Blue Owl/IPI x Blue Robotics

[Blue Owl Capital](https://www.blueowl.com/) (NYSE: OWL) is a leading alternative asset manager with over $284B in AUM. In October 2024, Blue Owl acquired [IPI Partners](https://www.blueowl.com/our-team), a digital infrastructure fund manager specializing in data center investments, for approximately $1.0 billion. IPI was founded in 2016 as a joint venture between ICONIQ Capital and Iron Point Partners, with a portfolio of 82 data centers comprising over 2.2GW of leased capacity across the US, EMEA, and APAC. IPI's Managing Partner Matt A'Hearn became Head of Blue Owl's digital infrastructure strategy.

Blue Robotics is a marine robotics company developing affordable underwater ROVs including the BlueROV2, thrusters, and sonar systems for marine research, [Inspection](/companies/inspection-robotics), and education.