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Stand for Excellence Stand Together

  • $2.0

    billion

    Capital raised via Arbour network during last 24 months

  • 26

    countries

    with LP Coverage

  • Fully regulated

    We offer fully regulated fundraising across Europe and beyond

Stand for excellence

Arbour is where talented and dedicated people enhance their fundraising activities.

We marshal relationships, support the fundraising process, and drive success for Arbour Partners, managers and investors. We only work with experienced partners who can make a difference for managers, LPs and, of course, themselves.

Stand together

Everything we do is built on relationships – the true drivers of success in our business.

Fund managers and Arbour Partners work together when it’s right for them. Our Partners must believe a manager’s fund is what LPs in their region are looking for. The Arbour platform then supports this relationship throughout the fundraising process.

When Arbour, Partners and managers stand together, great things happen.

“The team is always on hand to help and, in many ways, their biggest value-add is great cooperation.”

Sandra Stohler, Arbour Partner, Switzerland

How we
support you

We optimise all stages of the sales process

Behind the scenes, our in-house Digital Platform allows agents and fund managers to focus 100% on the relationships that make great things happen.

 

One-time onboarding

Whether you’re a manager or an agent, contractually onboard just once to open the door on a world of opportunities.

 

Regulatory approval

For managers, we make sure you have a fully regulated market process across Europe, the US and many parts of Asia and the rest of the world.

Meanwhile, we make sure our Arbour Partners stay ahead of any regulatory changes in their regions.

The
transaction platform

Our transaction platform is all about collaboration

  • Partners are immediately informed of new funds on the platform
  • All regulatory confirmation for marketing materials is contained in one place
  • On-demand marketing content and investor tracking
  • An efficient process for placement fees, optionally including hedging & currency trades

Meet the Founders

Arbour is led by James Newsome and Alexander Thiel, advised by Robert Rowe.

James Newsome

James is the CEO and founder Arbour, and oversees strategic decisions. He has been working in global markets and alternative investments for 25 years. Prior to founding Arbour Partners in 2010, James led fund development at Merrill Lynch’s Alternative Investment Group in London from 2000-2009. At Merrill Lynch James designed, originated and placed mezzanine funds, loan funds and other alternative asset programmes for global institutional investors, achieving a series of market firsts.

James holds a BA from the University of Sussex and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Alexander Thiel

Alexander is the Managing Director of Arbour and in charge of GP and LP relationships. He has over 20 years of experience in the markets. Prior to joining Arbour Partners in 2016, Alexander co-founded Scandinavian Capital Partners in 2012, a pan-European debt advisor, arranger, and manager focused on lending to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). Alexander also spent 5 years at WestLB in London as Managing Director, heading a successful structured commodity finance origination platform and 13 years with SEB Merchant Bank in Stockholm.

Robert Rowe

Rob is the Senior Advisor of Arbour. He has over 25 years of experience in the market. Rob joined Arbour following 22 years at Barclays, where he held a number of senior roles in Group Strategy and the Corporate & Investment Bank, covering the C-suite of key financial institution clients (asset managers, pension funds and banks) across business and asset class. Prior to Barclays, Rob was a strategic management consultant with Marakon Associates in London and San Francisco.

Rob holds an Master of Engineering in Mining Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.