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International law firm gunnercooke has helped facilitate the sale of Stagedoor App UK Limited to Trafalgar Entertainment Group (TEG) for an undisclosed sum.
Kyri Papantoniou, Corporate Partner at gunnercooke with over 20 years’ M&A experience, was lead legal advisor to the principal shareholders of Stagedoor App UK Limited.
Founded by Michael Hadjijoseph and Alex Cican, Stagedoor App UK Limited established itself as London’s most comprehensive and innovative theatre guide.
The app includes personalised recommendations, thousands of audience and critic reviews and a seamless booking platform.
The business has been purchased by global live entertainment business TEG as part of its ambitious growth plans which has already seen it acquire HQ Theatres, Stagecoach Performing Arts and Helen O’Grady Drama Academy.
Based in Surrey, TEG continues to build its ticketing division and Stagedoor forms part of its strategy to increase sales and provide value added services to customers and theatre fans across the country.
Kyri Papantoniou, Corporate Partner at gunnercookesaid: “We are delighted to have supported the principal shareholders with this transaction and congratulate all shareholders in achieving completion.
“This acquisition will undoubtedly strengthen Stagedoor’s position in the market under the direction of the leading global live entertainment company, Trafalgar Entertainment.”
gunnercookeis the UK’s fastest growing law firm, with revenue increasing 50% year-on-year in 2021. The firm provides corporate and commercial legal services to over 30,000 businesses and individuals and has an NPS score of +94 as judged by its clients.
The firm comprises more than 360 senior lawyers including 300 partners across 12 offices including London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Berlin and Budapest.
The firm also recently launched in the US, with its first office in New York, as part of its ambitious international growth strategy.