Deal origination and transactions today
In this month’s Real Deals magazine, Arrow’s Richard Roberts, Principal, Origination and M&A, joined a group of leading investors and advisers to discuss how GP’s are sourcing deals in an uncertain environment, and how advisers are helping them navigate processes.
“You’ll see around two-thirds of business sales recently or current in process will not occur in the short-term, given both the bid-ask gap and a focus by GPs and LPs on the current vintage to make sure people don’t do anything careless.”
Read here.
Richard Roberts
Principal, Head of Origination and M&A
Richard leads Origination and Corporate Development. He is responsible for Arrow’s M&A strategy and leads origination across the Platforms and Aggregation Vehicles. Richard joined Arrow in 2017 after 19 years at GE Capital in Private Equity and M&A roles. He led the acquisitions of Mars, EI, Whitestar Italy, Drydens, and Norfin platforms, and has been heavily involved in managing subsequent origination flows.
Richard holds a bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages and an MA in Political Science from the University of Bath.