Blue Owl Capital Corporation III

OBDE

Market cap $1.74B

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NEW YORK , Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC) and Blue Owl Capital Corporation III (NYSE: OBDE) today announced that each company obtained shareholder approval of all proposals related to the previously announced merger between the two companies at their respective shareholder meetings held today. Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed transaction, with over 97% of OBDC votes cast and nearly 100% of OBDE votes cast, respectively, voting in favor of the proposals related to the merger.

NEW YORK , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Owl Capital Corporation III (NYSE: OBDE) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of $0.52 per share. The special dividend will be payable in cash on or before January 31, 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024.

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We take a look at the action in business development companies through the first week of December and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs experienced a slight decline this week, but are up nearly 10% year-to-date. Wrapping up Q3 earnings: WHF had a -2% total NAV return with rising non-accruals, while BXSL posted a strong 3.2% total NAV return.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed merger of Blue Owl Capital Corporation III (“OBDE” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OBDE) and Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of OBDE will receive newly issued shares of OBDC for each share of OBDE based on an exchange ratio determined prior to closing. KSF.

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the second week of November and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs saw a 2% aggregate return on the week; TPVG surged nearly 20%, while PSEC dropped due to a bad quarter and distribution cut. Tax-loss season may pressure some securities; PSEC, HRZN, TPVG, TCPC, OCSL, GSBD, NMFC, and CSWC could weaken further by year-end.

NEW YORK , Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Owl Capital Corporation III (NYSE: OBDE, or the "Company") today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2024. THIRD QUARTER 2024 HIGHLIGHTS Third quarter net investment income ("NII") per share of $0.41, in-line with the prior quarter and exceeding the regular dividend of $0.35 per share by 17% As previously announced in January, the Board of Directors (the "Board") declared five special dividends of $0.06 per share; the third of which will be payable on or before December 13, 2024 to shareholders of record as of November 29, 2024 10.6%1 annualized dividend yield based on third quarter net asset value ("NAV") per share NAV per share of $15.49, as compared with $15.56 as of June 30, 2024 Originations for the third quarter were $575.1 million, offset by $649.1 million of sales and repayments, as compared with $1.0 billion of originations and $338.3 million of sales and repayments for the three months ended June 30, 2024 Investments on non-accrual decreased to 0.2% of the total fair value of the debt portfolio, as compared with 0.5% as of June 30, 2024 "We saw continued strong momentum in the third quarter, delivering stable portfolio performance to generate an attractive return on equity of 10.5%," commented Craig W.

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the fourth week of October and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs underperformed this week but still outpaced the broader income market, with larger BDCs leading month-to-date performance. PSEC increased its preferred issuance cap to $2.5bn.

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the third week of October and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs had a strong week, rising over 1%, supported by reduced expectations of rate cuts. The rise in Payment-in-Kind (PIK) income, now at 7.5%, raises concerns about potential credit issues, though not all PIK is distress-related.