Arc & Co. achieve hat-trick following the completion on Perini Navi yacht

The team are currently working hard meeting new clients at the Monaco Yacht Show but that doesn’t mean it isn’t business as usual. Arc & Co. are pleased to announce that they have just successfully advised on the finance of a 40m Perini Navi yacht, the third deal to close this month.

Arc & Co. will be in attendance at the Monaco Yacht Show again tomorrow (Thursday 27th) and if you would like to talk to one of the team get in touch at monaco@arcandco.com.

Finance Summary
Yard:                     Perini Navi
Yacht Size:           40m
Yacht Age:           2013
LTV:                      55%
Security:              Asset backed

Arc & Co. helps ex-pat client secure 200 year old Edinburgh property despite challenging circumstances

Clients often arrive at the door of Arc & Co. having been let down elsewhere first. This was the case for a recent client who was trying to purchase a 200 year old property in Edinburgh, Scotland in time for their children returning to university. With the clock ticking, Matthew Wheeler, a financial consultant at Arc & Co., took up the challenge of securing finance for the property and to leave another client more than impressed.

Matthew, gives an overview of the situation and why it presented a challenge. “The client came to us having been let down by a lender elsewhere so was understandably nervous about losing the property he had made a generous offer on. Also, things are always made more challenging when transacting in Scotland where mortgage offers have to be produced before an offer on a property can be accepted.  This made for tight timescales and with a more vanilla case we would have focused on lenders that could move the quickest but instead focused on those who we knew would understand the complex financial situation of the client. Because the client was an ex-pat and paid in dollars, we had to work closely with the lender to make sure they were comfortable with his overall financial position and their long-term financial plans. The client was delighted with the rate the lender offered and security the fixed rate provided. We managed to have the conditional offer issued within 3 weeks of applying and the final offer shortly after in time for their children to move in before starting back at school and university.”

Summary 

• Client:  Couple both UK ex pats resident in America for over 5 years. Buying a UK property for them and their children to use while they are attending UK schools and University.

• Property: Purchase in Edinburgh of 200-year-old property, 5 bedrooms over 3 floors.

• Value:  Purchase price of £731,250 (£56,250 over value because of the market in Edinburgh being very competitive).

• Vendor: – Private couple

• Lender – HSBC 1.69% 3-year fixed rate

• Loan amount - £506,250

Matthew Wheeler
Financial Consultant
Tel: +44 (0) 203 205 2190
Mob: +44 (0) 771 198 9870
Email: matthew.wheeler@arcandco.com

Arc & Co. successfully advises on another yacht deal before heading to the Monaco Yacht Show.

As the Arc & Co. team prepare to head to Monaco for the world’s biggest international yachting exhibition, Arc & Co. Marine and Aviation has advised and completed the finance on a 40m Maiora super yacht, a second completion for September.  Representing Arc & Co. in Monaco will be Andrew Robinson, CEO of the Arc & Co. Group, Daire Dowling, Managing Director of Arc & Co. Private Client and Leon Batchelor, Managing Director of Arc & Co. Marine and Aviation. 

The Monaco Yacht Show is a unique opportunity to visit or just admire the 120 exceptional superyachts and megayachts measuring 25 to 100 metres long in the port de Monaco’s exclusive setting.  This international trade fair is entirely dedicated to yachting for prestigious clients and luxury yachting market professionals and runs from the 26th to the 29th of September.  If you would like to arrange a meeting with any of the team please email monaco@arcandco.com

A summary of the finance advised by Arc & Co.:

Yard:                     Maiora
Yacht Size:           40m
Yacht Age:           2008
LTV:                      60%
Security:              Asset backed

Arc & Co. successfully advise on the finance of a 50 meter Heesen

Frans Heesen founded the company that bears his name in 1978. Today as the Dutch based company celebrates its 40th anniversary, Heesen Yachts enjoys a reputation that sets it apart from the rest as a brand synonymous with high-quality shipbuilding and award-winning design.

