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Davenport Lyons advises on the acquisition of Athletics Weekly

24 May 2010

Davenport Lyons has advised new client Athletics Weekly Ltd on its acquisition of the pre-eminent sports title Athletics Weekly from its previous publishing house Descartes Publishing Ltd

Athletics Weekly Limited looks forward to continuing to develop the magazine as the world’s leading weekly athletics publication and is looking at ways it can exploit new technology to expand the brand further.

The Davenport Lyons team was led by Jonathan Metliss who was assisted by partner, Jeanette Gregson and associate Richard Elliott.

Talking about the deal, Jonathan Metliss said, “We are delighted to have helped new client Athletics Weekly Limited with this important acquisition and we look forward to working with them in the future as they continue to build on this well-known brand.”