Consultancy Rapleys has bought West End specialist agency Mellersh & Harding.
The deal will see the Mellersh & Harding London office-focused team join Rapleys’ commercial division. The business will keep its own name.
The acquisition is Rapleys’ fifth in two years, following its purchases of planning consultancy CSJ, commercial and portfolios specialist Aston Rose, residential-focused s106 Affordable Housing and building consultancy specialist Bluebrick.
David Mundy, partner at Mellersh & Harding, said: “Our two firms share similar values to provide best-in-class advice to clients, and I know that our collaboration and the expansion of service lines will continue to achieve that. We look forward to being part of Rapleys’ continued strategic growth plan, its presence across the UK and its commitment to invest in its people.”
Robert Clarke, senior partner at Rapleys, said: “We have been clear in our ambitions to expand the Rapleys business across all core divisions, and this is a key move for our commercial disciplines, which we are able to leverage immediately.
“The acquisition is the next step towards our ambition of being best-in-class in every core discipline and sector we choose to offer and, despite becoming a market leader in alternative assets in recent years, this is a strong signal that we are continuing to grow in the traditional industry sectors too.”
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