consumer protection related laws) and the impact that noncompliance or even perceived noncompliance could have on us and our funds’ portfolio companies;
conflicts between business lines in deal flow or objectives;
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we may be dependent upon, and subject to liability, losses or reputational damage relating to, systems, controls and personnel that are not under our control;
potential increase in fund investor concentration; and
the broadening of our geographic footprint, increasing the risks associated with conducting operations in foreign jurisdictions where we currently have little or no presence, such as different legal, tax and regulatory regimes and currency fluctuations, which require additional resources to address.
Because we have not yet identified these potential new investment strategies, geographic markets or lines of business, we cannot identify all of the specific risks we may face and the potential adverse consequences on us and their investment that may result from any attempted expansion.
Rapid growth of our businesses may be difficult to sustain and may place significant demands on our administrative, operational and financial resources.
Our AUM has grown significantly in the past, and we intend to pursue further growth in the near future, including through acquisitions. Our rapid growth has placed, and future growth, if successful, will continue to place, significant demands on our legal, compliance, accounting and operational infrastructure and will result in increased expenses. In addition, we are, and will continue to be, required to continuously develop our systems and infrastructure in response to the increasing sophistication of the investment management market; legal, accounting, regulatory and tax developments and continually evolving cybersecurity risks.
Our future growth will depend in part on our ability to maintain an operating platform and management system sufficient to address our growth and may require us to incur significant additional expenses and to commit additional senior management and operational resources. As a result, we may face significant challenges in:
maintaining adequate financial, regulatory (legal, tax and compliance) and business controls;
providing current and future fund investors and shareholders with accurate and consistent reporting;
implementing new or updated information and financial systems and procedures; and
training, managing and appropriately sizing our work force and other components of our businesses on a timely and cost-effective basis.
We may not be able to manage our expanding operations effectively and may not be ready to continue to grow because of operational needs, and any failure to do so could adversely affect our ability to generate revenue and control our expenses. In addition, if we are unable to consummate or successfully integrate development opportunities, acquisitions or joint ventures, we may not be able to implement our growth strategy successfully.
Our Professional Sports Minority Investments strategy is new, subject to significant risk and uncertainty.
We have established and are continuing to build a new relationship with the NBA in furtherance of our Professional Sports Minority Investments strategy. Our Dyal HomeCourt Fund makes minority investments in NBA franchises. The NBA provides certain services with respect to the Dyal HomeCourt Fund and receives a share of management fees and incentive allocations attributable to the fund. There is no assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funds to continue to execute this strategy in the future. As advisor to the Dyal HomeCourt Fund, we may be exposed to liability to the NBA in a range of circumstances including as a result of a violation of rules applicable to NBA franchise owners by us or investors in our Dyal HomeCourt Fund or, in certain circumstances, by our co-owners of a team (regardless of whether such persons were acting under our direction or control), the departure of certain Dyal Capital key persons or the occurrence of certain events constituting cause. Any failure of the Professional Sports Minority Investments strategy could result in a decrease in our FPAUM growth potential and have an adverse effect on our reputation. In addition, we associate from time to time with different businesses and managers in different ways. This may include Partner Managers, Dyal Home Court, and our seeding business through Oak Street. To differing degrees, these present the potential for a reputational risk that may have consequences that exceed the current materiality of the revenue from these businesses.
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We depend on our senior management team, senior investment professionals and other events thatkey personnel, and the loss of their services would have a material adverse effect on Owl Rock’sus and our products.
Our success depends on the efforts, judgment and personal reputations of our senior management team, senior investment professionals and other key personnel. Their reputations, expertise in investing, relationships with fund investors and with other members of the business communities on whom we and our products depend on for investment opportunities and financing are each critical elements in operating and expanding our business. The loss of the services of our senior management team, senior investment professionals or Dyal’s respectiveother key personnel could have a material adverse effect on us and our products, and on the performance of our products, including on our ability to retain and attract fund investors and raise capital.
The departure of some or all of those individuals could also trigger certain provisions tied to the departure of, or cessation of committed time, by those persons (known as “key person” provisions) in the documentation governing certain of our products, which could permit the investors in those funds to suspend or terminate those funds’ investment periods. We do not carry any “key person” insurance that would provide us with proceeds in the event of the death or disability of any of our senior professionals, and we do not have a policy that prohibits our senior professionals from traveling together.
In addition, each of our Key Individuals is entitled to significant compensation payments and under certain circumstances (including the Key Individual’s death or disability), the Key Individual (or his estate) is entitled to retain those payments for up to five years following such person’s ceasing to be employed by us. While we continue to make such payments, we may need to find or promote new employees to replace the former Key Individual, which may require additional significant compensation to be paid by us, which could adversely affect our earnings.
Employee misconduct could harm us by impairing our ability to attract and retain fund investors and subjecting us to significant legal liability, regulatory scrutiny and reputational harm.
Our ability to attract and retain fund investors and to pursue investment opportunities for our clients depends heavily upon the reputation of our professionals, especially our senior professionals as well as third-party service providers. We are subject to a number of obligations and standards arising from our investment management business and our authority and statutory fiduciary status over the assets managed by our investment management business. Further, our employees are subject to various internal policies including a Code of Ethics and policies covering conflicts of interest, information systems, business continuity and information security. The violation of those obligations, standards and policies by any of our employees or misconduct by one of our third-party service providers could adversely affect investors in our products and us. Our businesses often require that we deal with confidential matters of great significance to companies in which our products may invest. If our employees, former employees or third-party service providers were to use or disclose confidential information improperly, we could suffer serious harm to our reputation, financial position and current and future business relationships. Employee or third-party service provider misconduct could also include, among other things, binding us to transactions that exceed authorized limits or present unacceptable risks and other unauthorized activities or concealing unsuccessful investments (which, in either case, may result in unknown and unmanaged risks or losses), or otherwise charging (or seeking to charge) inappropriate expenses or inappropriate or unlawful behavior or actions directed towards other employees.
It is not always possible to detect or deter misconduct by employees or third-party service providers, and the extensive precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in all cases. If one or more of our employees, former employees or third-party service providers were to engage in misconduct or were to be accused of such misconduct, our businesses and our reputation could be adversely affected and a loss of fund investor confidence could result, which would entitle Altimaradversely impact our ability to terminateraise future funds. Our current and former employees and those of our products’ investments as well as our third-party service providers may also become subject to allegations of sexual harassment, racial and gender discrimination or other similar misconduct, which, regardless of the Business Combination Agreement.ultimate outcome, may result in adverse publicity that could harm our and such portfolio company’s brand and reputation.
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Our future growth depends on our ability to attract, retain and develop human capital in a highly competitive talent market.
The success of our business will continue to depend upon us attracting, developing and retaining human capital. Competition for qualified, motivated, and highly-skilled executives, professionals and other key personnel in asset management firms is significant. Turnover and associated costs of rehiring, the loss of human capital through attrition, death, or disability and the reduced ability to attract talent could impair our ability to implement our growth strategy and maintain our standards of excellence. Our future success will depend upon our ability to find, attract, retain and motivate highly-skilled and highly-qualified individuals. We seek to provide our personnel with competitive benefits and compensation packages. However, our efforts may not be sufficient to enable us to attract, retain and motivate qualified individuals to support our growth. Moreover, if our personnel join competitors or form businesses that compete with ours, that could adversely affect our ability to raise new or successor funds.
We are subject to risks related to corporate social responsibility.
We and our products face increasing public scrutiny related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) activities, including diversity and inclusion, environmental stewardship, support for local communities, corporate governance and transparency. Before making an investment on behalf of our products, we analyze a wide array of considerations, risks, and potential rewards related to the prospective investment. Among the pecuniary considerations we analyze are the present and future material ESG implications of investments. It is expected that investor demands and the prevailing legal environment will require us to spend additional resources and place increasing importance on ESG matters in our review of prospective investments and management of existing ones. Devoting additional resources to ESG matters could increase the amount of expenses we or our investments are required to bear. Further, emphasis on ESG criteria in evaluating an investment by us or our products could lead to reduced profits.
ESG matters have been the subject of increased focus by certain regulators, including in the United States and the European Union. A lack of harmonization globally in relation to ESG legal and regulatory reform leads to a risk of fragmentation in group level priorities as a result of the different pace of sustainability transition across global jurisdictions. This may create conflicts across our global business and funds in which we invest which could risk inhibiting our future implementation of, and compliance with, rapidly developing ESG standards and requirements.
The European Commission has adopted legislative reforms, which include, without limitation: (a) Regulation 2019/2088 regarding the introduction of transparency and disclosure obligations for fund investors, funds and asset managers in relation to ESG factors, for which most rules took effect beginning on March 10, 2021; (b) a regulation regarding the introduction of an EU-wide taxonomy of environmentally sustainable activities, which takes effect in part in January 2022 and in part in January 2023; and (c) amendments to existing regulations including MiFID II and the European Union (“EU”) Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “AIFMD”) to embed ESG requirements.
As a result of these legislative and regulatory initiatives, we may be required to provide additional disclosure to investors in our products with respect to ESG matters. This exposes us to increased disclosure risks, for example due to a lack of available or credible data, and the potential for conflicting disclosures may also expose us to an increased risk of misstatement litigation or miss-selling allegations. Failure to manage these risks could result in a material adverse effect on our business in a number of ways.
The effect of global climate change may impact the operations of our products’ investments.
There is evidence of global climate change. Climate change creates physical and financial risk and some of our products and their investments may be adversely affected by climate change. For example, the needs of customers of energy companies vary with weather conditions, primarily temperature and humidity. To the extent weather conditions are affected by climate change, energy use could increase or decrease depending on the duration and magnitude of any changes. Increases in the cost of energy could adversely affect the cost of operations of our investments if the use of energy products or services is material to their business. A decrease in energy use due to weather changes may affect some of our investments’ financial condition through, for example, decreased revenues. Extreme weather conditions in general require more system backup, adding to costs, and can contribute to increased system stresses, including service interruptions.
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We are subject to risks in using custodians, counterparties, administrators and other agents.
Many of our products depend on the services of custodians, counterparties, administrators and other agents to carry out certain transactions and other administrative services, including compliance with regulatory requirements in U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions. We are subject to risks of errors and mistakes made by these third parties, which may be attributed to us and subject us or our products’ investors to reputational damage, penalties or losses. We depend on third parties to provide primary and back up communications and information systems. Any failure or interruption of those systems, including as a result of the termination of an agreement with any third-party service providers, could cause delays or other problems in our activities. Our financial, accounting, data processing, portfolio monitoring, backup or other operating systems and facilities may fail to operate properly or become disabled or damaged as a result of a number of factors including events that are wholly or partially beyond our control.
The terms of the contracts with third-party service providers are often customized and complex, and many of these arrangements occur in markets or relate to products that are not subject to regulatory oversight. Accordingly, we may be unsuccessful in seeking reimbursement or indemnification from these third-party service providers. In addition, we rely on a select number of third-party services providers and replacement of any one of our service providers could be difficult and result in disruption and expense.
Cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents could adversely affect our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information and confidential information in our possession and damage to our business relationships, any of which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and operating results.
There has been an increase in the frequency and sophistication of the cyber and security threats we face, with attacks ranging from those common to businesses generally to those that are more advanced and persistent, which may target us because, as an alternative asset management firm, we hold confidential and other price sensitive information about existing and potential investments. Cyber-attacks and other security threats could originate from a wide variety of sources, including cyber criminals, nation state hackers, hacktivists and other outside parties. As a result, we may face a heightened risk of a security breach or disruption with respect to sensitive information resulting from an attack by computer hackers, foreign governments or cyber terrorists.
The efficient operation of our business is dependent on computer hardware and software systems, as well as data processing systems and the secure processing, storage and transmission of information, which are vulnerable to security breaches and cyber incidents. A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of our information resources. These incidents may be an intentional attack or an unintentional event and could involve gaining unauthorized access to our information systems for purposes of misappropriating assets, stealing confidential information, corrupting data or causing operational disruption. In addition, we and our employees may be the target of fraudulent emails or other targeted attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary or sensitive information. The result of these incidents may include disrupted operations, misstated or unreliable financial data, fraudulent transfers or requests for transfers of money, liability for stolen assets or information, increased cybersecurity protection and insurance costs, litigation and damage to our business relationships, causing our business and results of operations to suffer. As our reliance on technology has increased, so have the risks posed to our information systems, both internal and those provided by third-party service providers. We have implemented processes, procedures and internal controls designed to mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber intrusions and rely on industry accepted securities measures and technology to securely maintain confidential and proprietary information maintained on our information systems; however, these measures, as well as our increased awareness of the nature and extent of a risk of a cyber-incident, do not guarantee that a cyber-incident will not occur and/or that our financial results, operations or confidential information will not be negatively impacted by such an incident, especially because the cyber-incident techniques change frequently or are not recognized until launched and because cyber-incidents can originate from a wide variety of sources.
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Those risks are exacerbated by the rapidly increasing volume of highly sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and intellectual property, and personally identifiable information of our employees, our clients and others, that we collect and store in our data centers and on our networks. Our products may also invest in strategic assets having a national or regional profile or in infrastructure assets, the nature of which could expose them to a greater risk of being subject to a terrorist attack or security breach than other assets or businesses. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information are critical to our operations. A significant actual or potential theft, loss, corruption, exposure, fraudulent use or misuse of fund investor, employee or other personally identifiable or proprietary business data, whether by third parties or as a result of employee malfeasance (or the negligence or malfeasance of third party service providers that have access to such confidential information) or otherwise, non-compliance with our contractual or other legal obligations regarding such data or intellectual property or a violation of our privacy and security policies with respect to such data could result in significant remediation and other costs, fines, litigation or regulatory actions against us and significant reputational harm.
Increased data protection regulation may result in increased complexities and risk in connection with the operation of our business and our products.
We operate in businesses that are highly dependent on information systems and technology. The costs related to cyber or other security threats or disruptions may not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. Cybersecurity has become a priority for regulators in the U.S. and around the world. Many jurisdictions in which we operate have laws and regulations relating to data privacy, cybersecurity and protection of personal information, including the California Consumer Privacy Act that went into effect on January 1, 2020, and the New York SHIELD Act, which went into effect on March 1, 2020. In addition, the SEC announced that one of the 2019 examination priorities for the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations was to continue to examine cybersecurity procedures and controls, including testing the implementation of these procedures and controls. Further, the European General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) came into effect in May 2018. Data protection requirements under the GDPR are more stringent than those imposed under prior European legislation. There are substantial financial penalties for breach of the GDPR, including up to the higher of 20 million Euros or 4% of group annual worldwide turnover. Non-compliance with any of the aforementioned laws or other similar laws, therefore, represents a serious risk to our business. Some jurisdictions have also enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals of data security breaches involving certain types of personal data. Breaches in security could potentially jeopardize our, our employees’ or our product investors’ or counterparties’ confidential and other information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, our computer systems and networks, or otherwise cause interruptions or malfunctions in our, our employees’, our product investors’, our counterparties’ or third parties’ operations, which could result in significant losses, increased costs, disruption of our business, liability to our product investors and other counterparties, regulatory intervention or reputational damage. Furthermore, if we fail to comply with the relevant laws and regulations, it could result in regulatory investigations and penalties, which could lead to negative publicity and may cause our product investors and clients to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our security measures.
We are subject to litigation risks, and consequently, we may face liabilities and damage to our professional reputation as a result.
Legal liability could have a material adverse effect on our businesses, financial condition or results of operations or cause reputational harm to us, which could harm our businesses. We depend to a large extent on our business relationships and our reputation for integrity and high-caliber professional services to attract and retain fund investors and to pursue investment opportunities for our products. As a result, allegations of improper conduct asserted by private litigants or regulators, regardless of whether the ultimate outcome is favorable or unfavorable to us, as well as negative publicity and press speculation about us, our investment activities or the investment industry in general, whether or not valid, may harm our reputation, which may be damaging to our businesses.
In addition, the laws and regulations governing the limited liability of such issuers and investments vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and in certain contexts the laws of certain jurisdictions may provide not only for carve-outs from limited liability protection for the issuer or portfolio company that has incurred the liabilities, but also for recourse to assets of other entities under common control with, or that are part of the same economic group as, such issuer. For example, if any of our products’ investments is subject to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings in a jurisdiction and is found to have liabilities under the local consumer protection, labor, tax or bankruptcy laws, the laws of that jurisdiction may permit authorities or creditors to file a lien on, or to otherwise have recourse to, assets held by other investments (including assets held by our products) in that jurisdiction. There can be no assurance that we will not be adversely affected as a result of the foregoing risks.
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We may not be able to maintain sufficient insurance to cover us for potential litigation or other risks.
We may not be able to maintain sufficient insurance on commercially reasonable terms or with adequate coverage levels against potential liabilities we may face in connection with potential claims, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. We may face a risk of loss from a variety of claims, including related to securities, antitrust, contracts, cybersecurity, fraud and various other potential claims, whether or not such claims are valid. Insurance and other safeguards might only partially reimburse us for our losses, if at all, and if a claim is successful and exceeds or is not covered by our insurance policies, we may be required to pay a substantial amount in respect of such successful claim. Certain losses of a catastrophic nature, such as losses arising as a result of wars, earthquakes, typhoons, terrorist attacks or other similar events, may be uninsurable or may only be insurable at rates that are so high that maintaining coverage would cause an adverse impact on our business, our investment funds and their investments. In general, losses related to terrorism are becoming harder and more expensive to insure against. Some insurers are excluding terrorism coverage from their all-risk policies. In some cases, insurers are offering significantly limited coverage against terrorist acts for additional premiums, which can greatly increase the total cost of casualty insurance for a property. As a result, we, our products and their investments may not be insured against terrorism or certain other catastrophic losses.
Our use of leverage to finance our businesses exposes us to substantial risks. Any security interests or negative covenants required by a credit facility we enter into may limit our ability to create liens on assets to secure additional debt.
We may choose to finance our businesses operations through the issuance of senior notes, borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility or by issuing additional debt in the future. Our existing and future indebtedness exposes us to the typical risks associated with the use of leverage. The occurrence or continuation of any of these events or trends could cause us to suffer a decline in the credit ratings assigned to our debt by rating agencies, which could cause the interest rate applicable to borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility to increase and could result in other material adverse effects on our businesses. We depend on financial institutions extending credit to us on terms that are reasonable to us. There is no guarantee that such institutions will continue to extend credit to us or renew any existing credit agreements we may have with them, or that we will be able to refinance outstanding facilities when they mature. In addition, the incurrence of additional debt in the future could result in potential downgrades of our existing corporate credit ratings, which could limit the availability of future financing and increase our cost of borrowing. Furthermore, our Revolving Credit Facility contains certain covenants with which we need to comply.
Non-compliance with any of the covenants without cure or waiver would constitute an event of default, and an event of default resulting from a breach of certain covenants could result, at the option of the lenders, in an acceleration of the principal and interest outstanding. In addition, if we incur additional debt, our credit rating could be adversely impacted.
Blue Owl may provide financial guarantees of performance in connection with certain investments, particularly in the Real Estate product-line, to certain lenders to its products and investments. Lenders in commercial real estate financing customarily will require such guarantees, which typically provides that the lender can recover losses from the guarantors for certain bad acts, such as fraud or intentional misrepresentation, intentional waste, willful misconduct, criminal acts, misappropriation of funds, voluntary incurrence of prohibited debt and environmental losses sustained by lender. It is expected that commercial real estate financing arrangements will generally require such guarantees and in the event that such a guarantee is called, Blue Owl’s assets could be materially and adversely affected.
As borrowings under our senior notes, Revolving Credit Facility and any future indebtedness mature, we may be required to either refinance them by entering into new facilities or issuing additional debt, which could result in higher borrowing costs, or issuing equity, which would dilute existing shareholders. We could also repay these borrowings by using cash on hand, cash provided by our continuing operations or cash from the sale of our assets. We may be unable to enter into new facilities or issue debt or equity in the future on attractive terms, or at all. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are SOFR-based obligations. As a result, an increase in short-term interest rates will increase our interest costs if such borrowings are not been hedged into fixed rates in the future.
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Risks Related to Legal and Regulatory Environment
Our businesses are subject to extensive domestic and foreign regulations that may subject us to significant costs and compliance requirements, and our failure to comply with such regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our businesses, as well as the financial services industry, generally are subject to extensive regulation, including periodic examinations, by governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations or exchanges in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate relating to, among other things, securities, antitrust, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, tax and privacy. Each of the regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over us has regulatory powers dealing with many aspects of financial services, including the authority to grant, and in specific circumstances to cancel, permissions to carry on particular activities. The financial services industry may face an increasingly difficult political and regulatory environment, especially as a result of the recent change in presidential administration. The new administration has expressed support for proposals that call for greater regulatory oversight of the financial services industry. If these proposals were to become policy, such developments, including investors’ perceptions of and responses to such proposals, could potentially have a material adverse effect on our business, our products and the businesses of the companies in which our products invest.
We recently expanded our business to Canada, the U.K., Hong Kong and Singapore. Differences between the laws and rules governing our businesses in these jurisdictions compared to the United States result in inconsistent regulatory requirements that it wouldmay not be at Altimar’spossible to fully reconcile in a cost-efficient manner across our businesses.
The SEC oversees the activities of certain of our subsidiaries that are registered investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and the activities of our BDCs that are regulated under the Investment Company Act.
Investment Advisers Act of 1940: The Advisers Act imposes specific restrictions on an investment adviser’s ability to engage in principal and agency cross transactions. Our registered investment advisers are subject to additional requirements that cover, among other things, disclosure of information about our business to clients; maintenance of written policies and procedures; maintenance of extensive books and records; restrictions on the types of fees we may charge, including performance fees and carried interest; solicitation arrangements; maintaining effective compliance programs; custody of client assets; client privacy; advertising; and proxy voting. Failure to comply with the obligations imposed by the Advisers Act could result in investigations, sanctions, fines, restrictions on the activities of us or our personnel and reputational damage.
Under the Advisers Act, an investment adviser (whether or not registered under the Advisers Act) has fiduciary duties to its clients. The SEC has interpreted those duties to impose standards, requirements and limitations on, among other things, trading for proprietary, personal and client accounts; allocations of investment opportunities among clients; execution of transactions; and recommendations to clients.
Investment Company Act: Our subsidiaries are the advisers to our BDCs, which are subject to the rules and regulations under the Investment Company Act. Our BDCs are required to file periodic and annual reports with the SEC and may also be required to comply with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Furthermore, advisers to our BDCs have a fiduciary duty under the Investment Company Act not to charge excessive compensation, and the Investment Company Act grants shareholders of mutual funds and BDCs a direct private right of action against investment advisers to seek redress for alleged violations of this fiduciary duty.
While we exercise broad discretion acting through itsover the day-to-day management of our BDCs, each of our BDCs is also subject to oversight and management by a board of directors, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” as defined under the Investment Company Act. The responsibilities of each of our BDC’s boards include, among other things, approving our advisory contract with the applicable BDC that we manage; approving certain service providers; determining the valuation and the method for valuing assets; and monitoring transactions involving affiliates; and approving certain co-investment transactions. The advisory contracts with each of our BDCs may be terminated by the shareholders or directors of such BDC on not more than 60 days’ notice, and are subject to grantannual renewal by each respective BDC’s board of directors after an initial two-year term.
Our BDCs are also prohibited from knowingly participating in certain transactions with their affiliates, except as permitted by the Investment Company Act and the Co-investment Exemptive Order. For additional details, see “Conflicts of interest may arise in connection with co-investments between our private funds and our BDCs”.
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In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act authorizes federal regulatory agencies to review and, in certain cases, prohibit compensation arrangements at financial institutions that give employees incentives to engage in conduct deemed to encourage inappropriate risk-taking by covered financial institutions. In 2016, federal bank regulatory authorities and the SEC revised and re-proposed a rule that generally (1) prohibits incentive-based payment arrangements that are determined to encourage inappropriate risks by certain financial institutions by providing excessive compensation or that could lead to material financial loss and (2) requires those financial institutions to disclose information concerning incentive-based compensation arrangements to the appropriate federal regulator. The Dodd-Frank Act also directs the SEC to adopt a rule that requires public companies to adopt and disclose policies requiring, in the event the company is required to issue an accounting restatement, the contingent repayment of obligations of related incentive compensation from current and former executive officers. The SEC has proposed but not yet adopted such rule. To the extent the aforementioned rules are adopted, our ability to recruit and retain investment professionals and senior management executives could be limited.
Other Securities Laws: In addition, we regularly rely on exemptions from various requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the Commodity Exchange Act. Those exemptions are sometimes highly complex and may in certain circumstances depend on compliance by third parties whom we do not control. The revocation, challenge or unavailability of these exemptions could increase our cost of doing business or subject us to regulatory action or third-party claims, which could have a material adverse effect on our businesses. For example, Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act includes “bad actor” disqualification provisions that ban an issuer from offering or selling securities pursuant to the safe harbor in Rule 506 if the issuer, or any other “covered person,” is the subject of a criminal, regulatory or court order or other “disqualifying event” under the rule which has not been waived by the SEC. The definition of a “covered person” under the rule includes an issuer’s directors, general partners, managing members and executive officers and promoters and persons compensated for soliciting investors in the offering. Accordingly, our ability to rely on Rule 506 to offer or sell our products and therefore a significant portion of our business would be impaired if we or any “covered person” is the subject of a disqualifying event under the rule and we are unable to obtain a waiver or, in certain circumstances, terminate our involvement with such “covered person”.
Compliance with existing and new regulations subjects us to significant costs. Any changes or other developments in the regulatory framework applicable to our businesses and changes to formerly accepted industry practices, may impose additional costs on us, require the attention of our senior management or limit the manner in which we conduct our businesses. We may be adversely affected by changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules by these governmental authorities and self-regulatory organizations. Additional legislation, increasing global regulatory oversight of fundraising activities, changes in rules promulgated by self-regulatory organizations or exchanges or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules, either in the United States or elsewhere, may directly affect our mode of operation and profitability. Moreover, our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, including labor and employment laws, could result in fines, censure, suspensions of personnel or other sanctions, including revocation of the registration of our relevant subsidiaries as investment advisers or our broker-dealer affiliate as a registered broker-dealer.
Even if a sanction is imposed against us, one of our subsidiaries or our affiliates or our personnel by a regulator for a small monetary amount, the costs incurred in responding to such matters could be material. The adverse publicity related to the sanction could harm our reputation, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our businesses, making it harder for us to raise new and successor funds and discouraging others from doing business with us or accepting investments from our products.
Heightened scrutiny of the financial services industry by regulators may materially and adversely affect our business.
The financial services industry has been the subject of heightened scrutiny by regulators around the globe. In particular, the SEC and its consentstaff have focused more narrowly on issues relevant to alternative asset management firms, including by forming specialized units devoted to examining such firms and, in certain cases, bringing enforcement actions against the firms, their Principals and employees. In recent periods there have been a number of enforcement actions within the industry, and it is expected that the SEC will continue to pursue enforcement actions against asset managers. This increased enforcement activity has caused, and could further cause us to reevaluate certain practices and adjust our compliance control function as necessary and appropriate.
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While the SEC’s recent lists of examination priorities include such items as cybersecurity compliance and controls and conducting risk-based examinations of investment advisory firms, it is generally expected that the SEC’s oversight of alternative asset managers will continue to focus substantially on concerns related to fiduciary duty transparency and investor disclosure practices (See “—Conflicts of interest may arise in our allocation of capital and co-investment opportunities”). Although the SEC has cited improvements in disclosures and industry practices in this area, it has also indicated that there is room for improvement in particular areas, including fees and expenses (and the allocation of such fees and expenses) and co-investment practices. To this end, many firms have received inquiries during examinations or waive those rights.directly from the SEC’s Division of Enforcement regarding various transparency-related topics, including the acceleration of monitoring fees, the allocation of broken-deal expenses, outside business activities of firm Principals and employees, group purchasing arrangements and general conflicts of interest disclosures. While we believe we have made appropriate and timely disclosures regarding the foregoing, the SEC staff may disagree.
Further, the SEC has highlighted BDC board oversight and valuation practices as one of its areas of focus in investment adviser examinations and has instituted enforcement actions against advisers for misleading investors about valuation. If the SEC were to investigate and find errors in our methodologies or procedures, we and/or members of our board and management could be subject to penalties and fines, which could harm our reputation and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Regulations governing the operations of our BDCs as business development companies affect their ability to raise, and the way in which they raise, additional capital.
Our BDCs have elected to be regulated as business development companies under the Investment Company Act. Many of the regulations governing business development companies restrict, among other things, leverage incurrence, co-investments and other transactions with other entities within Blue Owl. Certain of our products may be restricted from engaging in transactions with our BDCs and their subsidiaries. As business development companies regulated under the Investment Company Act, our BDCs may issue debt securities or preferred stock and borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the Investment Company Act.
BDCs are not generally able to issue and sell their common stock at a price below net asset value per share. BDCs may, however, issue and sell their common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire such common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value of such common stock if (1) the applicable BDC’s board of directors determines that such sale is in the BDC’s best interests and the best interests of the BDC’s shareholders, and (2) the applicable BDC’s shareholders have approved a policy and practice of making such sales within the preceding 12-months. In any such case, the price at which the securities of BDCs are to be issued and sold may not be less than a price which, in the determination of the applicable board of directors, closely approximates the market value of such securities.
In addition, as business development companies that are subject to regulations under the Investment Company Act, our BDCs are currently permitted to incur indebtedness or issue senior securities only in amounts such that their asset coverage ratio equals at least 150% after each such issuance, except in the instance of ORCC II, which is required to maintain an asset coverage ratio of at least 200%. Our BDCs’ ability to pay dividends will be restricted if such BDC’s asset coverage ratio falls below the required asset coverage ratio and any amounts that it uses to service its indebtedness are not available for dividends to its common shareholders. Any of the foregoing circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our BDCs, and as a result, on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, our BDCs have elected to be treated as regulated investment companies (“RICs”) under Subchapter M of the Code. To maintain their status as RICs, our BDCs must meet, among other things, certain source of income, asset diversification and annual distribution requirements. Each of our BDCs is required to generally distribute to its shareholders at least 90% of such BDC’s investment company taxable income to maintain its RIC status.
Changes to the method of determining the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the selection of a replacement for LIBOR may affect the value of investments held by our products and could affect our results of operations and financial results.
LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the basic rate of interest used in lending transactions between banks on the London interbank market and is widely used as a reference for setting the interest rate on loans globally. Our products, and in particular our BDCs, typically use LIBOR as a reference rate in term loans they extend to investments such that the interest due to us pursuant to a term loan extended to a portfolio company is calculated using LIBOR. The existenceterms of our debt investments generally include minimum interest rate floors which are calculated based on LIBOR.
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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced that it will not compel panel banks to contribute to LIBOR after 2021. In addition, in March 2021, the FCA announced that LIBOR will no longer be provided for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar settings after December 21, 2021 and that publication of the U.S. dollar settings for the overnight, one-month, three-month, six-month and 12-month LIBOR rates will cease after June 30, 2023. It is unclear if at that time LIBOR will cease to exist or if new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2023. The discontinuance of LIBOR, as well as uncertainty related to the establishment of any alternative reference rate, may adversely affect our cost of capital and the market for LIBOR-based securities, which could have an adverse impact on the earnings from or value of our investment portfolio.
Central banks and regulators in a number of major jurisdictions (for example, United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Switzerland and Japan) have convened working groups to find, and implement the transition to, suitable replacements for interbank offered rates (“IBORs”). To identify a successor rate for U.S. dollar LIBOR, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), a U.S.-based group convened by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, was formed. The ARRC has recommended the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a recommended spread adjustment as its preferred alternative rate for LIBOR. SOFR is a measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight, collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, and is based on directly observable U.S. Treasury-backed repurchase transactions. However, given that SOFR is a secured rate backed by government securities, it will be a rate that does not take into account bank credit risk (as is the case with LIBOR). SOFR is therefore likely to be lower than LIBOR and is less likely to correlate with the funding costs of financial institutions. Although SOFR plus the recommended spread adjustment appears to be the preferred replacement rate for U.S. dollar LIBOR, and personalits use continues to steadily grow, at this time it is not possible to predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative reference rates or other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere.
As such, if LIBOR in its current form does not survive and a replacement rate is not widely agreed upon or if a replacement rate is significantly different from LIBOR, it could cause a disruption in the credit markets generally. The elimination of LIBOR or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of LIBOR could have an adverse impact on the market for or value of any LIBOR-linked securities, loans, and other financial obligations or extensions of credit held by or due to our investments or on our overall financial condition or results of operations. In addition, if LIBOR ceases to exist, our products, borrowers of our products and our Partner Managers and their respective portfolio companies may need to renegotiate the credit agreements extending beyond 2023 that utilize LIBOR as a factor in determining the interest rate, in order to replace LIBOR with the new standard that is established, which may have an adverse effect on our overall financial condition or results of operations. Following the replacement of LIBOR, some or all of these credit agreements may bear interest at a lower interest rate, which, to the extent our products are lenders, could have an adverse impact on their performance, could have an adverse impact on our products’ and their portfolio companies’ results of operations. Moreover, if LIBOR ceases to exist, our products and their portfolio companies may need to renegotiate certain terms of their credit facilities. If our products and their portfolio companies are unable to do so, amounts drawn under their credit facilities may bear interest at a higher rate, which would increase the cost of their borrowings and, in turn, affect their results of operations.
Failure to comply with “pay to play” regulations implemented by the SEC and certain states, and changes to the “pay to play” regulatory regimes, could adversely affect our businesses.
Since 2010, states and other regulatory authorities have begun to require investment managers to register as lobbyists. We are registered as a lobbyist in California. These registration requirements impose significant compliance obligations on registered lobbyists and their employers, which may include annual registration fees, periodic disclosure reports and internal record keeping, and may also prohibit the payment of contingent fees.
Under applicable SEC rules, investment advisers are required to implement compliance policies designed, among other matters, to track contributions by certain of the adviser’s employees and engagements of third parties that solicit government entities and to keep certain records to enable the SEC to determine compliance with the rule. In addition, there have been similar rules on a state level regarding “pay to play” practices by investment advisers. FINRA has its own set of “pay to play” regulations that are similar to the SEC’s regulations.
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As we have public pension plans that are investors in our products, these rules could impose significant economic sanctions on our businesses if we or one of the other persons covered by the rules make any prohibited contribution or payment, whether or not material or with an intent to secure an investment from a public pension plan. We may also acquire other investment managers or hire additional personnel who are not subject to the same restrictions as us, but whose activity, and the activity of their Principals, prior to our ownership or employment of such person, could affect our product raising. Any failure on our part to comply with these rules could cause us to lose compensation for our advisory services or expose us to significant penalties and reputational damage.
Failure to comply with regulations regarding the prevention of money laundering or terrorism or national security could adversely affect our business.
As part of our responsibility for the prevention of money laundering under applicable laws, we may require detailed verification of a prospective investor’s identity and the source of such prospective investor’s funds. In the event of delay or failure by a prospective investor to produce any such information required for verification purposes, we may refuse to admit the investor to our products. We may from time-to-time request (outside of the subscription process), and our products’ limited partners will be obligated to provide to us as appropriate upon such request, additional information as from time to time may be required for us to satisfy our obligations under these and other laws that may be adopted in the future. Additionally, we may from time to time be obligated to file reports with regulatory authorities in various jurisdictions with regard to, among other things, the identity of our products’ limited partners and suspicious activities involving the interests of our products. In the event it is determined that any investor, or any direct or indirect owner of any investor, is a person identified in any of these laws as a prohibited person, or is otherwise engaged in activities of the type prohibited under these laws, we may be obligated, among other actions to be taken, to withhold distributions of any funds otherwise owing to such investor or to cause such investor’s interests to be cancelled or otherwise redeemed (without the payment of any consideration in respect of those interests).
The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and the USA PATRIOT Act require that financial institutions (a term that includes banks, broker-dealers and investment companies) establish and maintain compliance programs to guard against money laundering activities. Laws or regulations may presently or in the future require us, our products or any of our affiliates or other service providers to establish additional anti-money laundering procedures, to collect information with respect to our products’ limited partners, to share information with governmental authorities with respect to our products’ limited partners or to implement additional restrictions on the transfer of the interests. These requirements can lead to increased expenses and exposure to enforcement actions
Economic sanction laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions may prohibit us and our affiliates from transacting with certain countries, individuals and companies, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and operating results.
Economic sanction laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions may restrict or prohibit us or our affiliates from transacting with certain countries, territories, individuals and entities. In the U.S., the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) administers and enforces laws, executive orders and regulations establishing U.S. economic and trade sanctions, which restrict or prohibit, among other things, direct and indirect transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain non-U.S. countries, territories, individuals and entities. These types of sanctions may significantly restrict or completely prohibit lending activities in certain jurisdictions, and violation of any such laws or regulations, may result in significant legal and monetary penalties, as well as reputational damage. OFAC sanctions programs change frequently, which may make it more difficult for us or our affiliates to ensure compliance. Moreover, OFAC enforcement is increasing, which may increase the risk that we become subject of such actual or threatened enforcement. In addition, any sanctions imposed in connection with the escalation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine may impact portfolio companies of our funds, which may in turn impact us.
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Additionally, Section 2019 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “ITRA”) amended the Exchange Act to require companies subject to SEC reporting obligations under Section 13 of the Exchange Act to disclose in their periodic reports specified dealings or transactions involving Iran or other individuals and entities targeted by OFAC during the period covered by the relevant periodic report. In some cases, the ITRA requires companies to disclose these types of transactions even if they were permissible under U.S. law. Companies that currently may be or may have been at the time considered our affiliates, may have from time to time publicly filed and/or provided to us such disclosures. We do not independently verify or participate in the preparation of these disclosures. We and our publicly traded funds are required, either periodically or annually to separately file with the SEC a notice when such activities have been disclosed, and the SEC is required to post such notice of disclosure on its website and send the report to the President and certain U.S. Congressional committees. Disclosure of such activity, even if such activity is not subject to sanctions under applicable law, and any sanctions actually imposed on us or our affiliates as a result of these activities, could harm our reputation and have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations, and any failure to disclose any such activities as required could additionally result in fines or penalties.
We are subject to laws and regulations in the EEA, including the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, which may increase our regulatory costs and burdens.
The AIFMD regulates the activities of certain private fund managers undertaking fund management activities or marketing fund interests to investors within the EEA.
To the extent any one of our products is actively marketed to investors domiciled or having their registered office in the EEA: (i) we and such fund will be subject to certain reporting, disclosure and other compliance obligations under the AIFMD, which will result in such funds incurring additional costs and expenses; (ii) we and such fund may become subject to additional regulatory or compliance obligations arising under national law in certain EEA jurisdictions, which would result in such fund incurring additional costs and expenses or may otherwise affect the management and operation of such fund; (iii) we will be required to make detailed information relating to such fund and its investments available to regulators and third parties; and (iv) the AIFMD will also restrict certain activities of such fund in relation to EEA investments, including, in some circumstances, such fund’s ability to recapitalize, refinance or potentially restructure an EEA portfolio company within the first two years of ownership, which may in turn affect operations of such fund generally. In addition, it is possible that some EEA jurisdictions will elect to restrict or prohibit the marketing of non-EEA funds to investors based in those jurisdictions, which may make it more difficult for our products to raise their targeted amount of commitments. We rely on a third party provider to ensure our compliance with these regulations, including required registrations, which may increase our compliance costs and risk of non-compliance.
In the future, it may be possible for non-EEA alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) to market an alternative investment fund (“AIF”) within the EEA pursuant to a pan-European marketing “passport”, instead of under national private placement regimes. Access to this passport may be subject to the non-EEA AIFM complying with various additional requirements under the AIFMD, which may include one or more of the directors describedfollowing: additional conduct of business and organizational requirements; rules relating to the remuneration of certain personnel; minimum regulatory capital requirements; restrictions on the use of leverage; additional disclosure and reporting requirements to both investors and EEA home state regulators; independent valuation of an AIF’s assets; and the appointment of an independent depositary. Certain EEA Member States have indicated that they will cease to operate national private placement regimes when, or shortly after, the passport becomes available, which would mean that non-EEA AIFMs to whom the passport is available would be required to comply with all relevant provisions of the AIFMD in order to market to professional investors in those jurisdictions. As a result, if in the preceding risk factorsfuture non-EEA AIFMs may only market in certain EEA jurisdictions pursuant to a passport, we may not seek to market interests in our products in those jurisdictions, which may lead to a reduction in the overall amount of capital invested in our products. Alternatively, if we sought to comply with the requirements to use the passport, this could have adverse effects including, amongst other things, increasing the regulatory burden and costs of operating and managing certain of our products and their investments, and potentially requiring changes to compensation structures for key personnel, thereby affecting our ability to recruit and retain these personnel.
Certain of the funds or accounts we advise or manage are subject to the fiduciary responsibility and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code, and our businesses could be adversely affected if certain of our other funds or accounts fail to satisfy an exception under the “plan assets” regulation under ERISA.
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A number of investors in our products are subject to the fiduciary and prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA and the parallel provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; however, the substantial majority of our products rely on the “insignificant participation” exception under the “plan assets” regulation under ERISA. We are not, therefore subject to the requirements of ERISA (or the parallel provision of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the management of those funds. However, if those funds fail to satisfy that exception for any reason and if no other exception is available, that failure could materially interfere with our activities in relation to those funds or expose us to risks related to our failure to comply with the applicable requirements. For example, the governing documents of a fund generally impose certain obligations on the general partner or manager of the fund to cause the assets of the fund to not be treated as “plan assets” and a breach of that obligation could create liability for us. Further, if the assets of a fund become plan assets (whether because of our breach, a change in law or otherwise), the application of ERISA-related requirements on our product may prevent us from operating the fund as intended and may cause the fund to breach its obligations with Partner Managers or other investments, which would create significant liabilities for our products and could significantly impact the fund’s ability to make any further investments. Further, we have formed a small number of holding vehicles to facilitate co-investments alongside our products by ERISA investors, the assets of which holding vehicles constitute “plan assets” and with respect to which we serve as a fiduciary. While we may be required to satisfy applicable fiduciary standards and avoid the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA with respect to such holding vehicles and their assets, in each case, our authority with respect to the management and control of those vehicles is limited by contract with the relevant fund investor. Accordingly, we do not anticipate any liabilities with respect to our serving as a fiduciary with respect to such vehicles.
Risks Related to Our Products
The historical returns attributable to our products should not be considered as indicative of the future results of our products or of our future results or of any returns expected on an investment in our Class A Shares.
The historical performance of our products is relevant to us primarily insofar as it is indicative of performance income we have earned in the past and may earn in the future and our reputation and ability to raise new funds. The historical and potential returns of the funds we advise are not, however, directly linked to returns on shares of our Class A Shares. Therefore, holders of our Class A Shares should not conclude that positive performance of the funds we advise will necessarily result in positive returns on a conflictreturn on investment in our Class A Shares. However, poor performance of interestour products we advise would likely cause a decline in our revenues and would therefore likely have a negative effect on our operating results, returns on our Class A Shares and a negative impact on our ability to raise new funds. Also, there is no assurance that projections in respect of our products or unrealized valuations will be realized.
Moreover, the historical returns of our products should not be considered indicative of the future returns of these or from any future funds we may raise, in part because:
market conditions during previous periods may have been significantly more favorable for generating positive performance than the market conditions we may experience in the future;
our products’ rates of returns, which are calculated on the partbasis of such director(s) between what henet asset value of the funds’ investments, reflect unrealized gains, which may never be realized;
our products’ returns have previously benefited from investment opportunities and general market conditions that may not recur, including the availability of debt capital on attractive terms and the availability of distressed debt opportunities, and we may not be able to achieve the same returns or theyprofitable investment opportunities or deploy capital as quickly;
the historical returns that we present in this report derive largely from the performance of our earlier funds, whereas future fund returns will depend increasingly on the performance of our newer funds or funds not yet formed, which may have little or no realized investment track record;
our products’ historical investments were made over a long period of time and over the course of various market and macroeconomic cycles, and the circumstances under which our current or future funds may make future investments may differ significantly from those conditions prevailing in the past;
the attractive returns of certain of our products have been driven by the rapid return on invested capital, which has not occurred with respect to all of our products and we believe is bestless likely to occur in the future;
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in recent years, there has been increased competition for Altimarinvestment opportunities resulting from the increased amount of capital invested in alternative funds and its shareholdershigh liquidity in debt markets, and what hethe increased competition for investments may reduce our returns in the future; and
our newly established funds may generate lower returns during the period that they take to deploy their capital.
The future internal rate of return for any current or theyfuture fund may believe is bestvary considerably from the historical internal rate of return generated by any particular fund, or for himselfour products as a whole. Future returns will also be affected by the risks described elsewhere in this proxy statement, including risks of the industries and businesses in which a particular fund invests.
Valuation methodologies for certain assets of our products can be subject to significant subjectivity.
Many of the investments in our products are illiquid and thus have no readily ascertainable market prices. We value these investments based on our estimate, or themselves in determining whether or not to take the requested action. Asan independent third party’s estimate, of their value as of the date of this Annual Report, Altimar doesdetermination. The determination of fair value, and thus the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation our products may recognize in any reporting period, is to a degree subjective. Our products generally value their investments quarterly at fair value, as determined in good faith by our products’ respective boards or a valuation committee, as applicable, based on, among other things, the input of third party valuation firms and taking into account the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings, the markets in which the portfolio company operates, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow, current market interest rates and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities, private companies and privately owned real estate, are inherently uncertain, the valuations may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time due to changes in current market conditions. A fund’s net asset value could be adversely affected if the determinations regarding the fair value of the investments were materially higher than the values that are ultimately realized upon the disposal of such investments. These valuations could, in turn, affect the management fees or performance income that our business receives.
The use of leverage by our products may materially increase the returns of such funds but may also result in significant losses or a total loss of capital.
Our products, particularly our Direct Lending and Real Estate products, use leverage as part of their respective investment programs and in certain products regularly borrow a substantial amount of their capital. The use of leverage poses a significant degree of risk and enhances the possibility of a significant loss in the value of the investment portfolio. A fund may borrow money from time to time to purchase or carry securities or may enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that have embedded leverage. The use of leverage by our products increases the volatility of investments by magnifying the potential for gain or loss on invested equity capital. If the value of a fund’s assets were to decrease, leverage would cause net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would if the fund had not believe thereemployed leverage. Similarly, any decrease in the fund’s income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have if it had not borrowed and employed leverage. Such a decline could negatively affect the fund’s ability to service its debt, which could have a material adverse effect on our products, and as a result, on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
Our private funds often rely on obtaining credit facilities secured principally by the undrawn capital commitments of their investors. These credit lines are an important part of managing the cash flow of the funds, including facilitating a fund’s acquisition or funding of investments, enhancing the regularity of cash distributions to investors and facilitating the payment of management fees to us. The inability to secure or maintain these lines of credit would have an adverse impact on our products and their returns and on us, including increasing administrative costs associated with managing a fund.
Our real estate funds are subject to the risks inherent in the ownership and operation of real estate and the construction and development of real estate.
Investments in our real estate funds will be any subject to the risks inherent in the ownership and operation of real estate and real estate-related businesses and assets. These risks include the following:
general and local economic conditions;
changes in supply of and demand for competing properties in an area (as a result, for example, of overbuilding);
the financial resources of tenants;
changes in building, environmental and other laws;
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energy and supply shortages;
various uninsured or waiversuninsurable risks;
natural disasters;
changes in government regulations (such as rent control and tax laws);
changes in interest rates;
the reduced availability of mortgage funds which may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or impracticable;
negative developments in the economy that Altimar’sdepress travel activity;
environmental liabilities;
contingent liabilities on disposition of assets;
unexpected cost overruns in connection with development projects; and
terrorist attacks, war (including tensions between Russia and Ukraine) and other factors that are beyond our control.
Additionally, our funds’ properties are generally self-managed by the tenant or managed by a third party, which makes us dependent upon such third parties and subjects us to risks associated with the actions of such third parties. Any of these factors may cause the value of the investments in our real estate funds to decline, which may have a material impact on our results of operations.
Risks Related to our Structure and Governance
Blue Owl has elected to be treated as, a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and, as a result, our shareholders may not have certain corporate governance protections that are available to shareholders of companies that are not controlled companies.
So long as more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors of Blue Owl is held by an individual, a group or another company, Blue Owl will qualify as a “controlled company” under the NYSE listing requirements. The Principals control a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. As a result, Blue Owl qualifies as, and has elected to be treated as, a “controlled company” under the NYSE listing standards and will not be subject to the requirements that would otherwise require us to have: (i) a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the listing standards of the NYSE; (ii) a nominating committee comprised solely of independent directors; (iii) compensation of our executive officers determined by a majority of the independent directors or a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors; and (iv) director nominees selected, or recommended for the Board’s selection, either by a majority of the independent directors or a nominating committee comprised solely of independent directors.
The Principals may have their interest in Blue Owl diluted due to future equity issuances or their own actions in selling Class A Shares, in each case, which could result in a loss of the “controlled company” exemption under the NYSE listing rules. Blue Owl would then be likelyrequired to makecomply with those provisions of the NYSE listing requirements.
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The multi-class structure of Blue Owl common stock has the effect of concentrating voting power with the Principals, which limits an investor’s ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.
Entities controlled by the Principals hold all of the issued and outstanding Class B and Class D Shares. Accordingly, until such time as the Principals own less than 25% of their aggregate ownership as of immediately after shareholder approvalthe closing of the Business Combination Proposal has been obtained. While(the “Sunset Date”), the Principals will hold 90% of the voting power of Blue Owl’s capital stock on a fully-diluted basis and will be able to control matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other major corporate transactions. The Principals may have interests that differ from our shareholders and may vote in a way with which you disagree and which may be adverse to your interests. This concentrated control may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of Blue Owl, could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their capital stock as part of a sale of Blue Owl, and might ultimately affect the market price of Class A Shares.
Potential conflicts of interest may arise among the holders of Class B and Class D Shares and the holders of our Class A and Class C Shares.
The Principals (and certain former employees of Dyal Capital) hold all of the Class B and Class D Shares. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise among the Principals, on the one hand, and us and our holders of our Class A and Class C Shares, on the other hand. The Principals have the ability to influence our business and affairs through their ownership of the high vote shares of our common stock, their general ability to appoint our board of directors, and provisions under the Investor Rights Agreement and our certificate of incorporation requiring their approval for certain corporate actions (in addition to approval by our board of directors). If the holders of our Class A and Class C Shares are dissatisfied with the performance of our board of directors, they have no ability to remove any of our directors, with or without cause.
Further, through their ability to elect our board of directors, the Principals have the ability to indirectly influence the determination of the amount and timing of our investments and dispositions, cash expenditures, allocation of expenses, indebtedness, issuances of additional partnership interests, tax liabilities and amounts of reserves, each of which can affect the amount of cash that is available for distribution to holders of Common Units and our Class A Shares.
In addition, conflicts may arise relating to the selection, structuring and disposition of investments and other transactions, declaring dividends and other distributions and other matters due to the fact that the Principals hold their Blue Owl Operating Group Units directly or through pass-through entities that are not subject to corporate income taxation.
Delaware law, our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws contain certain provisions, including anti-takeover provisions, that limit the ability of shareholders to take certain actions and could delay or discourage takeover attempts that shareholders may consider favorable.
Our certificate of incorporation and the DGCL contain provisions that could have the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying, or preventing an acquisition deemed undesirable by the Board and therefore depress the trading price of Blue Owl’s Class A Shares. These provisions could also make it difficult for shareholders to take certain actions, including electing directors who are not nominated by the current members of the Board or taking other corporate actions, including effecting changes in management. Among other things, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws include provisions regarding:
a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms, which could delay the ability of shareholders to change the membership of a majority of the Board;
the ability of the Board to issue shares of preferred stock, including “blank check” preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without shareholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer;
the limitation of the liability of, and the indemnification of, our directors and officers;
the right of the Board to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the Board or the resignation, death or removal of a director, which prevents shareholders from being able to fill vacancies on the Board;
the requirement that directors may only be removed from the Board for cause;
the inability of shareholders to act by written consent following the Sunset Date;
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the requirement that a special meeting of shareholders may be called only by the Board, the chairman of the Board of directors or Blue Owl’s chief executive officer, which could delay the ability of shareholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors;
controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of the Board and shareholder meetings;
the ability of the Board of directors to amend the bylaws, which may allow the Board to take additional actions to prevent an unsolicited takeover and inhibit the ability of an acquirer to amend the bylaws to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt; and
advance notice procedures with which shareholders must comply to nominate candidates to the Board or to propose matters to be acted upon at a shareholders’ meeting, which could preclude shareholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of shareholders and delay changes in the composition of the Board and also may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Company.
These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in the Board or management.
In addition, as a Delaware corporation, the Registrant is generally subject to provisions of Delaware law, including the DGCL, although we have elected not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
Any provision of our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control could limit the opportunity for shareholders to receive a premium for their shares of our capital stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.
In addition, the provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement, as described below, provide the shareholders party thereto with certain board representation and other consent rights that could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control.
Our certificate of incorporation designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our shareholders, which could limit our shareholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of us, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, other employee, agent or shareholder of Blue Owl to Blue Owl or our shareholders, or any claim for aiding and abetting such alleged breach, (c) any action asserting a claim against us or any of our current or former directors, officers, other employees, agents or shareholders (i) arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation (as it may be amended or restated) or our bylaws or (ii) as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Delaware Court of Chancery or (d) any action asserting a claim against us or any of our current or former directors, officers, other employees, agents or shareholders governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the law of the State of Delaware shall, as to any action in the foregoing clauses (a) through (b), to the fullest extent permitted by law, be solely and exclusively brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any claim (1) as to which the Delaware Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (2) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Delaware Court of Chancery, or (3) arising under federal securities laws, including the Securities Act as to which the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Article XIII of our certificate of incorporation does not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum.
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This choice-of-forum provision may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our or its directors, officers, shareholders, agents or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our certificate of incorporation inapplicable or unenforceable with respect to one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and result in a diversion of the time and resources of management and our board of directors.
The Registrant is a holding company and its only material source of cash is its indirect interest (held through Blue Owl GP) in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships, and it is accordingly dependent upon distributions made without further shareholder approval, Altimarby its subsidiaries to pay taxes, cause Blue Owl GP to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and pay dividends.
The Registrant is a holding company with no material assets other than its indirect ownership of the GP Units through Blue Owl GP and certain deferred tax assets that arose in connection with the purchase of Blue Owl Operating Group Units with proceeds from the Business Combination. As a result, the Registrant has no independent means of generating revenue or cash flow. The Registrant’s ability to pay taxes, cause Blue Owl GP to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and pay dividends will circulatedepend on the financial results and cash flows of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and the distributions it receives (directly or indirectly) from the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. Deterioration in the financial condition, earnings or cash flow of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships for any reason could limit or impair the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ ability to pay such distributions. Additionally, to the extent that the Registrant or Blue Owl GP needs funds and the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships are restricted from making such distributions under applicable law or regulation or under the terms of any financing arrangements, or the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships are otherwise unable to provide such funds, it could materially adversely affect Blue Owl’s liquidity and financial condition.
Subject to the discussion herein, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships will continue to be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, generally will not be subject to any entity-level U.S. federal income tax. Instead, taxable income will be allocated to holders of Common Units and GP Units. Accordingly, Blue Owl GP will be required to pay income taxes on its allocable share of any net taxable income of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. Under the terms of the Blue Owl Limited Partnership Agreements, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships are obligated to make tax distributions to holders of the Common Units and GP Units calculated at certain assumed tax rates. In addition to tax expenses, Blue Owl will also incur expenses related to its operations, including Blue Owl GP’s payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which could be significant, and some of which will be reimbursed by the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships (excluding payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement). Blue Owl intends to cause Blue Owl GP to cause the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships to make ordinary distributions and tax distributions to holders of the Common Units and GP units on a newpro rata basis in amounts sufficient to cover all applicable taxes, relevant operating expenses, payments by Blue Owl GP under the Tax Receivable Agreement and dividends, if any, declared by Blue Owl. However, as discussed above, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ ability to make such distributions may be subject to various limitations and restrictions including, but not limited to, retention of amounts necessary to satisfy the obligations of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and restrictions on distributions that would violate any applicable restrictions contained in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ debt agreements, or amended Proxy Statementany applicable law, or that would have the effect of rendering the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships insolvent. To the extent that Blue Owl GP is unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payments will be deferred and resolicit Altimar’s shareholderswill accrue interest until paid; provided, however, that nonpayment for a specified period may constitute a breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore accelerate payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which could be substantial.
Additionally, although the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships generally will not be subject to any entity-level U.S. federal income tax, they may be liable under recent U.S. federal tax legislation for adjustments to prior year tax returns, absent an election to the contrary. In the event the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ calculations of taxable income are incorrect, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and/or their partners, including the Registrant or Blue Owl GP, in later years may be subject to material liabilities pursuant to this legislation and its related guidance.
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If either of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships were treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax or state tax purposes, then the amount available for distribution by such Blue Owl Operating Partnerships could be substantially reduced and the value of the Registrant’s shares could be adversely affected.
An entity that would otherwise be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (such as either of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships) may nonetheless be treated as, and taxable as, a corporation if changesit is a “publicly traded partnership” unless an exception to such treatment applies. An entity that would otherwise be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” if interests in such entity are traded on an established securities market or interests in such entity are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof. If either of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships were determined to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” (and taxable as a corporation) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Blue Owl Operating Partnership would be taxable on its income at the U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to corporations and distributions by such Blue Owl Operating Partnership to its partners (including Blue Owl GP) could be taxable as dividends to such partners to the extent of the earnings and profits of such Blue Owl Operating Partnership. In addition, we would no longer have the benefit of increases in the tax basis of the Blue Owl Operating Partnership’s assets as a result of exchanges of Common Units. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, certain Blue Owl equity holders may, from time to time, subject to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, exchange their interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and have such interests redeemed by Blue Owl Operating Partnerships for cash or the Registrant’s stock. While such exchanges could be treated as trading in the interests of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships for purposes of testing “publicly traded partnership” status, the Exchange Agreement contains restrictions on redemptions and exchanges of interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships that are intended to prevent either of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships from being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such restrictions are designed to comply with certain safe harbors provided for under applicable U.S. federal income tax law. Blue Owl GP may also impose additional restrictions on exchanges that the Registrant or Blue Owl GP determines to be necessary or advisable so that neither of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships is treated as a “publicly traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, while such position is not free from doubt, each of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships is expected to be operated such that it is not treated as a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and we intend to take the position that neither of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships is so treated as a result of exchanges of its interests pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.
Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, Blue Owl GP will be required to make payments to certain equity holders for certain tax benefits the Registrant and Blue Owl GP may claim and those payments may be substantial.
Certain equity holders may in the future exchange their Common Units, together with the cancellation of an equal number of Class C Shares or Class D Shares, for Class A Shares or Class B Shares, respectively, or cash pursuant to the Blue Owl Operating Partnership Agreements and the Exchange Agreement, subject to certain conditions and transfer restrictions as set forth therein and in the Investor Rights Agreement. Additionally, Blue Owl GP may acquire from certain former Owl Rock equity holders corporations formed by such former Owl Rock equity holders to hold partnership interests in Owl Rock. Such transactions are expected to result in increases in the Registrant’s (and Blue Owl GP’s) allocable share of the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. These increases in tax basis may increase (for income tax purposes) depreciation and amortization deductions and therefore reduce the amount of income or franchise tax that the Registrant or Blue Owl GP would otherwise be required to pay in the future had such sales and exchanges never occurred.
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In connection with the Business Combination, Blue Owl GP entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement, which generally provides for the payment by it of 85% of certain tax benefits, if any, that Blue Owl GP realizes (or in certain cases is deemed to realize) as a result of these increases in tax basis and certain other tax attributes of Blue Owl GP, the corporations acquired from certain former Owl Rock equity holders in the transaction, and tax benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement. Those payments are the obligation of Blue Owl (including Blue Owl GP) and not of Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. The actual increase in Blue Owl GP’s allocable share of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ tax basis in their assets, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of exchanges, the market price of the Class A Shares at the time of the exchange, the extent to which such exchanges are taxable and the amount and timing of the recognition of the Registrant’s (and Blue Owl GP’s) income. While many of the factors that will determine the amount of payments that Blue Owl GP will make under the Tax Receivable Agreement are outside of its control, Blue Owl GP expects that the payments it will make under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on Blue Owl’s financial condition. Any payments made by Blue Owl GP under the Tax Receivable Agreement will generally reduce the amount of overall cash flow that might have otherwise been available to the Registrant and Blue Owl GP. To the extent that Blue Owl GP is unable to make timely payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, the unpaid amounts will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid; however, nonpayment for a specified period may constitute a breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore accelerate payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement, as further described below. Furthermore, Blue Owl GP’s future obligation to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement could make Blue Owl a less attractive target for an acquisition, particularly in the case of an acquirer that cannot use some or all of the tax benefits that may be realized or deemed realized under the Tax Receivable Agreement. See the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement.”
In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may exceed the actual tax benefits the Registrant or Blue Owl GP realizes or be accelerated.
Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions that the Registrant or Blue Owl GP determines, and the IRS or another taxing authority may challenge all or any part of the tax basis increases, as well as other tax positions that the Registrant or Blue Owl GP takes, and a court may sustain such a challenge. In the event that any tax benefits initially claimed by the Registrant or Blue Owl GP are disallowed, the former Owl Rock and Dyal Capital equityholders will not be required to reimburse the Registrant or Blue Owl GP for any excess payments that may previously have been made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, for example, due to adjustments resulting from examinations by taxing authorities. Rather, excess payments made to such holders will be netted against any future cash payments otherwise required to be made by Blue Owl GP under the Tax Receivable Agreement, if any, after the determination of such excess. However, a challenge to any tax benefits initially claimed by the Registrant or Blue Owl GP may not arise for a number of years following the initial time of such payment or, even if challenged early, such excess cash payment may be greater than the amount of future cash payments that Blue Owl GP might otherwise be required to make under the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement and, as a result, there might not be future cash payments against which to net. As a result, in certain circumstances Blue Owl GP could make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement in excess of Blue Owl’s or Blue Owl GP’s actual income or franchise tax savings, which could materially impair Blue Owl’s financial condition.
Moreover, the Tax Receivable Agreement provides that, in certain events, including a change of control, breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement, or Blue Owl GP’s exercise of early termination rights, Blue Owl GP’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will accelerate and Blue Owl GP will be required to make a lump-sum cash payment to the former Owl Rock and Dyal Capital equityholders and other applicable parties to the Tax Receivable Agreement equal to the present value of all forecasted future payments that would have otherwise been made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which lump-sum payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to Blue Owl GP’s future taxable income. The lump-sum payment could be substantial and could exceed the actual tax benefits that the Registrant or Blue Owl GP realizes subsequent to such payment because such payment would be calculated assuming, among other things, that the Registrant and Blue Owl GP would have certain tax benefits available to it and that the Registrant and Blue Owl GP would be able to use the potential tax benefits in future years.
There may be a material impactnegative effect on its shareholdersthe Registrant’s liquidity if the payments required to be made by Blue Owl GP under the Tax Receivable Agreement exceed the actual income or franchise tax savings that the Registrant (or Blue Owl GP) realizes. Furthermore, Blue Owl GP’s obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement could also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control.
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Adverse developments in U.S. and non-U.S. tax laws could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our effective tax rate and the amount of “tax distributions” that the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships are required priorto make to equity holders could also change materially as a result of various evolving factors, including changes in income tax law resulting from the most recent U.S. presidential and congressional elections or changes in the scope of our operations.
The Registrant is subject to U.S. federal income taxation, and the Registrant and the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and their subsidiaries are subject to income taxation by certain states and municipalities and certain foreign jurisdictions in which they operate. In addition, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships are required to make tax distributions to their partners pursuant to the voteBlue Owl Limited Partnership Agreements. In determining our tax liability and obligation to make tax distributions, we must monitor changes to the applicable tax laws and related regulations. While our existing operations have been implemented in a manner we believe is in compliance with current prevailing laws, one or more taxing U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions could seek to impose incremental, retroactive, or new taxes on us. In addition, the current U.S. presidential administration has called for changes to fiscal and tax policies, which may include comprehensive tax reform. These and other tax laws and related regulation changes, to the extent adopted, may increase tax uncertainty and/or our effective tax rate, result in higher compliance cost and result in a corresponding increase in the amount of payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and/or a corresponding increase in the tax distributions that the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships will be required to make. In addition, there may be changes in law related to the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”), the European Commission’s state aid investigations and other initiatives. Such changes may include (but are not limited to) the taxation of operating income, investment income, dividends received or (in the specific context of withholding tax) dividends paid, or the taxation of partnerships and other pass-through entities. Any adverse developments in these and other U.S. or foreign laws or regulations, including legislative changes, judicial holdings or administrative interpretations, could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Finally, changes in the scope of our operations, including expansion to new geographies, could increase the amount of taxes to which we are subject, and could increase our effective tax rate, which could similarly adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Reports published by analysts, including projections in those reports that differ from our actual results, could adversely affect the price and trading volume of our Class A Shares.
Securities research analysts may establish and publish their own periodic projections for Blue Owl from time to time. Those projections may vary widely and may not accurately predict the results we actually achieve. Our share price may decline if our actual results do not match the projections of these securities research analysts. Similarly, if one or more of the analysts who write reports on us downgrades our stock or publishes inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our share price could decline. In addition, securities research analysts may compare Blue Owl to companies that are not appropriately comparable, which could lead to lower than expected valuations. If one or more analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, our share price or trading volume could decline.
The Blue Owl Operating Partnerships may directly or indirectly make distributions of cash to us substantially in excess of the amounts we use to make distributions to our shareholders and pay our expenses (including our taxes and payments by Blue Owl GP under the Tax Receivable Agreement). To the extent we do not distribute such excess cash as dividends to our shareholders, the direct or indirect holders of Common Units would benefit from any value attributable to such cash as a result of their ownership of our stock upon an exchange of their Common Units.
Blue Owl GP receives a pro rata portion of any distributions made by the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. Any cash received from such distributions is first be used to satisfy any tax liability and then used to make any payments required to be made by Blue Owl GP under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Subject to having available cash and subject to limitations imposed by applicable law and contractual restrictions, the Blue Owl Operating Group Agreements require the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships to make certain distributions to holders of Common Units and to Blue Owl GP pro rata to facilitate the payment of taxes with respect to the income of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships that is allocated to them. To the extent that the tax distributions we directly or indirectly receive exceed the amounts we actually require to pay taxes, Tax Receivable Agreement payments and other expenses (which is likely to be the case given that the assumed tax rate for such distributions will generally exceed our effective tax rate), we will not be required to distribute such excess cash. Our board of directors may, in its sole discretion, choose to use such excess cash for certain purposes, including to make distributions to the holders of our stock. Unless and until our board of directors chooses, in its sole discretion, to declare a distribution, we will have no obligation to distribute such cash (or other available cash other than any declared dividend) to our shareholders.
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No adjustments to the exchange ratio of Common Units for shares of our common stock will be made as a result of either (i) any cash distribution by us or (ii) any cash that we retain and do not distribute to our shareholders. To the extent we do not distribute such cash as dividends and instead, for example, hold such cash balances or use such cash for certain other purposes, this may result in shares of our stock increasing in value relative to the Common Units. The holders of Common Units may benefit from any value attributable to such cash balances if they acquire shares of our stock in an exchange of Common Units.
Risks Related to Our Class A Shares
An active trading market for our Class A Shares may not be sustained, which may make it difficult to sell the Class A Shares you purchase.
Our Class A Shares are currently listed on the Business Combination Proposal.

