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Lewis Silkin has advised Sarah Raven’s Kitchen & Garden Limited on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Rookery Farm Packing Limited
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03 August 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its client, Sarah Raven’s Kitchen & Garden, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Rookery Farm Packing Limited, the plant nursery and order fulfilment service provider with which it has worked for thirteen years. The directors of Rookery Farm, David & Elaine Robinson, are staying on to manage the operation which employs some 50 permanent staff.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Breed Reply Investments on the sale of Senseye to Siemens
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20 June 2022Lewis Silkin has advised Breed Reply Investments on the sale of Senseye to Siemens.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group’s subsidiary, Agent3, on the acquisition of I T Telemarketing Services Limited
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20 June 2022Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen’s subsidiary, Agent3, on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of I T Telemarketing Services Limited (“ITTS”).
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Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of PR agency Cirkle on its acquisition by Huntsworth
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08 April 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its long standing client, Cirkle and the shareholders of Cirkle, an Employee Ownership Trust and Founder Caroline Kinsey on its acquisition by Huntsworth, the international healthcare and communications group. Cirkle, which serves clients such as AkzoNobel, Pepsico, Dreams, Dyson and GSK with consumer, corporate and B2Bcommunications was recently awarded PRCA’s Medium Consultancy of the Year.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Havas Group on the acquisition of award-winning digital agency Search Laboratory
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06 April 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client, Havas Group, on the acquisition of Search Laboratory, an award winning integrated digital agency with offices in Leeds, London, Austin and New York.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on the acquisition of Engine UK
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02 March 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client, Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on the acquisition of Engine Acquisition Limited (“Engine UK”) for an enterprise value of £77.5 million.
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M&A deal practice in France and the UK – key differences to bear in mind
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15 February 2022After some disruption related to the Brexit process, we continue to see significant levels of mid-market M&A activity driven by buyers in both France and the UK attracted by opportunities on the other side of the Channel.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Communications Group’s subsidiary, Agent3, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Berne (UK), trading as OneNineFive
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03 February 2022Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15’s subsidiary, Agent3, on the acquisition of demand generation specialist, OneNineFive.
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Lewis Silkin advises the majority shareholders of Waste Holdings on its sale to Keywords Studios
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12 January 2022Lewis Silkin has advised Visar Statovci and Mike Petricevic on the sale of digital creative marketing agency Waste to Keywords Studios.
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Lewis Silkin advises The CLV Group through a joint venture to create Waiv Global
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22 December 2021Lewis Silkin is pleased to continue its relationship with The Customer Lifetime Value Group, advising the transformation consultancy on its latest business venture. The CLV Group has partnered with Peter Trembling Consultancy to launch Waiv Global, delivering a revolutionary approach to global fan engagement and monetisation.
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Lewis Silkin has advised 365 Retail Markets LLC on its acquisition of Spoonfed
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20 December 2021Lewis Silkin has advised leading provider of self-service commerce technology to the foodservice industry – 365 Retail Markets, based in Michigan (USA), on its acquisition of Spoonfed, a Glasgow-based company whose software is used by global contract caterers, restaurant chains and independent caterers across the US, UK and western Europe.
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Lewis Silkin advises Sideshow Group on its acquisitions of Catch Digital and Widerfunnel Marketing Inc.
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12 October 2021Lewis Silkin has advised Sideshow Group, the award-winning independent digital agency, on its acquisitions of Catch and Widerfunnel. Together with the acquisition of TRGT in July, Sideshow have announced three acquisitions since Waterland Private Equity made a significant investment in February. These 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.
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Lewis Silkin has advised BGF on a £14 million investment in Victorian Sliders.
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03 September 2021Lewis Silkin has advised BGF on a £14 million investment in Victorian Sliders, a South Wales based business which is the UK’s only fully integrated, specialist manufacturer of uPVC sash windows.
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Lewis Silkin advises Sideshow Group on its acquisition of TRGT Digital
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26 July 2021Lewis Silkin has advised Sideshow Group, the award-winning independent digital agency, on its acquisition of TRGT Digital. The acquisition is Sideshow’s first since Waterland Private Equity made a significant investment in February, to support its ambitious growth plans.
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Lewis Silkin has advised client Xact Data Discovery (XDD) on the acquisition of Paralaw UK Limited as part its ongoing growth strategy to expand market reach on an international stage
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20 May 2021Lewis Silkin has advised XDD, a leading international provider of eDiscovery, data management and managed review services for law firms and corporations on the acquisition of Paralaw, a UK-based legal outsourcing company providing managed review staffing, eDiscovery and contracts management services to law firms and corporations.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Headland, the London-based agency specialising in financial and corporate reputation, public affairs and campaigning, on securing investment from LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group
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07 May 2021Lewis Silkin has advised Headland, the London-based agency specialising in financial and corporate reputation, public affairs and campaigning, on securing a minority investment from LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.
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Lewis Silkin French Desk has advised its longstanding client Publicis Groupe on the acquisition by Publicis Groupe UK of Taylor Herring, one of the biggest names in the UK PR industry.
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26 April 2021Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest communications business which employees 83,000 professionals worldwide, on the acquisition by Publicis Groupe UK of Taylor Herring, one of the biggest names in the UK PR industry.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on it’s acquisition of Shopper Media Group Ltd
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19 April 2021Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on it’s acquisition of Shopper Media Group Ltd
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Lewis Silkin advises NYSE listed JBT Corporation on its acquisition of AutoCoding Systems for $17M
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02 March 2021Lewis Silkin has advised JBT Corporation, a NYSE listed global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry, on its acquisition of Autocoding Systems, a leading provider of software solutions for the automated set-up and control of end-of-line packaging devices
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Lewis Silkin advises Sideshow Group on its significant investment from Waterland Private Equity
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02 March 2021Lewis Silkin has advised Sideshow Group, the award-winning independent digital agency on its significant investment from Waterland Private Equity (“Waterland”) to support its ambitious growth plans.