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With a growing sector, ARCO recognises the contribution of key advisors and suppliers and our Partners range across a broad range of specialisms. The shape of regulation and legislation is set to change considerably over the next 10 years and this will also increase the need for specific advisory capability and capacity. ARCO Partners are our mid-tier commercial partnership and are called on to advise the Board through the quarterly Advisory Council.
Click on the logos below for contact details of our current Partners.
Bevan Brittan
Bevan Brittan LLP is a multi-award-winning commercial law firm. Ranked in the top tier for healthcare by both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, winners of the HealthInvestor Transactional Awards and the HealthInvestor Private Legal Advisor, our specialist health, social care and life sciences team of more than 200 lawyers passionately and proactively advise 350+ health and social care companies, developers, funders, investors and their portfolio companies on the full range of operational and transactional legal and regulatory matters across all of the major sub-markets of independent health and social care.
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG is an international law firm with more than 1,400 legal professionals and a presence in Canada, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Whether you’re an operator, contractor, developer, funder or an investor in the senior living sector, we can help you. We’re proud to have some of the sector’s best technical lawyers operating in the UK, including some of the leading residential living lawyers and healthcare regulatory experts. We help to create operating structures and delivery models, and advise on emerging legal and regulatory sector trends and requirements, helping our clients to structure and execute their business plans.
Jones Day
Jones Day is a law firm with a full service real estate offering in the UK as well as in Germany, France, Spain and Italy. In addition to direct and indirect real estate and real estate finance matters, we can advise on the myriad other deal structuring and due diligence matters that may arise. Our team has a particular specialism in senior living and integrated retirement community transactions, acting on behalf of investors, funders, landowners and developer/operators, including advising on the UK's largest single asset acquisition in the sector and diverse structuring possibilities for assets in this asset class.
Mills & Reeve
Mills & Reeve is one of the top three UK law firms in the health and care sector by many measures, not least by the amount of work we do across every part of the sector and the scale of our health and care expertise. We have exceptional experience acting for every sort of organisation ranging from the Department of Health and hundreds of NHS and other public sector bodies, many of the regulators (including the key regulator, the Care Quality Commission) through to some of the UK’s largest independent sector health and care providers. Our multi-disciplinary team offer market leading expertise in all key areas of the Later Living market including M & A and corporate work, real estate investment, commercial development, planning, tax, affordable housing, construction, energy (including renewables), environmental, regulatory, health and safety, employment and real estate litigation.
Pinsent Masons LLP
Pinsent Masons is a leading full-service international law firm with 25 offices spanning four continents. Wherever your commercial interests may take you, the firm’s global footprint and extensive expertise are designed to provide comprehensive support. Beyond legal excellence, Pinsent Masons places a strong emphasis on understanding local cultural and commercial dynamics, ensuring an innovative and tailored approach to every client engagement. The firm is deeply attuned to key political, economic, and regulatory issues, helping clients minimize risks and capitalize on opportunities across its five core sectors: Real Estate, Energy, Financial Services, Infrastructure, and Technology, Science & Industry. Later Living is a pivotal market for Pinsent Masons. The firm has extensive experience advising leading later living operators and investors on the unique and complex aspects of this sector, including joint venture arrangements, land and SPV acquisitions, planning strategy, site setup, Propco/Opco arrangements, service level agreements, regulatory compliance, construction, and Integrated Retirement Communities (IRCs) management. This expertise is complemented by a well-established healthcare advisory practice, covering primary care, care homes, dentistry, and private hospitals. Pinsent Masons offers end-to-end support to investors, operators, and developers, while also delivering strategic advice on innovative new products and opportunities in this emerging market. The firm’s integrated, forward-thinking solutions make it a trusted partner for navigating the complexities of the later living and healthcare sectors.
PRP
PRP is an interdisciplinary architectural practice offering a full range of design and building services. Since 1963, we’ve designed buildings that enrich the lives of users and their communities through intelligent, responsive, and sustainable solutions. Led by Jenny Buterchi, PRP has a team of over 40 designers who operate within the older persons housing and care sector. As the UK market leaders in the field of later living design, we are passionate about designing homes where residents feel secure and proud to live, enriching their lives, health and wellbeing. We have completed over 12,000 independent living units and care home beds in the UK. Our projects range from small specialist dementia care homes to large integrated retirement communities and intergenerational masterplans. Our drive for design quality complements our expertise in this sector, resulting in award-winning buildings which are efficient to run and make a real difference to its users. We achieve this by understanding our clients, their residents and the local context. We have a deep understanding of the issues and solutions particular to later living and the nuances which differ from other housing.