LBP AM accelerates into European private assets by recruiting Peter Arnold

LBP AM, third-party asset manager for the major French public financial center (Caisse de Dépôts, La Poste Groupe, CNP Assurances and La Banque Postale), announces the appointment of Peter Arnold as Director of its European private assets platform .

The platform, whose first expertise was launched in 2012, benefits from the know-how of one of the largest European teams with 40 people, including 20 dedicated to investment. Based on extensive and systematic integration of ESG criteria in its management, it today covers three main segments: infrastructure debt, real estate debt and debt corporate for a total amount of 9.5 billion euros of assets under management[1].

Reporting to the Chairman of the Management Board of LBP AM, Emmanuelle Mourey, Peter Arnold’s mission is to accelerate the pan-European development of this historic expertise of LBP AM, while maintaining its very demanding ESG approach.

«Thanks to his in-depth knowledge of investors’ expectations and his successful experience in the development of several unlisted activities in Europe, Peter brings additional dynamism to our expertise in private assets. LBP AM thus intends to position itself as an essential partner for its clients in France and Europe, in a booming sector.»declares Emmanuelle Mourey, Chairman of the Management Board of LBP AM.

Peter Arnold has more than 30 years of experience in the banking and asset management sector, where he held various management positions, including business development, marketing and fundraising. At Schroders, Peter played a key role in the development of the “Schroders Capital” platform, dedicated to unlisted assets. Previously, Peter spent 19 years at Citigroup, first within the Multi Asset Solutions team, before creating and leading the Private Funds Group business from 2009 to 2019. Peter began his career as a sales representative at JP Morgan , Société Générale and UBS.