Weekly Recap | 12.22.24

Please see below for this week's headlines:

• Blue Owl Capital's Michael Rees is exploring the possibility of merging three to five firms from Blue Owl's portfolio to create a major player in the industry

• Q&A with Jason Howard of New Catalyst Strategic Partners on emerging fund managers

• Lorne Park Capital Partners Inc acquired a minority stake of Sakara Capital to launch a global private equity program with Lorne Park's subsidiary Bellwether Investment Management

• Elizabeth A. Browne, managing director and co-head of GCM Grosvenor's Elevate platform, discusses her career path and GP Seeding strategies in a podcast by Fiftyfaces Productions Ltd.

As always, feel free to send me news to share with the GP Stakes community (and definitely let me know if I missed anything).