Blue Owl Capital Inc. announced the launch of its Strategic Equity Strategy with the hiring of Chris Crampton as a Managing Director. Crampton brings nearly two decades of experience as a private markets investor, having previously served as a Partner and Head of Services and Industrials private equity investing within the Merchant Banking and Asset Management Divisions of Goldman Sachs. Crampton invested across a range of investment vehicle types, asset classes and sectors while at Goldman, including traditional buyout, infrastructure, growth/technology, hybrid equity, distressed and private credit funds.

At Blue Owl, Crampton will spearhead the creation of the "Blue Owl Strategic Equity Strategy" which will focus on single-asset GP-led secondary transactions, or continuation fund investments. The effort will benefit from Blue Owl's direct lending and GP capital solutions divisions, with fundraising targeting both institutional investors and private wealth channels.