Moody's cuts outlook on Blue Owl fund to negative over surge in redemption requests

BY Reuters | CORPORATE | 04/07/26 07:14 PM EDT

April 7 (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's said on Tuesday that it had downgraded its outlook on one of Blue Owl's funds over significantly higher-than-peer redemption requests in the first quarter.

Moody's cut its outlook on Blue Owl Credit Income Corp (OCIC), a $36 billion fund, to negative from stable. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

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