The agency has particular strength in financial services and media, with clients including AXA, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Life Investments, Google and Channel 4.
\nSt Ives is a group of market-leading companies that combine capabilities to deliver the UK\u2019s most diverse range of marketing solutions and publishing services.<\/p>\n
Tony Murphy, CEO of Realise, commented: \u201cRealise already has a strong reputation as one of the most respected digital marketing agencies in the UK. With the support of St Ives Group, we can continue to grow both in the UK and internationally by being part of a larger group whilst still retaining our own identity and culture as an independently managed specialist agency. GP Bullhound\u2019s expertise and extensive network across the Digital Marketing sector proved invaluable in delivering this transaction for us. Its long-standing relationship with St Ives was instrumental in identifying the company as an ideal partner to scale our business.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patrick Martell, Chief Executive of St Ives Group, said: \u201cThe acquisition of Realise is another major step in the Group\u2019s strategy to build our digital capabilities. The agency will complement the services of Amaze and Branded3, with a combined strength and scale that puts us firmly among the leaders in the UK\u2019s digital sector.<\/p>\n
Our combination of insight-led innovation and trusted execution across digital and physical media creates a unique offering in the market for our existing and prospective clients. Realise is an exciting addition to our Group and we are looking forward to supporting its growth plans.\u201d<\/p>\n
GP Bullhound Managing Partner Hugh Campbell commented: \u201cGP Bullhound has had a relationship with the shareholders of Realise for over 10 years, and is delighted to have advised on the sale to St Ives Group. This transaction highlights our commitment to working with leading Digital Businesses from across all regions of the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n
GP Bullhound Partner Simon Nicholls commented: \u201cThis transaction provides Realise with a strong platform to support the international growth ambitions of the business, whilst accelerating the continued development of St Ives Group into one of the UK\u2019s leading players in the digital sector.<\/p>\n
This represents the completion of GP Bullhound\u2019s 25th transaction in the last 12 months and further highlights our commitment to working with category leaders.<\/p>\n
Enquiries<\/strong> Realise<\/strong> St Ives plc<\/strong>
\nFor enquiries contact: Hugh Campbell, Managing Partner, hugh.campbell@gpbullhound.com<\/p>\n
\nRealise is a top 5 UK independent digital agency, dedicated to combining creative vision with excellent technical understanding and execution. The company\u2019s core service offering consists of digital strategy, website design and development, online marketing and full service digital solutions.
\nRealise are located in London and Edinburgh.
\nFor more information, please visit http:\/\/www.realise.com\/<\/p>\n
\nSt Ives is a group of market-leading companies that combines capabilities to deliver the UK\u2019s most diverse range of marketing solutions and book printing services.
\nOur combination of insight and consultancy services, coupled with cross-media execution ensures that we deliver high-value solutions for our marketing clients.
\nBy working together, St Ives offers a seamless experience for all of our customers. We are very proud to work with some of the biggest brands from Sainsbury\u2019s and Marks & Spencer to HSBC and American Express, from Reckitt Benckiser and Heinz to Jaguar Land Rover and Penguin we work across a range of sectors including retail, financial services, charity, FMCG and travel & leisure, providing in depth expertise and experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":636,"template":"","categories":[39],"sector":[35],"region":[44,47],"class_list":["post-635","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ma","sector-digital-services","region-nordics-baltics","region-uk-ireland"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/635"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635"},{"taxonomy":"sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sector?post=635"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}