CDH advises M&C Saatchi South Africa
CDH advises M&C Saatchi South Africa
CDH advises M&C Saatchi South Africa leadership team in relation to its acquisition of all the shares in M&C Saatchi South Africa held by M&C Saatchi plc.
CDH's Corporate & Commercial and Tax & Exchange Control practice areas advised the purchaser consortium, comprising the M&C Saatchi South Africa leadership, in relation to the acquisition of all the shares in M&C Saatchi South Africa Group held by M&C Saatchi plc. The transaction represents an important milestone for the South African M&C Saatchi business which will, following the transaction, be majority-owned and operated by local management.
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