Deals
Our deals
The transactions we have advised on and announced, and the mandates we are working on right now. Each announced deal has its own page, with our announcement in full, the people involved and our role in getting it done.
- Partner led, start to finish
- Every transaction here was run by a founding partner, from the first conversation to completion. The announced deals show how we work. The mandates in motion show the founders, acquirers and investors trusting us with confidential work right now, across sectors and markets. If you are weighing a sale, an acquisition or a raise, this is the experience you would be drawing on.
Recent transactions
Announced deals, with our announcement in full and a fuller account of our role on the recent transactions page.
We advised Fanatic on its acquisition of Bristol creative agency Studio Kin, bringing brand strategy and identity capability into an agency with established strengths in digital, technology and performance.
Published 21 October 2026.
Read the announcement
We advised 53Six on its acquisition by FUEL, working closely with the founders of both agencies to bring them together within the group.
Announced 9 October 2026.
Read the announcementLive deals in motion
Live mandates are confidential until a transaction is announced, so we describe them in general terms. Nine are in motion today, across sell-side, buy-side, growth capital and strategic work in the UK, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
Track record
Our deals, and the experience behind them
Before founding Motion, Rick Palmer and Rob Reid spent decades building, buying, selling and advising on businesses in marketing, technology and media, including the numerous transactions Rick led as an M&A partner and the agency, information and investment businesses Rob founded and ran.
These pages list the deals we have announced as Motion. The experience each of us brings to them is on our profiles.
Thinking about a transaction of your own?
Whether you are selling, buying or still deciding, an early conversation with a founding partner is the most useful first step.