LBP AM rebrands European private assets platform
The asset management subsidiary of La Banque Postale, LBP AM, plans to accelerate its growth in the private assets segment with its newly branded LBP AM European Private Markets platform.
The launch of LBP AM European Private Markets follows the recent appointment of Peter Arnold as head of the platform.
Arnold joined from Schroders, where he had been global head of private asset business development between June 2019 and January 2024.
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Drawing on his track record in developing private assets businesses in Europe, his aim is to lead the development of the platform and strengthen the presence of LBP AM European Private Markets across the key private asset classes throughout Europe.
The firm hopes to achieve this through the consistency and experience of its team of 45 experts, including 20 investment managers, with four verticals of expertise.
These verticals are infrastructure debt headed by Bérénice Arbona, corporate direct lending headed by Isabelle Luy-Landès, real estate debt headed by Christophe Murciani, and the recently created capital solutions division headed by Irène d’Orgeval.
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Pierre Bonnet completes the leadership team as chief operations officer of LBP AM European Private Markets.
LBP AM’s private markets platform has seen strong growth since its launch in 2012.
Since inception, LBP AM European Private Markets has raised €9.4bn (£7.9bn) and invested €8.4bn in more than 300 transactions.
LBP AM Group, which includes its subsidiary La Financière de l’Échiquier, had consolidated assets under management totalling close to €72bn as of 30 September 2024.
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