Market Chatter: Blue Owl Capital Weighs Data-Center REIT, IPO

02:37 PM EDT, 09/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is planning to create a real estate investment trust for data centers and seek a public listing, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The REIT would be seeded with $6.5 billion of Blue Owl's existing data-center assets and then raise money through an initial public offering and additional share sales to expand the portfolio, the report said, citing one of the people. The discussions are ongoing and details of the REIT and the IPO may change, the report said. Blue Owl did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.) Price: 11.74, Change: -0.11, Percent Change: -0.89