Blue Owl leader bets private credit will survive a ‘SaaSpocalypse’

Blue Owl leader bets private credit will survive a ‘SaaSpocalypse’

Blue Owl has been the face of private credit’s redemption rush and software fears. The firm is confident that lending rather than buying software companies is the right strategy. It is still working to reduce its software exposure, but expects lending fears to be overblown. Fears of a looming software crisis in the age of generative AI…

SaaSpocalypse Explained: What Is Anthropic’s New AI Tool And Why It Crashed IT Stocks | Business News

SaaSpocalypse Explained: What Is Anthropic’s New AI Tool And Why It Crashed IT Stocks | Business News

Last Updated:February 04, 2026, 18:03 IST Anthropic’s Claude Cowork AI launch triggered the SaaSpocalypse, wiping $285 billion from global software stocks as investors fear AI replacing platforms At the centre of the storm is Claude Cowork, Anthropic’s no-code, agentic AI assistant for enterprises. (Representative Image) A new word entered the market’s vocabulary overnight, ‘SaaSpocalypse’. A…