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Blue Owl HomeCourt Partners' fund has acquired a minority equity stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers and its accompanying assets. Cleveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert will maintain his majority stake in the franchise. HomeCourt was formed in 2020 as a partnership with the NBA to provide institutional capital to the NBA ecosystem and support the long-term growth across the league, as well as improve market liquidity. By way of Blue Owl's strategic partnership with the NBA, the HomeCourt fund is the only pre-approved institutional investor that can purchase equity stakes in all 30 NBA franchises, enabling it to provide its investors with diversified access to the unique strength of the NBA. The Cavaliers' investment represents the sixth NBA franchise the fund has invested in since its launch. Previous investments include the Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns.

Blue Owl Capital shares are up 47c, or 5%, to $9.10 in Thursday morning trading after two of its private credit funds reported redemption requests in the second quarter that were lower than in the prior period. In the second quarter, investors asked to pull 18.8% of shares from the Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. fund, or $3.6B, down from $4.2B requested in the prior period. The smaller Blue Owl Technology Income Corp. saw shareholders request 38.1%, or $1.1B, in redemptions, compared with $1.2B in the first quarter.

Sila Realty Trust (SILA) announced that, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders, Sila stockholders voted to approve the acquisition of Sila by affiliates of Blue Owl Capital (OWL). According to the results of the Special Meeting of Stockholders, more than 98% of votes cast at the meeting - which represented approximately 63% of the outstanding shares of Sila common stock as of the record date - were voted in favor of approving the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger. The final voting results of the Special Meeting of Stockholders will be filed as part of a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after certification by Sila's inspector of election. Under the terms of the merger agreement announced on April 20, 2026, common stockholders of the Company will receive $30.38 in cash for each share of Sila common stock owned. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the closing of the transaction in the merger agreement, the transaction is expected to be completed on July 1. Upon closing of the transaction, Sila's common stock will no longer be listed on any public market.

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