NYSE under the symbol “OWL.” However, we cannot assure you that an active trading market for our Class A significant portionShares will be sustained. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the likelihood that an active trading market for our Class A Shares will be maintained, the liquidity of any trading market, your ability to sell your Class A Shares when desired or the prices that you may obtain for your shares.

The market price and trading volume of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale butClass A Shares may be sold intovolatile, which could result in rapid and substantial losses for holders of our Class A Shares.
The market price of our Class A Shares is likely to be highly volatile and may be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors. In addition, the marketvolume of trading in the near future. This couldour Class A Shares may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. If the market price of our Class A common stock to dropShares declines significantly, even if Blue Owl’s business is doing well.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of the Class A common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of the Class A common stock. Upon completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, based on the pro forma assumptions set forth in the Proxy Statement, the PIPE Investors will own approximately 64.1% of the outstanding shares of the Class A common stock of Blue Owl assuming no Altimar public shareholders redeem their Class A ordinary shares in connection with the Business Combination or approximately 72.6% of the outstanding Class A ordinary shares assuming that 27.5 million Class A ordinary shares (being our estimate of the maximum number of Class A ordinary shares that could be redeemed in connection with the Business Combination in order to satisfy the closing conditions contained in the Business Combination Agreement) are redeemed in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. While the PIPE Investors will agree, and will continue to be subject, to certain restrictions regarding the transfer of the Class A common stock, these shares may be sold after the expiration of the applicable lock-up restrictions. We may file one or more registration statements prior to or shortly after the closing of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination to provide for the resale of such shares from time to time. As restrictions on resale end and the registration statements are available for use, the market price of the Class A common stock could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.

If the sale of some or all of the PIPE Securities fails to close and sufficient shareholders exercise their redemption rights in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar may lack sufficient funds to consummate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

In connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement, Altimar entered into Subscription Agreements with the PIPE Investors which provide for the purchase of an aggregate of 150,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “PIPE Securities”) in a private placement to close concurrently with, and contingent upon, the closing of the Business Combination, for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, or an aggregate of $1,500,000,000.

These purchases will be made regardless of whether any Class A ordinary shares are redeemed by Altimar’s public shareholders. The proceeds from the sale of PIPE Securities will be part of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination consideration. In addition, prior to giving effect to the exercise of any redemption rights, the Trust Account has $275,000,000, plus accrued interest since the completion of the Altimar IPO. However, if the sale of the PIPE Securities does not close by reason of the failure by some or all of the PIPE Investors to fund the purchase price for their PIPE Securities, for example, and a sufficient number of holders of Class A ordinary shares exercise their redemption rights in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, we may lack sufficient funds to consummate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. Additionally, the PIPE Investors’ obligations to purchase the PIPE Securities are subject to termination prior to the closing of the sale of the PIPE Securities by mutual written consent of Altimar, Owl Rock Group, Neuberger and each of the PIPE Investors, or if the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination is not consummated on or before October 23, 2021. The PIPE Investors’ obligations to purchase the PIPE Securities are subject to fulfillment of customary closing conditions, including that the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination must be consummated substantially concurrently with, and immediately following, the purchase of PIPE Securities. In the event of any such failure to fund, any obligation is so terminated or any such condition is not satisfied and not waived, we may not be able to obtain additional funds to account for such shortfall on terms favorable to us or at all. Any such shortfall would also reduce the amount of funds that we have available for working capital of Blue Owl. While the PIPE Investors represented to us that they have sufficient funds to satisfy their obligations under the respective Subscription Agreements, we have not obligated them to reserve funds for such obligations. The Business Combination Agreement includes a minimum condition to Owl Rock’s and Neuberger’s respective obligations to consummate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination that at least $1,300,000,000 in available cash is available to Altimar from the PIPE Investment including any cash remaining in the Trust Account after giving effect to any exercise of redemption rights by Altimar’s shareholders. In addition, the Business Combination Agreement includes a condition to Altimar’s obligation to consummate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, that Altimar consummates the sale of at least $750,000,000 in PIPE Securities.

Subsequent to the completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Blue Owl may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on its financial condition and its share price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

Altimar cannot assure you that the due diligence Altimar has conducted on Blue Owl will reveal all material issues that may be present with regard to Blue Owl, or that factors outside of Altimar’s or Blue Owl’s control will not later arise, and the Business Combination Agreement does not generally provide for indemnification of Blue Owl in respect of historical liability or with respect to Owl Rock’s or Dyal’s respective businesses. As a result of unidentified issues or factors outside of Altimar’s or Blue Owl’s control, Blue Owl may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in reporting losses. Even if Altimar’s due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with the preliminary risk analysis conducted by Altimar. Even though these charges may be non-cash items that would not have an immediate impact on Blue Owl’s liquidity, the fact that Blue Owl reports charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about Blue Owl or its securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause Blue Owl to violate leverage or other covenants to which it may be subject. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose to remain shareholders following the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares from any such write-down or write-offs.

