Arrow Capital Partners, the investor and operator of real estate in Europe and Asia-Pacific, has appointed Katherine Parker as partner and head of investment management, Europe.
The company said that Parker would be responsible for all aspects of investment strategy, transactions, fund and asset management across Europe.
'We are delighted that Katherine is joining the team at such an exciting moment in our development as we set our sights on expanding our investment platform across Europe and Asia,' said Christian Bearman, partner, head of Europe at Arrow Capital Partners.
Joining from Tesco Pension Investment where she was senior fund manager and Head of UK and Europe, Parker has over 15 years’ experience in the real estate industry, including a spell as a senior fund manager at Valad Europe.
Backed by AMB Capital, one of Australia’s largest family offices, Arrow Capital Partners was set up in 2015 by Martyn McCarthy, managing partner and Kurt Wilkinson, partner, with its expansion into Europe being led by Christian Bearman, partner, head of Europe.
'I’m looking forward to teaming up once again with some familiar faces at Arrow Capital Partners. Marty, Christian and the team have been building a long-term sustainable investment management business with huge potential, focussed on several urban themes including ‘last touch’ urban logistics, light industrial and office repositioning,' said Parker.
Arrow Capital Partners targets equity and debt opportunities in the real estate space, specialising in cross-border transactions.