Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Corval forms strategic partnership with Scarcity Partners
Corval Partners (Corval) announces that an entity associated with Andrew Roberts has sold a 30% interest in the business to Australian specialist investment manager Scarcity Partners (Scarcity), as part of its strategic plans to accelerate growth. Mr Roberts’ entities will continue to hold a substantial interest in the business after the transaction, and Mr Roberts remains strongly supportive of the business and the introduction of Scarcity as a strategic shareholder.
The partnership is designed to strengthen Corval’s position as a scalable, specialist property fund manager, building on its established investment capabilities, strong standing in the Australian market and deep relationships with its investors.
The transaction with Scarcity strengthens and expands Corval’s share register, while maintaining alignment with existing shareholders.
Corval co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rob Rayner, said the introduction of Scarcity as an equity partner would enhance its ability to execute a multi-track investor strategy across wealth, institutions and offshore channels.
“This is about bringing in a partner that offers more than just capital,” Mr Rayner said. “It supports our long-term vision as a specialist property investor and fund manager with a strong and disciplined investor-first focus, while preserving Corval’s entrepreneurial culture and long-term industry relationships.
“Importantly, we believe the expanded capacity this partnership brings will help drive talent attraction and retention as well as providing our team with broader career development opportunities.
“The executive team of Scarcity are high quality, and over their respective journeys to date, have a proven track record of successfully growing investment management platforms. Whilst in many ways it will be business as usual for the Corval team, we now have the added benefit of a strong and aligned equity owner to further grow our business.”
Scarcity founder and Managing Partner, Adrian Whittingham, said: “Corval has an enviable track record in direct property, led by high-calibre founders with a clear and consistent focus on delivering strong investor outcomes. The creation and scaling of a high-quality platform is a testament to the leadership of Rob, Kerr and Andrew.”
Corval will work closely with Scarcity on long-term growth initiatives, including product development, channel expansion and talent alignment, while maintaining its disciplined approach to capital management and focus on delivering strong outcomes for investors.
The partnership comes at a time of evolving market conditions in the unlisted property sector, positioning Corval to capture market share through its continued strong performance, research ratings and differentiated offering.