If the proposed Blue Owl Business Combinated is consummated. Altimar’s shareholders will experience dilution.

Following the consummation of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar’s public shareholders will own approximately 2.0% of the fully diluted common equity of Blue Owl (assuming that no shares of Altimar’s Class A ordinary shares are elected to be redeemed by Altimar’s public shareholders). If any shares of Class A ordinary shares are redeemed in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, the percentage of Blue Owl’s fully diluted common equity held by the current public shareholders of Altimar will decrease relative to the percentage held if none of the Class A ordinary shares are redeemed. To the extent that any of the outstanding warrants are exercised for shares of Class A common stock, Altimar’s public shareholders may experience substantial dilution.

Altimar has not obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm and consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent source that the terms of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination are fair to Altimar from a financial point of view.

The Altimar Board did not obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in connection with its determination to approve the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. Altimar is not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA or from another independent firm that the price it is paying is fair to Altimar from a financial point of view. In analyzing the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, the Altimar board of directors and Altimar’s management conducted due diligence on Blue Owl and researched the industry in which Blue Owl operates and concluded that the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination was in the best interest of its shareholders. Accordingly, Altimar’s shareholders will be relying solely on the judgment of the Altimar board of directors in determining the value of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, and the Altimar board of directors may not have properly valued such business. The lack of a third-party valuation or fairness opinion may also lead an increased number of shareholders to vote against the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination or demand redemption of their shares, which could potentially impact our ability to consummate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

During the pendency of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar will not be able to solicit, initiate or take any action to facilitate or encourage any inquiries or the making, submission or announcement of, or enter into a business combination with another party because of restrictions in the Business Combination Agreement. Furthermore, certain provisions of the Business Combination Agreement will discourage third parties from submitting alternative takeover proposals, including proposals that may be superior to the arrangements contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

During the pendency of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, Altimar will not be able to enter into a business combination with another party because of restrictions in the Business Combination Agreement. Furthermore, certain provisions of the Business Combination Agreement will discourage third parties from submitting alternative takeover proposals, including proposals that may be superior to the arrangements contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, in part because of the inability of the Altimar Board to change its recommendation in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. The Business Combination Agreement does not permit our Board of Directors to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify its recommendation in favor of adoption of the Shareholder Proposals.

Certain covenants in the Business Combination Agreement impede the ability of Altimar to make acquisitions or complete certain other transactions pending completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. As a result, Altimar may be at a disadvantage to its competitors during that period. In addition, if the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination is not completed, these provisions will make it more difficult to complete an alternative business combination following the termination of the Business Combination Agreement due to the passage of time during which these provisions have remained in effect.

Because Altimar is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, in the event the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination is not completed, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.

Because Altimar is currently incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited prior to the Domestication. Altimar is currently an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the U.S. upon Altimar’s directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the U.S. courts against Altimar’s directors or officers.

Until the Domestication is effected, Altimar’s corporate affairs are governed by the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Cayman Islands Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of Altimar’s directors under the laws of the Cayman Islands are to a large extent governed

by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of Altimar’s shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of its directors under Cayman Islands law are different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the U.S. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to that of the U.S., and certain states, such as Delaware, may have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholders derivative action in a federal court of the U.S.

The courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against Altimar judgments of courts of the U.S. predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the U.S. or any state and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against Altimar predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the U.S. or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the U.S., the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be, in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

The public shareholders of Altimar may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the Altimar Board or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a U.S. company.

The Domestication may result in adverse tax consequences for holders of Altimar ordinary shares and warrants, including public shareholders exercising redemption rights.

U.S. holders (as defined in “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—U.S. Holders” in the Proxy Statement) may be subject to U.S. federal income tax as a result of the Domestication. It is intended that the Domestication qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, due to the absence of direct guidance on the application of Section 368(a)(1)(F) to a statutory conversion of a corporation holding only investment-type assets such as Altimar, this result is not entirely clear.

Assuming the Domestication qualifies as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, U.S. holders of Altimar ordinary shares will be subject to Section 367(b) of the Code, and as a result:

a U.S. holder of Altimar ordinary shares whose Altimar ordinary shares have a fair market value of less than $50,000 on the date of the Domestication should not recognize any gain or loss and generally should not be required to include any part of Altimar’s earnings in income pursuant to the Domestication;

a U.S. holder of Altimar ordinary shares whose Altimar ordinary shares have a fair market value of $50,000 or more on the date of the Domestication, but who on the date of the Domestication owns (actually and constructively) less than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Altimar ordinary shares entitled to vote and less than 10% of the total value of all classes of Altimar ordinary shares will generally recognize gain (but not loss) with respect to the Domestication, as if such U.S. holder exchanged its Altimar ordinary shares for Blue Owl common stock in a taxable transaction. As an alternative to recognizing gain, such U.S. holders may file an election to include in income as a dividend the “all earnings and profits amount” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(b)- 2(d)) attributable to their Altimar ordinary shares, provided certain other requirements are satisfied. Altimar does not expect that Altimar’s cumulative earnings and profits will be material at the time of Domestication; and

a U.S. holder of Altimar ordinary shares who on the date of the Domestication owns (actually and constructively) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of Altimar ordinary shares entitled to vote or 10% or more of the total value of all classes of Altimar ordinary shares will generally be required to include in income as a dividend the “all earnings and profits amount” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(b)-2(d)) attributable to its Altimar ordinary shares. Any such U.S. holder that is a corporation may, under certain circumstances, effectively be exempt from taxation on a portion or all of the deemed dividend pursuant to Section 245A of the Code. Altimar does not expect that Altimar’s cumulative earnings and profits will be material at the time of the Domestication.

Furthermore, if the Domestication qualifies as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, a U.S. holder of Altimar ordinary shares or warrants may, in certain circumstances, still recognize gain (but not loss) upon the exchange of its Altimar ordinary shares or warrants for Blue Owl common stock or warrants under the PFIC rules of the Code. Proposed Treasury Regulations with a retroactive effective date have been promulgated under Section 1291(f) of the Code which generally require that a U.S. person who disposes of stock of a PFIC (including for this purpose exchanging Altimar warrants for Blue Owl warrants) must recognize gain equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Blue Owl common stock or warrants received in the Domestication and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the corresponding Altimar ordinary shares or warrants surrendered in exchange therefor, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code. Because Altimar is a blank check company with no current active business, we believe that it is likely that Altimar is classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, these proposed Treasury Regulations, if finalized in their current form, would generally require a U.S. holder of Altimar ordinary shares or warrants to recognize gain on the exchange of such shares or warrants for Blue Owl common stock or warrants, unless such U.S. holder has made certain tax elections with respect to such U.S. holder’s Altimar ordinary shares. A U.S. holder cannot currently make the aforementioned elections with respect to such U.S. holder’s Altimar warrants. Any such gain would be taxed as ordinary income and an interest charge would apply based on complex rules designed to offset the tax deferral to such U.S. holder on the undistributed earnings, if any, of Altimar. It is not possible to determine at this time whether, in what form, and with what effective date, final Treasury Regulations under Section 1291(f) of the Code will be adopted.

Additionally, the Domestication may cause non-U.S. holders (as defined in “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Non-U.S. Holders” in the Proxy Statement) to become subject to U.S. federal withholding taxes on any dividends paid in respect of such non-U.S. holder’s Blue Owl common stock after the Domestication.

Furthermore, because the Domestication will occur immediately prior to the redemption of U.S. holders that exercise redemption rights, U.S. holders exercising redemption rights will be subject to the potential tax consequences of the Domestication.

The tax consequences of the Domestication are complex and will depend on a holder’s particular circumstances. All holders are strongly urged to consult their tax advisors for a full description and understanding of the tax consequences of the Domestication, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax laws.

In connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, the Sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, executive officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase shares or public warrants from public shareholders of Altimar, which may influence a vote on the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares.

In connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, the Sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, executive officers, advisors or heir affiliates may purchase shares or public warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, although they are under no obligation to do so. However, other than as expressly stated

herein, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. None of the funds in the Trust Account will be used to purchase shares or public warrants in such transactions.

In the event that the Sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, executive officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from public shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. The purpose of any such purchases of shares would be to vote such shares in favor of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination or to satisfy the Minimum Proceeds Condition, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. The purpose of any such purchases of public warrants would be to reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination that may not otherwise have been possible. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting requirements.

In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares or public warrants and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, possibly making it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange.

There is no guarantee that a shareholder’s decision whether to redeem its shares for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account will put the shareholder in a better future economic position.

We can give no assurance as to the price at which a shareholder may be able to sell its Class A common stock in the future following the completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination or any alternative business combination. Certain events following the consummation of any initial business combination, including the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, may cause an increase in our share price, and may result in a lower value realized now than a shareholder of Blue Owl might realize in the future had the shareholder not redeemed its shares. Similarly, if a shareholder does not redeem its shares, the shareholder will bear the risk of ownership of the Class A common stock after the consummation of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, and there can be no assurance that a shareholder can sell its shares in the future for a greater amount than the redemption price set forth in the Proxy Statement. A shareholder should consult the shareholder’s own financial advisor for assistance on how this may affect its individual situation.

If a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our Class A ordinary shares in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, such shares may not be redeemed.

We will comply with the proxy rules when conducting redemptions in connection with the Business Combination. Despite our compliance with these rules, if a shareholder fails to receive our proxy solicitation, such shareholder may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, the proxy solicitation that we furnish to holders of our Class A ordinaryShares may be unable to resell their shares in connection withat or above their purchase price, if at all. Some of the Business Combination describesfactors that could negatively affect the various procedures that must be complied with in order to validly redeem or tender Class A ordinary shares. In the event that a shareholder fails to comply with these procedures, its shares may not be redeemed.

If you or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15%price of our Class A ordinaryShares or result in fluctuations in the price or trading volume of shares you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares.

The Amended and Restated Memorandum and ArticlesShares include:

the impact of Association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13COVID-19 pandemic on Blue Owl’s business;
the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Exchange Act), willBusiness Combination, which may be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respectaffected by, among other things, competition, Blue Owl’s inability to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares soldgrow and manage growth profitably, and retain its key employees;
adverse market reaction to any indebtedness we may incur or securities we may issue in the Initial Public Offering without our prior consent, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares.” However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote allfuture;
changes in market valuations of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. Your inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce your influence over our ability to complete the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in us if you

similar companies;

sell Excess Shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the Excess Shares if we complete the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. As a result, you will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 15% and, in order to dispose of such shares, would be required to sell your shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.

If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds heldspeculation in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.

Our placingpress or investment community;

a lack of fundsliquidity in the Trust Account may not protect those funds from third-party claims against us. Since the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, we have sought and will continue to seek to have vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses, including the Owl Rock and Dyal Equityholders in the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, and other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account for the benefit of our public shareholders. However, in certain instances we have not been able to obtain such a waiver in agreements that we have executed. Further, under certain circumstances, parties that have executed such a waiver may not be prevented from bringing claims against the Trust Account, including, but not limited to, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the Trust Account. In determining whether to enter into an agreement with a third-party that refuses to execute a waiver of such claims to the monies held in the Trust Account, our management has considered and will consider whether competitive alternatives are reasonably available to us, and has historically only entered into agreements with third parties without such a waiver in situations where management believes that such third-party’s engagement is in the best interests of Blue Owl under the circumstances.

Upon redemptiontrading of our Class A ordinary shares, if we are unable to complete the initial business combination within the prescribed time frame,Shares;

changes in applicable laws or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with the initial business combination, we may be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against us within the 10 years following redemption. Although no such claims have been brought against us or threatened to date, the per share redemption amount received by public shareholders could be less than the $10.00 per Public Share initially held in the Trust Account, due to claims of such creditorsregulations;
risks relating to the extent they are brought in the future. Pursuant to a letter agreement, the Sponsor agreed that it will be liable to us ifuncertainty of Blue Owl’s projected financial information; and
risks related to the extent any claims by a third-party for services renderedorganic and inorganic growth of Blue Owl’s business and the timing of expected business milestones.
In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third-party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rightsdisproportionate to the monies held inoperating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors, as well as general economic, political, regulatory and market conditions, may negatively affect the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable). However, we have not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations, and we believe that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of our Company. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. None of our officers or directors will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.

Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of the Sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public shareholders.

In the event that the proceeds in the Trust Account are reduced below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per share and (ii) the actual amount per share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case less taxes payable, and the Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against the Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against the Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment and subject to their fiduciary duties may choose not to do so in any particular instance. If our independent directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations, the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public shareholders may be reduced below $10.00 per share.

You may only be able to exercise your public warrants on a “cashless basis” under certain circumstances and, if you do so, you will receive fewer shares of Class A common stock from such exercise than if you were to exercise such warrants for cash.

The warrant agreement provides that in the following circumstances holders of warrants who seek to exercise their warrants will not be permitted to do so for cash and will, instead, be required to do so on a cashless basis in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act: (i) if the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not registered under the Securities Act in accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement; (ii) if we have so elected and the Class A common stock are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of “covered securities” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act; and (iii) if we have so elected and we call the public warrants for redemption. If you exercise your public warrants on a cashless basis, you would pay the warrant exercisemarket price by surrendering all of the warrants for that number of Class A common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A common stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” of our Class A Shares, regardless of Blue Owl’s actual operating performance.

Volatility in our share price could subject us to securities class action litigation.
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities. If we face such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could harm its business.
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If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about us, or publish negative reports, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our Class A Shares will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us. We do not have any control over these analysts. If our financial performance fails to meet analyst estimates or one or more of the analysts who cover our performance downgrade our common stock (as definedor change their opinion, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on our performance, it could lose visibility in the next sentence) over the exercisefinancial markets, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.
Future offerings of the warrantsdebt or offerings or issuances of equity securities by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” is the average reported last sale price of the Class A common stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent or on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants, as applicable. As a result, you would receive fewer shares of Class A common stock from such exercise than if you were to exercise such warrants for cash.

The grant of registration rights to our shareholders, holders of our Private Placement Warrants and PIPE Investors and the future exercise of such rightsus may adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock.

UponShares or otherwise dilute all other shareholders.

In the completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, the Investor Rights Agreement will be entered into between Blue Owl, the Sponsor, certain equityholders of Altimar named therein and certain other parties, replacing Altimar’s existing registration rights agreement. Pursuantfuture, we may attempt to the Investor Rights Agreement, the Owl Rock Equityholders, the Dyal Equityholders and the Sponsor and, in each case, their permitted transferees will have customary registration rights (including demand (only in the case of the Owl Rock Equityholders and the Dyal Equityholders (each as defined in the Proxy Statement)) and piggy-back rights, subjectobtain financing or to cooperation and cut-back provisions) with respect to (i) thefurther increase our capital resources by issuing additional Class A commonShares or offering debt or other equity securities, including commercial paper, medium-term notes, senior or subordinated notes, debt securities convertible into equity or shares of preferred stock. We also expect to grant equity awards to employees, directors, and consultants under stock (includingincentive plans. Future acquisitions could require substantial additional capital in excess of cash from operations. We would expect to obtain the capital required for acquisitions through a combination of additional issuances of equity, corporate indebtedness and/or cash from operations.
Issuing additional Class A common stock issued pursuant to the Blue Owl Operating Group Agreements upon exchange of the Common Company Units (as defined in the Proxy Statement) along with a corresponding number of shares of the Class C common stockShares or Class D common stock for the Class A common stock or Class B common stock, respectively, (ii) Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and (iii) any common stock of Blue Owl or any subsidiary of Blue Owl issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above by way of dividend, distribution, split or combination ofother equity securities or any recapitalization, merger, consolidationsecurities convertible into equity may dilute the economic and voting rights of our existing shareholders or other reorganization. Further, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we agreed that we will use our reasonable best efforts (i) to file within 30 days after the closing of the Business Combination a registration statement with the SEC for a secondary offering of the PIPE Securities, (ii) to cause such registration statement to be declared effective promptly thereafter and (iii) to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the earlier of (a) the date on which the Sponsor and all of the independent directors cease to hold the securities covered thereby and (b) the date all of the securities covered thereby can be sold publicly without restriction or limitation under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. In addition, the Subscription Agreements provide these holders will have certain “piggy-back” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by us. We will bear the cost of registering these securities. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Class A common stock of Blue Owl.

Our warrants may have an adverse effect onreduce the market price of our Class A common stock.

WeShares or both. Upon liquidation, holders of such debt securities and preferred shares, if issued, warrantsand lenders with respect to purchase 8,333,333other borrowings would receive a distribution of our available assets prior to the holders of our Class A ordinary shares as part of the units offeredShares. Debt securities convertible into equity could be subject to adjustments in the IPO and, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we issued in a private placement an aggregate of 4,666,667 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share.

Subsequently, we issued and sold an additional 2,500,000 unitsconversion ratio pursuant to the underwriter’s over-allotment option at a price of $10.00 per unit and sold an additional 333,333 private warrants. Upon the Domestication, the warrants will entitle the holders to purchase shares of Class A common stock of Blue Owl. Such warrants, when exercised, willwhich certain events may increase the number of equity securities issuable upon conversion. Preferred shares, if issued, and outstandingcould have a preference with respect to liquidating distributions or a preference with respect to dividend payments that could limit our ability to pay dividends to the holders of our Class A common stockShares. Our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and reduceother factors beyond our control, which may adversely affect the value of the Class A common stock.

Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may make it more difficult for us to effectuate the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, require substantial financialamount, timing and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2021. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. Further, for as long as we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. Following the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination, we will be required to assure that we are in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacynature of our internal controls. The development of the internal control system to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination as well as impose obligations on Blue Owl following the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination.

future offerings.
Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.

Item 2.

Properties.

We currently maintain our

Item 2. Properties.
Our principal executive offices are located in leased office space at 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor,399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10019. The costNew York. We also lease office space in other cities around the world. We consider these facilities to be suitable and adequate for our use of this space is included in the $10,000 per month fee we will pay to an affiliatemanagement and operation of our Sponsor for office space, administrative and support services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.

business.
Item 3.

Legal Proceedings.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
We may from time to time be involved in litigation and claims incidental to the conduct of our business. Our businesses are also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us. See “— Item 1A. Risk Factors.”We are not currently subject to any pending legal (including judicial, regulatory, administrative or arbitration) proceedings that we expect to have a material legalimpact on our consolidated and combined financial statements. However, given the inherent unpredictability of these types of proceedings nor,and the potentially large and/or indeterminate amounts that could be sought, an adverse outcome in certain matters could have a material effect on Blue Owl’s financial results in any particular period. See Note 11 to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us or any of our officers or directors in their corporate capacity.

Financial Statements for additional information.
Item 4.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

Not applicable.

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Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Item 5. Market Information.

Our units,for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Blue Owl Capital Inc.’s Class A ordinary sharescommon stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol “OWL.” Prior to May 19, 2021 and warrants arebefore the completion of the Business Combination, the Class A common stock of Altimar Acquisition Corporation traded on the NYSE under the symbols “ATAC.U,ticker symbol “ATAC. “ATAC” and “ATAC-W,” respectively.

Holders

Although of Record

As of February 16, 2022, there are a larger number of beneficial owners, at December 31, 2020, there was one holder of record of our units, one holder of record of our separately traded Class A ordinary shares and twowere 37 holders of record of our separately traded warrants.

Dividends

We have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any cash dividends will be within the discretion of our board of directors. In addition, our board of directors is not currently contemplating andClass A common stock. This does not anticipate declaring any cash dividendsinclude the number of shareholders that hold shares in the foreseeable future. Further, if we incur any future indebtedness, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to in connection therewith.

“street name” through banks or broker-dealers.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

None.

Recent Sales

The following table summarizes information, as of Unregistered Securities; UseDecember 31, 2021, relating to the 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Equity Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which equity securities of Proceeds from Registered Offerings

On October 27,the Company are authorized for issuance:

Number of Securities to be Exercised of Outstanding Options, Warrants and RightsWeighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and RightsNumber of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a))
Plan Category(a)(b)(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)44,303,816 — 51,115,613 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders— — — 
Total44,303,816 — 51,115,613 
(1) Column (a) reflects 21,059,443 Class A Shares issuable in respect of RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2021, and 23,244,373 Class A Shares issuable in respect of Incentive Units outstanding as of December 31, 2021. Column (c) represents total Class A Shares approved to be issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan of 101,230,522 reduced by 21,059,443 RSUs outstanding and 29,055,466 for the Incentive Units outstanding, as Incentive Units reduce the number of Class A Shares available to be issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan by a factor of 1.25 under the terms of the plan.
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Performance Graph
The following graph depicts the total return of holders of our Class A Shares relative to the performance of the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Asset Managers Index. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in our Class A Shares at market close on December 14, 2020, which was the initial trading day for Altimar (with which we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 Units. On November 9, 2020,merged in connection with the Underwriters’ electionBusiness Combination), and that dividends were reinvested.
The performance graph is not intended to partially exercise their Over-allotment Option, we sold an additional 2,500,000 Units.be indicative of future performance. The Units sold inperformance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Initial Public Offering and the partial exerciseSEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Over-allotment Option generated total gross proceedsExchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of $275,000,000. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as sole book-running manager. The securities sold in the Initial Public Offering were registeredour filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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December 14, 2020December 31, 2020December 31, 2021
Blue Owl$100$112$147
S&P 500 Index$100$103$133
Dow Jones U.S. Asset Managers Index$100$104$147
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Share Repurchases in the Fourth Quarter of 2021
On May 19, 2021, Blue Owl’s Board authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of Class A Shares. Under the repurchase program, repurchases may be made from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and the actual numbers repurchased will depend on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-249368).variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions. The Registration Statement was declared effective byrepurchase program may be changed, suspended or discontinued at any time and will terminate upon the SEC on October 22, 2020.

Simultaneously with the consummationearlier of the Initial Public OfferingMay 19, 2022 and the partial exercisepurchase of all shares available under the Over-allotment Option, we consummated a private placementrepurchase program. No shares have been repurchased through the date of 4,666,667 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a pricethis filing.

Item 6. [Reserved]
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Item 6.

Selected Financial Data.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 7.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this report, and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our auditedthe consolidated and combined financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

report.

Overview

2021 was a pivotal year for Blue Owl. We arecompleted our transition to a blank checkpublicly traded company, incorporated in the Cayman Islands on August 20, 2020 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our business combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our shares, debt or asuccessful combination of cash, shares and debt.

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a business combination will be successful.

Recent Developments

On December 23, 2020, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement, by and among the Company, Owl Rock and the Dyal Capital, Partners (“Dyal”) divisionrecord level of Neuberger Berman Group LLC to form Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”), a publicly-traded alternative asset management firm that would haveAUM and FPAUM, over $45.0$1.0 billion in assets under management.

Pursuant to the transaction, the Company, which currently holds $275 million in cash in its Trust Account, will combine with Blue Owl at an estimated $12.5 billion pro forma equity value. Cash proceeds in connection with the transaction will be funded through a combination of the Company’s cash in its Trust Account and a $1.5 billion fully committed, common stock private placement of our common equity at $10.00 per share.

The transaction is expected to closeraised in the first half of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions as further described indebt markets and closed out the Business Combination Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Annual Report.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through December 31, 2020 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, and identify a target for our business combination, and activities in connection with the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after the Initial Public Offering. We expect that we will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for expenses in connection with completing the initial business combination (including the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination).

For the period from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, we had a net loss of $261,631, which consists of operating and formation costs of $299,659 offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $38,028.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On October 27, 2020, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000. Simultaneouslyyear with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummatedOak Street Acquisition.

2021 GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
Net Loss Attributable to Blue Owl Capital Inc. (After May 19, 2021) / Owl Rock (Prior to May 19, 2021)$(376,171)$(77,831)
Fee-Related Earnings(1)
$451,684 $36,408 
Distributable Earnings(1)
$427,322 $12,219 
(1) For the salespecific components and calculations of 4,666,667 Private Placement Warrantsthese Non-GAAP measures, as well as a reconciliation of these measures to the Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,000,000.

On November 9, 2020, we sold an additional 2,500,000 Units for total gross proceeds of $25,000,000most comparable measure in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Analysis” and “—Non-GAAP Reconciliations.”

Net Loss Attributable to Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Net Loss”) during the year ended December 31, 2021 was impacted by significant non-cash equity-based compensation expenses recognized in connection with the underwriters’ partial exerciseBusiness Combination. Our results for periods prior to the Business Combination Date do not include the results of Dyal Capital; therefore, prior period amounts are not comparable to current period. Additionally, since the Oak Street Acquisition closed on December 29, 2021, their Over-allotment Option. Simultaneouslyresults were not material to our 2021 results. We expect Oak Street, which will be part of our single reportable segment, to be accretive to our results in 2022. Please see “—GAAP Results of Operations Analysis” and “—Non-GAAP Analysis” for a detailed discussion of the underlying drivers of our results, including the accretive impacts of the Dyal Acquisition.
Assets Under Management
Blue Owl
AUM: $94.5 billion
FPAUM: $61.4 billion
Direct Lending Products
AUM: $39.2 billion
FPAUM: $32.0 billion
GP Capital Solutions Products
AUM: $39.9 billion
FPAUM: $21.2 billion
Real Estate Products
AUM: $15.4 billion
FPAUM: $8.2 billion
Diversified Lending
Commenced 2016
AUM: $25.8 billion
FPAUM: $21.6 billion
GP Minority Equity
Commenced 2010
AUM: $38.7 billion
FPAUM: $20.4 billion
Net Lease
Commenced 2009
AUM: $15.4 billion
FPAUM: $8.2 billion
Technology Lending
Commenced 2018
AUM: $7.9 billion
FPAUM: $6.9 billion
GP Debt Financing
Commenced 2019
AUM: $1.0 billion
FPAUM: $0.7 billion
First Lien Lending
Commenced 2018
AUM: $3.5 billion
FPAUM: $2.3 billion
Professional Sports Minority Investments
Commenced 2021
AUM: $0.2 billion
FPAUM: $0.2 billion
Opportunistic Lending
Commenced 2020
AUM: $2.0 billion
FPAUM: $1.2 billion
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We finished the year with $94.5 billion of AUM, which included $61.4 billion of FPAUM. During the fourth quarter of 2021, approximately 98% of our management fees were earned on AUM that we refer to as permanent capital. As of December 31, 2021, we have approximately $11.0 billion in AUM not yet paying fees, providing approximately $140.0 million of annualized management fees once deployed or upon the expiration of certain fee holidays. See “—Assets Under Management” for additional information, including important information on how we define these metrics.
Oak Street Acquisition
On December 29, 2021, we closed the Oak Street Acquisition, expanding our product offering into real estate. Please see Note 3 to our Financial Statements for additional information.
Business Environment
Our business is impacted by conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions in the U.S., and to a lesser extent, elsewhere in the world.
In the alternative asset management industry, 2021 was a year of robust levels of fundraising and investment activity across the industry. Allocations to alternative strategies have continued to rise across institutional and retail investors, driven by a need for yield and demand for differentiated, uncorrelated returns. Alternative asset managers were able to deploy their dry powder across a wide spectrum of investment opportunities, driving record M&A activity for the year. We have benefited from these ongoing secular tailwinds, providing the capital that managers require to finance acquisitions in their funds through our Direct Lending products, and the capital that managers need to expand and diversify their platforms through our GP Capital Solutions products.
Higher than expected inflation has impacted expectations for the pace of rate hikes, driving market volatility and adjusting investors’ views on earnings growth for many public companies. We anticipate a net positive effect on our business from a rising rate environment. We expect our Direct Lending products to benefit from rising rates, as investor demand would increase for senior secured floating rate assets, and over time, the effect of rising rates would be positive for the net interest income of our Direct Lending products’ loan portfolios. For GP Capital Solutions, market volatility should drive demand for products managed by large, diversified managers, benefiting the types of firms our GP Capital Solutions products have typically taken stakes in. With respect to our Real Estate products, we believe there will continue to be strong demand for real estate strategies with long-term, contractual income that are positively correlated to inflation and backed by investment grade tenants.
We believe that our disciplined investment philosophy across our distinct but complementary products contributes to the stability of our performance throughout market cycles. Our products have a stable base of permanent or long-term capital enabling us to invest in assets with a long-term focus over different points in a market cycle.
Assets Under Management
We present information regarding our AUM, FPAUM and various other related metrics throughout this MD&A to provide context around our fee generating revenues results, as well as indicators of the potential for future earnings from existing and new products. Our calculations of AUM and FPAUM may differ from the calculation methodologies of other asset managers, and as a result these measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers. In addition, our calculation of AUM includes amounts that are fee exempt (i.e., not subject to fees).
As of December 31, 2021, our assets under management include approximately $1.9 billion related to executives and other employees and approximately $1.0 billion related to other related parties. A portion of these assets under management relate to accrued carried interests, as well as investments that are not charged fees.
Composition of Assets Under Management
Our AUM consists of FPAUM, AUM not yet paying fees, fee-exempt AUM and net appreciation and leverage in products on which fees are based on commitments or investment cost. AUM not yet paying fees generally relates to unfunded capital commitments (to the extent such commitments are not already subject to fees), undeployed debt (to the extent we earn fees based on total asset values or investment cost, inclusive of assets purchased using debt) and AUM that is subject to a temporary fee holiday. Fee-exempt AUM represents certain investments by us, our employees, other related parties and third parties, as well as certain co-investment vehicles on which we do not earn fees.
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Management uses AUM not yet paying fees as an indicator of management fees that will be coming online as we deploy existing assets in products that charge fees based on deployed and not uncalled capital, as well as AUM that is currently subject to a fee holiday that will expire at a predetermined time in the future. AUM not yet paying fees could provide approximately $140.0 million of additional annualized management fees once deployed or upon the expiration of the relevant fee holidays. Approximately $2.2 billion of AUM not yet paying fees moved to FPAUM on January 1, 2022, driven primarily by the expiration of certain fee holidays in Dyal Fund V.
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Permanency and Duration of Assets Under Management
Our capital base is heavily weighted toward permanent capital. We use the term “permanent capital” to refer to AUM in our products that do not have ordinary redemption provisions or a requirement to exit investments and return the proceeds to investors after a prescribed period of time. Some of these products, however, may be required, or elect, to return all or a portion of capital gains and investment income. Permanent capital includes certain products that are subject to management fee step downs and/or roll-offs over time. Substantially all of our remaining AUM is in what we refer to as “long-dated funds.” These are funds in which the contractual remaining life is five years or more.
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We view the permanency and duration of the products that we manage as a differentiator in our industry and as a means of measuring the stability of our future revenues stream. The chart below presents the composition of our management fees by remaining product duration. Changes in these relative percentages will occur over time as the mix of products we offer investors change. For example, our Real Estate products have a higher concentration in long-dated funds, which in isolation may cause our percentage of management fees from permanent capital to decline.
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Changes in AUM
Year Ended December 31, 2021Year Ended December 31, 2020
(dollars in millions)Direct LendingGP Capital SolutionsReal EstateTotalDirect LendingGP Capital SolutionsReal EstateTotal
Beginning Balance$27,101 $26,220 $ $53,321 $18,636 $23,001 $ $41,637 
Acquisition— — 15,362 15,362 — 2,130 — 2,130 
New capital raised4,163 4,466 — 8,629 4,160 — — 4,160 
Change in debt7,325 — — 7,325 4,458 — — 4,458 
Distributions(848)(579)— (1,427)(779)(1,104)— (1,883)
Change in value1,486 9,799 — 11,285 626 2,193 — 2,819 
Ending Balance$39,227 $39,906 $15,362 $94,495 $27,101 $26,220 $ $53,321 
Direct Lending. Increase in AUM was driven by a combination of continued fundraising and debt deployment across the platform.
$2.5 billion new capital raised in Diversified Lending, primarily driven by retail fundraising in ORCIC.
$0.9 billion new capital raised in Technology Lending, driven by the initial launch of ORTF II, our second technology-focused BDC.
$0.6 billion new capital raised in Opportunistic Lending, driven by additional commitments to our Owl Rock Opportunistic private fund.
$7.3 billion of debt deployment across all of Direct Lending, as we continue to opportunistically deploy leverage in our BDCs.
GP Capital Solutions. Increase in AUM was driven by new capital raised, primarily in Dyal Fund V, and overall appreciation across all of our major products.
Real Estate. Our Real Estate products represent the products added in connection with the partial closingOak Street Acquisition that closed at the end of 2021.
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Changes in FPAUM
Year Ended December 31, 2021Year Ended December 31, 2020
(dollars in millions)Direct LendingGP Capital SolutionsReal EstateTotalDirect LendingGP Capital SolutionsReal EstateTotal
Beginning Balance$20,862 $17,608 $ $38,470 $15,278 $17,546 $ $32,824 
Acquisition— — 8,203 8,203 — — — — 
New capital raised / deployed10,598 3,700 — 14,298 5,766 353 — 6,119 
Distributions(824)(96)— (920)(764)(291)— (1,055)
Change in value1,393 — — 1,393 582 — — 582 
Ending Balance$32,029 $21,212 $8,203 $61,444 $20,862 $17,608 $ $38,470 
Direct Lending. Increase in FPAUM was driven by a combination of continued fundraising and debt deployment as discussed in the AUM section above.
GP Capital Solutions. Increase in FPAUM was driven by new capital raised, primarily in Dyal Fund V. On January 1, 2022, $2.2 billion of AUM not yet paying fees moved to FPAUM due to the expiration of certain fee holidays in Dyal Fund V.
Real Estate. Our Real Estate products represent the products added in connection with the Oak Street Acquisition that closed at the end of 2021.
Product Performance
Product performance for certain of our products is included throughout this discussion with analysis to facilitate an understanding of our results of operations for the periods presented. The performance information of our products reflected is not indicative of our performance. An investment in Blue Owl is not an investment in any of our products. Past performance is not indicative of future results. As with any investment, there is always the potential for gains as well as the possibility of losses. There can be no assurance that any of these products or our other existing and future products will achieve similar returns. MoIC and IRR data has not been presented for products that have launched within the last two years as such information is generally not meaningful (“NM”).
Direct Lending
MoICIRR
(dollars in millions)Year of
Inception
AUMCapital
Raised
(1)
Invested
Capital
 (2)
Realized
Proceeds
(3)
Unrealized
Value 
(4)
Total
Value
Gross (5)Net (6)Gross (7)Net (8)
Diversified Lending
ORCC2016$14,515 $6,006 $6,006 $1,901 $5,938 $7,839 1.39x1.30x12.1 %9.3 %
ORCC II (9)2017$2,633 $1,387 $1,360 $246 $1,360 $1,606 NM1.18xNM7.3 %
ORCC III2020$3,497 $1,702 $1,653 $64 $1,668 $1,732 NMNMNMNM
ORCIC2020$3,996 $1,584 $1,577 $31 $1,581 $1,612 NMNMNMNM
Technology Lending
ORTF2018$7,084 $3,187 $3,187 $230 $3,531 $3,761 1.23x1.18x18.6 %14.1 %
First Lien Lending (10)
Owl Rock First Lien Fund Levered2018$2,960 $1,161 $813 $101 $848 $949 1.21x1.17x11.2 %8.9 %
Owl Rock First Lien Fund Unlevered2019$150 $137 $$141 $147 1.11x1.08x5.6 %3.8 %
(1)Includes reinvested dividends, if applicable.
(2)Invested capital includes capital calls, reinvested dividends and periodic investor closes, as applicable.
(3)Realized proceeds represent the sum of all cash distributions to investors.
(4)Unrealized value represents the product’s NAV. There can be no assurance that unrealized values will be realized at the valuations indicated.
(5)Gross multiple of invested capital (“MoIC”) is calculated by adding total realized proceeds and unrealized values of a product’s investments and dividing by the total amount of invested capital. Gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees (including Part I Fees) and Part II Fees, as applicable.
(6)Net MoIC measures the aggregate value generated by a product’s investments in absolute terms. Net MoIC is calculated by adding total realized proceeds and unrealized values of a product’s investments and dividing by the total amount of invested capital. Net MoIC is calculated after giving effect to management fees (including Part I Fees) and Part II Fees, as applicable, and all other expenses.
(7)Gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the product and the product’s residual value at the end of the Over-allotment Option, we also consummatedmeasurement period. Gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees (including Part I Fees) and Part II Fees, as applicable.
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(8)Net IRRs are calculated consistent with gross IRRs, but after giving effect to management fees (including Part I Fees) and Part II Fees, as applicable, and all other expenses. An individual investor’s IRR may be different to the salereported IRR based on the timing of an additional 333,333 Private Placement Warrants at $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceedscapital transactions.
(9)For the purposes of $500,000.

