Arena Investors has promoted Bryan Gross to managing director of the firm, from his position in the US real estate private investments team.
Gross joined Arena from real estate lender Be-Aviv Group, where he led debt financing and capital markets activities.
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Prior to this, he was a vice president at H/2 Capital, with responsibility for sourcing, underwriting and structuring commercial real estate credit and, before that, he served as an associate at CW Capital, where he worked on the resolution of distressed commercial mortgage loans and the disposition of real estate-owned properties aggregating in excess of $2bn (£1.5bn).
Gross has also worked at IBUS Management and Development, a Netherlands-based private equity firm that focused on multi-family and commercial acquisitions and, early in his career, he focused on commercial mortgage-backed securities and corporate fixed income securities at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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In a LinkedIn post, Arena Investors wrote: “Bryan brings nearly 20 years of experience in real estate finance to this position of leadership, including expertise in sourcing and underwriting private real estate investments and overseeing debt financing and capital markets activities.
“This promotion demonstrates Arena’s commitment to supporting its team and senior leaders as the firm continues to expand its multi-strategy alternative asset management business and insurance platform.”
In May this year, Arena, which is a global multi-strategy investment firm, announced the final close of its Special Opportunities Partners Fund III with over $1bn of commitments.
