Moore Kingston Smith advises Envy on acquisition of Absolute

Moore Kingston Smith has advised award-winning post-production company ENVY on its acquisition of Visual Effects Studio Absolute Post and its sister animation company Blind Pig.

Based in London’s Soho, Absolute Post produces stunning visuals across all media platforms, offering end-to-end editorial, colour, visual effects and CGI solutions across the advertising, TV, film and music industries.

ENVY is a full-service, end-to-end post-production facility, working across a wide breadth of projects including documentaries, entertainment, scripted and shortform video. Also based in London, the transaction will see Absolute move into ENVY’s Fitzrovia premises.

As part of ENVY’s strategic plans to build upon its multi-award winning, full-service post-production offer, Corporate Finance partners Marc Fecher and Dan Leaman provided integrated M&A advice to ENVY throughout the entire acquisition process, in collaboration with David Coates and Mark Fielden from the firm’s Tax Team, who provided corporate tax structuring guidance across the transaction.

Dan Leaman, Corporate Finance Partner, commented: “It was a pleasure working with ENVY to complete on the first part of their strategic growth journey as a multi-faceted post-production company, and this is just the beginning. We look forward to ENVY’S future growth and providing further value to its shareholders.

Natascha Cadle, co-founder and creative director at ENVY said: “We are excited to welcome the Absolute team to the ENVY Group and we’d like to thank Moore Kingston Smith for making this happen. Their sheer understanding of the creative industry and the media space in which we operate, as well as our business, its operations and goals made the acquisition process clear and straightforward.”

Dave Cadle, CEO, added: “The team worked so collaboratively and having all aspects of the deal taken care of under one roof was a real advantage for us. We look forward to working with Moore Kingston Smith as we move forward with our ambitious strategic plans for ENVY.”

If you have any questions, or would like some more information, please get in touch with the Moore Kingston Smith corporate finance team.