It was therefore a pleasure when Leon Batchelor, Managing Director of Arc & Co. Marine and Aviation, was asked by one of our clients to advise and then arrange the finance on a new build 50m yacht from the Heesen yard.

Summary details below:

Yard: Heesen
Yacht Size: 50 meter
Yacht Age: New Delivery
LTV: 70%
Security: Asset Backed

Stock photo courtesy of Heesen Yachts

Arc & Co. create strategic partnership with London Belgravia

Arc & Co. and London Belgravia, a latent defects insurance and property risks specialist, have formed a strategic partnership to offer an impartial end-to-end solution for clients looking to develop new schemes. By bringing together specialists from both areas of expertise, both Arc & Co. and London Belgravia can present unrivalled advice whilst ensuring their clients obtain the best value insurance and finance. This new combined service is designed to help developers reduce costs and maintain margins in an ever increasingly competitive market.

Andrew Robinson, CEO of Arc & Co. said of the new partnership "We are always looking for best in class service providers to ensure our clients projects deliver on time and maximise profitability, these types of partnerships allow us to team up with the best in the industry and make use of their extensive experience. We have been working with London Belgravia for nearly a year now and have always been impressed by their knowledge and professionalism."

Giles Fallan, Managing Director of London Belgravia; "LBB's partnership with Arc & Co. will offer our clients impartial and connected advise in what has become a crowded and potentially overbearing market. With new entrants in to both the latent defect and development finance markets, the importance of seeking third party advice is essential. Working with Arc & Co. over the last year, we have assisted many clients achieve the strongest and most cost effective finance and insurance available."

Gareth Briggs joins Arc & Co.

As Arc & Co. continues its commitment to strengthen each of its strategic divisions, August sees Gareth Briggs join the mortgage team.  His appointment is the third in as many months at Arc & Co. as they continue to demonstrate month on month growth.

Gareth joins Arc & Co. from Chancellors Estate Agency in Reading where through rapid promotion he was appointed as one of the youngest managers in the company.  Having attained a BA Hons in Management Economics from Essex University Gareth has also completed his CeMAP qualification.  During his time at Essex Gareth captained the university Rugby league team and on graduating spent 7 months traveling Asia.

Another August Success for Arc & Co.!

Despite being in peak holiday season, Jeremy Robinson, an Asset Finance Advisor within the Structured Finance team of Arc & Co. has worked tirelessly to complete a £1.15m loan of behalf of his client Hursley Coulsdon LLP.  The finance for a new build development in Coulsdon was arranged despite several parties being on holiday at the time of completion.  Please find details below:

• Loan size £1.15m

• 3 new build houses in Coulsdon in the garden of an existing house

• Client: Hursley Coulsdon LLP

• Completed on time, despite both the borrower and borrowers solicitor being on holiday at the time. Proof it can be done without a last minute rush, if all parties are on board!

• Straightforward development deal completed during an especially busy August for Arc & Co.!

Toby Blythe of Hursley Coulsdon LLP said of the deal “As with most transactions, there were a number of hurdles to overcome but Jeremy Robinson from Arc & Co. was always available and ready to help with whatever was needed along with my Solicitor Tim Brittain, who assured me everything was in order before we both went on holiday.  There were a couple of final calls between Greece & Portugal but in the end the transaction went through smoothly and I’m now looking forward to getting on with building the three houses which should be ready by Spring 2019! ”

Arc & Co.'s Structure Finance Advisor: Jeremy Robinson

Leading Asset Finance Advisory Helps Fund EquaGroup’s Completed Project

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Arc&Co. has had the pleasure of working with a very active developer in the Essex regions. Equagroup Ltd have focused on taking advantage of PDR opportunities in Colchester and Braintree.  Just over 12 months ago we put in place their development facility for their scheme Oak House, the project is now fully complete and sold within weeks of being on the market.

The Project was funded by Zorin Finance, who have been fully supportive of EquaGroup and their scheme. Zorin’s origination Manager, Henry Wilson-Holt goes on to say, “Our thanks go to Arc&Co. for their hard work and assistance in getting this transaction completed initially. This scheme has now been redeemed ahead of schedule and above Redbook value – this goes to show the quality of projects EquaGroup work on, and the local-market knowledge they have.”

