Navigating Europe’s Alternative Credit Market
The European alternative credit market is rapidly expanding, yet remains highly fragmented, presenting both challenges and opportunities for investors. In the March issue of Alternative Credit Investor, Zach Lewy, Founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of Arrow Global, shares his insights on how to navigate this complex landscape successfully.
With over 25 years of experience, Lewy has positioned Arrow Global as a leading pan-European investment manager, overseeing more than €110bn in serviced assets. In the article, he discusses the firm’s strategy for capitalising on mid-market opportunities, adapting to macroeconomic shifts, and leveraging its deep local expertise in private credit, lending, and real estate.
As Europe’s financial markets continue to evolve, Lewy highlights the importance of a resilient, adaptable approach – one that balances risk and reward across different economic cycles. Read more about his perspective on the future of alternative credit in Europe.
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Zach Lewy
CEO, CIO, Fund Principal
Zach has more than 25 years of executive experience in investment management and asset servicing. He founded Arrow Global in 2005 and has since led the business as Group CEO and CIO, transforming it into a leading Pan-European investment manager specialising in private credit and real estate. Under Zach’s leadership, Arrow manages more than €110 billion of serviced assets across Western Europe and generates alpha across alternative asset classes, including opportunistic credit, real estate, and lending.
Zach has supervised over 3,000 deals at Arrow and plays a key role as lead Principal in Arrow’s fund manager. Prior to founding Arrow, he was an Officer of Sallie Mae, a Director at Vertex (the BPO division of United Utilities), and a Founder and Executive Director of 7C (a U.K. BPO company acquired by Vertex). He has also served as Chair of the U.K. Debt Buyers Association and the Chair of SCOR. In 2010, he was named an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Zach graduated from Princeton University with a BA in Economics with Honours and a Certificate in Applied and Computational Mathematics with Honours.