Arbitrage Group Announces £1.5B Prime Central London Property Acquisitions via Buyer-Side Advisory Model

London, UK, October 7th, 2026, FinanceWire

Arbitrage Group has announced that it has completed more than £1.5 billion in property acquisitions for private clients, representing more than 500 homes acquired through its buyer-side advisory model. The milestone follows the firm’s development of a central London practice spanning acquisition, relocation, commercial property including retail, and residential development, led by founder Aldo Attanasio d’Aponte.

A Career Built Around the Buyer

Arbitrage Group’s buyer-side model is built around representing the client’s interests throughout the transaction. “Access gets you into the room. It does not tell you what the room is worth,” d’Aponte says. The firm’s work combines sourcing, access, valuation discipline and negotiation, with the option of advising a client not to proceed when a property does not meet the brief.

Building Arbitrage Group

Since founding Arbitrage Group, d’Aponte has expanded the business beyond acquisition into relocation, commercial and retail property, and residential development. The company says it has acquired more than 500 homes for private clients, representing £1.5bn in acquisitions. 

From Advisory Work to Development

Development has become another part of the firm’s central London activity. Arbitrage Group says it has developed more than 100 units across 26 schemes from Mayfair to St John’s Wood. Its development work includes 18–20 York Buildings in Covent Garden, while Regent’s Walk in St John’s Wood is a live development and the firm also has a smaller scheme in Queensway.

A Broader Central London Practice

The firm’s work also extends to commercial property including retail, giving d’Aponte experience across different parts of the central London market. Rather than treating those activities as separate identities, his career has developed around a consistent focus on individual properties, their immediate context and the interests of the client being represented.

About Aldo Attanasio d’Aponte and Arbitrage Group

Aldo Attanasio d’Aponte is the London-based founder of Arbitrage Group, which he established in 2006. He has spent roughly twenty years working in central London property. Arbitrage Group is a buyer-side property advisory and development firm working across acquisition, relocation, commercial property including retail, and residential development in prime central London.

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