We are delighted to announce the sale of London-based eCRM/CRM agency Underwired to creative communications agency Gratterpalm. The deal, advised by Green Square, Gordons Brown Butler and Lewis Silkin, will see the companies join to have a combined headcount of 170, and a combined fee income of £12m. Gordon Bethell, managing partner of Gratterpalm, said: […]
We’re delighted to announce the sale of Singapore registered KADENCE INT’L, one of the world’s largest global independent marketing insight agencies, to Tokyo based, Nikkei listed CROSS MARKETING GROUP (CMG). Employing over 350 people across 7 offices in Asia, US and Europe, Kadence was founded by Simon Everard, the Group Chairman, with a simple mission: […]
We’re delighted to announce the sale of the packaging consultancy Less Packaging Company to London Stock Exchange listed packaging and recycling group DS Smith plc. This transaction brings significant consultancy expertise to DS Smith in a world where packaging reduction and more environmentally sound logistics are becoming key. As a packaging business itself, DS Smith […]
We’re delighted to announce the management buy-out of creative agency pd3. Working with both the founder, Paul Tully, Head of legal Lamia Tully, and Creative Director, Cat Botibol in a collaborative context, Green Square was able to put together a transaction that allowed Paul to realise value and exit the business with Cat taking over […]
R&D Venture Partners are delighted to have advised Canadian based full-service digital marketing agency Twist Image on its acquisition by J. Walter Thompson
Green Square is delighted to announce the sale of category management, shopper marketing and analytics consultancy Bridgethorne Limited to US VC backed Ceuta Healthcare Group. Founded in 1997, Bridgethorne delivers its services via three core routes – consultancy, outsourcing and capability training for some of the world’s best known FMCG, retail and healthcare brands, including […]
ISP is the one of the largest independent foster care agencies in the UK with over 300 children in care across seven centres. It offers a unique integrated model of therapeutic foster care, specialist education, contact centres and leaving care. Run by a team of eight, many who were nearing retirement, the time had come […]
We’re delighted to announce the sale of corporate communications and public affairs agency Madano Partnership to Canada’s largest PR group, NATIONAL Public Relations Inc. NATIONAL PR, which owns healthcare consultancy Axon Communications, has acquired Madano Partnership as the French-Canadian conglomerate looks to grow internationally, particularly in the UK and Europe. Green Square acted as advisors […]
R&D Venture Partners are delighted to have advised Toronto based advertising and digital services agency John St on its acquisition by WPP.
We’re pleased to announce the sale of the UK’s leading in-store research and data collection agency, ESA (Market Research) Limited, to BDRC Group, the UK’s largest independent market research consultancy. The acquisition will lift the annual turnover of the BDRC Group to over £20m. Established in 1979 and under 100% ownership of Belfast based branded […]