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WAY’s first ever podcast ("On The Edge") is Live!!! I wanted to thank my great friend, Bryan Gross at Arena Investors, LP for being our first in what we believe will become a go to place to learn how commercial real estate deals actually get capitalized. Episode 1 | The Relationship Advantage in CRE with Bryan Gross of Arena Investors In this episode, Host Malcolm Davies, founder of Way Capital is joined by Bryan Gross, Director of Real Estate with Arena Investors. For nine years, Arena Investors has been providing creative solutions for those seeking capital in special situations as a global institutional asset manager. View & Listen through the links below: YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dJZK2nt6 Others via Linktree: https://lnkd.in/gTSDUD-p #thisistheway “We are always in the market looking for unique sources of capital to solve challenges in the commercial real estate industry.” — Malcolm Davies, Founder Way Capital “We position ourselves in the capital structure to find a way to protect our investment first, and then, if there is an outside opportunity, we may go deeper in the capital structure with a participating equity component.” — Bryan Gross, Director, Real Estate, Arena Investors “In the last 15 years, we've never seen a larger spread between the transitional cost of capital versus a stabilized cost of capital.” — Malcolm Davies, Founder Way Capital “It's really hard to determine value today because one of the key pieces of value is cap rates and cap rates are very much backward-looking.” — Bryan Gross, Director, Real Estate, Arena Investors

🎯 HAPPENING NOW at 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗧: Two key panels on Direct Lending and Special Situations & Distressed Debt 🔑   📌 Direct Lending Market Opportunities 🎙 Radek Jezbera, Kilde 🗣 Sharad Prakash, Lendable 🗣 Chia-Wen Teoh, PIMCO 🗣 Simon Chan, BlackRock 🗣 Chris Wyke, MA Financial Group   📌 Special Situations & Distressed Debt 🎙 Saurav Panda, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co 🗣 Philbert F., Arena Investors, LP 🗣 Charlene Lim, Houlihan Lokey 🗣 Aditya Gupta, CFA, Phoenix ARC Private Limited 🗣 Beaux Pontak, Deutsche Bank 🗣 Badri Ramanujan Jagannathan, CFA, Tor Investment Management   #AsiaDebt #APAC #Singapore #PrivateCredit #PrivateDebt #SpecialSituations #NPAs #DistressedDebt SmithNovak

We're excited to announce the launch of IDC Arena Credit Ventures, a strategic partnership between IDC Network and Arena Investors, LP! This collaboration will provide tech founders with access to venture debt and flexible capital solutions, helping them drive innovation and growth. Melissa Ramirez de Coburn, Managing Partner at IDC Network and IDC Arena Credit Ventures, will lead this new venture, bringing together IDC's expertise in early to growth-stage tech investments with Arena's robust financing capabilities. Together, we aim to meet the growing demand for non-dilutive capital in the tech sector, supporting pioneering companies at critical growth stages. Join us as we fuel the next generation of tech leaders with smart, flexible, and tailored financing solutions. Stay tuned for more updates on how IDC Arena Credit Ventures is set to transform the tech financing landscape! #IDC #GrupoIDC #IDCNetwork #IDCVentures #VentureDebt #TechInnovation #FlexibleCapital #StrategicPartnership #IDCArenaCreditVentures

Mountain Ridge Capital(MRC) and Alpine Ridge Funding (ARF), both independent asset-based lending and factoring companies backed by Arena Investors, LP, closed a $110 million senior credit facility from Wells Fargo Capital Finance. The facility will support MRC’s and ARF’s continued growth in serving the credit needs of middle-market companies across North America. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eMZCdnSr Stewart Hayes Craig Winslow Victor Dupont #abfj #topstories #abl #asset #based #lending #factoring #funding

🎙 How to avoid the moral hazard in alternative investments... 🤔 🎙 This week, we talk to Daniel Zwirn of Arena Investors about an 'investor-first' approach to prosecuting a private market strategy. 🤠 🎙 We also discuss the cyclicality of private equity and investment opportunities from structural and regulatory arbitrage. 🚳 If you're a PE fund manager, you might not love everything Daniel has to say... all the more reason to listen. 💡 #privateequity #podcast #investment #hedgefund #ethics https://lnkd.in/e5dMxWA9