OBDC vs GPI Comparison

Blue Owl Capital Corp is a specialty finance company and business development company (BDC) focused on providing direct lending solutions to U.S. middle-market companies. The company seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns, including senior secured, subordinated, or mezzanine loans and equity-related instruments. Its investment strategies are intended to generate favorable returns across credit cycles with an emphasis on preserving capital.

As of October, Group 1 owns and operates 44 collision centers and 260 automotive dealerships in the us and the UK, offering 35 brands of automobiles altogether. About 150 of the stores are in the us with locations mostly in metropolitan areas in 17 states in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and California. Texas alone contributed 38% of new-vehicle unit volume in 2023 and the UK about 19%. Texas, Oklahoma, and Massachusetts combined was 53%. Revenue in 2023 totaled $17.9 billion. The August, Inchcape UK deal adds about $2.7 billion of annual revenue and 54 stores to bring the UK store count to 114. Group 1 was founded in 1995 and is based in Houston.