Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of specialist infrastructure communications firm, Copper Consultancy ("Copper"), on an agreement with RSK Group.
Copper specialises in building understanding and acceptance of infrastructure projects with the public, stakeholders, the media, government and elected representatives, while helping organisations to protect and enhance their reputations. The agreement will enable Copper to continue an ambitious strategy in the years to come, enabling access to new markets and clients. For RSK, a global leader in sustainable solutions, it enables it to offer an even broader range of specialist services to the infrastructure industry.
The Lewis Silkin cross-practice team was led by Corporate partner, Jo Evans, with support from Tax partner Matthew Rowbotham, Employment partner, Richard Moore, Commercial and IP legal director, Nick Allan, and Associates - Jack Baldwin and Aimee Dring.
Commenting on the deal, Copper's founder, Claire Gordon, and managing partners, Martin McCrink and Ben Heatley, said:
"Lewis Silkin provided pragmatic, clear and specific advice. Jo and Jack offered us clear guidance and counsel and they were a pleasure to work with. A committed team which sought to simplify the complex."
Commenting on the deal, Lewis Silkin's Jo Evans said:
"It has been a pleasure working with Claire, Martin and Ben and the Copper team on the transaction. We look forward to watching Copper go from strength to strength under its new ownership. The Lewis Silkin tier 1 ranked M&A team is second to none when it comes to partnering with clients to help implement M&A transactions in the advertising, marketing and communications sector."