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Chris Nilan
Managing Director
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Chris Nilan
Managing Director
Chris Nilan is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Net Lease Investment Team. In this role, Chris is responsible for the origination, evaluation, and execution of investments for Blue Owl's Real Assets platform.
Chris has spent 15+ years in various investing and financial roles. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Chris spent over a decade working for Sam Zell at Equity Group Investments and numerous related portfolio companies. In that role he originated and monitored private and public equity investments and served on the boards of portfolio companies. Chris also worked as an investment banker at Bank of America in the leverage finance division.
Chris received a BS in Finance from Wake Forest University.
Chris has spent 15+ years in various investing and financial roles. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Chris spent over a decade working for Sam Zell at Equity Group Investments and numerous related portfolio companies. In that role he originated and monitored private and public equity investments and served on the boards of portfolio companies. Chris also worked as an investment banker at Bank of America in the leverage finance division.
Chris received a BS in Finance from Wake Forest University.