Italian Firm to Join Synovate

Synovate parent Aegis has agreed the acquisition of Italian quant and qual ad hoc agency AMT Consulting. The deal should be complete before the end of June 2005, when AMT will become part of Synovate.

AMT has sales offices in Rome and Milan together with an operation centre in Bari, and had revenues of approximately EUR 4.5m for the calendar year 2004. The purchase price is EUR 1.6m payable in cash on completion, plus deferred cash consideration payable over 3 years, up to a maximum of EUR 3.2m, subject to rigorous performance criteria.

Aegis Group CEO Robert Lerwill said the acquisition will allow Synovate to offer our clients a full service capability in the Italian market. The group is online at www.aegisplc.com, while AMT's web site is at www.amtconsulting.it

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