Followingcalculating Gross IRR, the Initial Public Offering,expense support provided to the partial exercisefund would be impacted when assuming a performance excluding management fees (including Part I Fees) and Part II Fees, and therefore is not meaningful for ORCC II.

(10)Owl Rock First Lien Fund is comprised of three feeder funds: Onshore Levered, Offshore Levered and Insurance Unlevered. The gross and net MoIC and IRR presented in the chart are for Onshore Levered and Insurance Unlevered as those are the largest of the Over-allotment Optionlevered and unlevered feeder funds. The gross and net MoIC for the Offshore Levered feeder fund is 1.20x and 1.14x, respectively. The gross and net IRR for the Offshore Levered feeder is 10.4% and 7.0%, respectively. All other values for Owl Rock First Lien Fund Levered are for Onshore Levered and Offshore Levered combined. AUM is presented as the aggregate of the three Owl Rock First Lien Fund feeders. Owl Rock First Lien Fund Unlevered Investor equity and note commitments are both treated as capital for all values.
GP Capital Solutions
MoICIRR
(dollars in millions)Year of
Inception
AUMCapital
Raised
Invested
Capital
 (2)
Realized
Proceeds
(3)
Unrealized
Value 
(4)
Total
Value
Gross (5)Net (6)Gross (7)Net (8)
GP Minority Equity (1)
Dyal Fund I2011$930 $1,284 $1,248 $583 $697 $1,280 1.17 x1.03 x3.5 %0.5 %
Dyal Fund II2014$2,681 $2,153 $1,846 $421 $2,087 $2,508 1.48 x1.36 x12.5 %9.0 %
Dyal Fund III2015$8,359 $5,318 $3,241 $2,493 $4,231 $6,724 2.48 x2.07 x32.3 %24.2 %
Dyal Fund IV2018$14,244 $9,041 $4,076 $2,178 $6,142 $8,320 2.44 x2.04 x146.5 %96.0 %
Dyal Fund V2020$6,724 $5,826 $593 $— $1,321 $1,321 NMNMNMNM
(1)Valuation-related amounts and performance metrics are presented on a quarter lag and are exclusive of investments made by us and the salerelated carried interest vehicles of the Private Placement Warrants,respective products.
(2)Invested capital includes capital calls.
(3)Realized proceeds represent the sum of all cash distributions to investors.
(4)Unrealized value represents the product's NAV. There can be no assurance that unrealized values will be realized at the valuations indicated.
(5)Gross MoIC is calculated by adding total realized proceeds and unrealized values of a product’s investments and dividing by the total amount of $275,000,000 was placedinvested capital. Gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable.
(6)Net MoIC measures the aggregate value generated by a product's investments in absolute terms. Net MoIC is calculated by adding total realized proceeds and unrealized values of a product's investments and dividing by the total amount of invested capital. Net MoIC is calculated after giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable, and all other expenses.
(7)Gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the product and the product’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable.
(8)Net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the product and the product's residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to all investors. Net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable, and all other expenses. An individual investor's IRR may be different to the reported IRR based on the timing of capital transactions.
Real Estate
MoICIRR
(dollars in millions)Year of InceptionAUMCapital RaisedInvested Capital
(2)
Realized
Proceeds
(3)
Unrealized
Value
(4)
Total
Value
Gross (5)Net (6)Gross (7)Net (8)
Net Lease (1)
Oak Street Real Estate Capital Fund IV2017$1,358 $1,250 $1,239 $911 $821 $1,732 1.52x1.40x26.1 %20.3 %
Oak Street Real Estate Capital Net Lease Property Fund2019$5,669 $3,161 $1,732 $126 $1,972 $2,098 1.21x1.21x21.3 %20.3 %
Oak Street Real Estate Capital Fund V2020$3,818 $2,500 $637 $108 $747 $855 NMNMNMNM
Oak Street Asset-Backed Securitization (9)2020$3,001 $2,716 $258 $16 $296 $312 NMNMNMNM
(1)Valuation-related amounts and performance metrics, as well as invested capital and realized proceeds, are presented on a quarter lag where applicable.
(2)Invested capital includes investments by the general partner, capital calls, dividends reinvested and periodic investors closes, as applicable.
(3)Realized proceeds represent the sum of all cash distributions to all investors.
(4)Unrealized value represents the fund’s NAV. There can be no assurance that unrealized values will be realized at the valuations indicated.
(5)Gross MoIC is calculated by adding total realized proceeds and unrealized values of a product’s investments and dividing by the total amount of invested capital. Gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable.
(6)Net MoIC measures the aggregate value generated by a product's investments in absolute terms. Net MoIC is calculated by adding total realized proceeds and unrealized values of a product's investments and dividing by the total amount of invested capital. Net MoIC is calculated after giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable, and all other expenses.
(7)Gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the product and the product’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable.
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(8)Net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the product and the product's residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to all investors. Net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees and carried interest, as applicable, and all other expenses. An individual investor's IRR may be different to the reported IRR based on the timing of capital transactions.
(9)Capital raised for this product includes the par value of notes issued in the Trust Account. We incurred $15,714,288 in transaction costs, including $5,500,000securitization. Invested capital, realized proceeds, unrealized and total values relate to the subordinated notes/equity of underwriting fees, $9,625,000the securitization.
GAAP Results of deferred underwriting fees and $589,288Operations Analysis
As a result of other offering costs.

the Dyal Acquisition, prior year amounts are not comparable to current year amounts or expected future trends. Dyal Capital’s results of operations are included from the Business Combination Date.

For a discussion of our results for the period from August 20, 2020 (inception) throughyear ended December 31, 2020, net cash usedcompared to the year ended December 31, 2019, please refer to “Owl Rocks Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in operating activities was $550,911. Net loss of $261,631 was impacted by formation expenses paid byour Proxy Statement/Prospectus, filed May 3, 2021.
Year Ended December 31, 2021, Compared to the Sponsor of $5,000 and interest earned on marketable securities of $38,028. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $256,252 of cash from operating activities.

AtYear Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020$ Change
Revenues
Management fees, net (includes Part I Fees of $150,370 and $34,404)$667,935 $194,906 $473,029 
Administrative, transaction and other fees150,037 54,909 95,128 
Realized performance income5,906 — 5,906 
Total Revenues, Net823,878 249,815 574,063 
Expenses
Compensation and benefits1,496,988 240,731 1,256,257 
Amortization of intangible assets113,889 — 113,889 
General, administrative and other expenses140,268 67,811 72,457 
Total Expenses1,751,145 308,542 1,442,603 
Other Loss
Net losses on investments(3,526)— (3,526)
Net losses on retirement of debt(17,636)— (17,636)
Interest expense(27,275)(23,816)(3,459)
Change in TRA liability(13,848)— (13,848)
Change in warrant liability(43,670)— (43,670)
Change in earnout liability(834,255)— (834,255)
Total Other Loss(940,210)(23,816)(916,394)
Loss Before Income Taxes(1,867,477)(82,543)(1,784,934)
Income tax benefit(65,211)(102)(65,109)
Consolidated and Combined Net Loss(1,802,266)(82,441)(1,719,825)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests1,426,095 4,610 1,421,485 
Net Loss Attributable to Blue Owl Capital Inc.$(376,171)$(77,831)$(298,340)
Revenues, Net
Management Fees. Management fees increased primarily due to the $234.3 million accretive impact of GP Capital Solution’s management fees from the Business Combination Date. Additionally, management fees increased due to the fee waivers in ORCC that expired in October 2020. These waivers totaled $130.9 million (inclusive of $74.8 million of Part I Fees) in 2020. The remaining increase was driven primarily by the overall growth in FPAUM across all of our Diversified Lending product strategies. See Note 6 to our consolidated and combined financial statements for additional details on our GAAP management fees by product and strategy.
Administrative, Transaction and Other Fees. The increase in administrative, transaction and other fees was driven primarily by a $66.6 million increase in fee income earned for services provided to portfolio companies. Also contributing to the year-over-year increase was $18.6 million of fees related to our GP Capital Solutions products, which are included from the Business Combination Date.
Realized Performance Income. Realized performance income in 2021 was driven by Part II Fees from our technology lending products.
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Expenses
Compensation and Benefits. Compensation and benefits expenses increased due to non-cash equity-based compensation charges totaling $1.2 billion in connection with Common Units issued in connection with the Business Combination and the additional $72.1 million was primarily related to subsequent compensation and acquisitions related equity grants and growth in our employee headcount.
Amortization of Intangible Assets. These expenses relate to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with the Dyal Acquisition. See Note 3 to our Financial Statements for additional information.
General, Administrative and Other Expenses. The increase in general, administrative and other expenses was primarily due to Transaction Expenses of $56.2 million that were not eligible to be netted against offering proceeds for GAAP, an $8.9 million increase driven by higher legal, accounting and insurance expenses associated with being a public company and a $9.0 million increase in placement fees primarily due to closes in Dyal Fund V. Partially offsetting these increases in expenses was a $21.9 million decrease in expense support to certain Direct Lending products.
Other Loss
Net losses on retirement of debt. The net loss on retirement of debt in the current year period was primarily due to a $12.5 million call protection premium paid in connection with the early repayment of our Term Loan. The remaining amount relates to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Term Loan and terminated revolving credit facilities. See Note 4 to our Financial Statements for additional information.
Interest expense. The increase in interest expense was driven by higher average debt outstanding, as in 2020 our long-term debt outstanding related to the $250.0 million Term Loan that was repaid in the second quarter of 2021 using proceeds from the $700 million of 2031 Notes, a larger size facility. Further, we had investmentsissued the $350 million of 2051 Notes during the fourth quarter of 2021. Partially offsetting the impact of higher average borrowing outstanding were lower average borrow rates on the Notes in 2021 compared to the Term Loan in 2020.
Change in TRA liability. The change in TRA liability was due to the impact of the time value of money on the portion of the TRA that is carried at fair value (i.e., Dyal Acquisition contingent consideration), as well as changes in estimated future tax rates due to changes in our state income tax apportionment.
Change in warrant liability. The change in warrant liability was driven by the increase in the price of our publicly traded warrants, as such price directly impacts the Public Warrants and is also a significant input to the valuation of our Private Placement Warrants.
Change in earnout liability. The change in earnout liability was primarily due to the increase in our Class A Share price, as such input was a material driver of the valuation of the Earnout Securities carried at fair value through the Class E Trigger Event Dates. No Earnout Securities remained outstanding as of December 31, 2021; however, the Oak Street Cash Earnout was brought onto the statement of financial condition at the end of 2021 in connection with the Oak Street Acquisition, and such amounts will be subject to fair value remeasurement each period until the relevant Oak Street Trigger Events occur. See Note 3 to our Financial Statements for additional information on the Oak Street Cash Earnout.
Income Tax Benefit
Prior to the Business Combination, our income was generally subject to New York City UBT, as the operating entities are partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In connection with the Business Combination, the portion of income allocable to the Registrant is also generally subject to corporate tax rates at the U.S. federal and state and local levels. This resulted in an increase in income tax benefit in the current year period. Please see Note 10 to our Financial Statements for a discussion of the significant tax differences that impacted our effective tax rate.
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in the current year primarily represents the allocation to Common Units of their pro rata share of the Blue Owl Operating Group’s post-Business Combination net loss due to the drivers discussed above. The Common Units represent an approximately 74% weighted average economic interest in the Blue Owl Operating Group. Prior to the Business Combination, amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests were not significant, and related primarily to third-party interests held in certain of our consolidated investment advisor holding companies.
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Non-GAAP Analysis
In addition to presenting our consolidated and combined results in accordance with GAAP, we present certain other financial measures that are not presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses these measures to assess the Trust Accountperformance of $275,038,028. We intendour business, and we believe that this information enhances the ability of shareholders to use substantially allanalyze our performance from period to period. These non-GAAP financial measures supplement and should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of our GAAP results, and such measures should not be considered as indicative of our liquidity. Our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measured used by other companies. Please see “—Non-GAAP Reconciliations” for reconciliations of these measures to the funds heldmost comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Fee-Related Earnings and Related Components
Fee-Related Earnings is a supplemental non-GAAP measure of operating performance used to make operating decisions and assess our operating performance. Fee-Related Earnings excludes certain items that are required for the presentation of our results on a GAAP basis. Management also reviews the components that comprise Fee-Related Earnings (i.e., FRE Revenues and FRE Expenses) on the same basis used to calculate Fee-Related Earnings, and such components are also non-GAAP measures and have been identified with the prefix “FRE” in the Trust Account,tables and discussion below. Management believes that by excluding these items, which are described below, Fee-Related Earnings and its components can be useful as supplemental measures to our GAAP results in assessing our operating performance and focusing on whether our recurring revenues, primarily consisting of management fees, are sufficient to cover our recurring operating expenses.
Fee-Related Earnings exclude various items that are required for the presentation of our results under GAAP, including anythe following: noncontrolling interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships; equity-based compensation expense; compensation expenses related to capital contributions in certain subsidiary holding companies that are in-turn paid as compensation to certain employees, as such contributions are not included in Fee-Related Earnings or Distributable Earnings; amortization of intangible assets; “Transaction Expenses” as defined below; net gains (losses) on investments, changes in TRA, earnout and warrant liabilities; net losses on retirement of debt; interest and taxes. In addition, management reviews revenues by reducing GAAP administrative, transaction and other fees for certain expenses related to reimbursements from our products, which are presented gross for GAAP but net for non-GAAP measures. Transaction Expenses are expenses incurred in connection with the Business Combination and other acquisitions and strategic transactions, including subsequent adjustments related to such transactions, that were not eligible to be netted against consideration or recognized as acquired assets and assumed liabilities in the relevant transaction.
Distributable Earnings
Distributable Earnings is a supplemental non-GAAP measure of operating performance that equals Fee-Related Earnings plus or minus, as relevant, realized performance income and related compensation, interest expense, as well as amounts representing interest earned onpayable for taxes and payments made pursuant to the Trust Account,TRA. Amounts payable for taxes presents the current income taxes payable related to the respective period’s earnings, assuming that all Distributable Earnings were allocated to the Registrant, which interest shall be netwould occur following the exchange of all Blue Owl Operating Group Units for Class A Shares. Current income taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions,payments made pursuant to completethe TRA reflect the benefit of tax deductions that are excluded when calculating Distributable Earnings (e.g., equity-based compensation expenses, net losses on retirement of debt, Transaction Expenses, tax goodwill, etc.). If these tax deductions were to be excluded from amounts payable for taxes, Distributable Earnings would be lower and our initialeffective tax rate would appear to be higher, even though a lower amount of income taxes would have been paid or payable for a period’s earnings. We make these adjustments when calculating Distributable Earnings to more accurately reflect the net realized earnings that are expected to be or become available for distribution or reinvestment into our business. Management believes that Distributable Earnings can be useful as a supplemental performance measure to our GAAP results assessing the amount of earnings available for distribution.
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Fee-Related Earnings and Distributable Earnings Summary
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
FRE revenues$785,901 $233,310 
FRE expenses(330,256)(201,512)
Net (income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests included in Fee-Related Earnings(3,961)4,610 
Fee-Related Earnings$451,684 $36,408 
Distributable Earnings$427,322 $12,219 
Fee-Related Earnings and Distributable Earnings increased year-over-year as a result of the accretive impact of the Dyal Acquisition, as well as higher FRE revenues from our Direct Lending products as certain fee waivers in ORCC, our largest BDC, expired in the fourth quarter of 2020. These increases were offset by higher FRE expenses, primarily due to compensation and benefits as discussed further below.
FRE Revenues
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
Direct Lending Products
Diversified lending$348,363 $140,153 
Technology lending66,089 42,052 
First lien lending15,185 12,335 
Opportunistic lending3,993 366 
Management Fees, Net433,630 194,906 
Administrative, transaction and other fees106,973 38,404 
FRE Revenues - Direct Lending Products540,603 233,310 
GP Capital Solutions Products
GP minority equity investments233,505 — 
GP debt financing10,215 — 
Professional sports minority investments477 — 
Management Fees, Net244,197  
Administrative, transaction and other fees1,101 — 
FRE Revenues - GP Capital Solutions Products245,298  
Total FRE Revenues$785,901 $233,310 
FRE revenues increased primarily due to higher management fees from our Direct Lending products due to the fee waivers in ORCC, our largest BDC, that expired in October 2020. These waivers totaled $130.9 million (inclusive of $74.8 million of Part I Fees) for the year ended December 31, 2020. The remaining increase was driven primarily by the overall growth in FPAUM across all of our Diversified Lending product strategies. Also contributing to the increase were higher administrative, transaction and other fees due to higher fee income earned for services provided to portfolio companies. FRE revenues also increased due to the accretive impact of Dyal Capital’s management fees from the Business Combination Date.
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FRE Expenses
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
FRE compensation and benefits$(255,626)$(137,197)
FRE general, administrative and other expenses(74,630)(64,315)
Total FRE Expenses$(330,256)$(201,512)
FRE expenses increased primarily due to higher FRE compensation and benefits as a result of increased headcount, both in the legacy Owl Rock business, combination.as well as due to an increase related to the Dyal Acquisition. FRE general, administrative and other expenses were up primarily due to placement fees related to Dyal Fund V, expenses related to being a public company and increased travel and office-related expenses as we transition from working remotely back to the office. These increases were partially offset by lower expense support to certain products. See “—GAAP Results of Operations Analysis” for additional information on these drivers.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations
The table below presents the reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures presented throughout this MD&A. Please see “—Non-GAAP Analysis” for important information regarding these measures.
 Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
GAAP Loss Before Income Taxes$(1,867,477)$(82,543)
Net (income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests included in Fee-Related Earnings(3,961)4,610 
Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration amortization9,892 — 
Realized performance compensation2,067 — 
Equity-based compensation1,205,336 90,525 
Capital-related compensation1,416 — 
Amortization of intangible assets113,889 — 
Transaction Expenses56,218 — 
Interest expense27,275 23,816 
Realized performance income(5,906)— 
Net losses on investments3,526 — 
Net losses on early retirement of debt17,636 — 
Change in TRA liability13,848 — 
Change in warrant liability43,670 — 
Change in earnout liability834,255 — 
Fee-Related Earnings451,684 36,408 
Realized performance income5,906 — 
Realized performance compensation(2,067)— 
Interest expense(27,275)(23,816)
Taxes and TRA payments(926)(373)
Distributable Earnings427,322 12,219 
Interest expense27,275 23,816 
Taxes and TRA payments926 373 
Fixed assets depreciation and amortization665 673 
Adjusted EBITDA$456,188 $37,081 
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Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
GAAP Revenues$823,878 $249,815 
Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration amortization9,892 — 
Realized performance income(5,906)— 
Administrative and other fees(41,963)(16,505)
FRE Revenues$785,901 $233,310 
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
GAAP Compensation and Benefits$1,496,988 $240,731 
Realized performance compensation(2,067)— 
Equity-based compensation(1,204,119)(90,525)
Capital-related compensation(1,416)— 
Administrative and other expenses(33,760)(13,009)
FRE Compensation and Benefits$255,626 $137,197 
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
GAAP General, Administrative and Other Expenses$140,268 $67,811 
Transaction Expenses(56,218)— 
Equity-based compensation(1,217)— 
Administrative and other expenses(8,203)(3,496)
FRE General, Administrative and Other Expenses$74,630 $64,315 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
We rely on management fees as the primary source of our operating liquidity. From time-to-time we may rely on the use of revolving credit facilities between management fee collection dates, which generally occur on a quarterly basis. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Accountalso rely on our Revolving Credit Facility for liquidity needed to pay taxes, if any.fund acquisitions, which we may replace with longer-term financing, subject to market conditions. To the extent that we have excess liquidity, we may invest such excess liquidity in corporate bonds, agency securities and other investments.
We ended 2021 with $42.6 million of cash and cash equivalents, excess liquidity investments of $1.3 million and $487.0 million available under our share capital or debt is used,Revolving Credit Facility. We had $153.0 million outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility, and such amounts were repaid in whole or in part, as consideration to complete an initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

At December 31, 2020, we had cash of $928,766 held outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily for activities necessary to consummate an initial business combination.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costsJanuary 2022 in connection with an initial business combination, our Sponsor or an affiliaterevenues collected at the start of the quarter. In February, we increased the capacity of our Sponsor or certain of our officersRevolving Credit Facility, and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete an initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceedsdate of this filing, we have $715.0 million available under the Trust Account releasedRevolving Credit Facility, which is available for general corporate purposes. In February 2022, we also issued the $400.0 million 2032 Notes, providing additional liquidity for general corporate purposes, including to us. Infund future strategic acquisitions or related transactions and growth initiatives.

Based on management’s experience and our current level of liquidity and assets under management, we believe that our current liquidity position and cash generated from management fees will continue to be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital needs for at least the event that an initial business combination does not close,next 12 months.
Over the short and long term, we may use cash and cash equivalents, issue additional debt or equity securities, or may seek other sources of liquidity to:
Grow our existing investment management business.
Expand, or acquire, into businesses that are complementary to our existing investment management businesses or other strategic growth initiatives.
Pay operating expenses, including cash compensation to our employees.
Repay debt obligations and interest thereon.
Opportunistically repurchase Class A Shares pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program (as defined below).
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Pay income taxes and amounts due under the TRA.
Pay dividends to holders of our Class A Shares, as well as make corresponding distributions to holders of Common Units at the Blue Owl Operating Group level.
Fund investment commitments to existing or future products.
Debt Obligations
Our long-term debt obligations consisted of the $700.0 million 2031 Notes and the $350.0 million 2051 Notes as of December 31, 2021. We also had $153.0 million outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility, and such amounts were repaid in January 2022, as discussed above, and issued the $400.0 million 2032 Notes in February 2022. We expect to use cash on hand to pay interest and principal due on our financing arrangements over time, which would reduce amounts available for dividends and distributions to our shareholders. We may choose to refinance all or a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Accountany amounts outstanding on or prior to their respective maturity dates by issuing new debt, which could result in higher borrowing costs. We may also choose to repay such loaned amounts, but noborrowing by using proceeds from the issuance of equity or other securities, which would dilute shareholders. See Note 4 to our Trust Accountconsolidated and combined financial statements in this report for additional information regarding our debt obligations.
Management regularly reviews Adjusted EBITDA to assess our ability to service our debt obligations. Adjusted EBITDA is equal to Distributable Earnings plus interest expense, taxes and TRA payable, and fixed assets depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that supplements and should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of our GAAP results, and such measure should not be considered as indicative of our liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measured used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA was $169.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. Please see “—Non-GAAP Reconciliations” for reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Tax Receivable Agreement
As discussed in Note 11 to our consolidated and combined financial statements in this report, we may in the future be required to make payments under the TRA. As of December 31, 2021, assuming no material changes in the relevant tax law and that we generate sufficient taxable income to realize the full tax benefit of the increased amortization resulting from the increase in tax basis of certain Blue Owl Operating Group assets, we expect to pay approximately $670.7 million under the TRA, net of fair value adjustments. Future cash savings and related payments under the TRA in respect of subsequent exchanges of Blue Owl Operating Group Units for Class A or B Shares would be used forin addition to these amounts.
Payments under the tax receivable agreement are anticipated to increase the tax basis adjustment and, consequently, result in increasing annual amortization deductions in the taxable years of and after such repayment. Upincreases to $2,000,000the original basis adjustments, and potentially will give rise to increasing tax savings with respect to such years and correspondingly increasing payments under the TRA.
The obligation to make payments under the tax receivable agreement is an obligation of such loansBlue Owl GP, and any other corporate taxpaying entities that in the future may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.50 per warrant, at the optionhold GP Units, and not of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business.Blue Owl Operating Group. We may need to obtain additional financing eitherincur debt to completefinance payments under the TRA to the extent the Blue Owl Operating Group does not distribute cash to Registrant or Blue Owl GP in an amount sufficient to meet our initial business combinationobligations under the TRA.

The actual increase in tax basis of the Blue Owl Operating Group assets resulting from an exchange or becausefrom payments under the TRA, as well as the amortization thereof and the timing and amount of payments under the TRA, will vary based upon a number of factors, including the following:
The amount and timing of our taxable income will impact the payments to be made under the TRA. To the extent that we becomedo not have sufficient taxable income to utilize the amortization deductions available as a result of the increased tax basis in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ assets, payments required under the TRA would be reduced.
The price of our Class A Shares at the time of any exchange will determine the actual increase in tax basis of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ assets resulting from such exchange; payments under the TRA resulting from future exchanges, if any, will be dependent in part upon such actual increase in tax basis.
The composition of the Blue Owl Operating Group assets at the time of any exchange will determine the extent to which we may benefit from amortizing the increased tax basis in such assets and thus will impact the amount of future payments under the TRA resulting from any future exchanges.
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The extent to which future exchanges are taxable will impact the extent to which we will receive an increase in tax basis of the Blue Owl Operating Group assets as a result of such exchanges, and thus will impact the benefit derived by us and the resulting payments, if any, to be made under the TRA.
The tax rates in effect at the time any potential tax savings are realized, which would affect the amount of any future payments under the TRA.
Depending upon the outcome of these and other factors, payments that we may be obligated to redeem a significant numbermake under the TRA in respect of exchanges could be substantial. In light of the numerous factors affecting our public shares upon completionobligation to make payments under the TRA, the timing and amounts of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debtany such actual payments are not reasonably ascertainable.
Warrants
We classify the warrants issued in connection with such initial business combination.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets orthe Business Combination as liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangementsin our consolidated and combined statements of financial condition, as of December 31, 2020. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Contractual Obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, secretarial, and administrative support services provided to the Company. We began incurring these fees on October 22, 2020 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of an initial business combination and the Company’s liquidation.

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $9,625,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event of a change in control, warrant holders have the ability to demand cash settlement from us. In addition, we have the option to cash settle outstanding warrants when certain criteria is met, as described in Note 2 to our Financial Statements. To the extent we have insufficient cash on hand or that we complete an initialopt to, we may rely on debt or equity financing to facilitate these transactions in the future if needed.

Earnout Securities and Oak Street Cash Earnout
We classified certain Earnout Securities as liabilities in our consolidated and combined statements of financial condition, as described in Note 2 to our Financial Statements. The settlement of these liabilities during 2021 was in the form of Class A Shares and Common Units that were issued upon the relevant Class E Triggering Events and did not require cash settlement.
A portion of the Oak Street Cash Earnouts are also liability classified and represent the fair value of the obligation to make future cash payments that would need to be made if all the respective Oak Street Triggering Events occur. Further, the portion classified as compensation expense will be expensed and a corresponding accrued compensation liability will be recorded over the service period. To the extent we have insufficient cash on hand or that we opt to, we may rely on debt or equity financing to facilitate these transactions in the future. See Note 2 to our Financial Statements for additional information.
Dividends and Distributions
We intend to continue to pay to Class A Shareholders (and Class B Shareholders in the future to the extent any Class B Shares are outstanding) a quarterly dividend representing approximately 85% of Distributable Earnings following the end of each quarter. Blue Owl Capital Inc.’s share of Distributable Earnings, subject to adjustment as determined by our Board to be necessary or appropriate to provide for the conduct of our business, combination,to make appropriate investments in our business and products, to comply with applicable law, any of our debt instruments or other agreements, or to provide for future cash requirements such as tax-related payments, operating reserves, clawback obligations and dividends to shareholders for any ensuing quarter. All of the foregoing is subject to the termsqualification that the declaration and payment of any dividends are at the sole discretion of our Board, and our Board may change our dividend policy at any time, including, without limitation, to reduce or eliminate dividends entirely.
The Blue Owl Operating Partnerships will make cash distributions (“Tax Distributions”) to the partners of such partnerships, including to Blue Owl GP, if we determine that the taxable income of the underwriting agreement.

relevant partnership will give rise to taxable income for its partners. Generally, Tax Distributions will be computed based on our estimate of the taxable income of the relevant partnership allocable to a partner multiplied by an assumed tax rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined U.S. federal, New York State and New York City income tax rates prescribed for an individual or corporate resident in New York City (taking into account certain assumptions set forth in the relevant partnership agreements). Tax Distributions will be made only to the extent distributions from the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships for the relevant year were otherwise insufficient to cover the estimated assumed tax liabilities.

Holders of our Class A and B Shares may not always receive distributions or may receive lower distributions on a per share basis at a time when we, indirectly through Blue Owl GP, and holders of our Common Units are receiving distributions on their interests, as distributions to the Registrant and Blue Owl GP may be used to settle tax and TRA liabilities, if any, and other obligations.
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Dividends are expected to be treated as qualified dividends under current law to the extent of the Company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, with any excess dividends treated as a return of capital to the extent of a shareholder’s basis, and any remaining excess generally treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of stock.
Risks to our Liquidity
Our ability to obtain financing provides us with additional sources of liquidity. Any new financing arrangement that we may enter into may have covenants that impose additional limitations on us, including with respect to making distributions, entering into business transactions or other matters, and may result in increased interest expense. If we are unable to secure financing on terms that are favorable to us, our business may be adversely impacted. No assurance can be given that we will be able to issue new debt, enter into new credit facilities or issue equity or other securities in the future on attractive terms or at all.
Adverse market conditions, including from the COVID-19 pandemic or any other market dislocation event, may negatively impact our liquidity. Cash flows from management fees may be impacted by a slowdown or a decline in fundraising and deployment, as well as declines in the value of investments held in certain of our products.
LIBOR Transition
On March 5, 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority announced that it would phase out LIBOR as a benchmark immediately after December 31, 2021, for sterling, euro, Japanese yen, Swiss franc and 1-week and 2-month U.S. Dollar settings and immediately after June 30, 2023, the remaining U.S. Dollar settings. Our Notes are fixed rate borrowings, and therefore the LIBOR phase out will not have an impact on this borrowing. The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to SOFR rates at our option, or alternative rates that are not tied to LIBOR. Certain of our products hold investments and have borrowings that are tied to LIBOR, and we continue to focus on managing any risk related to those exposures. Our senior management has oversight of these transition efforts. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Legal and Regulatory Environment—Changes to the method of determining the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the selection of a replacement for LIBOR may affect the value of investments held by our products and could affect our results of operations and financial results.”
Cash Flows Analysis
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020$ Change
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities$281,658 $5,234 $276,424 
Investing activities(1,598,872)(652)(1,598,220)
Financing activities1,348,151 (295)1,348,446 
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents$30,937 $4,287 $26,650 
Operating Activities. Our net cash flows from operating activities are generally comprised of management fees, less cash used for operating expenses, including interest paid on our debt obligations. One of our largest operating cash outflows generally relates to bonus expense, which are generally paid out during the first quarter of the year following the expense. The cash flows related to Dyal Capital are included starting on the Business Combination Date, and therefore our historical operating cash flows are not representative of our future cash flows.
Net cash flows from operating activities increased from the prior year period due to the inclusion of the Dyal Capital related cash flows, as well as higher management fees from our Direct Lending products. These increases were partially offset by higher 2020 discretionary bonuses, which were paid in the first quarter of 2021, as compared to discretionary bonuses in 2019, which were paid in the first quarter of 2020.
Investing Activities. Cash flows related to investing activities for 2021 primarily related to the cash consideration paid in connection with the Dyal Acquisition and Oak Street Acquisition. In 2021, we also invested excess liquidity from our Notes offerings and retained earnings in various fixed income investments and subsequently sold such investments for general corporate purposes. In 2020, cash flows related to investing activities were not material.
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Financing Activities. Cash flows related to financing activities for 2021 were primarily driven by cash proceeds from the Business Combination, as well as related cash consideration paid to certain pre-Business Combination Owl Rock owners. Additionally, distributions of pre-Business Combination-related earnings were also made during 2021, with a final distribution of $52.0 million related to pre-Business Combination-related earnings made during the third quarter of 2021. Cash flows related to financing activities in 2021 also included the proceeds from our 2031 Notes, which proceeds were used in part to repay our previously outstanding Term Loan and proceeds from our 2051 Notes, which proceeds were used to finance working capital needs and general capital purposes. We also made various short-term borrowings and repayments under our revolving credit facilities. Such borrowings were fully repaid by January 2022.
Our 2020 cash flows related to financing activities included borrowings and repayments under our previously outstanding revolving credit facilities. In addition, distributions related to pre-Business Combination-related earnings was another significant financing cash flow in the prior-year period.
Critical Accounting Policies

The preparationEstimates

We prepare our Financial Statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In applying many of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity withthese accounting principles, generally accepted in the United States of America requires management towe make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and liabilities, disclosureexpenses in our consolidated and combined financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates, however, are subjective and subject to change, and actual results may differ materially from our current estimates due to the inherent nature of contingent assetsthese estimates, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and liabilities at the dateother factors. For a summary of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to our Financial Statements.
Estimation of Fair Values
Investments Held by our Products
The fair value of the financial statements,investments held by our Direct Lending products is the primary input to the calculation for the majority of our management fees. Management fees from our GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate products are generally based on commitments or investment cost, so our management fees are generally not impacted by changes in the estimated fair values of investments held by these products. However, to the extent that management fees are calculated based on investment cost of the product’s investments, the amount of fees that we may charge will increase or decrease from the effect of changes in the cost basis of the product’s investments, including potential impairment losses. In the absence of observable market prices, we use valuation methodologies applied on a consistent basis and assumptions that we believe market participants would use to determine the fair value of the investments. For investments where little market activity exists, the determination of fair value is based on the best information available, we incorporate our own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, and the consideration of a combination of internal and external factors.
Our products generally value their investments at fair value, as determined in good faith by each product’s respective board of directors or valuation committee, as applicable, based on, among other things, the input of third party valuation firms and taking into account the nature and realizable value of any collateral, an investee’s ability to make payments and its earnings, the markets in which the investee operates, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow, current market interest rates and other relevant factors. Because such valuations are inherently uncertain, the valuations may fluctuate significantly over time due to changes in market conditions. These valuations would, in turn, have corresponding proportionate impacts on the amount management fees that we may earn from certain products on which revenues are based on the fair value of investments.
TRA Liability
We carry a portion of our TRA liability at fair value, as it is contingent consideration related to the Dyal Acquisition. The valuation of this portion of the TRA liability is mostly sensitive to our expectation of future cash savings that we may ultimately realize related to our tax goodwill and other intangible assets deductions. We then apply a discount rate that we believe is appropriate given the nature of and expected timing of payments of the liability. A decrease in the discount rate assumption would result in an increase in the fair value estimate of the liability, which would have a correspondingly negative impact on our GAAP results of operations. However, payments under the TRA are ultimately only made to the extent we realize the offsetting cash savings on our income taxes due to the tax goodwill and expenses duringother intangibles deduction. See Note 9 to our Financial Statements for additional details.
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Earnout Liability and Private Placement Warrants Liability
The fair values of our Earnout Securities liability and Private Placement Warrants liability were determined using Monte Carlo simulations that have various significant unobservable inputs. The assumptions used could have a material impact on the valuation of these liabilities, and include our best estimate of expected volatility, expected holding periods reported. Actualand appropriate discounts for lack of marketability. Changes in the estimated fair values of these liabilities may have material impacts on our results could materially differ from those estimates. Weof operations in any given period, as any increases in these liabilities have identifieda corresponding negative impact on our GAAP results of operations in the following critical accounting policies:

Class A Ordinary Shares Subjectperiod in which the changes occur. See Note 9 to Possible Redemption

We accountour Financial Statements for additional details.

Equity-based Compensation
The fair values of our equity-based compensation RSU and Incentive Unit grants are generally determined using our Class A ordinary sharesShare price on the grant date, adjusted for the lack of dividend participation during the vesting period, and the application of a discount for lack of marketability on RSUs and Incentive Units that are subject to possible redemption in accordance witha one-year post-vesting transfer restriction. The higher these discounts, the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption islower the compensation expense taken over time for these grants.
For the Seller Earnout Securities and Oak Street Earnout Units that were classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary sharesequity-based compensation for GAAP, we used Monte Carlo simulations that features redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of our balance sheet.

