Arrow’s funds under management rise €800m

Private credit manager Arrow Global saw its funds under management rise to €10.7bn (£9.3bn) in the first half of the year, up €800m on H1 2024 (€9.9bn).

The business saw “strong momentum and investor engagement in respect of both its real estate lending and opportunistic credit franchises”, it said in a statement.

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It saw record deployments of €1.6bn in the first half of the year, up 215 per cent on the same period last year (H1 2024: €500m), bringing deployment in the last 12 months to €3.1bn.

Its fund Arrow Credit Opportunities 2 has now deployed €3.8bn to date, 137 per cent of the total fund size, driven by €1bn of early realisations facilitated by robust capital recycling.

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“During the first six months of 2025, we have taken another significant step forward in scaling Arrow’s differentiated, asset-backed investment franchise,” said Zachary Lewy, group chief executive officer at Arrow.

“Our credit-opportunity strategy continues to perform strongly, while investor commitments to our lending strategy currently standing at €1.2 billion, underlining the depth of demand for our through-the-cycle approach.

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“Our first-half results demonstrate that our business delivers resilient, capital-light earnings and provides a solid foundation for further growth.”