Big agency swoops to buy Nick Dunning’s Stirling Ackroyd group

Leaders Romans Group has acquired Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co and Peter Ball sales, lettings and surveying businesses.

All branches, operating across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, will continue to trade under their current brands, it has been announced.

CEOs depart

Nick Dunning, CEO at Stirling Ackroyd and George Thomas, CEO at Alexander & Co, will leave their respective businesses after a short transition period. All remaining team members will transfer to LRG.

Michael Cook, CEO at LRG (main picture), says: “Starting 2024 with the acquisition of three fantastic, well-known, and respected brands cements our five-year strategy, focusing on growth across the UK.”

Matthew Light, Group Mergers and Acquisitions Director at LRG, says: “Stirling Ackroyd represents our second largest acquisition with 31 branches, with Alexander & Co’s ten branches also joining the LRG group of brands in the same week.”

Stirling Ackroyd is a fantastic business that increases our share of the London market.”

“Stirling Ackroyd is a fantastic business that increases our share of the London market, particularly on the lettings side,” he says.

“The acquisition of Alexander & Co follows a long relationship with George Thomas, which has enabled us to reach an agreement when the time was right for both parties to work together”

Blend

George Thomas, CEO at Alexander & Co, says: “Alexander & Co and Peter Ball are well-established businesses that have been helping people let and buy homes for over 50 years.

“Our three core business values of being personal, proactive and ethical blend perfectly with those of LRG, and I am confident our clients and team will thrive as part of the wider LRG group.”

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