April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. asset manager Blue Owl Capital

said on Wednesday it has hired Alicia Gregory as the

managing director for its institutional team based in Australia.

Gregory, who previously served as the deputy chief

investment officer of sovereign wealth fund Future Fund,

managing more than A$250 billion ($162.98 billion) in assets,

will now head Blue Owl's Australian institutional team, the

company said in a statement.

Blue Owl manages over $165 billion in assets under

management as at the end of last year, and is aiming to expand

its presence in the Australian superannuation market which is at

the "cutting edge of sophistication", it added.

($1 = 1.5340 Australian dollars)