Net Loss per Ordinary Share

We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Net income per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class A redeemable ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account by the weighted average number of Class A redeemable ordinary shares outstanding since original issuance. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the net loss, less income attributable to Class A redeemable ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding for the periods presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, wouldhad various significant unobservable inputs. The assumptions used have a material effectimpact on the valuation of these grants, and include our best estimate of expected volatility, expected holding periods and appropriate discounts for lack of marketability. The higher the expected volatility, the higher the compensation expense taken each period for these grants. The higher the expected holding periods and discount for lack of marketability, the lower the compensation expense taken each period for these grants. See Note 8 to our Financial Statements for additional details.

Deferred Tax Assets
As a result of the Business Combination, deferred tax assets comprise one of our largest assets in our consolidated and combined statements of financial condition. Substantially all of our deferred tax assets relate to the goodwill and other intangible assets deductible for tax purposes that arose in connection with the purchase of Blue Owl Operating Group Units with proceeds from the Business Combination, as well as subsequent payments expected to be made under the TRA and other capital transactions that have occurred since the Business Combination. In accordance with relevant tax rules, we expect to take substantially all of these goodwill and other intangible deductions over the 15-year period following the Business Combination Date. To the extent we generate insufficient taxable income to take the full deduction in any given year, we will generate a net operating loss (“NOL”) that is available for us to use over an indefinite carryforward period in order to fully realize the deferred tax assets.
When evaluating the realizability of deferred tax assets, all evidence—both positive and negative—is considered. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, expectations regarding future earnings, future reversals of existing temporary tax differences and tax planning strategies. We did not take into account any tax planning strategies when arriving at this conclusion; however, the other assumptions underlying the taxable income estimates, are based on our financial statements.

near-term operating model. If we experience a significant decline in AUM for any extended time during the period for which these estimates relate and we do not otherwise experience offsetting growth rates in other periods, we may not generate taxable income sufficient to realize the deferred tax assets and may need to record a valuation allowance. However, given the indefinite carryforward period available for NOLs and the conservative estimates used to prepare the taxable income projections, the sensitivity of our estimates and assumptions are not likely to have a material impact on our conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed.
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Our ongoing accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets acquired as part of the Business Combination requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions as we exercise judgement to evaluate these assets for impairment. We generally undertake a qualitative review of factors that may indicate whether an impairment exists. We take into account factors such as the growth in AUM and FPAUM, general economic conditions, and various other factors that require judgement in deciding whether a quantitative analysis should be undertaken. Our evaluation for indicators of impairment may not capture a potential impairment, which could result in an overstatement of the carrying values of goodwill and other intangible assets.
Impact of Changes in Accounting on Recent and Future Trends
We believe that none of the changes to GAAP that went into effect during the year ended December 31, 2021, or that have been issued but that we have not yet adopted, are expected to substantively impact our future trends.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures aboutAbout Market Risk

WeRisk.

Our primary exposure to market risk is the indirect impact that movements in the fair value of investments in products has on our management fees. In our Direct Lending products, our management fees are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2generally based on the fair value of the Exchange Actgross assets held by such products, and therefore changes in the fair value of those assets impacts the management fees we earn in any given period. These management fees will be increased (or reduced) in direct proportion to the effect of changes in the market value of our investments in the related funds. The proportion of our management fees that are based on fair value is dependent on the number and types of investment funds in existence and the current stage of each fund’s life cycle. Management fees from our GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate products, however, are generally based on capital commitments or investment cost, and therefore management fees are not requiredmaterially impacted by changes in fair values of the underlying investments held by those products. To the extent that management fees are calculated based on investment cost of the product’s investments, the amount of fees that we may charge will increase or decrease from the effect of changes in the cost basis of the product’s investments, including potential impairment losses.
Interest Rate Risk
Our Notes bear interest at fixed rates. Our Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at a variable rate based on SOFR (or an alternative base rate at our option). As of the date of this report, we have no borrowings outstanding under our Revolving Credit Facility, and therefore changes in interest rates would not have a material impact on interest expense for our existing borrowings.
Credit Risk
We generally endeavor to provideminimize our risk of exposure by limiting to reputable financial institutions the information otherwise required undercounterparties with which we enter into financial transactions. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had cash balances with financial institutions in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits. We seek to mitigate this item.

exposure by monitoring the credit standing of these financial institutions.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

ThisData.

The information appears following Item 15required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Financial Statements, including the report thereon dated February 28, 2022, of KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm (PCAOB ID 185) set forth in the F-pages of this Report and is included herein by reference.

report.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure

We maintain disclosure controls areand procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed with the objective of ensuringto ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filedthat we file or submit under the Exchange Act such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periodperiods specified in the SEC’sSEC rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuringforms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chiefour principal executive officer and chiefprincipal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. DisclosureAny controls and procedures, no matter how well conceiveddesigned and operated, can provide only reasonable not absolute, assurance thatof achieving the objectivesdesired objectives.

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Management’s Report on Internal Controls OverControl over Financial Reporting

This

As discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report, we completed the Business Combination on Form 10-K does not includeMay 19, 2021. Prior to the Business Combination, we were a reportspecial purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of management’seffecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. As a result, previously existing internal controls are no longer applicable or comprehensive enough as of the assessment regardingdate as our operations prior to the Business Combination were insignificant compared to those of the consolidated entity post-Business Combination. The design of internal control over financial reporting for the Company post-Business Combination has required and will continue to require significant time and resources from management and other personnel. As a result, management was unable, without incurring unreasonable effort or expense to conduct an attestation reportassessment of our independent registered public accounting firm dueinternal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. Accordingly, we are excluding management's report on internal control over financial reporting pursuant to a transition period established by rulesSection 215.02 of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance's Regulation S-K Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations. We have not engaged an independent registered accounting firm to perform an audit of our internal control over financial reporting for newlyany period reported in our consolidated and combined financial statements. We expect our independent public companies.

registered accounting firm to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for our Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2022.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There werehas been no changeschange in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of under the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 that havehas materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Effective February 28, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company approved amendments to each of the employment agreements between the Company and each of Doug Ostrover, Marc Lipschultz, Michael Rees and Marc Zahr (collectively, the “Employment Agreement Amendments”) to provide that (i) a portion of such individual’s right to receive up to 1.33% of the Company’s annual management fee revenues that exceed such individual’s base compensation (the “Additional Amounts) shall be paid in the form of profits interests in the Blue Owl Partnerships, if offered by the Company and elected by the individual, and (ii) the remainder of any such Additional Amounts shall be in the form of cash; provided that (x) for 2022, the amount received in profits interests shall not be less than 20% of such Additional Amounts, and (y) for periods subsequent to 2022, the proportional amounts of cash and profits interests shall be subject to required consent under the Investor Rights Agreement. The number of profits interests issued would be calculated based on the volume weighted average trading price for the ten trading days prior to the payment date. The terms of such profits interests are expected to be substantially similar to profits interests previously awarded by the Company except that they would be fully vested upon grant and subject to a one year lockup period and additional limitations on conversion.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Employment Agreement Amendments, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.22, 10.23, 10.24 and 10.25, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
None.

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Item 10.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Our officers, directors and directors are as follows:

Name

Age

Position

Tom Wasserman46Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Wendy Lai45Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Beebe61Director
Payne Brown58Director
Richard M. Jelinek55Director
Roma Khanna51Director
John Kim60Director
Michael Rubenstein47Director
Vijay Sondhi56Director
Michael Vorhaus63Director

Tom Wasserman — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Tom Wasserman serves as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wasserman also currently serves as a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners, LLC where he heads the Growth Equity group. Mr. Wasserman has served as a member of the board of directors of Trine Acquisition Corp. since its initial public offering in March 2019 until its business combination with Desktop Metal in December 2020. Since January 2021, Mr. Wasserman has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of Altimar II and Altimar III respectively. Mr. Wasserman has worked within TMT (including prior to his transition to HPS) since 1999. Mr. Wasserman’s current board roles include serving as a director of BT One Phone Limited, OnePhone Holding AB, Revolt Media and TV Holdings, LLC, and CAST Holdings LLC. Mr. Wasserman served as Chairman of Hibernia Networks (sold to GTT Communications). Mr. Wasserman began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette in the investment banking division. He has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Michigan where he graduated with distinction.

We believe Mr. Wasserman is well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors due to his significant investment experience and vast network of relationships.

Wendy LaiChief Financial Officer. Wendy Lai serves as our Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Lai is a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners, where she leads the corporate finance, regulatory capital compliance, and technology transformation of financial systems. Prior to joining HPS in 2016, Ms. Lai was a Senior Vice President at Blackstone, where she oversaw accounting of registered investment advisors, corporate consolidation, and financial reporting functions. Ms. Lai worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Senior Manager, where she managed the audit engagements of hedge funds and Fortune 500 insurance companies. Since January 2021, Ms. Lai has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Altimar II and Altimar III respectively. She holds MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Tufts University.

Kevin BeebeDirector. Kevin Beebe serves as a member of our board of directors. Since November 2007, Mr. Beebe has been President and Chief Executive Officer of 2BPartners, LLC, a partnership that provides strategic, financial and operational advice to private equity firms and companies in the technology and telecom industries. From 1998 to 2007 he was Group President of Operations at ALLTEL Corporation, a publicly traded telecommunications services company. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Beebe served as Executive Vice President of Operations for 360° Communications Co., a publicly traded wireless communications company. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Beebe served in various management roles at ATT, Southwestern Bell and United Telecom/Sprint.

Currently, Mr. Beebe serves on the board of directors for Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (currently as the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and previously as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees), a publicly traded semiconductor company, SBA Communications (currently as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees and previously as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee), a

publicly traded wireless tower and service company, Frontier Communications (currently as a member of the Finance, Audit and Compensation Committees), a publicly traded local, long distance and broadband service provider, Altimar II, a publicly traded blank check company sponsored by an affiliate of HPS, Nextel Holdings, a private company holding the remaining Nextel International assets, Syniverse Technologies (currently as the Chair of Nominating and Governance Committee and as a member of Compensation Committee), Logix Communications, a private broadband service provider, and DartPoints Holding Company LLC, an operator of edge colocation data centers. Mr. Beebe has also been named as a director nominee in connection with Altimar III’s initial public offering. In addition, Mr. Beebe is a founding partner of Astra Capital, a private equity firm focused on mid-market tech/telecom investment opportunities.

Mr. Beebe also serves on the Board of Trustees of Caron Treatment Centers, as Chair of Caron’s Florida Advisory Board, and on the Naples Community Hospital Board of Trustees. Mr. Beebe holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts in Economics from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He also completed the Executive Business Administration Program at Columbia University in New York.

Kevin Beebe is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive industry and investment experience.

Payne BrownDirector. Payne Brown serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Brown currently serves as the President of THINK450, the for-profit innovation engine of the National Basketball Players Association. Prior to becoming President of THINK450 he was the Managing Partner of Econet Media Partners. Prior to this, Mr. Brown was Managing Director at Highbridge Principal Strategies (“Highbridge”), an alternative investment management organization, where he focused on media opportunities in the private equity group. Mr. Brown joined Highbridge in 2012 and led the firm’s investment into REVOLT TV, a multimedia platform. He currently serves on REVOLT’S board and chairs the compensation committee. Mr. Brown also served as the Chief of Staff to the interim owner of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014. Prior to joining Highbridge in 2012 Mr. Brown was Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and a corporate officer at Comcast Corporation and also served as a strategic advisor to Comcast senior leadership, crisis manager, and negotiations expert during Comcast Corporation’s acquisition of NBCUniversal from 2009 to 2011. Prior to joining Comcast in 1998, Mr. Brown spent three years practicing law at Helmke, Beams, and Boyer. He also served as an assistant prosecutor for the State of Indiana, and as the Director of Public Safety for the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He served on the Fort Wayne Community Schools school board for eight years, presiding as President of the board for two years.

Mr. Brown serves on the board of directors of Altimar II and is the chair of the Nominating Committee and the chair of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Brown has also been named as a director nominee in connection with Altimar III’s initial public offering. Mr. Brown also serves on the boards of directors of HireQuest Inc. and Revolt Media and is a member of both companies’ compensation committees. Mr. Brown has previously served on a number of boards, including the Philadelphia Urban League, Project Home, and on the Board of Advisors for the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). He has served as an advisor to The HistoryMakers, TV One, the American Black Film Festival, and the Black Filmmaker Foundation. Mr. Brown has also served as a retained strategic advisor to Comcast Corporation. Mr. Brown received a J.D. from George Washington University and a B.S. in Management from Purdue University.

Mr. Brown is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive industry experience.

Richard M. Jelinek — Director. Richard M. Jelinek serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Jelinek is Managing Director at Czech One Capital Partners and an active healthcare investor and executive. Previously, Mr. Jelinek was executive vice president, enterprise modernization and integration at CVS Health. He led the integration efforts related to the CVS Health and Aetna merger as well as the broad scale infrastructure modernization activities. Mr. Jelinek has held senior leadership roles within payor, provider and private equity organizations including working as an operating partner at Advent International over his 25-year career. Previously, Mr. Jelinek served as executive vice president of enterprise strategy and head of Aetna’s local markets and national accounts operations. For 19 years of his career, Mr. Jelinek served in a variety of executive leadership roles at UnitedHealth Group and a predecessor company, including CEO of OptumHealth and CEO of the company’s Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Emerging Businesses Group.

Mr. Jelinek is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and a founding advisory board member for the Griffith Leadership Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He currently is a member of the board of directors of HealthEdge and previously served on the board of directors of Cotiviti, Sutter Health, Redbrick Health, the Minnesota Children’s Museum and The Long Term Care Group. In addition, Mr. Jelinek serves on the board of directors of Altimar II and is chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Jelinek has also been named as a director nominee in connection with Altimar III’s initial public offering. Mr. Jelinek holds a master’s degree in health services administration and an MBA from the University of Michigan, as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.

Mr. Jelinek is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive industry and investment experience.

Roma Khanna — Director. Roma Khanna serves as a member of our board of directors. Ms. Khanna is a content innovator, executive and entrepreneur. From 2017 to 2020 Ms. Khanna was the chief executive officer at REVOLT Media and TV, responsible for leading strategy and operations of the real-time, multi-platform brand and network, reporting directly to the Chairman, Sean Combs, and the Board. She remained on as Advisor to the Board after she chose to step down as chief executive officer.

From 2011 through 2015, Ms. Khanna was President of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (“MGM”) Television Group and Digital where she oversaw creative development and production as well as worldwide TV and digital distribution for branded channels. Under Ms. Khanna’s leadership, MGM Television developed and delivered several critically acclaimed award-winning series, including “The Handmaid’s Tale” to Hulu, “Fargo” to FX and “Vikings” to HISTORY. Prior to joining MGM, Ms. Khanna served as President, Universal Networks International & Digital Initiatives, with NBC Universal. While at NBC Universal, Ms. Khanna oversaw and grew NBC Universal’s portfolio of international television channels, including the Syfy Channel, 13th Street, Universal Channel, Hallmark Channel, Divatv and Movies24 brands, as well as the Digital Initiatives division. Ms. Khanna has also served as Senior Vice President, Content and Co-Head of Television for CHUM Limited in Canada. Ms. Khanna began her career in digital media with Snap Media and in music at Sony Music Canada.

Ms. Khanna serves as a board member of the Canadian Film Centre and sits on the commercial committee of BAFTA and the advisory board for the Peabody Awards. Since November 2020, Ms. Khanna has also served as the Executive Chairman of HiddenLight Productions Limited. In addition, Ms. Khanna serves on the board of directors of Altimar II and is a member of the Nominating Committee. Ms. Khanna has also been named as a director nominee in connection with Altimar III’s initial public offering. Ms. Khanna has received The Euro 50 award from Eurodata and was the first recipient of Reed MIDEM’s “MIPCube Media Architect of the Future Award” for her pioneering work in the use of new digital platforms. Ms. Khanna earned a bachelor of science from the University of Toronto, a J.D. from the University of Detroit, a bachelor of law from the University of Windsor, and an MBA from York University-Schulich School of Business.

Ms. Khanna is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to her extensive industry experience.

John KimDirector. John Kim serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Kim is Founder and Managing Partner of Brewer Lane Ventures. Prior to founding Brewer Lane Ventures, Mr. Kim was President and Chief Investment Officer of New York Life Insurance Company.

As a career investor, Mr. Kim started New York Life Ventures in 2012. Previously, he held CEO roles in other insurance, retirement and asset management firms including Prudential Retirement, CIGNA Retirement and Investment Services, and Aeltus Investment Management, a subsidiary of VOYA.

Mr. Kim is currently a board director at four insurtech startups — Powerlytics, Socotra, Avibra and Ladder Life Insurance. Additionally, he is on the board of trustees of Eversource, New England’s largest energy delivery company and a national leader in clean energy, on the board of directors of Franklin Resources, a global investment organization, and was previously on the board of FiServ, a global provider of financial services technology. Mr. Kim received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

Mr. Kim is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive investment and board experience.

Michael Rubenstein — Director. Mr. Rubenstein serves as a member of our board of directors. He is an entrepreneur and executive who played a key role in building AppNexus, which was acquired by AT&T in 2018, and DoubleClick, which was acquired by Google in 2008. Mr. Rubenstein specializes in marketplace strategy, win-win partnerships, developing talent, and building high-performing go-to-market organizations that create global impact.

At AT&T, he served as President of AppNexus, a Xandr company, where he oversaw go-to-market for the company’s digital ad platform. Prior to AT&T, Mr. Rubenstein spent nearly a decade as President and Board member at AppNexus, and was a chief architect of the company’s growth from startup to a leader in programmatic advertising. Prior to joining AppNexus, Mr. Rubenstein founded and served as General Manager of DoubleClick Ad Exchange, a leading marketplace for programmatic advertising, after joining DoubleClick through the acquisition of Toronto-based martech startup FloNetwork, later re-branded DARTmail.

Mr. Rubenstein serves on the board of directors of Altimar II and is a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees. Mr. Rubenstein has also been named as a director nominee in connection with Altimar III’s initial public offering. Mr. Rubenstein also serves on the board of directors for Estrella Broadcasting, Inc. Mr. Rubenstein has also served on non-profit Boards, including the Interactive Advertising Bureau and Global Cities (a Bloomberg Philanthropy). Mr. Rubenstein regularly speaks at business conferences and schools, and actively advises and invests in the next generation of entrepreneurial ventures. He holds a bachelor’s degree from McGill University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Rubenstein is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive industry experience.

Vijay Sondhi — Director. Vijay Sondhi serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Sondhi is the CEO of NMI. He is an accomplished fintech executive and investor. Mr. Sondhi ran Visa’s CyberSource and Authorize.net businesses, was head of Visa corporate strategy and launched Visa’s flagship One-Market Innovation Center. He served as chief financial officer for three private equity and venture-backed companies spanning a wide variety of fintech solutions, including ERP accounting, point-of-sale systems, hospitality reservations and billing, plus financial document management, where he raised private capital, executed merger and acquisition transactions and oversaw an initial public offering. Mr. Sondhi’s executive career includes senior roles with Oracle-Micros, OpenText-IXOS and SAP. He serves on the boards of Verifone and Tangem and is a senior advisor to Token.io. In addition, Mr. Sondhi serves on the board of directors of Altimar II and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Sondhi has also been named as a director nominee in connection with Altimar III’s initial public offering.

Mr. Sondhi earned an MBA in finance from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from The University of British Columbia.

Mr. Sondhi is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive industry and investment experience.

Michael Vorhaus — Director. Michael Vorhaus serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Vorhaus currently severs as a member of the board of directors of Perion Network (Nasdaq: PERI). In addition, Mr. Vorhaus serves on the board of directors of Altimar II and is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Vorhaus has also been named as a director nominee in connection with Altimar III’s initial public offering. Starting December of 2018, Mr. Vorhaus founded Vorhaus Advisors and is CEO of the firm. From 1994 to November 2018, he was in a variety of positions at Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc., a research-based strategic consulting firm. From 1994 to 2008, Mr. Vorhaus served as its Senior Vice President and Managing Director and from 2008 to 2018 he served as the President of Magid Advisor, a unit of Magid Associates. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Vorhaus served as a director of Grow Mobile. In 1987, he founded Vorhaus Investments.

Mr. Vorhaus holds a B.A. in Psychology from Wesleyan University and completed the Management Development Program at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Mr. Vorhaus is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive industry experience.

Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors

Our board of directorsCorporate Governance.

The information required by this item is divided into three classes, with only one class of directors being appointed in each year, and with each class (except for those directors appointed priorincorporated by reference to our first annual general meeting) serving a three-year term. In accordance with the NYSE corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing on the NYSE. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Beebe, Mr. Brown and Mr. Jelinek, will expire at our first annual general meeting. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Ms. Khanna, Mr. Kim and Mr. Rubenstein, will expire at our second annual general meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Mr. Sondhi, Mr. Vorhaus and Mr. Wasserman, will expire at our third annual general meeting.

Prior to the completion of an initial business combination, any vacancy on the board of directors may be filled by a nominee chosen by holders of a majority of our founder shares. In addition, prior to the completion of an initial business combination, holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason.

Our Sponsor, upon and following consummation of an initial business combination, will be entitled to nominate three individuals for appointment to our board of directors, as long as the Sponsor holds any securities covered by the registration and shareholder rights agreement.

Our officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that our officers may consist of one or more chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, vice presidents, secretary, treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors.

Director Independence

The NYSE listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. Our board of directors has determined that each of Mr. Beebe, Mr. Brown, Mr. Jelinek, Ms. Khanna, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rubenstein, Mr. Sondhi and Mr. Vorhaus is “independent directors” as defined in the NYSE listing standards. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

Executive Officer and Director Compensation

None of our executive officers or directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Commencing on the date that our securities are first listed on the NYSE through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination and our liquidation, we will reimburse an affiliate of our Sponsor for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us in the amount of $10,000 per month. In addition, our Sponsor, executive officers and directors, or their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our Sponsor, executive officers or directors, or their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial business combination will be made using funds held outside the Trust Account. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such reimbursements, we do not expect to have any additional controls in place governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and executive officers for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with our activities on our behalf in connection with identifying and consummating an initial business combination. Other than these payments and reimbursements, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid by the Company to our Sponsor, executive officers and directors, or their respective affiliates, prior to completion of our initial business combination.

After the completion of our initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management fees from the combined company. All of these fees will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the definitive Proxy Statement furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed initial business combination. We have not established any limit onfor the amount2021 Annual Meeting of such fees that may be paid by the combined company to our directors or members of management. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of the proposed initial business combination, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensationStockholders to be paid to our executive officers will be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, either by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors or by a majority of the independent directors on our board of directors.

We do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation of our initial business combination, although it is possible that some or all of our executive officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with us after our initial business combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our board of directors has three standing committees: an audit committee, a nominating committee and a compensation committee. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, the rules of the NYSE and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act require that the audit committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, the rules of the NYSE require that the compensation committee and the nominating committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors.

Audit Committee

Mr. Beebe, Mr. Rubenstein and Mr. Vorhaus serve as members of our audit committee. Our board of directors has determined that each of Mr. Beebe, Mr. Rubenstein and Mr. Vorhaus are independent under the NYSE listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Under the NYSE listing standards and applicable SEC rules, all the directors on the audit committee must be independent. Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that each of Mr. Beebe and Mr. Vorhaus qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.

The audit committee is responsible for:

meeting with our independent registered public accounting firm regarding, among other issues, audits, and adequacy of our accounting and control systems;

monitoring the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm;

verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;

inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;

appointing or replacing the independent registered public accounting firm;

determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;

establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies;

monitoring compliance on a quarterly basisfiled with the termsSecurities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the Initial Public Offering and, if any noncompliance is identified, immediately taking all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise causing compliance with the terms of the Initial Public Offering; and

December 31, 2021.

reviewing and approving all payments made to our existing shareholders, executive officers or directors and their respective affiliates. Any payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with the interested director or directors abstaining from such review and approval.

Nominating Committee

The members of our nominating committee are Mr. Brown, Ms. Khanna and Mr. Kim, and Mr. Brown serves as chairman of the nominating committee. Under the NYSE listing standards, we are required to have a nominating committee composed entirely of independent directors. Our board of directors has determined that each of Mr. Brown, Ms. Khanna and Mr. Kim is independent.

The nominating committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our board of directors. The nominating committee considers persons identified by its members, management, shareholders, investment bankers and others.

Guidelines for Selecting Director Nominees

The guidelines for selecting nominees, which are specified in a charter adopted by us, provide that persons to be nominated:

should have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service;

should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the board of directors and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and

should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to serving the interests of the shareholders.

The nominating committee will consider a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the board of directors. The nominating committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time and will also consider the overall experience and makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board members. The nominating committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by shareholders and other persons.

Compensation Committee

The members of our compensation committee are Mr. Brown, Mr. Jelinek and Mr. Sondhi, and Mr. Brown serves as chairman of the compensation committee.

Under the NYSE listing standards, we are required to have a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors. Our board of directors has determined that each of Mr. Brown, Mr. Jelinek and Mr. Sondhi is independent. We have adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:

reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;

reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other Section 16 executive officers;

reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;

implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;

assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and Annual Report disclosure requirements;

approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees;

producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and

reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

The charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser.

However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by the NYSE and the SEC.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers currently serves, and in the past year has not served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. A copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided without charge upon request from us. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Conflicts of Interest

Under Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties:

duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole;

duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose;

directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion;

duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders;

duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and

duty to exercise independent judgment.

In addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge skill and experience of that director.

As set out above, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.

HPS and certain of our officers and directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary and contractual duties to other entities. As a result, if any of HPS or our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, then, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, he or she will need to honor such fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, before we can pursue such opportunity. If these other entities decide to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing the same. However, we do not expect these duties to materially affect our ability to complete the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other.

HPS and its affiliates manage a number of funds, separate accounts and other investment vehicles (the “HPS Funds”). HPS Funds may compete with us for acquisition opportunities. If these HPS Funds decide to pursue any such opportunity or have existing investments in the issuer of such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing such opportunities. In addition, investment ideas generated within HPS, including by any director affiliated with HPS, may be suitable for both us and for a current or future HPS Fund and, in such a case, will be directed to such HPS Fund rather than to us. Neither HPS nor, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, any members of our management team who are also employed by HPS have any obligation to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware. HPS and/or members of our management team, in their capacities as officers, directors or employees of HPS or in their other endeavors, may choose to present potential business combinations to the related entities described above, current or future HPS Funds, or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us.

In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make investments and to sell existing investments because HPS may have material, non-public information regarding the issuers of the applicable securities or as a result of an existing investment by HPS. We may acquire a target from or, in which, one or more HPS Funds have an existing investment (or makes an investment at the same time or subsequently) at a different or overlapping level of the target’s capital structure, creating a potential conflict between our position and the applicable HPS Funds’ position

especially in the event of a bankruptcy. HPS, HPS employees and HPS Funds may also have or make investments in, establish or serve on the boards of, businesses that compete with, provide services to, transact with, or otherwise have significant business relationships with the businesses we invest or seek to invest in. We may also forego an attractive investment opportunity as a result of an existing investment in the target or a competitor of the target by HPS, an HPS Fund or principals or employees of HPS, or to otherwise mitigate any conflict of interest or the perception of any conflict of interest.

HPS and our Sponsor, officers, and directors may sponsor, form or participate in other blank check companies similar to ours during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. Any such companies may present additional conflicts of interest in pursuing an acquisition target, particularly in the event there is overlap among investment mandates. We do not currently expect that any such other blank check company would materially affect our ability to complete the proposed Blue Owl Business Combination. However, an affiliate of HPS has sponsored and Mr. Wasserman and most of our officers and directors are actively engaged in Altimar II, a SPAC that completed its initial public offering in February 2021, and Altimar III, a SPAC that is in the process of completing its initial public offering as of the date of this Annual Report. Altimar II and Altimar III may each pursue initial business combination targets in any business or industries with a focus on TMT, Healthcare, Financial Services/Financial Technology and Consumer and each has until 24 months after the completion of its initial public offering to do so (absent an extension in accordance with its respective memorandum and articles of association). In addition, HPS and our Sponsor, officers, and directors are not required to commit any specified amount of time or resources to our affairs and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating management time and resources among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence.

Below is a table summarizing the entities to which our executive officers and directors currently have fiduciary duties, contractual obligations or other material management relationships

Individual

Entity

Entity’s Business

Affiliation

Tom Wasserman(1)BT OnePhone LimitedTelecomDirector
OnePhone Holding ABTelecomDirector
Revolt Media and TV Holdings, LLCMediaDirector
HPS Investment Partners, LLC(1)InvestmentsPrincipal
CAST Holdings LLCHealthcareDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Wendy LaiNatural Glacial Waters Inc.Bottled WaterDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyChief Financial Officer
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyChief Financial Officer
Kevin L. BeebeSkyworks Solutions, Inc.SemiconductorDirector
SBA CommunicationsTelecom InfrastructureDirector
Frontier CommunicationsTelecomDirector
Logix CommunicationsTelecomDirector
DartPoints Holding Company LLCData CenterDirector
Astra CapitalPrivate EquityPartner
Syniverse TechnologyTelecomDirector

Individual

Entity

Entity’s Business

Affiliation

Nextel HoldingsTelecomDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyDirector Nominee
Payne D. BrownHireQuest Inc.StaffingDirector
Revolt MediaMediaDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyDirector Nominee
Richard M. JelinekHealth Edge TechnologiesHealthcare TechDirector
Czech One Capital Partners, LLCInvestmentsManaging Director
Advent InternationalPrivate EquityOperating Partner
Blackstone GroupPrivate EquitySenior Advisor
In Health MD AllianceProvider Delivery OrganizationDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyDirector Nominee
Roma KhannaHiddenLight Productions LimitedMediaExecutive Chairman
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyDirector Nominee
John KimEversource EnergyPublic UtilityDirector
Brewer Lane Management, LLCInvestmentsManaging Member
Brewer Lane Ventures Fund 1 GP, LLCInvestmentsManaging Member
SocotraTechnologyDirector
AvibraDigital InsuranceDirector
Ladder LifeDigital InsuranceDirector
PowerlyticsData AnalyticsDirector
Franklin ResourcesAsset ManagementDirector
New England Center for ChildrenNon-Profit EducationDirector
Michael RubensteinEstrella Broadcasting, Inc.MediaDirector
TVision Insights, Inc.Ad measurementAdvisor
Teikametrics Inc.E-commerceAdvisor
Triple Lift, Inc.Advertising Technology CompanyAdvisor
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyDirector Nominee
Vijay K. SondhiNetwork Merchants, LLCSoftwareCEO
Tangem AGTechnologyDirector
Vertex Holdco, Inc. (Verifone Systems, Inc.)TechnologyDirector

Individual

Entity

Entity’s Business

Affiliation

Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyDirector Nominee
Michael VorhausMaestroLivestreamingDirector, Chair
Vorhaus AdvisorsDigital MediaChief Executive Officer
PerionAd TechBoard of Directors
DraftKingsGamingAdvisor
SkillzGamingAdvisor
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIBlank Check CompanyDirector
Altimar Acquisition Corp. IIIBlank Check CompanyDirector Nominee

(1)

Includes funds and accounts advised by HPS and affiliates.

If any of the above executive officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for any of the above entities to which he or she has current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity.

Potential investors should also be aware of the following other potential conflicts of interest:

Our executive officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our executive officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our executive officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs.

Our Sponsor subscribed for founder shares and has purchased Private Placement Warrants as part of the Initial Public Offering.

Our Sponsor and each member of our management team have entered into an agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with (i) the completion of our initial business combination, and (ii) a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) that would modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or during any extension period or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares. Additionally, our Sponsor has agreed to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to its founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame, the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. Except as described herein, our Sponsor and our directors and executive officers have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares until the earliest of (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, (x) if the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination, or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their

ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Except as described herein, the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable until 30 days following the completion of our initial business combination. Because each of our executive officers and directors will own ordinary shares or warrants directly or indirectly, they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination.

Our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors is included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. In addition, HPS and our Sponsor, officers and directors may sponsor, form or participate in other blank check companies similar to ours during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. Any such companies may present additional conflicts of interest in pursuing an acquisition target, particularly in the event there is overlap among investment mandates.

We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our Sponsor, HPS, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our Sponsor or any of HPS or our officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions that such initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context.

Furthermore, in no event will our Sponsor or any of our existing officers or directors, or their respective affiliates, be paid by us any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the completion of our initial business combination. Further, commencing on the date our securities are first listed on the NYSE, we will also reimburse an affiliate of our Sponsor for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us in the amount of $10,000 per month.

We cannot assure you that any of the above mentioned conflicts will be resolved in our favor.

If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if we obtain the approval of an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the ordinary shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at a general meeting. In such case, our Sponsor and each member of our management team have agreed to vote their founder shares and public shares in favor of our initial business combination.

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, willful neglect, civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide for indemnification of our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by law, including for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud, willful default or willful neglect. We will enter into agreements with our directors and officers to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We have purchased a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our officers and directors against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our officers and directors.

Our officers and directors have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the trust account, and have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any services provided to us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever (except to the extent they are entitled to funds from the trust account due to their ownership of public shares). Accordingly, any indemnification provided will only be able to be satisfied by us if (i) we have sufficient funds outside of the trust account or (ii) we consummate an initial business combination.

Our indemnification obligations may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our officers or directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our officers and directors, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against our officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced officers and directors.

Item 11.

Executive Compensation.

None of our executive officers or directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Commencing on the date that our securities are first listed on the NYSE through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination and our liquidation, we will reimburse an affiliate of our Sponsor for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us in the amount of $10,000 per month. In addition, our Sponsor, executive officers and directors, or their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made

Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by usthis item is incorporated by reference to our Sponsor, executive officers or directors, or their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial business combination will be made using funds held outside the Trust Account. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such reimbursements, we do not expect to have any additional controls in place governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and executive officers for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with our activities on our behalf in connection with identifying and consummating an initial business combination. Other than these payments and reimbursements, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid by the Company to our Sponsor, executive officers and directors, or their respective affiliates, prior to completion of our initial business combination.

After the completion of our initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management fees from the combined company. All of these fees will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the definitive Proxy Statement furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed initial business combination. We have not established any limit onfor the amount2021 Annual Meeting of such fees that may be paid by the combined company to our directors or members of management. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of the proposed initial business combination, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensationStockholders to be paid to our executive officers will be determined, or recommended tofiled with the boardSecurities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of directors for determination, either by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors or by a majority of the independent directors on our board of directors.

We do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation of our initial business combination, although it is possible that some or all of our executive officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with us after our initial business combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business, but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.

December 31, 2021.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters.
The following table sets forth information regardingrequired by this item is incorporated by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement for the beneficial ownership2021 Annual Meeting of our ordinary shares asStockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of December 31, 2020 by:

2021.

each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares;

each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns ordinary shares; and

all our executive officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. To our knowledge, each person named in the table below has sole voting and investment power with respect to all of our ordinary shares beneficially owned by them, except as otherwise set forth in the notes to the table and pursuant to applicable community property laws. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person named in the table is c/o Altimar Acquisition Corporation, 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019.

   Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned
 
   Number   Percent(2) 

Directors and Executive Officers: (1)

    

Kevin Beebe

   25,000    * 

Payne Brown

   25,000    * 

Rick Jelinek

   25,000    * 

Roma Khanna

   25,000    * 

John Kim

   25,000    * 

Wendy Lai

       

Michael Rubenstein

   25,000    * 

Vijay Sondhi

   25,000    * 

Michael Vorhaus

   25,000    * 

Tom Wasserman

       

All directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons)

   200,000    * 

5% Stockholders:

    

Altimar Sponsor, LLC (our sponsor) (3)

   6,675,000    19.36

Linden Capital L.P. (4)

   2,000,000    7.3

Senator Investment Group LP (5)

   1,420,000    5.16

Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (6)

   1,400,000    5.1

Luxor Capital Partners, LP (7)

   1,918,828    6.98

*

Less than one percent.

(1)

Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares. Such shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof.

(2)

The percentage of beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares is based on a total of 27,500,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020. For the founder shares and Altimar Sponsor, LLC shares, the percentage of beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares is based on a total of 27,500,000 Class A ordinary shares and 6,875,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020, and assumes conversion of all Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares.

(3)

The shares reported above are held in the name of our sponsor. Our sponsor is controlled by HPS. Based upon a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021, by Altimar Sponsor, LLC. The address of Altimar Sponsor, LLC is 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

(4)

Based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 8, 2021, by Linden Capital L.P. The address of Linden Capital L.P. is Victoria Place, 31 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM10, Bermuda.

