Arena Investors
Arena Investors is a global institutional asset manager specializing in creative capital solutions for borrowers with smaller, complex, or underserved financing needs. Founded in 2015, the firm focuses on opportunities where traditional banks and conventional lenders often decline to provide capital. Arena structures customized financing across corporate, real estate, and structured finance investments. Its solutions include private loans, convertible notes, asset backed instruments, joint ventures, and hybrid capital structures designed to address unique borrower requirements. In addition to providing capital, the firm brings hands-on capabilities to manage, stabilize, and enhance the businesses and assets in which it invests. This integrated investment approach positions Arena Investors as a strategic partner for companies seeking tailored financing beyond traditional banking channels.
ABOUT ARENA INVESTORS
Arena Investors is a global institutional asset manager focused on special situations financing, private credit, structured finance, and real asset investments.
The firm pursues a multi strategy asset and credit approach designed to provide flexible capital in situations where borrowers face limited access to traditional bank financing or where capital is scarce.
Arena has developed a track record of originating and managing diversified portfolios across corporate, real estate, and structured finance investments. Its strategy centers on sourcing complex, asset backed, and uncorrelated opportunities with an emphasis on downside protection and disciplined risk management.
By combining structuring expertise with operational capabilities, Arena seeks to generate alpha across market cycles.
INVESTMENT PLATFORMS
Corporate Private Investments – Provides customized financing solutions including first lien and second lien loans, minority equity investments, and convertible debt. Structures are tailored to each company’s revenue profile, EBITDA, and asset base.
Real Estate Private Investments – Originates bridge and value add loans across commercial real estate, multifamily, hospitality, self storage, and development assets. Transactions may be structured on or off the balance sheet depending on borrower needs.
Structured Finance and Asset Based Investments – Offers asset backed lending solutions to finance companies and supports factoring and commercial and industrial asset purchases. The platform also originates and acquires both traditional and esoteric asset backed securities.
Natural Resources – Finances mid market oil and gas, metals and mining, timber, agriculture, and power and renewable energy projects. Structures include reserve based lending, asset backed and cash flow loans, as well as convertible debt, equity investments, and buyouts.
Secondaries and Liquidity Solutions – Provides capital solutions in both GP led and LP led secondary transactions, including continuation funds, tender offers, side pockets, and co investments.
Asia Pacific Private Investments – A Singapore based multi strategy team focused on complex credit, lending, and asset acquisitions across Asia Pacific markets.
European Private Investments – A London based team offering bespoke financing solutions across real estate, corporate debt, portfolio transactions, lease collateral, and asset backed securities.
Corporate Securities – Active in global public credit and equity markets, investing in bank loans, bonds, convertibles, preferred securities, and equities. The strategy emphasizes value driven opportunities with strong downside protection.