Arrow Global Group, a London-based investment manager in private credit and real estate, has appointed Diego Gracia as CEO for Spain.
Arrow operates eight local platforms in the Iberian region with more than 1,000 professionals and over €16 billion of AUM across Portugal and Spain. In Spain, Arrow’s on-the-ground capabilities include Amitra, its master servicing platform active across Spain and Portugal, and Elba, its specialist lending platform focused on direct lending, bridging, development and investment loans.
Gracia brings more than 20 years of experience in real estate investment, asset management and platform building across Spain and Europe. He joins Arrow from Lapithus-Apollo Global Management, where he was Managing Director and Head of Special Situations Real Estate Europe, overseeing complex portfolios and driving value creation across a broad range of asset classes.
Prior to that he held senior roles at Bain Capital, where he was responsible for real estate developments across Europe and for building several captive investment and asset management platforms focused on special situations real estate and Iberian opportunities.
Reporting into Enrico Sanna, CEO Platforms and Group COO, he will lead the execution of Arrow’s origination strategy in Spain, accelerating the growth of Arrow’s local platforms and strengthening the group’s market presence. He will focus on increasing investment activity, enhancing local coverage and ensuring Arrow is well positioned to capture opportunities across credit, lending and real estate.
Sanna said: “Iberia is a strategically important region for Arrow, and Spain is a key growth market within it. Diego combines deep local market knowledge with an impressive track record in investment, asset management and platform building across Europe. With Amitra and Elba providing strong foundations on the ground, he is ideally placed to accelerate our origination strategy and expand our capabilities across credit, lending and real estate in Spain.”
