Arrow Global targets Portugal to expand hospitality credentials
The UK-headquartered investor is using its local know-how to consolidate holdings in Vilamoura, while eyeing opportunities elsewhere in Europe.
If hospitality in southern Europe has moved to the top of investor hit lists in recent times, the funds which have been constructing a strategy around such markets for over a decade merit a mention for their farsightedness.
John Calvao
Fund Principal
John joined Arrow in 2010 and is Managing Principal of Arrow managed Funds as well as accountable for Arrow’s Platforms, Portfolio Management Performance, Fund Operations, IT & Change. During his tenure at Arrow, John has been involved in developing Arrow’s Italian strategy and having also been Arrow’s Portugal Country Manager and Whitestar CEO.
Prior to that, John gained more than 15 years’ experience across various international capital market institutions, including as COO of MIAC Assurance Corporation, Head of Operations at SCA, which he joined after an independent consultant role overseeing the build out of the first independent, NPL servicing company in Portugal, and CIO at Clayton.
John began his career at MBIA.