New fintech channels and even questions about traditional fractional reserve banking have fuelled new ways of financing companies. Fasanara Capital is part of that process. Founded in 2011, and headquartered in the UK, it has set up shop in New York.

Fasanara Capital, the London-headquartered asset manager, has opened its first US office, choosing the renowned Rockefeller Center in New York City as its base.

The firm, which recently marked its 15 anniversary, said the new office will be a hub for its US investor engagement and strategic partnerships across its credit, qualitative and alternative platforms. 

As part of the new office, Fasanara has appointed former Goldman Sachs senior figure Cameron Arrington as head of US capital formation. Arrington will lead the firm’s US capital formation efforts, expanding relationships with institutional investors, consultants, wealth platforms, banks, insurers, family offices and strategic investment partners across North America.

At Goldman Sachs, Arrington spent more than 21 years at the US financial giant, most recently served as head of US leveraged loan sales. His experience spans leveraged loans, high yield, private credit, investment grade and distressed credit with a focus on connecting institutional investors with differentiated opportunities across the credit spectrum.

“The opening of our New York office is an important step in Fasanara’s continued international development and reflects our long-term commitment to the US market,” Francesco Filia, founder and CEO, said.

The announcement follows the opening of Fasanara’s new Italy office, as well as various appointments such as that of Anuraj Dua to lead the Systematic Macro and Relative Value cluster of pods, or segments, within the firm’s multi-strategy fund platform, and the hire of Marieke de Roo, who joined at the start of June as managing director, capital formation, Europe. A "pod" is a small team that operates independently on a specific investment strategy, under the wider umbrella of the organisation (in this case, Fasanara).

This publication interviewed Filia about Fasanara’s business model and strategy, in late 2024. The firm’s main lending strategies buy loans of small and medium-sized enterprises, consumers, real estate firms and football clubs.