Founding
Formation of Arena Investors in conjunction with The Westaim Corporation, with headquarters in New York and a satellite office in San Francisco.
Launch
Creation of Arena Family of Funds and Arena Finance with combined capital of ~$200 million.
Offices
Arena opens London Office.
Industry Recognition
Arena Investors wins HFM “Newcomer Credit” Fund of the Year award.
Platform Expansion
Cross $1 billion in assets under management.
Industry Recognition
Arena Investors wins Alt Credit “Direct Lending” Fund of the Year award, and was also nominated in the “Multi-Strategy Credit,” “Asset Backed,” and “Credit Specialist” categories.
Industry Recognition
Arena Investors nominated for “Best North American Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund” and “Best Americas Billion Dollar Hedge Fund” in the 2020 Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Awards.
Offices
Arena opens Quaestor Advisors asset servicing and operations office in Jacksonville, Florida.
Industry Recognition
Arena receives Highly Commended award for “Credit over $1bn” in HFM US Performance Awards.
Platform Expansion
Launch of New Zealand Real Estate Credit strategy, an excess capacity opportunity for participating in Arena’s New Zealand Real Estate investments.
Platform Expansion
Cross $2 billion in cumulative capital deployed, in over 200 privately negotiated transactions.
Industry Recognition
Arena Wins Alt Credit Fund Intelligence “Best Distressed Credit / Special Situations” award, Highly Commended in “Direct lending fund – niche lending” and also nominated in the “Credit Opportunities” category.