RALEIGH—Cassidy Turley has acquired Synergy Commercial Advisors, a commercial real estate services firm in North Carolina's Research Triangle region. The Triangle region includes Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

Rich Harris founded Synergy in 2008. It has become one of the leading tenant representation and corporate services firms in the region. As part of the acquisition, eight Synergy brokers are joining Cassidy Turley, including Harris, Doug Cook, Jim Flink, Mac Hammer, Robert Hoyt, Jerry Levit, Ryan Toland, and Ben Litke. Synergy will also relocate to Cassidy Turley's current office.

“We have been looking for the ideal strategic move for our Raleigh operations, and, with Rich and his team, we have found it,” says Doug Brandon, regional managing principal for Cassidy's southeast region. “We look forward to blending and enhancing their tenant representation and project leasing practice with our broader platform. In addition, we're excited to leverage Rich's leadership skills and reputation to serve our Raleigh-Durham office as Managing Principal.”