Blue Owl hires from Fidelity

Blue Owl Capital has hired Johann Santer as a managing director and head of APAC private wealth, effective immediately.

Santer will be based in the company's Hong Kong office reporting to Sean Connor, president and chief executive of global private wealth.

The new hire comes one week after the $250 billion alternatives fund recruited the Future Fund's deputy chief investment officer Alicia Gregory.

Gregory will report to James Clarke who leads institutional fundraising.

"We are excited about the two significant hires we recently announced in the APAC market.Together, these senior hires underscore our dedicated focus on the APAC region," Blue Owl said.

"Alicia Gregory will lead our institutional business in Australia with a focus on creating true partnerships with the country's marquee investors. Johann's extensive experience within APAC private wealth will enable us to scale that channel and continue delivering tailored solutions to a market that is increasingly focused on allocating to alternatives."

Santer previously served as Fidelity International's regional lead for wholesale, alongside his role as head of private banking, wealth and strategic clients.

He was responsible for the wholesale strategy across Fidelity's largest client channel in the region and one that was increasingly aligned to wealth, Blue Owl said.

During his tenure, Santer led the successful buildout of Fidelity International's private banking and wealth franchise in the APAC region, adding coverage of Hong Kong and Singapore wholesale.

Before Fidelity, Santer was managing director and head of investment specialists, funds Hong Kong, at Julius Baer. He also spent 10 years at a leading quant-based hedge fund overseeing global fund distribution.

Connor said Santer's appointment builds on Blue Owl's existing private wealth business in Asia, reinforcing its commitment to deliver products and solutions tailored to the specific needs of APAC clients.

"With Johann's leadership, we are excited to scale our client coverage and product distribution across the APAC wealth channel in a market that is increasingly looking to allocate to alternative assets," Connor said.

"We look forward to what he and the global private wealth team can accomplish over the coming years."

Santer said there was a sizeable opportunity within APAC for private wealth solutions for the region's sophisticated investors.

"Blue Owl's impressive investment track record, reputation and dedicated APAC teams provide a competitive advantage in an increasingly crowded market," Santer said.

"I am excited to join Sean and the rest of the Blue Owl team to continue delivering a range of alternative investments for clients in the APAC region."