Mark Stokes, Director of EquaGroup states, “We are delighted at EquaGroup with this exclusive development completed to such exacting standards and delivering on its promise to all stakeholders including our funding and investment partners, shareholders and of course the local community.”

Since then they have started work on two different PD projects which are going to PC in early 2019. We pride ourselves on repeat business and working with EquaGroup is a prime example.

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Project Details
Location – Central Colchester
LTGDV – 70%
Loan - £1,462,000

Nick Holding-Parsons
Asset Finance Advisor
Arc & Co.

www.equagroup.co.uk

Arc & Co. complete £4.3m loan for 43 apartment permitted development

Arc & Co. has completed a gross loan of £4.3m to facilitate the construction of 43 apartments. Their client originally bought an existing office with PD rights for circa 25 apartments but through a shrewd understanding of local planning policy, achieved enhanced planning for nearly double the number of apartments. Arc & Co. were asked to arrange a relatively lowly geared loan and this meant they were able to structure a facility with an attractive headline interest rate.

Charlie Armstrong said 'This is an impressive project as my client has maximised the value of the site through a clever understanding of planning regulations. There is a clear focus on the high demand from first-time buyers and being situated just 25 minutes from central London the apartments are sure to sell very well.'

See below for details:

Deal description: Office to residential PD scheme
GDV: GBP £10.0m
Loan: GBP £4.3m
Rate: 4.5% over LIBOR
Arrangement Fee: 1.25%
Exit fee: 1.25% of loan facility

Arc & Co. Close £13.75m Loan

Matthew Cleave, a senior advisor of the commercial and development team at Arc & Co. recently closed a £13.75m loan on behalf of his client Barry Howard Homes.  An active developer in the East Midlands market for many years, Barry Howard Homes’ latest scheme is an 11 acre site formerly used as allotments.  The prime location which is close to Northampton city centre has now been secured for the development of 139 homes. The immediate surrounding area has already been developed due to the overwhelming demand for new homes in Northampton.

Matthew explains “We have arranged a syndicated peak debt facility to meet the costs of the scheme in line with the proposed phasing by the client. This allows the client to control costs throughout the term of two and a half years.”

See below for the details:

Deal description: Peak debt facility on a syndicated basis for a phased development of 139 houses

Location: Northampton
LTGDV: 85%
Loan: GBP £13.75m
Blended Rate: 9% per annum
Term: 30 months

Arc & Co. Advise on £7.4m Purchase in Kensington

Eugene Tripuk, Head of Russia and CIS desk at Arc & Co. has closed a £4.8m loan on behalf of a Russian client.

Eugene explains "The finance was for a residential property purchase in Kensington for a Russian client with a rubble income deriving from assets in Russia. The main achievement is that we managed to secure a straightforward mortgage from a private bank at a very competitive rate, and we did so, without the requirement to have assets under management. Considering the market is more cautious of Russian clients at the moment, to achieve something like this, is a great result!"  See below for the details:

Deal description: Purchase of property in central London, for a Russian national with Russian Rubble denominated income. No AUM
Location: Kensington, London
Property Value: GBP £7.4m
LTV: 65
Loan: GBP £4.8m
Rate: 1.85%
Term: 5
Client Nationality: Russian

Sam Le Pard joins the Arc & Co. team

The Arc & Co team continues to expand. Following the arrival of Tom Savill and Jeremy Robinson earlier this year, we now welcome Sam Le Pard to the Commercial and Development team.

Sam joins Arc & Co following three months of training in the Arc & Co. Academy. Sam was previously a trainee solicitor at Freshfields, working in London, Dubai and Singapore and gained a first-class history degree from the University of Nottingham. Sam’s addition enhances the range of skills and experiences in the Arc & Co team.

Arc & Co. - Development Finance Broker of the Year

Last night in the presence of more than 700 industry professionals from leading financial institutions and trade bodies at the prestigious Royal Lancaster London hotel, the winners of the 2018 Business Moneyfacts Awards were announced.

