Seeking out dynamic cities
“The living sector has demonstrated its resilience, with occupancy statistics remaining strong across cycles for build-to-rent and student housing.”
“Demand for specialist financing is strong, and the collective bridging loan book for the industry shows robust growth.”
“And I would like to also think that local governments will be more pragmatic going forward about the types of developments they allow to revitalize city centres.”
In a recent PERE keynote interview, Ellis Sher, Managing Director at Arrow Lending Opportunities, discusses the factors shaping investment strategies in dynamic European cities.
Drawing on more than 25 years of specialist investment experience, Ellis highlights the significant opportunities emerging within the living sector, highly efficient offices with strong ESG credentials, specialist retail, and technology hubs. By focusing on infrastructure spending, education, and pragmatic local planning, Arrow Global identifies the urban areas poised for growth and resilience. Explore how these insights are guiding investments in dynamic cities across the continent.
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Ellis Sher
Managing Director, Arrow Lending Opportunities
After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Ellis embarked on a career in banking and finance focusing on speciality credit, covering a wide range of asset classes including tax arbitrage, consumer credit and property finance.
Ellis enjoyed a successful career at Investec where he worked for 7 years and was part of the establishment of the bank’s private client structured finance business. In 2005 he left Investec to pursue the acquisition of a specialist mortgage provider known as Cheval Property Finance PLC where he held the position of Managing Director until February 2009. In March 2009, he co-founded Maslow, a specialist property lending business which is now part of the Arrow Group.