(5)

Based upon a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 4, 2021, by Senator Investment Group LP. The address of Senator Investment Group LP is 510 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

(6)

Based upon a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 27, 2021, by Point 72 Asset Management, L.P. The address of Point72 Asset Management, L.P. is 72 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, CT 06902.

(7)

Based upon a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 5, 2021, by Luxor Capital Group, LP. The address of Luxor Capital Group, LP is 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10036.

Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants

The founder shares and Private Placement Warrants and any Class A ordinary shares issued upon conversion or exercise thereof are each subject to transfer restrictions pursuant to lock-up provisions in the agreement entered into by our Sponsor and management team. Our Sponsor and each member of our management team have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares until the earliest of (a) one year after the completion of our initial business combination and (b) subsequent to our initial business combination, (x) if the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. The Private Placement Warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants are not transferable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. The foregoing restrictions are not applicable to transfers (a) to our officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of our officers or directors, any members or partners of our Sponsor or their affiliates, any affiliates of our Sponsor, or any employees of such affiliates, or any funds or accounts advised by our Sponsor or its affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of one of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of a business combination at prices no greater than the price at which the founder shares, Private Placement Warrants or Class A ordinary shares, as applicable, were originally purchased; (f) by virtue of our Sponsor’s organizational documents upon liquidation or dissolution of our Sponsor; (g) to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination; (h) in the event of our liquidation prior to the completion of our initial business combination; or (i) in the event of our completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (f) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions and the other restrictions contained in the letter agreement.

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

On September 1, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.001 per share,

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to cover certain of our offering and formation costs in consideration of 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001. The founder shares (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise thereof) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder.

As more fully discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such opportunity to such entity. Our officers and directors currently have certain relevant fiduciary duties or contractual obligations that may take priority over their duties to us. We may, at our option, pursue an Affiliated Joint Acquisition opportunity with an entity to which an officer or director has a fiduciary or contractual obligation. Any such entity may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our initial business combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by making a specified future issuance to any such entity.

We currently maintain our executive offices at 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019. The cost for our use of this space is included in the $10,000 per month fee we pay to an affiliate of our Sponsor for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.

No compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid to our Sponsor, officers and directors, or their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the completion of an initial business combination. However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our Sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.

Prior to the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, our Sponsor agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Initial Public Offering. The loan was repaid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering out of the offering proceeds not held in the Trust Account.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete an initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. The terms of such loans by our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor, its affiliates or our management team as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.

After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the definitive Proxy Statement as applicable, furnishedfor the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to our shareholders. Itbe filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of December 31, 2021.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by this item is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of suchincorporated by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement or atfor the time2021 Annual Meeting of a general meeting heldStockholders to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.

We have entered into a registration and shareholder rights agreement pursuant to which our Sponsor will be entitled to certain registration rights with respect to the Private Placement Warrants, the warrants issuable upon conversion of working capital loans (if any) and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the foregoing and upon conversion of the founder shares, and, upon consummation of our initial business combination, to nominate three individuals for appointment to our board of directors, as long as the Sponsor holds any securities

covered by the registration and shareholder rights agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.9 to this Annual Report. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filingSecurities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of any such registration statements.

Policy for Approval of Related Party Transactions

The audit committee of our board of directors has adopted a charter, providing for the review, approval and/or ratification of “related party transactions,” which are those transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K as promulgated by the SEC, by the audit committee. At its meetings, the audit committee shall be provided with the details of each new, existing, or proposed related party transaction, including the terms of the transaction, any contractual restrictions that the Company has already committed to, the business purpose of the transaction, and the benefits of the transaction to the Company and to the relevant related party. Any member of the committee who has an interest in the related party transaction under review by the committee shall abstain from voting on the approval of the related party transaction, but may, if so requested by the chairman of the committee, participate in some or all of the committee’s discussions of the related party transaction. Upon completion of its review of the related party transaction, the committee may determine to permit or to prohibit the related party transaction.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The firm of WithumSmith+Brown, PC, or Withum, acts as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following is a summary of fees paid to Withum for services rendered.

Audit Fees. During the period from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, fees for our independent registered public accounting firm were approximately $70,555 for the services Withum performed in connection with our Initial Public Offering, review2021.

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Item 15. Exhibit and the audit of our December 31, 2020Financial Statement Schedules.
1.The financial statements included in this Annual Reportannual report are listed on page F-1.
2.Financial statement schedules:
None.
3.Exhibits included or incorporated by reference herein:
See Exhibit Index on the following page.
Item 16. Form 10-K.

Audit-Related Fees. During the period from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, our independent registered public accounting firm did not render assurance and related services related to the performance10-K Summary.

None.
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Exhibit Index
(a)

The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:

(1)

Financial Statements:

Exhibit NumberPageDescription

F-2

Balance Sheet

F-3

Statement of Operations

F-4

Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

F-5

Statement of Cash Flows

F-6

Notes to Financial Statements

F-7

(b)

Financial Statement Schedules:

None.

(c)

Exhibits

We hereby file or incorporate by reference as part of this Annual Report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Exhibit
Number

Description

  1.1
2.2
  2.1
2.3
  3.1
  4.1Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on October 19, 2020).
  4.2Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  4.2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on October 19, 2020).
  4.3Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on October 19, 2020).
  4.4Warrant Agreement, dated October 22, 2020, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer  & Trust Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 28, 2020).
  4.5*Description of Securities
  10.1Forfeiture and SupportBusiness Combination Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2020, by andMarch 25, 2021, among Altimar Sponsor LLC, the Altimar Class  B Holders party thereto, Owl Rock Capital Partners LP,Acquisition Corporation, Owl Rock Capital Group LLC, Owl Rock Capital Feeder LLC, Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and Neuberger Berman Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Annex C of Altimar Acquisition Corporation Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form S-4 filed on April 22, 2021)
2.4
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Exhibit NumberDescription
  10.2

Exhibit
Number

Description

  10.3Form of Subscription Agreement No. 2 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 28, 2020).
  10.4
  10.5
  10.6
  10.7
  10.8
  10.9Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated October  22, 2020, by and among the Company and certain security holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October  28, 2020).
  10.10Securities Subscription Agreement, dated September  1, 2020, between the Company and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on October 19, 2020).
  10.11Private Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated October  22, 2020, by and between the Company and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 28, 2020).
  10.12Form of Indemnity Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on October 19, 2020).
  10.13Administrative Services Agreement, dated October  22, 2020, between the Company and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’sof Blue Owl Capital Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 28, 2020)September 20, 2021)
  10.14
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  24*Exhibit NumberPower of Attorney (included on signature page of this annual report).Description
  31.1*
  31.2*
  32.1*
  32.2*
101*Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, (ii) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, (iii) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, (iv) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
104*Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentCertain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Company agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request
+Indicates a management or compensatory plan
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentFiled herewith

* Filed herewith.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrantregistrant has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in New York City, New York, on the 24th day of February, 2021.

authorized.
ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:

/s/ Tom Wasserman

Name:Tom Wasserman
Title:Chief Executive Officer

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:

/s/ Wendy Lai

Name:Wendy Lai
Title:Chief Financial Officer

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Tom Wasserman and Wendy Lai, each acting alone, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this annual report on Form 10-K (including amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that any such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Signature

Date: February 28, 2022

Title

Date

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

By:/s/ Tom Wasserman

Tom Wasserman

Alan Kirshenbaum

Alan Kirshenbaum
Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
and Chairman

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities on February 28, 2022.

February 24, 2021

NameTitle

/s/ Wendy Lai

Wendy Lai

Douglas I. Ostrover
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Douglas I. Ostrover
/s/ Marc S. LipschultzCo-President and Director
Marc S. Lipschultz
/s/ Michael ReesCo-President and Director
Michael Rees
/s/ Alan KirshenbaumChief Financial Officer
Alan Kirshenbaum(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)February 24, 2021

/s/ Kevin Beebe

Kevin Beebe

Claudia Holz
Director
Claudia HolzFebruary 24, 2021

/s/ Payne Brown

Payne Brown

Andrew S. Komaroff
Director
Andrew S. KomaroffFebruary 24, 2021

/s/ Richard M. Jelinek

Richard M. Jelinek

Craig W. Packer
Director
Craig W. PackerFebruary 24, 2021

/s/ Roma Khanna

Roma Khanna

Stacy Polley
Director
Stacy PolleyFebruary 24, 2021

/s/ John Kim

John Kim

Sean Ward
Director
Sean WardFebruary 24, 2021

/s/ Michael Rubenstein

Michael Rubenstein

Dana Weeks
Director
Dana WeeksFebruary 24, 2021

/s/ Vijay Sondhi

Vijay Sondhi

Marc Zahr
DirectorFebruary 24, 2021
Marc Zahr

/s/ Michael Vorhaus

Michael Vorhaus

DirectorFebruary 24, 2021

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

Consolidated and Combined Statements of Financial Statements:

Condition as of December 31, 2021 and 2020

Balance Sheet

Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
F-3

Statement of Operations

F-4

StatementConsolidated and Combined Statements of Changes in Shareholders’Shareholder’s Equity

(Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
F-5

StatementConsolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows

for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
F-6

Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements

F-7 to F-16

F-1

Table of ContentsREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Altimar Acquisition Corporation

Blue Owl Capital Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheetconsolidated and combined statements of Altimar Acquisition Corporationfinancial condition of Blue Owl Capital Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”)Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated and combined statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period from August 20, 2020 (inception) throughended December 31, 20202021, and the related notes (collectively, referred to as the “financial statements”)consolidated and combined financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated and combined financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period from August 20, 2020 (inception) throughended December 31, 2020,2021, in conformity with accounting principlesU.S. generally accepted in the United States of America.

accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated and combined financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’sthese consolidated and combined financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”)(PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the auditsaudit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated and combined financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated and combined financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated and combined financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated and combined financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated and combined financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated and combined financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated and combined financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Evaluation of the fair value of certain acquired intangible assets
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated and combined financial statements, the Company acquired Dyal Capital Partners (Dyal) and Oak Street Real Estate Capital LLC (Oak Street) on May 19, 2021 and December 29, 2021, respectively. The acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting as discussed in Note 2. As discussed in Note 3, the Company acquired Dyal and Oak Street for total purchase consideration of $5,607.2 million and $1,083.4 million, respectively. In connection with the acquisitions, the Company recognized intangible assets acquired at their acquisition-date fair value. The intangible assets acquired included investment management agreements related to the Dyal and Oak Street acquisitions of $1,859.9 million and $323.3 million, respectively. The intangible assets acquired also included investor relationships related to the Dyal and Oak Street acquisitions of $291.4 million and $157.4 million, respectively.
F-2

We identified the evaluation of the fair value of the investment management agreements and investor relationships acquired in the Dyal and Oak Street business combinations as a critical audit matter. Subjective and complex auditor judgment was required to evaluate the following assumptions:
— projected revenue on assets under management used to value the investment management agreements
— investor retention rates used to value the investor relationships
— discount rates used to value the investment management agreements and investor relationships.
The acquisition-date fair value of investment management agreements and investor relationships were sensitive to changes in the above assumptions. In addition, the projected revenue on assets under management was based on expectations of future market and economic conditions that are uncertain.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design of certain internal controls related to the valuation process for the investment management agreements and investor relationships. This included controls related to the development of the above assumptions. We evaluated the reasonableness of the projected revenue on assets under management by comparing it to historical revenue on assets under management. We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in:
— evaluating the discount rates used to determine the fair value of the investment management agreements and the investor relationships by (1) comparing their inputs to publicly available market data for comparable entities, (2) recalculating the Company’s determination of its weighted average cost of capital (WACC) used to determine its discount rates, and (3) reconciling the Company’s determination of its WACC to the Company’s weighted average return on assets and internal rate of return
— evaluating the discount rates used to determine the fair value of the investment management agreements and the fair value of the investor relationships acquired in the Oak Street business combination by comparing the Company’s determination of the WACC to market information such as venture capital rates of return used to value companies in various stages of development
— evaluating the investor retention rates used to determine the fair value of the investor relationships by comparing them to historical retention rates of investors participating in new funds and investment strategies.
Fair value of earnout securities on date of Business Combination
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated and combined financial statements, in connection with the Business Combination on May 19, 2021, the Company issued two series of Class E Shares and the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships issued Seller Earnout Units (collectively, the Earnout Securities). As discussed in Note 9, the Company recorded an earnout liability of $635.1 million, of which $491.3 million related to the Earnout Securities. As discussed in Note 2, the liability for Earnout Securities is carried at fair value with changes in fair value included within change in earnout liability in the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements. In addition, as discussed in Note 2, Earnout Securities issued to certain employees in connection with the Business Combination were accounted for as equity-based compensation. As discussed in Note 8, the Company recorded total equity-based compensation expense for Earnout Securities of $63 million. As discussed in Notes 1 and 8, the Earnout Securities had Triggering Events on July 21, 2021 and November 3, 2021, and as a result, none remained outstanding as of December 31, 2021.
We identified the evaluation of the fair value of Earnout Securities issued on May 19, 2021 in connection with the Business Combination as a critical audit matter. A higher degree of subjective and complex auditor judgment was required to evaluate the volatility rate developed from guideline public companies and the discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) used to estimate the fair value of the Earnout Securities. The development of these assumptions involved unobservable data or company adjustments of observable data.
F-3

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design of certain internal controls related to the valuation process for Earnout Securities, including controls related to the determination of the volatility rate. We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in:
— evaluating the DLOM by comparing it to an independently developed range of DLOMs
— assessing the volatility rate used in the valuation of Earnout Securities by comparing it to (1) an independently developed volatility rate using comparable peer companies, (2) historical and implied volatility rates of relevant public peer companies, and (3) an independently developed range of volatility rates using the capital structure of the Company.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC

KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.

2016.


New York, New York

February 24,28, 2022
F-4

Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021,

Owl Rock)

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEET

DECEMBER 31, 2020

ASSETS

  

Current assets

  

Cash

  $928,766 

Prepaid expenses

   349,388 
  

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

   1,278,154 

Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

   275,038,028 
  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $276,316,182 
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  

Current liabilities

  

Accrued expenses

  $93,136 

Accrued offering costs

   48,965 
  

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

   142,101 

Deferred underwriting fee payable

   9,625,000 
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   9,767,101 
  

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

  

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 26,154,908 shares at $10.00 per share

   261,549,080 

Shareholders’ Equity

  

Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

   —   

Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 1,345,092 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 26,154,908 shares subject to possible redemption)

   135 

Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 6,875,000 shares issued and outstanding

   688 

Additional paid-in capital

   5,260,809 

Accumulated deficit

   (261,631
  

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

   5,000,001 
  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  $276,316,182 
  

 

 

 

Consolidated and Combined Statements of Financial Condition

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents$42,567 $11,630 
Due from related parties224,576 92,698 
Operating lease assets86,033 — 
Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration, net495,322 — 
Deferred tax assets635,624 800 
Intangible assets, net2,611,411 — 
Goodwill4,132,245 — 
Other assets, net38,620 16,469 
Total Assets$8,266,398 $121,597 
Liabilities
Debt obligations, net$1,174,167 $356,386 
Accrued compensation155,606 207,957 
Operating lease liabilities88,480 — 
Deferred tax liabilities48,962 — 
TRA liability (includes $111,325 and $— at fair value)670,676 — 
Warrant liability, at fair value68,798 — 
Earnout liability143,800 — 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities68,339 58,415 
Total Liabilities2,418,828 622,758 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)00
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Members’ deficit prior to the Business Combination— (507,687)
Class A Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 2,500,000,000 and none authorized, 404,919,411 and none issued and outstanding40 — 
Class C Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 1,500,000,000 and none authorized, 674,766,200 and none issued and outstanding67 — 
Class D Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 350,000,000 and none authorized, 319,132,127 and none issued and outstanding32 — 
Additional paid-in capital2,160,934 — 
Accumulated deficit(497,506)— 
Total Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Blue Owl Capital Inc.1,663,567  
Shareholders’ equity attributable to noncontrolling interests4,184,003 6,526 
Total Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)5,847,570 (501,161)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)$8,266,398 $121,597 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated and combined financial statements.

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Table of ContentsSTATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 20, 2020 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER

Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 Year Ended December 31,
 202120202019
Revenues
Management fees, net (includes Part I Fees of $150,370, $34,404 and $11,515)$667,935 $194,906 $123,957 
Administrative, transaction and other fees150,037 54,909 66,893 
Realized performance income5,906 — — 
Total Revenues, Net823,878 249,815 190,850 
Expenses
Compensation and benefits1,496,988 240,731 111,773 
Amortization of intangible assets113,889 — — 
General, administrative and other expenses140,268 67,811 51,710 
Total Expenses1,751,145 308,542 163,483 
Other Loss
Net losses on investments(3,526)— — 
Net losses on retirement of debt(17,636)— — 
Interest expense(27,275)(23,816)(6,662)
Change in TRA liability(13,848)— — 
Change in warrant liability(43,670)— — 
Change in earnout liability(834,255)— — 
Total Other Loss(940,210)(23,816)(6,662)
Loss Before Income Taxes(1,867,477)(82,543)20,705 
Income tax benefit(65,211)(102)240 
Consolidated and Combined Net Loss(1,802,266)(82,441)20,465 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests1,426,095 4,610 2,493 
Net Loss Attributable to Blue Owl Capital Inc. (After May 19, 2021) / Owl Rock (Prior to May 19, 2021)$(376,171)$(77,831)$22,958 
May 19, 2021 through
December 31, 2021
Net Loss Attributable to Class A Shares$(450,430)
Net Loss per Class A Share
Basic$(1.27)
Diluted$(1.34)
Weighted-Average Class A Shares
Basic(1)
354,949,067
Diluted1,315,186,416
(1)Included in the weighted-average Class A Shares outstanding for the period from May 19, 2021 to December 31, 2020

Formation and operational costs

  $299,659 
  

 

 

 

Loss from operations

   (299,659

Other income:

  

Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account

   38,028 
  

 

 

 

Net Loss

  $(261,631
  

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A redeemable ordinary shares

   27,000,000 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A

  $0.00 
  

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares

   6,518,595 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B

  $(0.05
  

 

 

 

2021, were 9,191,642 RSUs that have vested but have not been settled in Class A Shares. These RSUs do not participate in dividends until settled in Class A Shares. See Note 13.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated and combined financial statements.

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Table of ContentsSTATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 20, 2020 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020

   

Class A

Ordinary Shares

  

Class B

Ordinary Shares

  

Additional

Paid in

  Accumulated  

Total

Shareholders’

 
   Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 

Balance — August 20, 2020 (inception)

   —    $—     —    $—    $—    $—    $—   

Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor

   —     —     7,187,500   719   24,281   —     25,000 

Sale of 27,500,000 Units, net of underwriting discounts and offering costs

   27,500,000   2,750   —     —     259,282,962   —     259,285,712 

Sale of 5,000,000 Private Placement Warrants

   —     —     —     —     7,500,000   —     7,500,000 

Forfeiture of Founder Shares

   —     —     (312,500  (31  31   —     —   

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

   (26,154,908  (2,615  —     —     (261,546,465  —     (261,549,080

Net loss

   —     —     —     —     —     (261,631  (261,631
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance — December 31, 2020

   1,345,092  $135   6,875,000  $688  $5,260,809  $(261,631 $5,000,001 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data) 
 Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Members’ Deficit Prior to the Business Combination
Beginning balance$(507,687)$(352,756)$(69,916)
Contributions— — 13,435 
Distributions(103,143)(77,100)(319,233)
Comprehensive income (loss) prior to the Business Combination Date74,259 (77,831)22,958 
Transfer of predecessor members’ deficit to additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests536,571 — — 
Ending Balance$ $(507,687)$(352,756)
Class A Shares Par Value
Beginning balance$— $— $— 
Impact of the Business Combination32 — — 
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase— — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities— — 
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares— — 
Ending Balance$40 $ $ 
Class C Shares Par Value
Beginning balance$— $— $— 
Impact of the Business Combination63 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities— — 
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares(4)— — 
Class C Shares issued as consideration related to the Oak Street Acquisition— — 
Ending Balance$67 $ $ 
Class D Shares Par Value
Beginning balance$— $— $— 
Impact of the Business Combination29 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities— — 
Ending Balance$32 $ $ 
Class E Shares Par Value
Beginning balance$— $— $— 
Impact of the Business Combination— — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities(1)— — 
Ending Balance$ $ $ 
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data) 
 Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Additional Paid-in Capital
Beginning balance$— $— $— 
Transfer of predecessor Owl Rock members’ deficit to additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests(138,133)— — 
Cash proceeds from the Business Combination1,738,478 — — 
Offering costs related to the Business Combination(126,309)— — 
Allocation of cash proceeds to warrant liability(25,128)— — 
Allocation to earnout liability for Class E Shares issued in connection with the Business Combination(83,949)— — 
Deferred taxes recognized in the Business Combination504,551 — — 
TRA liability recognized in the Business Combination(359,388)— — 
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests related to the Business Combination(325,222)— — 
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase455,020 — — 
Offering costs related to share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase(687)— — 
Exercise of warrants— — 
Equity-based compensation331,926 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities198,704 — — 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests(74,684)— — 
Deferred taxes on capital transactions subsequent to the Business Combination164,741 — — 
TRA liability recognized on capital transactions subsequent to the Business Combination(195,795)— — 
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests due to changes in Blue Owl Operating Group ownership subsequent to the Business Combination96,807 — — 
Ending Balance$2,160,934 $ $ 
Accumulated Deficit
Beginning balance$— $— $— 
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares(47,076)— — 
Comprehensive loss following the Business Combination Date(450,430)— — 
Ending Balance$(497,506)$ $ 
Total Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Blue Owl Capital Inc.$1,663,567 $ $ 
Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance$6,526 $2,259 $(2,689)
Transfer of predecessor Owl Rock members’ deficit to additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests(398,438)— — 
Common Units issued as consideration related to the Dyal Acquisition4,285,359 — — 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests in the Blue Owl Operating Group in connection with the Business Combination(491,956)— — 
Allocation to earnout liability for Seller Earnout Units issued in the Business Combination(160,540)— — 
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests related to the Business Combination325,222 — — 
Common Units issued as consideration related to the Oak Street Acquisition329,767 — — 
Equity-based compensation1,026,020 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities1,126,828 — — 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests(222,370)— — 
Contributions15,734 9,831 8,460 
Distributions(135,244)(954)(1,019)
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests due to changes in Blue Owl Operating Group ownership subsequent to the Business Combination(96,810)— — 
Comprehensive income (loss)(1,426,095)(4,610)(2,493)
Ending Balance$4,184,003 $6,526 $2,259 
Total Shareholders' Equity$5,847,570 $(501,161)$(350,497)
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data) 
 Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Cash Dividends Paid per Class A Share$0.13 $ $ 
Number of Class A Shares
Beginning balance— — — 
Impact of the Business Combination320,005,258 — — 
Shares issued in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase29,701,013 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities14,990,864 — — 
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares40,222,143 — — 
Exercise of warrants133 — — 
Ending Balance404,919,411   
Number of Class C Shares
Beginning balance— — — 
Impact of the Business Combination628,380,707 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities60,533,306 — — 
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares(40,222,143)— — 
Common Units issued as consideration for Oak Street Acquisition26,074,330 — — 
Ending Balance674,766,200   
Number of Class D Shares
Beginning balance— — — 
Impact of the Business Combination294,656,373 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities24,475,754 — — 
Ending Balance319,132,127   
Number of Class E Shares
Beginning balance— — — 
Impact of the Business Combination14,990,864 — — 
Settlement of Earnout Securities(14,990,864)— — 
Ending Balance   
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated and combined financial statements.

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Table of ContentsSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 20, 2020 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

  

Net loss

  $(261,631

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

  

Payment of formation costs in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares

   5,000 

Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account

   (38,028

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

  

Prepaid expenses

   (349,388

Accrued expenses

   93,136 
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

   (550,911
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

  

Investment of cash in Trust Account

   (275,000,000
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (275,000,000
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

  

Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid

   269,500,000 

Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants

   7,500,000 

Proceeds from promissory note – related party

   5,000 

Repayment of promissory note – related party

   (99,890

Payments of offering costs

   (425,433
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   276,479,677 
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash

   928,766 

Cash – Beginning

   —   
  

 

 

 

Cash – Ending

  $928,766 
  

 

 

 

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:

  

Offering costs included in accrued offering costs

  $48,965 
  

 

 

 

Offering costs paid directly by Sponsor from proceeds of issuance of Class B ordinary shares

  $20,000 
  

 

 

 

Offering costs paid through promissory note – related party

  $94,890 
  

 

 

 

Initial classification of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

  $261,805,710 
  

 

 

 

Change in value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

  $(256,630
  

 

 

 

Deferred underwriting fee payable

  $9,625,000 
  

 

 

 

Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
(Dollars in Thousands)
 Year Ended December 31,
 202120202019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Consolidated and combined net (loss) income$(1,802,266)$(82,441)$20,465 
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated and combined net loss to net cash from operating activities:
Amortization of intangible assets113,889 — — 
Equity-based compensation1,205,336 — — 
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets665 673 829 
Amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing costs1,868 787 225 
Amortization of investment discounts and premiums1,692 — — 
Non-cash lease expense1,974 — — 
Net losses on retirement of debt17,636 — — 
Net losses on investments, net of dividends3,583 — — 
Change in TRA liability13,848 — — 
Change in warrant liability43,670 — — 
Change in earnout liability834,255 — — 
Deferred income taxes(66,138)(475)159 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Due from related parties(105,376)(49,824)(12,407)
Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration(40,997)— — 
Other assets, net(2,095)(9,747)2,060 
Accrued compensation92,742 135,108 39,295 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(32,628)11,153 (6,562)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities281,658 5,234 44,064 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of fixed assets(5,261)(652)(1,173)
Purchase of investments(328,797)— — 
Proceeds from investment sales and maturities314,052 — — 
Cash consideration paid for Dyal Acquisition and Oak Street Acquisition, net of cash acquired(1,578,866)— — 
Proceeds from promissory note— (30,000)— 
Repayments of promissory note— 30,000 — 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities(1,598,872)(652)(1,173)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Cash proceeds from the Business Combination1,738,603 — — 
Offering costs related to the Business Combination(126,309)— — 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests in the Blue Owl Operating Group in connection with the Business Combination(491,956)— — 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests(297,054)— — 
Proceeds from debt obligations1,390,296 240,547 344,944 
Debt issuance costs(17,864)(594)(4,151)
Repayments of debt obligations, including retirement costs(577,835)(171,458)(83,590)
Contributions from members prior to the Business Combination— 9,264 20,042 
Dividends paid on Class A Shares(47,076)— — 
Distributions to members prior to the Business Combination(103,144)(78,054)(320,252)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests15,734 — — 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(135,244)— — 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities1,348,151 (295)(43,007)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents30,937 4,287 (116)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period11,630 7,343 7,459 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period$42,567 $11,630 $7,343 
Supplemental Information
Cash paid for interest$25,009 $23,231 $2,697 
Cash paid for income taxes$4,353 $142 $359 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated and combined financial statements.

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Table of ContentsNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

NOTE

Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements

1. ORGANIZATION
Blue Owl Capital Inc. (the “Registrant”), a Delaware corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Blue Owl”), is a global alternative asset manager. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, the Company deploys private capital across Direct Lending, GP Capital Solutions and Real Estate strategies on behalf of institutional and private wealth clients.
The Company’s primary sources of revenues are management fees, which are generally based on the amount of the Company’s fee-paying assets under management. The Company generates substantially all of its revenues in the United States. The Company operates through 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

operating and reportable segment. This single reportable segment reflects how the chief operating decision makers allocate resources and assess performance under the Company’s “one-firm approach,” which includes operating collaboratively across product lines, with predominantly a single expense pool.

The Company conducts its operations through Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP (“Blue Owl Holdings”) and Blue Owl Capital Carry LP (“Blue Owl Carry”). Blue Owl Holdings and Blue Owl Carry are referred to, collectively, as the “Blue Owl Operating Partnerships,” and collectively with their consolidated subsidiaries, as the “Blue Owl Operating Group.” The Registrant holds its controlling financial interests in the Blue Owl Operating Group indirectly through Blue Owl Capital Holdings GP LLC and Blue Owl Capital GP LLC (collectively, “Blue Owl GP”), which are directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries of the Registrant.
Business Combination, Including Dyal Acquisition
The Registrant was initially incorporated in the Cayman Islands as Altimar Acquisition Corporation (“Altimar”), a special purpose acquisition company. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement dated December 23, 2020, as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, (the “Company”“Business Combination Agreement”), on May 19, 2021 (“Business Combination Date”) is a blank check company incorporated(i) Altimar was redomiciled as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 20, 2020. TheDelaware corporation and changed its name to Blue Owl Capital Inc., (ii) Altimar merged with Owl Rock (as defined below) (the “Altimar Merger”) and (iii) the Company was incorporated foracquired Dyal Capital Partners (“Dyal Capital”), a former division of Neuberger Berman Group LLC (the “Dyal Acquisition”) (collectively with the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (aAltimar Merger, the “Business Combination”).

The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector As further discussed in Note 2, for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such,both the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 relates to the Company’s formationAltimar Merger and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), whichDyal Acquisition, Owl Rock was deemed to be the acquirer for accounting purposes. Therefore, the predecessor to Blue Owl is described below, identifying“Owl Rock,” a target company for a Business Combination, activities in connection with the proposed acquisitioncombined carve-out of Owl Rock Capital Group LLC and Blue Owl Securities LLC (formerly, Owl Rock Capital Securities LLC) (“Securities”). See Note 3 for additional information.

Oak Street Acquisition
On December 29, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Oak Street”) and its advisory business (the “Oak Street Acquisition,” and together with the Dyal Acquisition, the “Acquisitions”). See Note 3 for additional information.
Registrant’s Capital Structure
In 2021, the Registrant had the following instruments outstanding:
Class A Shares—Shares of Class A common stock that are publicly traded. Class A Shareholders are entitled to 1 vote per share on all matters submitted to a Delaware limited liability companyvote of shareholders. Class A Shareholders are entitled to dividends declared on the Class A Shares by the Registrant’s board of directors (the “Board”).
Class B Shares—Shares of Class B common stock that are not publicly traded. Class B Shareholders are entitled to a number of votes per share that when combined with Class D Shares, equal 90% of the total voting power of all shares. Class B Shareholders are entitled to dividends in the same amount per share as declared on Class A Shares. No Class B Shares have been issued from inception through December 31, 2021. Common Units (as defined below) held by certain senior members of management (“Principals”) are exchangeable on a 1-for-one basis for Class B Shares.
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Blue Owl Rock”) (see Note 6)Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Class C Shares—Shares of Class C common stock that are not publicly traded. Class C Shareholders are entitled to 1 vote per share on matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Class C Shareholders do not participate in the earnings of the Registrant, as the holders of such shares participate in the economics of the Blue Owl Operating Group through their direct and indirect holdings of Common Units and Incentive Units (as defined below and subject to limitations on unvested units). For every Common Unit and Incentive Unit held directly or indirectly by non-Principals, 1 Class C Share is issued to grant a corresponding voting interest in the Registrant.
Class D Shares—Shares of Class D common stock that are not publicly traded. Class D Shareholders are entitled to a number of votes per share that when combined with Class B Shares, equal 90% of the total voting power of all shares. Class D Shareholders do not participate in the earnings of the Registrant, as the holders of such shares participate in the economics of the Blue Owl Operating Group through their direct or indirect holdings of Common Units and Incentive Units (subject to limitations on unvested units). For every Common Unit and Incentive Unit held directly and indirectly by Principals, 1 Class D Share is issued to grant a corresponding voting interest in the Registrant.
Class E Shares—Shares of Class E common stock that were not publicly traded. Class E Shares were issued in connection with the Business Combination. As of December 31, 2021, there were no Class E Shares remaining outstanding, as such shares were converted into Class A Shares upon their respective “Class E Triggering Events” as discussed below. Class E Shareholders were not entitled to a vote. Class E Shares accrued dividends equal to amounts declared per Class A Share, which amounts were paid upon their respective Class E Triggering Event dates. Class E Shares and Seller Earnout Units (as defined below) are collectively referred to as “Earnout Securities.”
In connection with the Business Combination, the Company issued two series of Class E Shares: Series E-1 and Series E-2. Series E-1 and E-2 vested upon a Class E Triggering Event, which occurred when the volume weighted-average price of a Class A Share exceeded $12.50 and $15.00, respectively, for 20 consecutive trading days. The Series E-1 Class E Shares had a Class E Triggering Event on July 21, 2021, at which time 7,495,432 Class E Shares were converted into an equal number of Class A Shares. The Series E-2 Class E Shares had a Class E Triggering Event on November 3, 2021, at which time 7,495,432 Class E Shares were converted into an equal number of Class A Shares.
RSUsThe Company will not generate any operating revenues until aftergrants Class A restricted share units (“RSUs”) to its employees and independent Board members. An RSU entitles the holder to receive a Class A Share, or cash equal to the fair value of a Class A Share at the election of the Board, upon completion of a requisite service period. RSUs granted to-date do not accrue dividend equivalents. No RSUs were issued prior to the Business Combination. RSU grants are accounted for as equity-based compensation. See Note 8 for additional information.
Warrants—In connection with the Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 22, 2020. On October 27, 2020, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respectissued warrants to thepurchase Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000 which is described in Note 3.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 4,666,667 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”)Shares at a price of $1.50$11.50 per share. The warrants expire five years from the Business Combination Date. A portion of the outstanding warrants are held by the sponsor of Altimar (“Private Placement WarrantWarrants”) and the remaining warrants are held by other third-party investors (“Public Warrants”). The Company generally may redeem all Public Warrants for $0.01 per warrant if the Company’s Class A Share price equals or exceeds $18.00 per share. If the Company’s Class A Share price is greater than $10.00 per share but less than $18.00 per share, the Company generally may redeem all Public Warrants for $0.10 per warrant. In each case, any redemptions require a 30-day notice to the warrant holders, during which time the holders may elect to exercise their warrants, and such redemptions must be done for not less than all of the outstanding Public Warrants. Holders may elect to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.

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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
The following table presents the number of shares of the Registrant, RSUs and warrants that were outstanding as of December 31, 2021:
December 31, 2021
Class A Shares404,919,411 
Class C Shares674,766,200 
Class D Shares319,132,127 
RSUs21,059,443 
Warrants14,159,248 
Blue Owl Operating Partnerships’ Capital Structure
In 2021, the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships had outstanding the following instruments, which are collectively referred to as “Blue Owl Operating Group Units”:
GP Units—The Registrant indirectly holds a general partner interest and all of the GP Units in each of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. The GP Units are limited partner interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships that represent the Registrant’s economic ownership in the Blue Owl Operating Group. For each Class A Share and Class B Share outstanding, the Registrant indirectly holds an equal number of GP Units. References to GP Units refer collectively to a private placementGP Unit in each of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. References to Altimar Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”)GP Units also include Common Units (as defined below) acquired and held directly or indirectly by the Registrant as a result of Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares.
Common Units—Common Units are limited partner interests held by certain members of management, employees and other third parties in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. Subject to certain restrictions, Common Units are exchangeable on a 1-for-one basis for either Class A Shares (if held by a non-Principal) or Class B Shares (if held by a Principal). Common Unit exchanges may be settled in cash, only at the election of the Company’s Exchange Committee (currently composed of independent members of the Board), generating grossand only if funded from proceeds of $7,000,000, which is describeda new permanent equity offering. Common Units held by Principals are exchangeable after the two-year anniversary of the Business Combination Date. References to Common Units refer collectively to a Common Unit in each of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships, but excludes any Common Units held directly or indirectly by the Registrant. Upon an exchange of Common Units for an equal number of Class A Shares or Class B Shares, a corresponding number of Class C Shares or Class D Shares, respectively, will be cancelled. Common Unitholders are entitled to distributions in the same amount per unit as declared on GP Units.
Incentive Units—Incentive Units are Class P limited partner interests in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships granted to certain members of management, employees and consultants (collectively, “Incentive Unit Grantees”) and are generally subject to vesting conditions, as further discussed in Note 4.