For the second year in a row, Arc & Co. Structured Finance were presented with the Development Finance Broker of the Year award by the evening’s host, Claudia Winkleman.  Thanks to diligent research by Moneyfacts experts, companies and brokers who won, or received highly commended or commended trophies, are considered to be truly the best in class.

Each eligible organisation was scrutinised so that only those who throughout the last 12 months have consistently offered the most competitive products, the highest service levels and shown the greatest innovation in the business and commercial finance world were deemed worthy of the various trophies available.

Lee Tillcock, editor of Business Moneyfacts, said: "Another year of political uncertainty has not stopped the continuing revival in the development finance sector. The last 12 months has proven to be more profitable for many developers and as the appetite for funding grows, brokers and providers have embraced the opportunity to boost trading and growth levels.

Andrew Robinson, Chairman of Arc & Co. said: “it’s an absolute privilege to have won this award for a second year straight.  It reflects the effort, professionalism and hard work of the team over the past 12 months and we hope to be back next year with another strong submission”

Arc & Co. sponsor the first Private Client Dining event of the year

Private wealth industry professionals from London and other major financial centres are set to gather at a prestigious event hosted by the Private Client Dining (PCD) Club at The Churchill hotel in London on March 8, 2018.

PCD Club describes itself as the premier business networking club for international private wealth professionals around the globe, and its members include recognized industry-leading figures from the legal, banking, investment management, property and finance sectors.

Professionals in London, who advise high net worth individuals, have been invited to attend PCD Club’s dinner in the city on March 8th.  The event will be attended by professionals including lawyers, accountants, trustees, property advisors, investment managers and private bankers who advise private clients on wealth planning, trusts, retirement planning, tax, succession, investment and other key issues.

David Bell, founder of PCD Club, said: “We are delighted to be back in London next month – our London dinners are always a sell-out and we are expecting over 120 professionals at our first event in the capital this year. This event will be a great opportunity for members to make new connections and to expand their professional network and referral sources on an international basis.”

Andrew Robinson, CEO of Arc & Co, added: “Arc & Co is delighted to sponsor the first PCD Club dinner of the year. We have had a long association with the network and have derived business benefit from our membership over this period of time. Sponsorship enables us to amplify our message to a large audience of professionals in a very targeted and efficient way.”

The beginning of March and another new team member

Following the arrival of Jeremy in January we are pushing ahead with our plans for growth and skills diversity with the addition of Tom Savill to the Structured and Development team.

Tom joins Arc & Co. having spent the past 6 months on our training program. Tom gained a Bachelor’s degree in business from the university of Oxford Brookes and uses the valuable skills gained from past experiences to aid and enhance the Commercial and Development team.

Arc&Co. successfully advise on the finance of 50 meter Codecasa

Leon Batchelor, Managing Director of Arc & Co. Marine and Aviation has sucessfully adviced on the finance on a 50 meter Codecasa Yacht on behalf of a Middle Eastern Client.

Please see below for details:

Client: Middle Eastern
Yacht: 50 meter Codecasa
Loan to value: 50%
Term: 5 Years
Structure: 'pure' yacht mortgage without private banking

Photo credit: Codecasa Shipyards

Codecasa Shipyards, established in Viareggio back in 1825 by the shipwright Giovanni Battista Codecasa, are an absolutely prominent reality in the luxury yachting industry and are known all over the world as builders of steel and light alloy motoryachts, ranging from 30 to 70 meters LOA.

Still run by the founder’s heirs, nowadays the Codecasa Shipyards Group is able to offer a wide range of Yachts, featured by top quality, technologic innovation, reliability, design and comfort.

Lending Focus Seminar

It’s always a privilege when a team member is called upon to give his opinion on the finance market.  Taylor Wessing’s ‘Lending Focus’ series of seminars has experts from across the Taylor Wessing network presenting on a range of hot topics and market updates.  This week saw Edward Horn-Smith as the guest speaker giving a presentation entitled ‘Trends, Terms and Tensions for the mezzanine finance market’ at Taylor Wessing’s New Street Square offices in London.

