L&T hosts tech M&A conference, “London Live: Selling Up Selling Out” with Corum Group
Today we welcomed around 40 people looking to sell their businesses at our first dedicated half-day in-person Tech M&A event at Lee & Thompson.
This “London Live: Selling Up Selling Out” conference, organised with M&A services firm Corum Group, covered the heart of how to sell a business. Attendees from across the tech sector were presented with a range of first-hand insights from former CEOs and market experts. The sessio…
L&T music lawyers recognised in Spear’s Corporate Lawyers Index 2025
We are proud to see that Lee & Thompson Music partners, Tim Fowler and Will Everitt have once again been ranked in the prestigious Spear’s Corporate Lawyers Index 2025, which launched today. The Index focuses particularly on those lawyers who take high-net-worth individuals as private clients.
Tim has been featured as “Top Recommended” in the guide, while Will has received “Recommended” status, following indepe…
L&T strengthens Advertising & Marketing team with lateral hire
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Coleman to the Partnership.
Rebecca will join the firm on 24 February 2025 from international advertising group, VCCP, where she was Group General Counsel.
Rebecca brings a wealth of expertise and industry insight to Lee & Thompson, gained from over 15 years of legal experience in the creative and advertising sectors. During her tenure at VCCP, Rebecca played a pivotal role within the ag…
L&T advises on sale of 50% stake in dance music label and publisher, Enhanced Music
Lee & Thompson is proud to have acted on behalf of the sellers in the successful sale of a 50% stake in Enhanced Music to California-headquartered Create Music Group (CMG).
Established in 2008 by Will Holland, Enhanced Music is a globally respected label and home to many innovative EDM artists, with multiple genre brands, including Enhanced Recordings, Enhanced Progressive, Colorize, Shapes of Solitude, Enhanced Chill and others. In additi…
L&T acts for market-leading eCommerce provider in sale to Luzern eCommerce
Lee & Thompson’s Corporate team is delighted to have advised on a significant deal in the eCommerce space. We acted for the shareholders of Tambo Marketplaces, the award-winning UK eCommerce technology and services provider, on the company’s sale to Luzern eCommerce, Europe’s leading ecommerce accelerator.
Tambo’s market-leading consultancy, analytics and Amazon Marketing Cloud capabilities will now allow Luzern eCommerce to deliv…
L&T advises on ITV Studios’ acquisition of scripted indie, Eagle Eye Drama
Lee & Thompson is delighted to have advised Eagle Eye Drama, the independent scripted production company behind Professor T, Hotel Portofino and The Couple Next Door, on its sale of a majority stake to ITV Studios.
The acquisition will facilitate the next phase of Eagle Eye’s growth trajectory. Advising on the deal from our Corporate Team were Partner, Malcolm Murray, Partner, Lucy Strauss and Associate, Aarti Shah. As ITV Studios managing …
L&T acts for the shareholders of multi-sector events business Partnership Network Events on its sale to CloserStill Media
Lee & Thompson is delighted to have leveraged its long-standing expertise in the Live Events sector in advising the owners of multinational hosted-buyer events company Partnership Network Events (PNE) on the sale of a majority stake to CloserStill Media.
Lee & Thompson’s Head of Corporate, Partner Malcolm Murray and Associate George Nicolaides acted for UK-based PNE’s founder and CEO, Jack Jacob and COO, Dean Finnegan, on the …
L&T advises management of Nineteen Group in significant investment
We are delighted to have advised the shareholders and management of leading events and media company, Nineteen Group on the investment by Phoenix Equity Partners’ £200m continuation fund into Nineteen Group, extending the existing strategic partnership with Phoenix Equity Partners from 2018.
Nineteen Group is one of the UK’s leading event and media companies, running over 21 tradeshows across 3 continents. This ongoing and enhanced p…
L&T advises on sale of majority stake in cyber security events specialist QG Media
Lee & Thompson is delighted to have been able to combine and leverage its long-standing expertise in the Live Events and Digital & Technology sectors in advising Kudsia Kaker and Ravi Pindoria on the sale of a majority stake in B2B cyber-security events and digital content specialist Qatalyst Global Limited – which operates under the name QG Media – to Information Security Media Group (ISMG).
QG Media is a leader in enterprise technol…