London—Dentons has advised AIM-quoted digital media and events business Bonhill Group PLC on its acquisition of Last Word Media, a related placing of shares on AIM, and a court sanctioned capital reduction.

Last Word Media is an international B2B media business, addressing the sales and marketing needs of the global asset management industry and the information requirements of the wealth management industry.

David Collins, partner and head of Dentons' UK Corporate department who led on the matter, said, "We are delighted to have advised Bonhill on this acquisition, the second cross-border M&A deal on which we have supported the business in the last 12 months, and a strong validation of our focus on active growth companies generally, and particularly those operating in the digital economy."

Alongside David Collins, the team in London included Corporate senior associates James Davison and Simon Mitchell, associates Verity Kent, Ben Lloyd, Joe Collingwood and Norina Arif, and trainee Nuri Mirwani, with tax and share options support from Tax partner James Meakin and Pensions senior associate James Borshell. TMT (Commercial Contracts and IP) support was led by senior associate John McGonagle and associate Laura Ni Dhruachain who were assisted by TMT partner Ross Nicol and associate Adam Bushnell, and partner Anna Copeman and associate Jennifer Cass respectively. Further support was provided by Dentons teams in Employment, Banking, Competition and Real Estate. The UK team also partnered with Dentons teams in Singapore, led by senior partner Eng Leng Ng, and in Hong Kong, led by partner and head of the Corporate Finance practice in Asia, Gordon Ng.

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