Arc & Co. advise Allies Group on £11 million of funding

Arc & Co. has successfully advised the developer Allies Group, on the acquisition and construction finance for the Clarendon House site in central Reading. The project has planning consent for a permitted development scheme of forty-nine self-contained apartments which will form part of major works on phase 1. Planning for phases 2 and 3 are currently being submitted and this will see the scheme grow to circa one hundred residential apartments.  The design will make it an exemplary addition to the fast-growing Reading town.

To assist with the purchase and development, Arc & Co. structured a facility in excess of £11 million with the opportunity for further funding when the planning consent is approved for phases 2 and 3.

Charlie Armstrong said: “Arc & Co. are delighted to have worked alongside Allies Group to structure the debt for this project and to bring forward a scheme that will no doubt be a fantastic addition to the housing stock in central Reading”.

Mario Luca Balducci, Chairman of Allies Group said: “Arc & Co. understood our business model exceptionally well and provided quick, efficient and effective solutions which were beyond typical structured finance arrangements”.

Arc & Co. advises Ktesius on landmark residential scheme in central Brighton

John Kerrigan, Director of Arc & Co. Structured Finance, has successfully advised the developer, Kteisus, on the acquisition and construction finance for the Astoria Cinema site in the heart of Brighton.  The project has full planning consent for the demolition of the existing building to create a mixed use scheme comprising of 70 private residential units, a gym, TV room, ground floor commercial space and 72 cycle spaces.

To assist the purchase and subsequent development, Arc & Co. structured a facility in excess of £20m with an institutional development funder.  This enables Ktesius to secure the site and deliver the development in 2019, forming a new mixed-use residential-led scheme which will bring vitality to the area.

John Kerrigan said: “Arc & Co. are proud to have supported Ktesius to achieve the purchase of this landmark development site in the centre of Brighton. We look forward to assisting them with their future funding requirements”.

Ken MacRae from Ktesius added: “John and the Arc & Co. team are extremely focussed and effective, and we will certainly engage them in the future to advise on debt structuring.”

Arc & Co. advises Inspired on funding for two home county residential schemes with a combined GDV of £27m

The first, Bridge House is a 61-apartment scheme in Chertsey includes a £12.9m senior loan from Amicus.

Bridge House, an early 2000s office building, will be refurbished and extended to provide 39 one and two-bedroom micro-apartments and 22 standard-sized one and two-bedroom apartments close to Chertsey Bridge and the River Thames. The scheme has an estimated GDV of £20.4m. Chertsey is an employment hub with Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Procter & Gamble and McLaren all nearby.

The second secures £5.2m for a 25-unit build to rent scheme in Farnborough includes a £3.9m senior loan from Octopus.

25 two and three-bedroom maisonettes off Westmead in Farnborough town centre will be refurbished and reconfigured to create high-spec flat shares for rent on a room by room basis. The scheme has an estimated GDV of £6.2m and is situated just 0.4 miles from the railway station for a fast 34-minute train to London Waterloo.  

John Kerrigan, Director at Arc & Co. Structured Finance, said: “The completion of these two high calibre development transactions, along with the £44m Impact House development loan, concludes a very busy, but successful period for Arc & Co, Inspired and our funding partners. To complete three development transactions of this scale and complexity could not have been achieved without very close working relationships between all of the key parties involved.”

Keith Aldridge, Managing Director at Amicus Property Finance, said: “We are delighted to have been able to support this project – a relatively complex deal, driven to success by an experienced and proactive developer and broker, plus valuers Kempton Carr Croft and FieldFisher who managed the legalities. Overall, this is a great example of where effective stakeholder collaboration worked in partnership with our experienced underwriting team to deliver a great result.”

Emma Burke, Head of Development Origination at Octopus, said: “We were delighted to work with Arc & Co., one of our key partners, to structure and fund Inspired’s latest development scheme with our new 65% LTGDV low cost senior stretch development product. This is an extremely well-located residential scheme and forms part of an exciting development portfolio.”