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Africa's 'explosive growth' in adspend
11 May 2015Following their attendance at last month's IAA 'Africa Rising' conference in Ghana, Boko Inyundo and Paul Rajput's article on why and how big brands are taking the continent seriously, has been featured by leading advertising industry magazine, Campaign.
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Lewis Silkin advises Publicis Worldwide on acquisition of shopper marketing agency, Vivid Brand
06 May 2015Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe's agency network Publicis Worldwide, one of the leading global creative agency networks, on its acquisition of shopper marketing agency, Vivid Brand, adding to its portfolio of agencies within the Publicis Worldwide network in the UK.
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Lewis Silkin advises digital consultancy How Splendid Ltd on sale to Creston plc
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27 April 2015Lewis Silkin has advised How Splendid Ltd (‘Splendid’), the digital design and development consultancy, on its sale to Creston plc, the marketing communications group. Founded in 2003 and based in London, Splendid comprises User Experience (“UX”) specialists, designers and developers, delivering work for a variety of multinational, blue-chip clients across the finance, utilities, retail and media sectors.
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Résolutions spéciales requises par le Companies Act 2006
19 April 2015Les décisions ci-dessous ne peuvent être passées que par les actionnaires détenant au moins 75% des droits de vote.
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Les statuts d une societe anglais
26 March 2015Que vous soyez dirigeant français d’une société anglaise à responsabilité limitée (« limited ») récemment achetée, investisseur intéressé par une prise de participation majoritaire dans une limited ou tout simplement une société française actionnaire majoritaire d’une limited, cet article est fait pour vous ! Il vous permettra de comprendre comment fonctionnent les statuts ou « articles of association » d’une limited, comment les lire et les écueils à éviter…
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Lewis Silkin advises France-based Raja Group on acquisition of Morplan, mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry
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19 March 2015Lewis Silkin has advised France-based Raja Group, the leading European industrial packaging distributor, on its acquisition of Morplan, the number one B2B mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry.
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Suspicions remain over ‘pragmatic solution’ to Easdale’s exit strategy at Rangers
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27 February 2015We have been quoted in an article by The Telegraph.
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The legal year ahead
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26 December 2014Fergus Payne has written an article for The Law Society Gazette.
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Lewis Silkin advises Altavia SA on its acquisition of HRG Ltd
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28 November 2014Lewis Silkin has advised global marketing and publishing services group, Altavia SA, on its acquisition of leading retail and shopper marketing agency HRG UK Ltd. This acquisition forms part of the French-owned group’s expansion plans in the UK.
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Lewis Silkin advises Sager Group on joint venture with Cain Hoy to develop Islington Square
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20 November 2014Lewis Silkin has advised property development and construction company Sager Group on its joint venture with Cain Hoy Enterprises, a private investment company, to transform London’s Islington Square, an area close to Kings Cross, the City and Tech City.
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Lewis Silkin advises Publicis Groupe on strategic investment in Matomy, leading digital performance-based advertising group
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13 October 2014Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe, one of the largest communications groups in the world, on its strategic investment in Matomy Media Group Ltd., one of the world's leading digital performance-based advertising companies.
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Lewis Silkin advises Havas on its acquisition of GT Media (Ireland)
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18 September 2014Lewis Silkin has advised Havas, one of the world's largest global communications groups, on its acquisition of GT Media, Ireland’s leading independent media agency.
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Lewis Silkin advises Engine management on sale to Lake Capital
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11 August 2014Lewis Silkin has advised the senior management team of The Engine Group on its sale to a portfolio company of Lake Capital, subject to shareholder approval.
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Lewis Silkin advises Publicis Groupe on acquisition of Salterbaxter
Deal
11 July 2014Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe on its acquisition of Salterbaxter (announced by Publicis Groupe last week), a leading international sustainability strategy and communications consultancy.
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Lewis Silkin advises Viral Spiral on its sale to Rightster Group plc
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09 July 2014Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of Viral Management Limited (VML), a leading social content company, on its acquisition by Rightster Group plc (Rightster), the AIM-listed global B2B video network for distribution, content-sourcing, audience engagement and monetisation.
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Streamlining partnership: The wider impact of the UK LLP tax changes
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13 June 2014In an article for Managing Partner, Fergus Payne discusses the impact of controversial UK LLP tax changes.
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Lewis Silkin advises The Communications Agency on sale to Communisis
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11 June 2014Lewis Silkin has advised branding and marketing agency, The Communications Agency Limited (TCA), on its GBP7.25 million sale to leading provider of personalised customer communication services, Communisis plc (LSE: CMS).
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Lewis Silkin advises brand/retail agency Haygarth on sale to Omnicom Group’s RAPP
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05 June 2014Lewis Silkin has advised Haygarth, the leading brand/retail agency, on its sale to RAPP, a multichannel marketing agency and part of The DAS Group of Companies (DAS), a division of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC).
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Digital Marketing and M&A – Is the heyday over?
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23 May 2014Miro Parizek, Principal Partner of Hampleton M&A and corporate finance advisers, gives an overview from the joint Hampleton/Lewis Silkin Executive Briefing on technology M&A for digital marketing executives.
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Finding your way to the exit - preparing the agency for sale
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25 April 2014In an article for BrandRepublic, Matthew Rowbotham discusses the essential questions that agencies thinking about a sale should ask themselves.