Following the closing8. Incentive Units are held indirectly through Blue Owl Management Vehicle LP on behalf of the Initial Public OfferingIncentive Unit Grantees. A vested Incentive Unit may convert into a Common Unit upon becoming economically equivalent on October 27, 2020, an amount of $250,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Unitsa tax basis to a Common Unit. Once vested, Incentive Unitholders are entitled to distributions in the Initial Public Offeringsame amount per unit as declared on GP Units and the saleCommon Units. Unvested Incentive Unitholders generally are not entitled to distributions; however, consistent with other Blue Owl Operating Group Units (other than Oak Street Earnout Units), unvested Incentive Units receive taxable income allocations that may subject holders to tax liabilities. As a result, Incentive Unitholders (consistent with other Blue Owl Operating Group Units other than Oak Street Earnout Units) may receive tax distributions on unvested units to cover a portion or all of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earliest of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders, as described below.

On November 5, 2020, the underwriters elected to partially exercise their over-allotment option for which the Company consummated the sale of an additional 2,500,000such tax liabilities.

Seller Earnout Units at $10.00 per Unit, and the sale of an additional 333,333 Private Placement Warrants, at $1.50 per Private Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $25,500,000. A total of $25,000,000 of the net proceeds was deposited into the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds—Seller Earnout Units were limited partner interests held in the Trust Account to $275,000,000.

Total transaction costs amounted to $15,714,288, consisting of $5,500,000 of underwriting fees, $9,625,000 of deferred underwriting feesBlue Owl Operating Partnerships that had the same Class E Triggering Events, forfeiture provisions and $589,288 of other offering costs.

The Company’s management has broad discretiondistribution restrictions as the Class E Shares. In connection with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The stock exchange listing rules require that the Business Combination, must be with onerecipients of Earnout Securities had the option of selecting either Class E Shares or more operating businesses or assets withSeller Earnout Units. For recipients that elected to receive Class E Shares, a fair market valuecorresponding number of Seller Earnout Units were indirectly held by the Registrant. As of December 31, 2021, there were no Seller Earnout Units remaining outstanding.

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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
The Series E-1 Seller Earnout Units had a Class E Triggering Event on July 21, 2021. As a result, (i) 7,495,432 Seller Earnout Units underlying an equal to at least 80%number of Series E-1 Class E Shares were converted into an equal number of GP Units, (ii) 42,504,530 Seller Earnout Units were converted into an equal number of Common Units, and (iii) 42,504,530 non-economic, voting shares of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account). The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of theRegistrant were issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

The Company will provide the holders of the publicconverted Common Units (30,266,653 Class C Shares and 12,237,877 Class D Shares).

The Series E-2 Seller Earnout Units had a Class E Triggering Event on November 3, 2021. As a result, (i) 7,495,432 Seller Earnout Units underlying an equal number of Series E-2 Class E Shares were converted into an equal number of GP Units, (ii) 42,504,530 Seller Earnout Units were converted into an equal number of Common Units, and (iii) 42,504,530 non-economic, voting shares (the “Public Shareholders”)of the Registrant were issued to the holders of the converted Common Units (30,266,653 Class C Shares and 12,237,877 Class D Shares).
Oak Street Earnout Units—In connection with the opportunityOak Street Acquisition, the Company agreed to redeem all or a portionmake additional payments of their public sharescash (“Oak Street Cash Earnout”) and Common Units (“Oak Street Earnout Units” and collectively with the Oak Street Cash Earnout, the “Oak Street Earnouts”) in two tranches upon the completionoccurrence of certain “Oak Street Triggering Events.” The Oak Street Triggering Events are based on achieving a certain level of quarterly management fee revenues from existing and future Oak Street products. See Note 3 for additional information.
The following table presents the number of Blue Owl Operating Group Units that were outstanding as of December 31, 2021:
UnitsDecember 31, 2021
GP Units404,919,411 
Common Units993,898,327 
Incentive Units23,244,373 
Oak Street Earnout Units26,074,330 
Share Repurchase Program
On May 19, 2021, Blue Owl’s Board authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of Class A Shares. Under the repurchase program, repurchases may be made from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and the actual numbers repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions. The repurchase program may be changed, suspended or discontinued at any time and will terminate upon the earlier of May 19, 2022 and the purchase of all shares available under the repurchase program. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had not repurchased any of its Class A Shares.
Common Unit Exchanges
During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company exchanged 40,222,143 Common Units and Class C Shares for an equal number of Class A Shares. As a result of the exchange, the Company reallocated equity from noncontrolling interests to the Company’s additional paid-in capital and recorded additional net deferred tax assets and TRA liability in connection with the exchanges. See the consolidated and combined statement of shareholders’ equity and Note 10 for additional information, including the amounts related to these adjustments.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated and combined financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation and combination. The notes are an integral part of the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. The Company’s comprehensive income (loss) is comprised solely of consolidated and combined net income (i.e., the Company has no other comprehensive income).
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Prior to the Business Combination, Blue Owl’s financial statements were prepared on a consolidated and combined basis. As part of the Business Combination, either (i) in connection with a general meeting calledSecurities was contributed to approvethe Blue Owl Operating Group. Following the Business Combination, the financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis.
The merger between Owl Rock and Altimar was accounted for as a reverse asset acquisition, with no step-up to fair value on any assets or (ii) by meansliabilities, and therefore no goodwill or other intangible assets were recorded. The Acquisitions were accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. As a tender offer. The decision as to whetherresult, the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made byrecorded the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination (initially $10.00 per Public Share), including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to certain limitations as described in the prospectus. The per-share amount to be distributed to the Public Shareholders who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 6). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, it receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business Combination, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company. If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.

The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust account and not previously released to pay taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares.

The Company will have until October 27, 2022 to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). However, if the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Public Shareholders and its Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

The Sponsor has agreed to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares it will receive if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of its respective affiliates acquire Public Shares, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per sharefair value of the net assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (1) $10.00 per Public Share and (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Accountacquired as of the closing date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Public Share, due to reductions in the value of trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of anyrespective acquisition, and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account andoperating results for each acquired business are included starting as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

“Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dateseach respective date. See Note 3 for public or private companies,additional information regarding the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Acquisitions.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimatesassumptions and assumptionsestimates that affect the amounts reported amountsin the consolidated and combined financial statements. The most critical of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities atthese estimates are related to (i) the datefair value of the financial statements andinvestments held by the reported amountsproducts the Company manages, as for many products, this impacts the amount of revenues the Company recognizes each period; (ii) the fair value of equity-based compensation grants; (iii) the fair values of liabilities with respect to the TRA (the portion considered contingent consideration), warrants and expenses during the reporting period.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible thatearnout liability; (iv) the estimate of future taxable income, which impacts the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the daterealizability and carrying amount of the Company’s deferred income tax assets; and (v) the qualitative and quantitative assessments of whether impairments of acquired intangible assets and goodwill exist. Inherent in such estimates and judgements relating to future cash flows, which include the Company’s interpretation of current economic indicators and market valuations, and assumptions about the Company’s strategic plans with regard to its operations. While management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing the consolidated and combined financial statements which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, theare reasonable and prudent, actual results could differ significantlymaterially from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation
The Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest based on the application of either the variable interest model or the voting interest model.
An entity is considered to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”) if any of the following conditions exist: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (b) the holders of equity investment at risk, as a group, lack either the direct or indirect ability through voting rights or similar rights to make decisions that have a significant effect on the success of the entity or the obligation to absorb the expected losses or right to receive the expected residual returns, or (c) the voting rights of some equity investors are disproportionate to their obligation to absorb losses of the entity, their rights to receive returns from an entity, or both and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights.
The Company is required to consolidate any VIEs for which it is the primary beneficiary. The Company is the primary beneficiary if it holds a controlling financial interest, which is defined as having (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company does not consolidate any of the products it manages, as it does not hold any direct or indirect interests in such entities that could expose the Company to an obligation to absorb losses of an entity or the right to receive benefits from an entity that could potentially be significant to such entities.
Fees that are customary and commensurate with the level of services provided by the Company, and where the Company does not hold other economic interests in the entity that would absorb more than an insignificant amount of the expected losses or returns of the entity, are not be considered to be variable interests. The Company factors in all economic interests, including proportionate interests held through related parties, to determine if fees are variable interests. The Company’s interests in the products it manages are primarily in the form of management fees, realized performance income, and insignificant direct or indirect equity interests, and therefore does not have variable interests in such entities.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements

The Company determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE at the time it becomes involved with a VIE and continuously reconsiders that conclusion. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, the Company evaluates its direct and indirect economic interests in the entity. The consolidation analysis is generally performed qualitatively; however, if the primary beneficiary is not readily determinable, a quantitative analysis may also be performed. This analysis requires judgment, including: (1) determining whether the equity investment at risk is sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) evaluating whether the equity holders, as a group, can make decisions that have a significant effect on the success of the entity, (3) determining whether two or more parties’ equity interests should be aggregated, (4) determining whether the equity investors have proportionate voting rights to their obligations to absorb losses or rights to receive returns from an entity and (5) evaluating the nature of relationships and activities of the parties involved in determining which party within a related-party group is most closely associated with a VIE and therefore would be deemed the primary beneficiary.
For entities that are not VIEs, the Company evaluates such entities (“VOEs”) under the voting interest model. The Company consolidates VOEs where the Company controls a majority voting interest. The Company will generally not consolidate VOEs where a single investor or simple majority of third-party investors with equity have the ability to exercise substantive kick-out or participation rights.
Acquisitions
For business combinations accounted for under the acquisition method, management recognizes the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the acquisition date. The excess of purchase price consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Management’s determination of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date is based on the best information available in the circumstances and incorporates management’s own assumptions and involve a significant degree of judgment.
Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-termhighly-rated liquid investments withthat have an original maturity of three months or less when purchasedfrom the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company holds the majority of its cash balances with a single financial institution and such balances are in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits, which exposes the Company to a certain degree of credit risk concentration.
Investments
Investments are primarily comprised of investments for which the Company has elected the fair value option in order to simplify the accounting for these instruments, and therefore changes in unrealized gains or losses are included in current-period earnings. Such elections are irrevocable and are applied on an investment-by-investment basis at initial recognition. Investments are included within other assets in the consolidated and combined statements of financial condition. Realized and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on these investments are included within net gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated and combined statements of operations. Investments for which the Company has not elected the fair value option are primarily comprised of equity-method investments in its products. See Note 9 for additional information.
Leases
Right-of-use assets and liabilities related to operating leases are included within operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities, respectively, in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of financial condition.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as amended, on January 1, 2021 (“ASC 842”). The Company did not restate prior periods and there were no adjustments to retained earnings upon adoption of ASC 842. The Company applied the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, including carrying forward the historical lease classification and not reassessing whether certain costs capitalized under the prior guidance are eligible for capitalization under ASC 842. The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of $13.8 million of operating lease assets and $14.4 million of operating lease liabilities, with the net of these amounts offsetting the deferred rent credit liability in existence immediately prior to adoption.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Right-of-use lease assets represent the Company’s right to use a leased asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company does not recognize right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities for leases with an initial term of one year or less.
As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The determination of an appropriate incremental borrowing rate requires judgment. The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate based on data for instruments with similar characteristics, including recently issued debt, as well as other factors.
The operating lease assets include any lease payments made and lease incentives. Lease terms include options to extend or terminate when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. In addition, the Company separates lease and non-lease components embedded within lease agreements. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis, which consists of amortization of right-of-use assets and interest accretion on lease liabilities, over the lease term and included within general, administrative and other expenses in the consolidated and combined statements of operations. The Company does not have any material finance leases.
Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase Consideration
On September 20, 2021, the Company entered into certain Agreements of Purchase and Sale (the “Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase”), whereby certain fund investors relinquished their rights to receive management fee shares with respect to certain existing and future GP Capital Solutions products. In exchange for the foregoing, the Company issued 29,701,013 Class A Shares with a fair value of $455.0 million and paid cash equivalentsof $50.2 million (net of previously accrued management fee shares payable and other receivable) to such fund investors.
The Company determined that it was not receiving a distinct good or service from the customers as a result of December 31, 2020.

the Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase, and therefore determined that the consideration paid to the customers represents a reduction of the transaction price (i.e., a reduction to revenue). Accordingly, the total consideration paid was recorded within Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition and is being amortized as a reduction of management fees, net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. See Note 6 for additional information.

Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill
The Company recognized certain finite-lived intangible assets and goodwill as a result of the Acquisitions. The Company’s finite-lived intangible assets consist of contractual rights to earn future management fees from the acquired investment management agreements and value associated with the acquired client relationships and trademarks. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
The Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to accurately assign fair value to identifiable intangible assets acquired at the acquisition date as well as the useful lives of those acquired intangible assets. Examples of critical estimates in valuing certain of the intangible assets acquired include, but are not limited to, future expected cash inflows and outflows, expected useful life and discount rates. The Company’s estimates for future cash flows are based on historical data, various internal estimates and certain external sources, and are based on assumptions that are consistent with the plans and estimates the Company uses to manage the underlying assets acquired. The Company estimates the useful lives of the intangible assets based on the expected period over which the Company anticipates generating economic benefit from the asset. The Company bases its estimates on assumptions it believes to be reasonable but that are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that could affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results.
The Company tests finite-lived intangible assets for impairment if certain events occur or circumstances change indicating that the carrying amount of the intangible asset may not be recoverable. The Company evaluates impairment by comparing the estimated fair value attributable to the intangible asset with its carrying amount. If an impairment exists, the Company adjusts the carrying value to equal the fair value by taking a charge through earnings. No impairments have been recognized to-date on the Company’s acquired intangible assets.
Goodwill represents the excess of consideration over identifiable net assets of an acquired business. The Company tests goodwill annually for impairment. If, after assessing qualitative factors, the Company believes that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of the reporting unit inclusive of goodwill is less than its carrying amount, the Company will perform a quantitative assessment to determine whether an impairment exists. If an impairment exists, the Company adjusts the carrying value of goodwill so that the carrying value of the reporting unit is equal to its fair value by taking a charge through earnings. The Company also tests goodwill for impairment in other periods if an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is more-likely-than-not to reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. No impairments have been recognized to-date on the Company’s goodwill. See Note 3 for additional information.
Fixed Assets
Fixed assets are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and are included within other assets, net in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of financial condition. Fixed assets are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis, with the corresponding depreciation and amortization expense included within general, administrative and other expenses in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of operations. The estimated useful life for leasehold improvements is the lesser of the remaining lease term and the life of the asset, while other fixed assets are generally depreciated over a period of three to seven years. Fixed assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Debt Obligations, Net
The Company’s debt obligations, other than revolving credit facilities, are recorded at amortized cost, net of any debt issuance costs, discounts and premiums. Debt issuance costs are deferred and along with discounts and premiums are amortized to interest expense in the consolidated and combined statements of operations over the life of the related debt instrument using the effective interest method. Unamortized debt issuance costs, discounts and premiums are written off to net losses on retirement of debt in the consolidated and combined statements of operations when the Company prepays borrowings prior to maturity. The Company defers debt issuance costs associated with revolving credit facilities and presents them within other assets, net in the consolidated and combined statements of financial condition, and such amounts are amortized to interest expense in the consolidated and combined statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the life of the related facility.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
TRA Liability
The tax receivable agreement (“TRA”) liability represents amounts payable to certain pre-Business Combination equity holders of Owl Rock and Dyal Capital. The portion of the TRA liability related to the Dyal Acquisition is deemed contingent consideration payable to the previous owners of Dyal Capital, and therefore is carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reported within other loss in the consolidated and combined statements of operations. The remaining portion of the TRA is carried at a value equal to the expected future payments due under the TRA. The Company recorded its initial estimate of future payments under the TRA portion that was not related to the Dyal Acquisition as a decrease to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated and combined statements of financial condition. Subsequent adjustments to the liability for future payments under the tax receivable agreement related to changes in estimated future tax rates or state income tax apportionment are recognized through current period earnings in the consolidated and combined statements of operations. See Note 11 for additional information.
Warrant Liability
The Company’s warrants are recorded as liabilities carried at fair value, with changes in fair value included within other loss in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of operations.
The Private Placement Warrants contain exercise and settlement features that may change with a change in the holder, which precludes the Private Placement Warrants from being considered indexed to the Company’s own stock, and therefore the Private Placement Warrants are precluded from being classified within equity and are accounted for as derivative liabilities.
The Public Warrants include a provision that, in the event of a tender offer or exchange offer made to and accepted by holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Class A Shares, all holders of the warrants would be entitled to receive cash for their warrants. Such an event would not constitute a change in control because the Class A Shares do not represent a majority of the Registrant’s voting shares. Accordingly, the Public Warrants are also precluded from being classified within equity and are accounted for as derivative liabilities. This provision also applies to the Private Placement Warrants.
Earnout Liability
Earnout liability is comprised of the Oak Street Cash Earnout (as defined in Note 3) and Marketableprior to the Class E Triggering Events, included the Earnout Securities.
The Oak Street Cash Earnout represents contingent consideration on the Oak Street Acquisition and is recorded at fair value until the contingency has been resolved, with changes in fair value included within change in earnout liability in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of operations.
Earnout Securities Heldissued in Trust Account

At December 31, 2020,connection with the Dyal Acquisition to the former owners of Dyal Capital who are not part of the continuing management team were treated as contingent consideration and not considered indexed to the Company’s equity. Similarly, Earnout Securities issued to certain former owners of Owl Rock were not considered indexed to the Company’s equity. These Earnout Securities were accounted for as liabilities carried at fair value, with changes in fair value included within change in earnout liability in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of operations. Earnout Securities issued to certain employees in connection with the Business Combination were treated as compensation for post-combination employment services and accounted for as equity-based compensation. As a result of the Class E Triggering Events, the Earnout Securities were settled in 2021.

Once recognized, earnout liabilities are not derecognized until the contingencies are resolved and the consideration is paid or becomes payable. Earnout liabilities may expire and upon expiration, the consideration would not be paid or payable.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests are primarily comprised of Common Units, which are interests in the Blue Owl Operating Group not held by the Company. Noncontrolling interest also included Seller Earnout Units not held by the Company until such interests were settled upon the satisfaction of the Class E Triggering Events.
Allocations to noncontrolling interests in the consolidated and combined statements of operations are based on the substantive profit-sharing arrangements in the operating agreements of the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships. The Company does not record income or loss allocations to noncontrolling interests to the extent that such allocations would be provisional in nature, such as for unvested Incentive Units and Seller Earnout Units (other than certain minimum tax distributions). Provisional allocations to these interests would be subject to reversal in the event the unvested Incentive Units are forfeited or if the Seller Earnout Units would not have achieved their Class E Triggering Events.
Certain consolidated holding companies for investment advisor subsidiaries of the Blue Owl Operating Group are partially owned by third-party investors. Such interests are also presented as noncontrolling interests.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues consist of management fees; administrative, transaction and other fees; and realized performance income. The Company recognizes revenues when such amounts are probable that a significant reversal would not occur. The Company recognizes revenue at the time of transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services (i.e., the transaction price). Under this method, revenue is based on a contract with a determinable transaction price and distinct performance obligations with probable collectability. Revenues cannot be recognized until the performance obligations are satisfied and control is transferred to the customer.
Management Fees, Net
Management fees are recognized over the period in which the investment management services are performed because customers simultaneously consume and receive benefits continuously over time. Payment terms and fee rates of management fees vary by product but are generally collected on a quarterly basis and are not subject to clawback.
Management fees for the Company’s business development company (“BDC”) products are typically based on a percentage of average fair value of gross assets excluding cash. For certain BDCs, the management fee base may also include uncalled capital commitments. For the Company’s other Direct Lending products, management fees are typically based on gross or net asset value or investment cost, and also may include uncalled capital.
Management fees also include a fee based on the net investment income of the Company’s BDCs and similarly structured products (“Part I Fees”), which are subject to performance hurdles. Such Part I Fees are classified as management fees in the consolidated and combined statements of operations as they are predictable and recurring in nature, not subject to repayment and cash-settled each quarter.
Management fees for the Company’s GP minority equity investments strategy are generally based on a percentage of capital committed during the investment period, and thereafter generally based on the cost of unrealized investments. For the other GP Capital Solutions strategies, management fees are generally determined based on a percentage of investment cost.
Because management fees, including Part I Fees, are generally cash settled every quarter, the uncertainty underlying these fees are resolved each quarter. As such, on a quarterly basis, a subsequent significant reversal in relation to the cumulative revenue recognized is not probable for the quarter in arrears.
As discussed above, amortization of the Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration is recorded as a reduction of management fees, net in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of operations.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Administrative, Transaction and Other Fees
Administrative, transaction and other fees primarily include fee income, administrative fees and dealer manager revenue.
Fee income is earned for services provided to portfolio companies, which may include arrangement, syndication, origination, structuring analysis, capital structure and business plan advice and other services. The fees are generally recognized as income at the point in time when the services rendered are completed, as there is no ongoing performance requirement.
Administrative fees represent expenses incurred by certain professionals of the Company and reimbursed by products managed by the Company. The Company may incur certain costs in connection with satisfying its performance obligations under administrative agreements – including, but not limited to, employee compensation and travel costs – for which it receives reimbursements from the products it manages. The Company reports these expenses within compensation and benefits and general, administrative and other expenses and reports the related reimbursements as revenues within administrative, transaction and other fees (i.e., on a gross basis) in the consolidated and combined statements of operations.
Dealer manager revenue consists of commissions earned for providing distribution services to certain products. Dealer manager revenue is recorded on an accrual basis at the point in time when the services are completed, as there is no ongoing performance requirement.
Realized Performance Income
The Company is entitled to receive certain realized performance income in the form of realized performance income and carried interest from the products that it manages. Realized performance income is based on the investment performance generated over time, subject to the achievement of minimum return levels in certain products. Realized performance income from the Company’s BDCs and certain products within the GP debt financing strategy (“Part II Fees”) are realized at the end of a measurement period, typically quarterly or annually. Once realized, such realized performance income is no longer subject to reversal.
For certain non-BDC Direct Lending products and substantially all of the assets heldGP Capital Solutions products, realized performance income is in the Trust Account were heldform of carried interest that is allocated to the Company based on cumulative fund performance over time, subject to the achievement of minimum return levels in U.S. Treasury securities.

Class A Ordinary Shares Subjectcertain products. The Company recognizes carried interest only to Possible Redemption

the extent that it is not probable that a significant reversal will occur for amounts recognized. Generally carried interest is earned after a return of all contributions and may be subject to a preferred return to investors; however, the Company is able to catch-up amounts subject to the preferred return in certain cases. Substantially all of the carried interest generated by the Company’s products is allocable to investors, including certain related parties, in vehicles in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest, and therefore is not included in the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements.

Compensation and Benefits
Cash-Based Compensation
Compensation and benefits consist of salaries, bonuses, commissions, long-term deferral programs, benefits and payroll taxes. Compensation is accrued over the related service period.
Equity-Based Compensation
Equity-based compensation awards are reviewed to determine whether such awards are equity-classified or liability-classified. Compensation expense related to equity-classified awards is equal to their grant-date fair value and generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the awards’ requisite service period. When certain settlement features require an award to be liability-classified, compensation expense is recognized over the service period, and such amount is adjusted at each balance sheet date through the settlement date to the then current fair value of such award.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance withforfeitures on equity-based compensation arrangements as they occur. The Company recognizes deferred income tax benefits throughout the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured atservice period, based on the grant date fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that features redemption rights thatAny tax deduction shortfall or windfall due to the difference between grant date fair value and the ultimate deduction taken for tax purposes is eitherrecognized at the time of vesting. Expenses related to equity-based grants to employees are included within compensation and benefits, while amounts related to grants to non-employees are within general, administrative and other expenses in the controlconsolidated and combined statements of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of

operations.

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

uncertain events not solely withinSee Note 8 for additional information on the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. equity-based compensation plans.

Foreign Currency
The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outsidefunctional currency of the Company’s controlforeign consolidated subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, as their operations are considered extensions of U.S. parent operations. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange on the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured into U.S. dollars using the historical exchange rate. The profit or loss arising from foreign currency transactions are remeasured using the rate in effect on the date of any relevant transaction. Gains and losses on transactions denominated in foreign currencies due to changes in exchange rates are recorded within general, administrative and other expenses.
Income Taxes
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company’s earnings were subject to occurrenceNew York City unincorporated business tax (“UBT”), as well as certain U.S. federal and foreign taxes. Subsequent to the Business Combination, substantially all of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at December 31, 2020, Class A ordinary sharesthe earnings of the Blue Owl Operating Group remain subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outsideNew York City UBT and additionally, the portion of earnings allocable to the Registrant is subject to corporate tax rates at the U.S. federal and state and local levels. Therefore, the amount of income taxes recorded prior to the Business Combination is not representative of the shareholders’ equity sectionexpenses expected in the future.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities resulting from temporary differences between the GAAP and tax bases of the Company’s balance sheet.

Deferred Offering Costs

Offering costs consist of legal, accountingassets and other expenses incurred throughliabilities are measured at the balance sheet date thatusing enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years the temporary differences are directlyexpected to reverse. The Company offsets deferred income tax assets and liabilities for presentation in its consolidated and combined statements of financial condition when such assets and liabilities are within the same taxpayer and related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs amounting to $15,714,288 were charged to shareholders’ equitysame taxing jurisdiction.

The realization of deferred tax assets depends upon the completionexistence of sufficient taxable income within the Initial Public Offering.

Income Taxes

ASC Topic 740 prescribescarryback or carryforward periods under the enacted tax law in the applicable tax jurisdiction. A valuation allowance is established when management determines, based on available information, that it is more-likely-than-not that deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Significant judgment is required in determining whether a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute forvaluation allowance should be established, as well as the financial statement recognition and measurementamount of such valuation allowance.

The Company recognizes uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized,when it is not more-likely-than-not a tax position must be more likely than not towill be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined thatexamination. If the Cayman Islands isCompany were to recognize an uncertain tax position, the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accruedwould accrue interest and penalties related to unrecognizeduncertain tax benefitspositions as a component of the income tax expense. provision in the consolidated and combined statements of operations.
New Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs issued by the FASB. None of the ASUs that have been issued but not yet adopted are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
3. ACQUISITIONS AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Dyal Acquisition
The following table presents the consideration and net identifiable assets acquired and goodwill related to the Dyal Acquisition:
(dollars in thousands)
Consideration
Equity consideration(1)
$4,285,359 
Cash consideration(2)
973,457 
Tax receivable agreement(3)
101,645 
Earnout Securities(3)
246,788 
Total Consideration$5,607,249
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired and Goodwill
Assets acquired:
Due from related parties$13,442 
Intangible assets:
Investment management agreements1,859,900 
Investor relationships291,400 
Trademarks66,700 
Total intangible assets2,218,000 
Deferred tax asset29,770 
Other assets, net2,096 
Total assets acquired2,263,308 
Liabilities assumed:
Accrued compensation7,376 
Deferred tax liability170,753 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities41,352 
Total liabilities assumed219,481 
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired$2,043,827
Goodwill(4)
$3,563,422
(1)Represents share consideration issued to the Dyal Capital selling shareholders based on the fair value of the acquired business, reflecting a discount for lack of control.
(2)Includes cash consideration paid to reimburse seller for certain pre-acquisition expenses.
(3)The TRA and Earnout Securities represent contingent consideration. See Note 9 for additional information on the valuation of these instruments.
(4)Goodwill represents the amount of total consideration in excess of net identifiable assets acquired. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible by the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships for tax purposes.
During the third quarter of 2021, goodwill was adjusted due to a corresponding change in the investor relationship intangible assets. The acquired investment management agreements, investor relationships and trademarks had a weighted-average amortization period from the date of acquisition of 14.3 years, 10.0 years and 7.0 years, respectively.
In addition, the Company granted Common Units and Earnout Securities that were treated as equity-based compensation, rather than additional consideration on the acquisition, in connection with the Business Combination. See Note 8 for additional information on these grants.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Dyal Capital’s results are included in the Company’s consolidated results starting from the Closing Date. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company’s consolidated results included $252.9 million of GAAP revenues related to the acquired business. Given the Company operates through 1 operating and reportable segment, the impact of the Dyal Acquisition to GAAP consolidated net income is not tracked on a standalone basis. We incurred $166.7 million of acquisition-related costs, of which $40.4 million was expensed and included in general, administrative and other expenses in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of operations and the remaining $126.3 million was eligible to be netted against consideration.
Oak Street Acquisition
The following table presents the consideration and net identifiable assets acquired and goodwill related to the Oak Street Acquisition:
(dollars in thousands)
Consideration
Equity consideration(1)
$329,767 
Cash consideration(2)
609,820 
Earnout consideration(3)
143,800 
Total Consideration$1,083,387
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired and Goodwill
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents$4,411 
Due from related parties13,060 
Operating lease assets1,001 
Intangible assets:
Investment management agreements323,300 
Investor relationships157,400 
Trademarks26,600 
Total intangible assets507,300 
Other assets, net198 
Total assets acquired525,970 
Liabilities assumed:
Operating lease liabilities1,001 
Deferred tax liabilities8,587 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities1,818 
Total liabilities assumed11,406 
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired$514,564
Goodwill(4)
$568,823
(1)Represents Common Units issued to Oak Street selling shareholders, reflecting a discount for lack of marketability.
(2)Includes cash consideration paid to reimburse seller for certain pre-acquisition expenses.
(3)Represent the fair value of contingent cash consideration payable to certain sellers upon the occurrence of certain Oak Street Triggering Events as defined below. The amount presented does not include contingent cash and equity payments subject to the same Oak Street Triggering Events that were deemed to be compensation, rather than consideration, as further discussed below. See Note 9 for additional information on the valuation of this liability.
(4)Goodwill represents the amount of total consideration in excess of net identifiable assets acquired. Approximately $540.0 million of the goodwill and intangible assets recognized are expected to be deductible by the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships for tax purposes.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
The acquired investment management agreements, investor relationships and trademarks had a weighted-average amortization period from the date of acquisition of 11.6 years, 13.0 years and 7.0 years, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, Oak Street’s results were not material to the Company’s consolidated results, as the transaction closed on December 29, 2021. We incurred $5.8 million of acquisition-related costs, which amount was included in general, administrative and other expenses in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of operations.
Oak Street Earnouts
The table below summarizes the Oak Street Earnouts and their respective Oak Street Triggering Events. The Oak Street Triggering Events are subject to meeting a minimum level of quarterly management fees from Oak Street products, and the triggering event for the second tranche may not occur in the same quarter as the first tranche. Oak Street Cash Earnout payable to a non-employee seller has been classified as contingent consideration on the Oak Street Acquisition, whereas Oak Street Earnouts payable to sellers that are subject to ongoing employment arrangements with the Company have been classified as compensation and are being amortized over the service period. See Note 8 for additional information on the compensation-classified Oak Street Earnout Units.
(dollars in thousands)
Oak Street EarnoutsQuarterly Management Fee TriggerEarliest Date Trigger May OccurCashUnits
Contingent consideration:
First Oak Street Earnout$22 millionJanuary 1, 2023$81,250 — 
Second Oak Street Earnout$28 millionJanuary 1, 202482,875 — 
Compensation:
First Oak Street Earnout$22 millionJanuary 1, 202343,484 13,037,165 
Second Oak Street Earnout$28 millionJanuary 1, 202448,358 13,037,165 
Total$255,967 26,074,330 
Pro Forma Financial Information
Unaudited pro forma revenues were $997.4 million and $591.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Unaudited pro forma net income (loss) allocated to Class A Shareholders was $(157.0) million and $(26.0) million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This pro forma financial information was computed by combining the historical financial information of the predecessor Owl Rock and acquired Dyal Capital and Oak Street businesses as though the acquisitions were consummated on January 1, 2020, assuming a consistent ownership structure, effective tax rate and amortization of the fair value of acquired assets as of each acquisition date. The pro forma information does not reflect the potential benefits of cost and funding synergies, opportunities to earn additional revenues, or other factors, and therefore does not represent what the actual revenues and net income would have been had the businesses actually been combined as of January 1, 2020.
Repurchase of Noncontrolling Interests
In November 2021, the Company repurchased the noncontrolling interests outstanding for a consolidated holding company of one of its investment advisors. Total cash consideration of $297.1 million was paid using cash on hand. The excess of cash consideration over the book value acquired was recorded as an adjustment to the Company’s additional paid-in capital in the consolidated and combined statement of shareholders’ equity.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Intangible Assets, Net
The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets, net:
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2021Useful Life
(in years)
Remaining Weighted-Average Amortization Period as of December 31, 2021
Investment management agreements$2,183,200 1.0-20.013.4 years
Investor relationships448,800 10.0-13.010.7 years
Trademarks93,300 7.0-7.06.6 years
Total Intangible Assets2,725,300 
Less: accumulated amortization(113,889)
Total Intangible Assets, Net$2,611,411 
As of December 31, 2020, there were no unrecognized tax benefits2021, future amortization of finite-lived intangible assets is estimated to be:
(dollars in thousands)
PeriodAmortization
2022$247,593 
2023227,296 
2024227,919 
2025224,946 
2026213,389 
Thereafter1,470,268 
Total$2,611,411 
4. DEBT OBLIGATIONS, NET
The table below summarizes outstanding debt obligations of the Company:
(dollars in thousands)
 December 31, 2021
Maturity
Date  
Aggregate
Facility
Size  
Outstanding
Debt  
Amount AvailableNet Carrying Value
Average Interest
Rate
2031 Notes6/10/2031$700,000 $700,000 $— $684,154 3.13 %
2051 Notes10/7/2051350,000 350,000 — 337,013 4.13 %
Revolving Credit Facility12/7/2024640,000 153,000 487,000 153,000 1.86 %
Total$1,690,000 $1,203,000 $487,000 $1,174,167 
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and noCombined Financial Statements
 December 31, 2020
Maturity
Date  
Aggregate
Facility
Size  
Outstanding
Debt  
Amount AvailableNet Carrying Value
Average Interest
Rate
Prior Revolving Credit Facility #12/28/2022$105,000 $92,895 $10,377 $92,522 4.35 %
Prior Revolving Credit Facility #28/20/202122,000 17,365 4,635 17,303 4.40 %
Term Loan10/25/2029250,000 250,000 — 246,561 7.86 %
Total $377,000 $360,260 $15,012 $356,386 
Amounts available for the Company’s revolving credit facilities as presented in the tables above are reduced by outstanding letters of credit related to certain leases. Average interest rates exclude the impact of deferred financing costs and undrawn commitment fees.
2031 Notes
On June 10, 2021, the Company, through its indirect subsidiary, Blue Owl Finance LLC, issued $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”). The 2031 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.125% per annum and mature on June 10, 2031. Interest on the 2031 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 10 and December 10 of each year.
The 2031 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and certain of their respective subsidiaries. The guarantees are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the guarantors. All or a portion of the 2031 Notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, prior to their stated maturity, subject to a make-whole redemption price; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any amounts on or after March 10, 2031, the redemption price for the 2031 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the amounts redeemed, in each case, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. If a change of control repurchase event occurs, the 2031 Notes are subject to repurchase by the Company at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The 2031 Notes also provide for customary events of default and acceleration.
2051 Notes
On October 7, 2021, the Company, through its indirect subsidiary, Blue Owl Finance LLC, issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2051 (the “2051 Notes”). The 2051 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.125% per annum and penalties. mature on October 7, 2051. Interest on the 2051 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 7 and October 7 of each year, commencing April 7, 2022.
The 2051 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and certain of their subsidiaries. The guarantees are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the guarantors. All or a portion of the 2051 Notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, prior to their stated maturity, subject to a make-whole redemption price; provided, however, that if the Company is currently not awareredeems any amounts on or after April 7, 2051, the redemption price for the 2051 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the amounts redeemed, in each case, plus any issuesaccrued and unpaid interest. If a change of control repurchase event occurs, the 2051 Notes are subject to repurchase by the Company at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The 2051 Notes also provide for customary events of default and acceleration. The 2031 Notes and the 2051 Notes are collectively referred to as the “Notes.”
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Revolving Credit Facility
On December 7, 2021, the Company entered into a new credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), which was supplemented on December 23, 2021, and provides the Company with up to $640.0 million of borrowing capacity and replaced the Company’s previously existing revolving credit facility. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on December 7, 2024. In February 2022, the Company increased the capacity of its Revolving Credit Facility to $715.0 million. Borrowings under review that could result in significant payments, accrualsthe Revolving Credit Facility may only be used to finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum of (a) adjusted-term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.875%, or material deviation from its position.(b) the greater of (i) prime rate, (ii) New York Fed Bank Rate plus 0.50% and (iii) adjusted-term SOFR plus 1%, plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.875%. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

an undrawn commitment fee rate of 0.15% to 0.40% of the daily amount of available revolving commitment. The Revolving Credit Facility contains customary events of defaults, as well as a financial covenant generally providing for a maximum net leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1. The net leverage ratio is generally calculated as the ratio of total consolidated debt less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (up to $300.0 million) to the trailing 12-month consolidated EBITDA (each as defined in the agreement).

