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EMI options: Top 10 mistakes uncovered on an exit – and how to avoid them
29 June 2023In this article we explore Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) options, an extremely popular employee incentive mechanism for qualifying small and medium sized companies, thanks to their unrivalled tax benefits and the flexibility permitted around setting their terms.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of marketing technology company Yieldify
10 January 2023Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client Publicis Groupe, a global leader in communications, present in over 100 countries and employing around 96,000 professionals worldwide, on its acquisition of Yieldify, a marketing technology company with operations in London, the US, Australia and Singapore.
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Restrictive covenants
26 October 2022In this article we explore restrictive covenants, what they are, their enforceability and their use in M&A deals in the advertising and marketing industry.
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Tax issues on earn-outs
26 October 2022Earn-outs are an extremely popular method of pricing businesses in the advertising and marketing sector.
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Earn-outs
26 October 2022In this article we explore so called “earn-out” deals: what they are; why they are used in private M&A transactions in the advertising and marketing industry; and some of the issues that they pose for both buyers and sellers.
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Lewis Silkin has advised ustwo studios in its transition to employee ownership
24 June 2022Lewis Silkin has advised ustwo in its transition to an EOT. As of April 2022, founders Mills and Sinx, and shareholder Marcus Woxneryd reduced their equity in ustwo studios and transferred the majority ownership of the business to all current and future employees.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc’s Brandwidth Marketing on the acquisition of Cubaka Limited
08 April 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client, Next Fifteen Communications Group plc, the digital communications and growth consultancy group, on the acquisition of Cubaka Limited, an award-winning social media agency.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Havas Group on its acquisition of leading UK digital experience agency, Inviqa
24 February 2022Lewis Silkin has advised longstanding client, Havas Group, on its acquisition of Inviqa – one of the UK’s leading independent digital experience agencies – in a substantial, eight-figure deal.
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Lewis Silkin advises Sideshow Group on its acquisitions of Access and Reddico
17 December 2021Lewis Silkin has advised Sideshow Group, the award-winning independent digital agency, on its acquisitions of two further digital agencies, Access and Reddico. Together with the acquisitions of TRGT, Catch and Widerfunnel, Sideshow have announced five acquisitions since Waterland Private Equity made a significant investment in February. These acquisitions demonstrate that the Sideshow Group is following through on its ambitions to become a global challenger in digital experience and marketing services, and we are delighted to support those ambitions.