OWL vs JEF Comparison

Blue Owl Capital is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, $295.6 billion in total managed assets, including $183.8 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of September 2025. The company has three core business segments: global private equity, (with $68.8 billion in total AUM and $40.2 billion in fee-earning AUM), private credit ($152.1 billion/$97.3 billion), and real estate/real assets ($74.7 billion/$46.3 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (68% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (32%). The firm operates through more than 20 offices in the Americas, and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.

Jefferies is a full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that was founded in 1962. After nearly 30 years of focusing on institutional trading services, it entered the investment banking industry in the early 1990s, which ultimately grew into the core business. In 2013, Jefferies merged with Leucadia, a manufacturing-focused holding company. Since merging, Jefferies became the bedrock of the business as the bulk of the legacy portfolio was sold off and the parent company was renamed to match the subsidiary. Within the investment banking landscape, Jefferies predominately serves the North American middle market and has captured considerable market share over the past decade.