FRP rolls out new real estate advisory pillar
Six months after acquiring Arc & Co, FRP Advisory has rebranded it as its new real estate advisory pillar. As part of the move, the firm has added a lender service proposition to the team, responding to demand for an “integrated approach” in the sector, that supports clients across the loan lifecycle.
FRP Advisory operates across a network of 33 locations in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Isle of Man. Since the firm’s purchase of Arc & Co in 2025, the firm has grown to more than 900 employees, including 102 partners, specialising in corporate restructuring, corporate finance, forensic services, financial advisory, debt advisory, and real estate advisory.
The first six months have demonstrated “strong market appetite” for real estate services integrated into FRP’s services – with the firm saying the move has generated a £100 million deal pipeline while the team delivered £377 million in real estate lending across 170 transactions in the same period. And celebrating that success, FRP is rebranding Arc & Co as its real estate advisory pillar.
Andrew Robinson, real estate advisory partner at FRP, said, “Our main goal for the integration of Arc & Co and FRP was to hit the ground running, and six months in, the benefits of our combined platform are already becoming clear. We’re winning mandates by bringing together specialist financing capabilities with FRP’s expertise and network to create real value for clients.”
Moving forward, the Arc & Co. brand will now operate under FRP Real Estate Advisory, completing the integration and allowing the team to leverage the full breadth of FRP’s multi-faceted real estate capabilities. As part of this, FRP has also launched a dedicated lender-focused service offering.
Lender services
The new lender service provides single-point support across the loan lifecycle – from pre-loan due diligence and structuring through active loan management to asset disposal and recovery where needed. It combines the team’s real estate financing expertise with FRP’s restructuring capabilities, giving lenders access to proactive portfolio management, property risk assessment, development consulting and receiverships – all designed to protect and maximise value.
At the same time, since its acquisition of Arc & Co in November, FRP has made a number of senior hires including industry veteran Martin Farinola who joined from Delancey, where he headed up the firm’s real estate debt strategy team. Neil Kermode also joined as a director from Leumi UK where he focused on large-loan strategic mandates having previously spent over 26 years at Canary Wharf Group including as director and head of development finance, while Max Foxcroft and Tom Goldsmith have joined as brokers.
Speaking on the changes, Edward Horn-Smith, real estate advisory partner at FRP, said, “Our ability to attract senior talent like Martin and Neil demonstrates the strength of what we’re building. In real estate finance, experience and relationships are everything and we’re assembling a team with the depth of expertise and market credibility to support our clients through the most complex situations.”
