Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on its acquisition of Market Making Limited
31 July 2019
Lewis Silkin has advised Next Fifteen Communications, the digital communications group, on its 100% acquisition of Market Making Limited, a London-based social media agency.
The acquisition completed in June 2019. The acquisition of Market Making Limited marks the seventh deal on which Lewis Silkin has advised Next Fifteen Communications. The team was led by corporate partner Paul Rajput, alongside corporate tax partner Matthew Rowbotham, corporate senior associate Sadiq Tajbhai, corporate associates Georgina Fraser and Jack Baldwin, and commercial associate Mark Hersey.
Commenting on the Acquisition, Nick Lee Morrison, General Counsel at Next Fifteen, said:
“Lewis Silkin have become an invaluable partner of Next 15, and we thoroughly enjoyed working with their talented M&A team for the seventh time. Lewis Silkin are our go-to firm for legal advice; their knowledge of the Advertising and Marketing industry, as well as their commercial advice is second to none.”
Paul Rajput said:
“We are delighted to be partner of choice for Next 15 when it comes to strategic acquisitions. We have developed a great relationship with Nick and the Next 15 team over the past seven deals, and we are excited to see what the future holds for the company as they further strengthen their position as leaders in the digital marketing space”.