Prior Revolving Credit Facilities
All prior revolving credit facilities were repaid and terminated prior to December 31, 2021. The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirementsrecognized net losses on early retirement of debt in the Cayman Islands oramount of $1.5 million during the United States. As such,year ended December 31, 2021, as a result of the write-off of deferred financing costs related to previously existing revolving credit facilities.
Term Loan
In June 2021, the Company prepaid the $250.0 million term loan agreement (the “Term Loan”) owed to a product managed by the Company with proceeds from the 2031 Notes. This prepayment resulted in a net loss on the retirement of debt of $15.8 million, which was inclusive of call protection premium and write-off of deferred financing costs.
5. LEASES
The Company primarily has non-cancelable operating leases for its headquarters in New York and various other offices. The operating lease for the Company’s tax provision was zeroheadquarters does not include any renewal options.
(dollars in thousands)
Lease CostYear Ended December 31, 2021
Operating lease cost$7,930 
Short term lease cost286 
Net Lease Cost$8,216
Supplement Lease Cash Flow InformationYear Ended December 31, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases$5,956 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases$78,677 
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Lease Term and Discount RateDecember 31, 2021
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
Operating leases10.2 years
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases3.1 %
Future Maturity of Operating Lease PaymentsOperating Leases
2022 (1)$1,199 
202312,672 
202410,062 
20259,964 
20269,799 
Thereafter61,957 
Total Lease Payments105,653 
Imputed interest(17,173)
Total Lease Liabilities$88,480 
(1)Presented net of $8.0 million of tenant improvement allowance and reflects the impact of a $4.8 million rent holiday period presented. on certain leases.
6. REVENUES
The following table presents a disaggregated view of the Company’s revenues:
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)202120202019
Direct Lending Products
Diversified lending$348,363 $140,153 $87,268 
Technology lending66,089 42,052 24,706 
First lien lending15,185 12,335 11,983 
Opportunistic lending3,993 366 — 
Management Fees, Net433,630 194,906 123,957 
Administrative, transaction and other fees131,461 54,909 66,893 
Realized performance income5,906 — — 
Total GAAP Revenues - Direct Lending Products570,997 249,815 190,850 
GP Capital Solutions Products
GP minority equity investments233,505 — — 
GP debt financing10,215 — — 
Professional sports minority investments477 — — 
Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration amortization(9,892)— — 
Management Fees, Net234,305   
Administrative, transaction and other fees18,576 — — 
Total GAAP Revenues - GP Capital Solutions Products252,881   
Total GAAP Revenues$823,878 $249,815 $190,850 
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
The table below presents the beginning and ending balances of the Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

Netfees, realized performance income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period, excluding ordinary shares subject to forfeiture. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effectand administrative, transaction and other fees receivable and unearned management fees. Substantially all of the warrants issuedamounts receivable are collected during the following quarter. A liability for unearned management fees is generally recognized when management fees are paid to the Company in connection withadvance. The entire change in unearned management fees shown below relates to amounts recognized as revenues in the (i) Initial Public Offering, (ii)current year period. Management fees, realized performance income and administrative, transaction and other fees receivable are included within due from related parties and unearned management fees are included within accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the exerciseCompany’s consolidated and combined statements of financial condition.

Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20212020
Management Fees Receivable
Beginning balance$78,586 $32,473 
Ending balance$168,057 $78,586 
Administrative, Transaction and Other Fees Receivable
Beginning balance$9,876 $8,667 
Ending balance$19,535 $9,876 
Realized Performance Income Receivable
Beginning balance$— $— 
Ending balance$10,496 $— 
Unearned Management Fees
Beginning balance$11,846 $— 
Ending balance$10,299 $11,846 
The table below presents the over-allotment option and (iii) Private Placement Warrants sincechanges in the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future eventsCompany’s Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase consideration. The consideration paid, which includes $455.0 million paid in Class A Shares and the inclusionremainder in cash, is being amortized as a reduction of such warrants would be anti-dilutive. The warrants are exercisable to purchase 14,166,666 shares of Class A ordinary sharesmanagement fees, net in the aggregate.

The Company’s consolidated statements of operations includesover a presentationweighted-average period of income (loss) per share for ordinary shares subject12 years, which represents the average period over which the related customer revenues are expected to possible redemptionbe recognized.

(dollars in thousands)Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase Consideration
December 31, 2020$— 
Consideration paid505,214 
Amortization(9,892)
December 31, 2021$495,322
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
7. OTHER ASSETS, NET
(dollars in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Fixed assets, net:
Leasehold improvements$6,692 $2,133 
Furniture and fixtures1,631 1,612 
Computer hardware and software1,968 1,286 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(2,340)(1,675)
Fixed assets, net7,951 3,356 
Investments (includes $1,311 and $— at fair value and $8,522 and $5 of investments in the Company’s products)12,143 2,678 
Prepaid expenses8,496 874 
Deferred transaction costs347 8,255 
Other assets9,683 1,306 
Total$38,620 $16,469 
8. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company grants equity-based compensation awards in a manner similarthe form of RSUs and Incentive Units to its management, employees and independent members of the two-class method of income (loss) per share. Net income per share, basic and diluted, for Class A redeemable ordinary shares is calculated by dividingBoard under the interest income earned on the Trust Account, by the weighted average2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Equity Incentive Plan”). The total number of Class A redeemable ordinary shares outstanding since original issuance. Net loss per share, basicShares and diluted,Blue Owl Operating Group Units, collectively, that may be issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan is 101,230,522, of which 51,115,613 remain available as of December 31, 2021. To the extent that an award expires or is canceled, forfeited, terminated, surrendered, exchanged or withheld to cover tax withholding obligations, the unissued awards will again be available for Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares is calculated by dividinggrant under the net loss, adjusted2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
In connection with the Business Combination, the Company granted Common Units and Seller Earnout Units, which grants were not made under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. A portion of these Common Units and Seller Earnout Units were granted to certain pre-Business Combination owners that are also ongoing members of management. As a result, these grants were accounted for income attributable to Class A redeemable ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares includes the Founder Shares as these shares do not have any redemption featuresequity-based compensation and do not participateare included in the income earned ondisclosures below.
In connection with the Trust Account.

Oak Street Acquisition, the Company has agreed to contingently issue 26,074,330 Common Units upon achieving the Oak Street Triggering Events described in Note 3. These Oak Street Earnout Units were granted to certain sellers that are subject to ongoing employment arrangements with the Company, and are therefore being accounted for as equity-based compensation grants subject to performance vesting conditions that are probable of occurring.

The following table reflectsbelow presents information regarding equity-based compensation expense included within compensation and benefits in the calculationCompany’s consolidated and combined statements of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share (in dollars, except share and per share amounts):

   For the Period from
August 20, 2020
(inception) Through
December 31, 2020
 

Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares

  

Numerator: Earnings allocable to Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares

  

Interest Income

  $38,028 
  

 

 

 

Net Earnings

  $38,028 

Denominator: Weighted Average Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares

  

Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares, Basic and Diluted

   27,000,000 

Earnings/Basic and Diluted Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares

  $0.00 

Non-Redeemable Class A and B Ordinary Shares

  

Numerator: Net Loss minus Redeemable Net Earnings

  

Net Loss

  $(261,631

Redeemable Net Earnings

  $(38,028
  

 

 

 

Non-Redeemable Net Loss

  $(299,659

Denominator: Weighted Average Non-Redeemable Class B Ordinary Shares

  

Non-Redeemable Class B Ordinary Shares, Basic and Diluted

   6,518,595 

Loss/Basic and Diluted Non-Redeemable Class B Ordinary Shares

  $(0.05

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

operations. As of December 31, 2020, basic2021, no RSUs have been settled in cash or Class A Shares.

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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and diluted shares are the same as there are no non-redeemable securities that are dilutiveCombined Financial Statements
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)202120202019
Included within compensation and benefits:
Common Units$1,121,139 $— $— 
Seller Earnout Units63,031 — — 
Oak Street Earnout Units— — — 
Incentive Units13,469 — — 
RSUs6,480 — — 
Included within general, administrative and other expenses
Incentive Units1,066 — — 
RSUs151 — — 
Equity-Based Compensation Expense$1,205,336 $ $ 
Corresponding tax benefit$123 $— $— 
The table below presents activity related to the shareholders.

ConcentrationCompany’s unvested equity-based compensation awards for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Common UnitsSeller Earnout UnitsOak Street Earnout Units
Number of UnitsWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per UnitNumber of UnitsWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per UnitNumber of UnitsWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit
December 31, 2020— $— — $— — $— 
Granted132,808,673 9.00 11,608,004 5.43 26,074,330 12.53 
Vested(132,808,673)9.00 (11,608,004)5.43 — — 
Forfeited— — — — — — 
December 31, 2021 $  $ 26,074,330 $12.53 
Incentive UnitsRSUs
Number of UnitsWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per UnitNumber of UnitsWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit
December 31, 2020— $— — $— 
Granted23,294,373 13.87 12,022,943 13.92 
Modified from liability award— — 9,050,000 10.00 
Vested(163,528)14.56 (10,941,339)10.75 
Forfeited(50,000)14.02 (13,500)14.02 
December 31, 202123,080,845 13.87 10,118,104 $13.84 
Common Units
Prior to the Business Combination, certain members of Credit Risk

Financial instrumentsDyal Capital were entitled to receive rights to distributions of certain future profits (the “Profit Interest Units”) that potentiallywere subject to certain forfeiture conditions. Immediately preceding the CompanyBusiness Combination, the forfeiture conditions of the Profit Interest Units were modified to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceedeliminate any future service requirements and were replaced with Common Units on the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000.Business Combination Date. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believesrecognized a one-time non-cash equity-based compensation expense of $1.1 billion related to the Company is not exposedreplacement award, which represents the fair value under GAAP of the replacement awards (excluding the portion attributable to significant risks on such account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

the Profit Interest Units prior to the Business Combination, which was included as equity consideration in Note 3). The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the Company’s balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effectCommon Units replacement award was based on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 3 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 27,500,000 Units, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, inclusive of 2,500,000 Units sold to the underwriters on November 9, 2020 upon the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitlesShare price on the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 7).

NOTE 4 — PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneouslytransaction date with the closingapplication of a 10% discount for lack of marketability.

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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Seller Earnout Units
The fair value of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 4,666,667 Private Placement Warrants atSeller Earnout Units was determined using a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,000,000. On November 9, 2020, in connectionMonte Carlo simulation valuation model, with the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, the Company sold an additional 333,333 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, at a pricefollowing assumptions: volatility of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds22%, discount for lack of $500,000. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a pricemarketability of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7). A portion12% and expected holding period of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants will be added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On September 1, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering and formation costs of the Company in consideration for 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). On October 21, 2020, the Sponsor effectuated a surrender of 1,437,500 Class B ordinary shares to the Company for no consideration, resulting in a decrease in the total number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding from 8,625,000 to 7,187,500. On October 19, 2020, the Sponsor transferred 25,000 Founder Shares to each of the Company’s independent directors. These shares shall not be subject to forfeiture in the event the underwriters’ overallotment option is not exercised. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 312,500 shares that were subject to forfeiture as a result of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, so that the number of Founder Shares would equal 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering. All share and per-share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the share transactions.approximately 3 years. As a result of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option on November 5, 2020, a total of 625,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. On December 7, 2020, the option to exercise the remaining over-allotment balance expired and 312,500 Founder Shares were forfeited, resultingClass E Triggering Events in an aggregate of 6,875,000 Founder Shares issued and outstanding.

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earliest of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which2021, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results inrecognized all of the Public Shareholders havingcompensation expense related to the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company agreed, commencing on October 22, 2020 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business CombinationSeller Earnout Units and its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative support. For the period from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, the Company incurred $20,000 in fees for these services, of which such amount is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheetno unamortized expense remained as of December 31, 2020.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On September 1, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. 2021.

Oak Street Earnout Units
The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2020 or (ii) the completionfair value of the Initial Public Offering.Oak Street Earnout Units was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model, with the following weighted average assumptions: annualized revenue volatility of 38%, revenue discount rate of 15%, discount for lack of marketability of 13% and expected holding period of approximately 2 years. As of December 31, 2020, there2021, unamortized expense related to the Oak Street Earnout Units was $57,250 outstanding under the Promissory Note. Of the $99,890 outstanding balance at October 27, 2020 under the Promissory Note, $94,890 was repaid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on October 27, 2020 and $5,000 was repaid on November 2, 2020.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection$326.6 million, with a Business Combination,weighted average amortization period of 2 years.

Incentive Units
During the Sponsor or an affiliatefourth quarter of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan2021, the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $2,000,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.

NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, its results of operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Registration and Shareholders Rights

Pursuant to a registration and shareholders rights agreement entered into on October 22, 2020, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans) will be entitled to registration rights. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to completion of a Business Combination. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lockup period. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $9,625,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Business Combination Agreement

On December 23, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Owl Rock, and the Dyal Capital Partners (“Dyal”) division of Neuberger Berman Group LLC to form Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”), a publicly-traded alternative asset management firm that would have over $45.0 billion in assets under management.

Pursuant to the transaction, the Company, which currently holds $275 million in cash in its Trust Account, will combine with Blue Owl at an estimated $12.5 billion pro forma equity value. Cash proceeds in connection with the transaction will be funded through a combination of the Company’s cash in its Trust Account and a $1.5 billion fully committed, common stock private investment in common equity at $10.00 per share.

The transaction will be consummated subject to the deliverables and provisions as further described in the Business Combination Agreement.

NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At December 31, 2020, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At December 31, 2020, there were 1,345,092 Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding, excluding 26,154,908 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption.

Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At December 31, 2020, there were 6,875,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

Only holders of the Class B ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the Business Combination. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, except as required by law.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of a Business Combination, excluding Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, its affiliates or any member of the Company’s management team upon conversion of Working Capital Loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one-to-one.

Warrants — Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) one year from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A ordinary share upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A ordinary share issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement; provided that if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption, but the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

in whole and not in part;

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and

if, and only if, the reported closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three trading days prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

in whole and not in part;

at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares;

if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per Public Share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and

if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants, as described above.

If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposesgranted Incentive Units in connection with the closing of athe Business Combination, (excluding any forward purchase securities)as well as other compensation-related grants. The Company also converted various previously existing deferred cash compensation awards, which resulted in the reclassification of $5.3 million of previously accrued compensation liability to equity on the conversion date. The remaining fair value of the replacement awards will be expensed over the remaining service period.

The grant date fair value of Incentive Units was determined using the Company’s Class A Share price on the grant date, adjusted for the lack of dividend participation during the vesting period, and the application of an 11% to 12% discount for lack of marketability on certain Incentive Units that are subject to a one-year post-vesting transfer restriction.
As of December 31, 2021, unamortized expense related to Incentive Units was $303.9 million, with a weighted average amortization period of 4.6 years.
RSUs
RSUs Modified from Liability Award on Business Combination Date
On September 15, 2020, the Company issued an award that was based on the fair value of Owl Rock and that was fully vested upon issuance. The original terms of the award required cash settlement at an issue price or effective issue pricea future date and was, therefore, classified as a liability that was remeasured to its settlement value at each reporting period. The Company recorded compensation expense and a corresponding liability of less than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price$90.5 million in 2020 related to the award. Prior to and contingent on the close of the Business Combination, the Company modified this award to be determinedsettled in good faith by9,050,000 RSUs that were immediately vested but would be settled in Class A Shares in future years. The modification did not result in any incremental compensation expense, as the Company’s boardvalue immediately prior to modification was greater than the value immediately following the modification. Accordingly, the Company reclassified the existing liability to equity on the Business Combination Date.
Other RSU Grants
During the fourth quarter of directors and,2021, the Company granted RSUs in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, as well as other compensation-related grants. The Company also converted various previously existing deferred cash compensation awards, which resulted in the casereclassification of any such issuance$56.8 million of previously accrued compensation liability to equity on the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60%conversion date. The remaining fair value of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrantsreplacement awards will be adjusted (toexpensed over the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable (except as described above under “Redemption of Warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”) so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable under all redemption scenarios by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

NOTE 8 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

remaining service period.

The fair value of RSUs was determined using the Company’s financial assetsClass A Share price on the grant date, adjusted for the lack of dividend participation during the vesting period, and liabilities reflects management’s estimatethe application of amountsan 11% to 12% discount for lack of marketability on RSUs that are subject to a one-year post-vesting transfer restriction.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2021, unamortized expense related to RSUs was $104.1 million, with a weighted average amortization period of 3.7 years.
9. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
Fair value represents the Companyprice that would havebe received in connection withupon the sale of the assetsan asset or paid in connection with theto transfer of the liabilitiesa liability in an orderly transaction between market participants atas of the measurement date. In connection with measuringdate (i.e., an exit price). The Company and the products it manages hold a variety of assets and liabilities, certain of which are not publicly traded or that are otherwise illiquid. Significant judgement and estimation go into the assumptions that drive the fair value of itsthese assets and liabilities. The fair value of these assets and liabilities may be estimated using a combination of observed transaction prices, prices from third parties (including independent pricing services and relevant broker quotes), models or other valuation methodologies based on pricing inputs that are neither directly nor indirectly market observable. Due to the Company seeksinherent uncertainty of valuations of assets and liabilities that are determined to maximizebe illiquid or do not have readily ascertainable fair values, the estimates of fair value may differ from the values ultimately realized, and those differences can be material.
GAAP prioritizes the level of market price observability used in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value. Market price observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of assets and liabilities and the specific characteristics of the financial assets and liabilities. Financial assets and liabilities with readily available, actively quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified and disclosed into one of the following categories based on the observability of inputs used in the determination of fair values:
Level I – Quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical financial assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
Level II – Valuations obtained from independent third-party pricing services, the use of models or other valuation methodologies based on pricing inputs that are either directly or indirectly market observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimizeas of the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would pricemeasurement date. These financial assets and liabilities).liabilities exhibit higher levels of liquid market observability as compared to Level III financial assets and liabilities.
Level III – Pricing inputs that are unobservable in the market and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial asset or liability. The followinginputs into the determination of fair value of financial assets and liabilities in this category may require significant management judgment or estimation. The fair value of these financial assets and liabilities may be estimated using a combination of observed transaction prices, independent pricing services, models or other valuation methodologies based on pricing inputs that are neither directly nor indirectly market observable (e.g., cash flows, implied yields).
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, a financial asset or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is usedbased on the lowest level of input that is significant to classifythe fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial asset or liability when the fair value is based on unobservable inputs.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Fair Value Measurements Categorized within the Fair Value Hierarchy
The table below summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2:Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3:Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company classifies its U.S. Treasury and equivalent securities as held-to-maturity in accordance with ASC Topic 320 “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. Held-to-maturity treasury securities are recorded at amortized cost on the accompanying balance sheet and adjusted for the amortization or accretion of premiums or discounts.

At December 31, 2020, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $737 in cash and $275,037,291 in U.S. Treasury securities. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not withdraw any interest income from the Trust Account.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021. The Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020.

December 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)Level ILevel IILevel IIITotal
Investments, at Fair Value
Corporate bonds$— $1,311 $— $1,311 
Liabilities, at Fair Value
TRA liability$— $— $111,325 $111,325 
Warrant liability43,048 — 25,750 68,798 
Earnout liability— — 143,800 143,800 
Total Liabilities, at Fair Value$43,048 $ $280,875 $323,923 
Reconciliation of Fair Value Measurements Categorized within Level III
Unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis are included within other loss in the consolidated and combined statements of operations. There were no transfers in or out of Level III. The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Level III measurements for the year ended December 31, 2021:
(dollars in thousands)Level III Liabilities
TRA LiabilityWarrant LiabilityEarnout LiabilityTotal
Beginning balance$— $— $— $— 
Issuances101,645 9,131 635,077 745,853 
Settlements— — (1,325,532)(1,325,532)
Net losses9,680 16,619 834,255 860,554 
Ending Balance$111,325 $25,750 $143,800 $280,875 
Change in net unrealized losses on liabilities still recognized at the reporting date$9,680 $16,619 $— $26,299 
The settlement of Earnout Securities and additional TRA resulting from the settlement of such liability are non-cash transactions, and as such have not been reflected in the consolidated and combined statements of cash flows.
Valuation Methodologies for Fair Value Measurements Categorized within Levels II and III
Corporate Bonds
The fair value of corporate bonds are estimated based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs. These investments are generally classified as Level II. The Company obtains prices from independent pricing services that generally utilize broker quotes and may use various other pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data.
TRA Liability
The TRA related to the Dyal Acquisition is considered contingent consideration and is measured at fair value based on discounted future cash flows. The remaining TRA liability on the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of financial condition is not measured at fair value.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Warrant Liability
The Company uses a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Private Placement Warrants. The Company estimates the volatility of its Class A Shares based on the volatility implied by the Public Warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasuries for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected term of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The Public Warrants are traded on the NYSE and are stated at the last reported sales price without any valuation adjustments, and therefore are classified as Level I.
Earnout Liability
The fair value of the earnout liability was comprised of the Earnout Securities, which were settled prior to December 31, 2021, and the Oak Street Cash Earnout that was deemed to be contingent consideration on the Oak Street Acquisition.
The fair value of the Earnout Securities was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Company estimated the volatility of its Class A Shares based on the volatility implied by a review of historical volatility for similar publicly traded companies over a horizon that matched the expected remaining life of the Earnout Securities at each measurement date and the risk-free interest rate was based on U.S. Treasuries for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life.
The fair value of the Oak Street Cash Earnout was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The model incorporates management revenue forecast and makes the following adjustments: historical revenue volatility, risk free rate based on U.S. Treasuries for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life and a discount rate to adjust management’s revenue forecast from a risk-based forecast to a risk-neutral forecast.
Quantitative Inputs and Assumptions for Fair Value Measurements Categorized within Level III
The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for the Company’s Level III measurements as of December 31, 2021:
(dollars in thousands)Fair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable InputsInputImpact to Valuation from an Increase in Input
TRA liability$111,325 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate10 %Decrease
Warrant liability25,750 Monte Carlo simulationVolatility26 %Increase
Earnout liability143,800 Monte Carlo simulationRevenue volatility38 %Increase
Discount rate15 %Decrease
Total Liabilities, at Fair Value$280,875 
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
Management estimates that the carrying value of the Company’s other investments and debt obligations, which are not carried at fair value, approximated their fair values as of December 31, 2021. The fair value measurements for the Company’s other investments are categorized as Level III and its debt obligations are categorized as Level I within the fair value hierarchy.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
10. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s income tax provision and related income tax assets and liabilities are based on, among other things, an estimate of the impact of the Business Combination and exchanges of Common Units for Class A Shares, inclusive of an analysis of tax basis and state tax implications of the Blue Owl Operating Group and their underlying assets and liabilities. The Company’s estimate is based on the most recent information available; however, the impact of the Business Combination cannot be finally determined until the Company’s 2021 tax returns have been filed. The tax basis and state impact of the Blue Owl Operating Group and their underlying assets and liabilities are based on estimates subject to finalization of the Company’s tax returns, and the impact of the Business Combination may differ, possibly materially, from the current estimates described herein.
The Blue Owl Operating Partnerships, and prior to the Business Combination, Owl Rock, are partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes subject to New York City unincorporated business tax (“UBT”). Effective upon the consummation of the Business Combination, generally all of the income the Registrant earns will be subject to corporate-level income taxes in the United States. Further, the amount of income taxes recorded prior to the Business Combination are not representative of the expenses expected in the future. Substantially all of the Company’s income before tax is earned in the United States.
The following table presents the components of the Company’s income tax expense (benefit):
(dollars in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
U.S. federal$— $— $— 
State and local716 359 81 
Foreign211 14 — 
927 373 81 
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
U.S. federal(43,905)— — 
State and local(22,232)(475)159 
Foreign(1)— — 
(66,138)(475)159 
Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
U.S. federal(43,905)— — 
State and local(21,516)(116)240 
Foreign210 14 — 
$(65,211)$(102)$240 
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company’s effective rate to the statutory rate:
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Statutory rate(1)
21.00 %4.00 %4.00 %
Income passed through to noncontrolling interest holders-14.95 %— %— %
State and local income taxes0.98 %-3.73 %0.10 %
Non-deductible compensation expense-3.54 %-0.08 %-3.28 %
Other— %-0.07 %0.34 %
Total Effective Rate3.49 %0.12 %1.16 %
(1) The statutory rate presented is using the U.S. federal corporate tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the UBT rate for the years ended December 31, 2020 and indicates2019.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020 the income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Deferred Tax Assets
Basis difference in subsidiaries$439,826 $69 
Tax receivable agreement158,616 — 
Net operating losses36,500 180 
Other2,057 551 
Deferred Tax Assets$636,999 $800 
Goodwill and intangible assets47,924 — 
Other2,413 — 
Deferred Tax Liabilities$50,337 $ 
The Company has U.S. federal and UBT net operating losses of $152.1 million and $9.6 million, respectively, that can be carried forward indefinitely until they are used. The Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and may recognize or adjust any valuation allowance when it is more-likely-than-not that all or a portion of the deferred tax asset may not be realized. The Company believes it is more-likely-than-not that its deferred tax assets will be realized based on historic and projected earnings and the reversal of taxable temporary differences. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has not recorded any valuation allowances.
The Company files its tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the tax years that remain open under the statute of limitations will be subject to examinations by the appropriate tax authorities. The Company is generally no longer subject to state or local examinations by tax authorities for tax years prior to 2017.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company has not recorded any unrecognized tax positions and does not expect a material increase or decrease in gross unrecognized tax positions in the next 12 months. No penalties or interest were incurred during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
In connection with and subsequent to the Business Combinations, the Company recorded to additional paid-in capital various adjustments to deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as related impacts to the TRA liability, related to capital transactions. These adjustments primarily resulted from differences between the Company’s GAAP and tax basis in its investment in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships, as well as portions related to the TRA liability that will eventually lead to additional tax basis in the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships upon future TRA payments. The deferred tax assets will be recovered as the basis is amortized. See the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of shareholders’ equity for these amounts.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Tax Receivable Agreement
Pursuant to the TRA, the Company will pay 85% of certain tax benefits, if any, that it realizes (or in certain cases is deemed to realize) as a result of any increases in tax basis of the assets of the Blue Owl Operating Group related to the Business Combination and any subsequent exchanges of Blue Owl Operating Group Units for shares of the Registrant or cash.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Payments under the TRA will continue until all such tax benefits have been utilized or expired unless (i) the Company exercises its right to terminate the TRA and paying recipients an amount representing the present value of the remaining payments, (ii) there is a change of control or (iii) the Company breaches any of the material obligations of the TRA, in which case all obligations will generally be accelerated and due as if the Company had exercised its right to terminate the TRA. In each case, if payments are accelerated, such payments will be based on certain assumptions, including that the Company will have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the deductions arising from the increased tax deductions.
The estimate of the timing and the amount of future payments under the TRA involves several assumptions that do not account for the significant uncertainties associated with these potential payments, including an assumption that the Company will have sufficient taxable income in the relevant tax years to utilize the tax benefits that would give rise to an obligation to make payments.
The table below presents management’s estimate as of December 31, 2021, of the maximum amounts that would be payable under the TRA assuming that the Company will have sufficient taxable income each year to fully realize the expected tax savings. In light of the numerous factors affecting the Company’s obligation to make such payments, the timing and amounts of any such actual payments may differ materially from those presented in the table.
(dollars in thousands)Potential Payments Under the Tax Receivable Agreement
2022$— 
202344,059 
202447,486 
202556,735 
202647,642 
Thereafter595,661 
Total Payments$791,583 
Less adjustment to fair value for contingent consideration(120,907)
Total TRA Liability$670,676 
Unfunded Product Commitments
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had unfunded investment commitments to its products of $46.5 million, which is exclusive of commitments that employees and other related parties have directly to the Company’s products.
Indemnification and Guarantee Arrangements
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that contain indemnities or guarantees for related parties of the Company, including the Company’s products, as well as persons acting on behalf of the Company or such related parties and third parties. The terms of the indemnities and guarantees vary from contract to contract and the Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be determined or the risk of material loss is remote, and therefore no amounts have been recorded in the consolidated statements of financial condition. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these arrangements.
Litigation
From time to time, the Company is involved in legal actions in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance of the outcome of such legal actions, in the opinion of management, the Company does not have a potential liability related to any current legal proceeding or claim that would individually or in the aggregate materially affect its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The majority of the Company’s revenues, including all management fees and certain administrative, transaction and other fees, are earned from the products it manages, which are related parties of the Company.
The Company also has arrangements in place with products that it manages, whereby certain costs are initially paid by the Company and subsequently are reimbursed by the products. These amounts are included within due from related parties in the Company’s consolidated and combined statements of financial condition.
(dollars in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Management fees$168,057 $78,586 
Realized performance income10,496 — 
Administrative fees and other expenses paid on behalf of the Company’s products and other related parties46,023 14,112 
Due from Related Parties$224,576 $92,698 
Reimbursements from the Company’s Products
Administrative fees represent allocable compensation and other expenses incurred by the Company, pursuant to administrative and other agreements, that are reimbursed by products it manages. These administrative fees are included within administrative, transaction and other fees on the consolidated and combined statements of operations and totaled $37.2 million, $13.0 million and $12.0 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Dealer Manager Revenues
Dealer manager revenues represent commissions earned from certain of the Company’s products for distribution services provided. These dealer manager revenues are included within administrative, transaction and other fees on the consolidated and combined statements of operations and totaled $8.2 million, $3.9 million and $9.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Expense Support and Caps Arrangements
The Company is party to expense support and cap arrangements with certain of the products it manages. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Company may absorb certain expenses of these products when in excess of stated expense caps or until such products reach certain profitability and cash flow thresholds. In certain cases, the Company is able to recover these expenses once certain profitability and cash flow thresholds are met. The Company recorded net expenses (recoveries) related to these arrangements of $(3.2) million, $18.7 million and $7.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These net expenses (recoveries) are included in general, administrative and other expenses within the consolidated and combined statements of operations.
Aircraft and Other Services
In the normal course of business, the Company reimburses certain related parties for business use of their aircraft based on current market rates. Personal use of the aircraft is not charged to the Company. The Company recorded expenses for these aircraft reimbursements of $0.6 million, $0.9 million and $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
Promissory Note
The Company was a party to an interest-bearing promissory note with a product it manages, allowing the product to borrow from the Company up to an aggregate of $50.0 million. The Company lent and was repaid $30.0 million and recorded $4 thousand of interest income during the year ended December 31, 2020. The unpaid principal balance and accrued interest were payable on demand upon 120 days written notice by the Company. The promissory note matured on December 31, 2020.
13. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Class A Shareholders is computed by dividing the earnings or loss attributable to Class A Shares by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A Shares outstanding during the period.
Seller Earnout Units are included in the denominator in computing dilutive earnings (loss) per Class A Share only when a Class E Triggering Event has occurred, and therefore the contingency has been met. As of December 31, 2021, the Class E Triggering Events on the E-2 Seller Earnout Units have been met.
The table below presents the Company’s treatment for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for instruments outstanding at the Registrant and the Blue Owl Operating Group. Potentially dilutive instruments are only considered in the calculation to the extent they would be dilutive.
BasicDiluted
Class A SharesIncludedIncluded
Class B SharesN/A - None outstandingN/A - None outstanding
Class C Shares and Class D SharesExcluded
Non-economic voting shares of the Registrant
Excluded
Non-economic voting shares of the Registrant
Vested RSUs(1)
Included
Contingently issuable shares
Included
Contingently issuable shares
Unvested RSUsExcludedIncluded
Treasury stock method
WarrantsExcluded
Included
Treasury stock method(4)
Potentially Dilutive Instruments of the Blue Owl Operating Group:
Vested Common and Incentive UnitsExcluded
Included
If-converted method(5)
Unvested Incentive UnitsExcluded
Included
The Company first applies the treasury stock method to determine the number of units that would have been issued, then applies the if-converted method to the resulting number of units(5)
Oak Street Earnout Units(2)
ExcludedExcluded
Performance condition not satisfied as of year end
Earnout Securities(3)
Excluded
Included
Market condition satisfied as of year end
If-converted method(5)
(1)Included in the weighted-average Class A Shares outstanding for the period from May 19, 2021 to December 31, 2021, were 9,191,642 RSUs that have vested but have not been settled in Class A Shares. These RSUs do not participate in dividends until settled in Class A Shares.
(2)As of December 31, 2021, the Oak Street Triggering Events with respect to the Oak Street Earnout Units had not been met, and therefore such units have not been included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share.
(3)As of December 31, 2021, the Class E Triggering Events with respect to the Earnout Securities had been met and no Earnout Securities remained outstanding.
(4)The treasury stock method for warrants carried at fair value hierarchyincludes adjusting the numerator for changes in fair value impacting net income (loss) for the period.
(5)The if-converted method includes adding back to the numerator any related income or loss allocations to noncontrolling interest, as well as any incremental tax expense had the instruments converted into Class A Shares as of the valuation inputsbeginning of the period. In the case of Earnout Securities carried at fair value, the numerator is also adjusted for changes in fair value impacting net income (loss) for the period.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc.
(Prior to May 19, 2021, Owl Rock)
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
For the Period from May 19, 2021 to December 31, 2021Net Loss Attributable to Class A ShareholdersWeighted-Average Class A Shares OutstandingLoss Per Class A ShareWeighted-Average Number of Antidilutive Instruments
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic$(450,430)354,949,067 $(1.27)
Effect of dilutive instruments:
Unvested RSUs— — 1,702,275 
Warrants— — 14,159,364 
Vested Common and Incentive Units(1,306,873)960,237,349 — 
Unvested Incentive Units— — 6,743,015 
Oak Street Earnout Units— — 344,594 
Earnout Securities— — 50,881,018 
Diluted$(1,757,303)1,315,186,416 $(1.34)
For periods prior to the Business Combination, earnings per share results in values that would not be meaningful to the users of the consolidated and combined financial statements, as the Company’s capital structure completely changed as a result of the Business Combination. Therefore, earnings (loss) per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination.
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividend
On February 17, 2022, the Company utilizedannounced a cash dividend of $0.10 per Class A Share. The dividend is payable on March 7, 2022, to determine such fair value.holders of record as of the close of business on February 28, 2022.
2032 Notes
On February 15, 2022, the Company, through its indirect subsidiary, Blue Owl Finance LLC, issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”). The gross holding gains2032 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.375% per annum and fair valuemature on February 15, 2032. Interest on the 2032 Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of held-to-maturity securitieseach year, commencing August 15, 2022.
The 2032 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Blue Owl Operating Partnerships and certain of their subsidiaries. The guarantees are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the guarantors. All or a portion of the 2032 Notes may be redeemed at December 31, 2020the Company’s option in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, prior to their stated maturity, subject to a make-whole redemption price; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any amounts on or after November 15, 2031, the redemption price for the 2032 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the amounts redeemed, in each case, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. If a change of control repurchase event occurs, the 2032 Notes are as follows:

ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Held-To-Maturity

  Level   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Holding
Loss
   Fair Value 

December 31, 2020 U.S. Treasury Securities (Mature on 04/29/2021)

   1   $275,037,291   $(6,186  $275,031,105 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 9 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

subject to repurchase by the Company at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The 2032 Notes also provide for customary events of default and acceleration.

Wellfleet Acquisition
On February 16, 2022, the Company evaluated subsequent eventsannounced its entry into an agreement to acquire Wellfleet Credit Partners LLC (“Wellfleet”) from affiliates of Littlejohn & Co., LLC. The closing is subject to customary conditions. The purchase price consists of $108.0 million cash consideration on closing and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet dateearnout payments of up to an additional $15.0 million of cash and 940,668 Class A Shares payable in equal installments on each of the date thatfirst three anniversaries from the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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