Associate/Senior Associate - Lending Solutions Origination & Execution

Arrow Global’s Lending Solutions team provides bespoke, structured real estate financing across Arrow’s core Western European markets. The team originates, structures, executes and manages performing and special situations investments across a wide range of asset classes and capital structures. Transactions include bridge financings, development loans, structured mortgages and other secured lending solutions, including special situations transactions, across various leverage profiles. Leveraging Arrow’s local platforms and origination network, the team accesses differentiated investment opportunities and delivers compelling risk-adjusted returns, while providing borrowers with flexible, tailored financing solutions. As a vertically integrated investment manager with proprietary origination channels, disciplined underwriting and active portfolio oversight are central to capital preservation and performance generation. Associate/Senior Associate – Lending Solutions Origination and Execution The Associate/Senior Associate will be responsible for supporting senior team members in originating, structuring and executing lending transactions across Europe, working closely with local platforms and cross-functional deal teams. The role is dynamic and entrepreneurial given the fast-paced and growing environment while remaining highly analytical and process-intensive requiring a high degree of technical fluency in real estate finance structures and ability to coordinate and manage internal and external stakeholders. You will play a key role across the deal lifecycle — from initial screening and due diligence through to structuring, negotiation, and closing — ensuring that each transaction is underwritten and executed in accordance with internal policies, credit standards, and investment committee requirements. This position offers the opportunity to gain broad exposure to deal execution across multiple European markets and asset classes, build strong relationships with sponsors and market counterparties, and contribute to the continued growth and refinement of the Lending Solutions platform. Key Responsibilities . Prepare detailed investment memoranda and financial models for investment committee review, ensuring loans are underwritten in accordance with internal policies. · Conduct comprehensive due diligence, including the appointment of advisors, negotiation of engagement letters and reliance letters, and review and commentary on advisor reports. · Actively support the negotiation of relevant transaction documentation. · Support the structuring, underwriting, negotiation, and closing of investment transactions in coordination with internal deal teams (legal, tax, finance, risk, compliance, capital markets and local platforms), as well as external advisors and counterparties. · Participate in deal pipeline management and early-stage deal screening , and assist loan asset managers with ongoing portfolio monitoring and reporting, as required. · Regularly update internal systems to ensure accurate, up-to-date deal status. · Conduct site visits and engage with sponsors, operating partners, and third-party advisors. · Identify, assess, and escalate key credit, legal, and structuring risks throughout the transaction lifecycle, proposing mitigants where appropriate. · Ensure all transactions comply with applicable regulatory requirements, internal risk appetite, and lending policies. · Build and maintain relationships with sponsors, brokers, borrowers, and other market participants to support deal origination and repeat business. · Contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of internal underwriting templates, policies, and processes. Required Skills and Experience • Outstanding academic credentials with a degree from a leading institution • Direct experience in commercial real estate loan underwriting and execution within a bank, insurer, credit fund or alternative lending platform • Strong working knowledge of standard UK & European real estate finance best practices and prior exposure to a wide variety of real estate asset classes and jurisdictions • Fluency in additional Western European languages (e.g. Italian or French) is a strong plus but not required • Advanced financial analysis and modelling skills, with high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint • Demonstrated ability to interpret complex legal documentation and translate contractual obligations into operational processes • Strong understanding of development finance mechanics, including cost-to-complete analysis, draw processes and reserve management • Exceptional attention to detail and process discipline, with the ability to build and maintain robust models with sensitivity analyses to support underwriting • Clear, structured written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft formal credit memoranda and articulate complex financial matters to senior investment professionals and external stakeholders. • Strong relationship-building skills with high emotional intelligence (EQ)—skilled in empathy, active listening, adaptability, and managing diverse stakeholder relationships with tact and professionalism. • High levels of accountability, ownership and professional judgement • A desire to operate within a collaborative, high-performance and client-facing investment environment.