The paradigm shift attracting more investors to private credit
“As private credit continues to evolve, it will further solidify its position as an essential asset class, with ongoing developments in standards, benchmarks, and best practices that reflect its growing maturity.”
“Today, you can invest in credit at higher rates and still sit at the top of the security waterfall – that’s an enticing proposition for investors.”
In Preqin’s Future of Alternatives Report 2029, Zach Lewy, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Arrow Global, explores the paradigm shift driving increased investment in private credit. In Zach’s keynote article, he discusses how private credit is becoming increasingly attractive due to regulatory changes, sustained high interest rates, and advancements in technology. He highlights Arrow Global’s advantage of a strong local presence, which enables the firm to effectively navigate the complexities of European markets, where 99% of asset finance remains domestic and requires deep local expertise.
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Zach Lewy
CEO, CIO, Fund Principal
Zach has more than 25 years of executive experience in investment management and asset servicing. He founded Arrow Global in 2005 and has since led the business as Group CEO and CIO, transforming it into a leading Pan-European investment manager specialising in private credit and real estate. Under Zach’s leadership, Arrow manages more than €110 billion of serviced assets across Western Europe and generates alpha across alternative asset classes, including opportunistic credit, real estate, and lending.
Zach has supervised over 3,000 deals at Arrow and plays a key role as lead Principal in Arrow’s fund manager. Prior to founding Arrow, he was an Officer of Sallie Mae, a Director at Vertex (the BPO division of United Utilities), and a Founder and Executive Director of 7C (a U.K. BPO company acquired by Vertex). He has also served as Chair of the U.K. Debt Buyers Association and the Chair of SCOR. In 2010, he was named an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Zach graduated from Princeton University with a BA in Economics with Honours and a Certificate in Applied and Computational Mathematics with Honours.