Fladgate acts for Taylor & Francis Group on the acquisition of Willan Publishing

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Fladgate LLP has acted for Taylor & Francis Group, a division of Informa plc and a leading international academic publisher, on the acquisition by way of a share purchase, of Willan Publishing, specialists in law, criminology, criminal justice, policing and forensic psychology books.

Corporate partner David Robinson advised Taylor & Francis with Fox Williams representing the selling shareholders.

Fladgate’s media team has advised on a number of high profile publishing deals and is ranked in the Legal 500 Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession. The team advises a client base that includes advertising, television production, television and film commercial, interactive television, book and magazine publishing, computer hardware, computer software, internet and e-commerce companies.

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