London-based Arc & Co was founded in 2008 and offers financial advisory services to UK and international clients in the real estate sector.
During its time, it has helped structure debt and equity solutions on residential development, commercial development and long-term income-producing assets of all sizes.
Arc & Co’s directors and co-founders Andrew Robinson and Edward Horn-Smith will join FRP as partners, along with 18 members of the team.
Following the acquisition, FRP plans to launch a sixth service pillar, FRP Real Estate Advisory, which will combine both teams’ expertise to “deliver a comprehensive and integrated offering to help boards, lenders and advisors in the sector create, preserve and release value and, where necessary, manage risk”.
The acquisition is the 15th that FRP has made since March 2020, when it underwent its initial public offering.
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FRP said the acquisition “further supports” its “strategy of generating sustainable profitable growth by broadening its service offering to clients, increasing market share and expanding its geographical footprint”.
Geoff Rowley, CEO of FRP, said: “Arc & Co’s expertise broadens our existing real estate capabilities. In launching FRP Real Estate Advisory as a service pillar, we bring these specialists together in order to better serve clients with their real estate requirements. We consider this acquisition will allow FRP to deepen relationships across the real estate sector, with increased opportunities for revenue generation across the group.
“Andrew, Ed and the team have built a great reputation and we’re pleased to welcome them to FRP. They share our values and will make a strong contribution as we continue to grow.”
Andrew Robinson, co-founder of Arc & Co, said: “We are delighted to be joining FRP and are excited at the opportunities that being part of FRP presents for our team and our clients.
“We are all immensely proud of what we have achieved as a team at Arc & Co and being part of FRP will be a strong platform to enable us to offer a broader range of services to our clients and strengthen our reach across the UK through its nationwide office network.
“We are confident that by building upon our shared values of quality and professionalism with FRP, we will accelerate our growth.”
Earlier this year, Arc & Co announced it had arranged £690m in finance in the year to 30 June.
