Henslow advises Strikeforce AMC acquisition of The Blueprint Group
We are pleased to have advised Strikeforce AMC on the acquisition of The Blueprint Group. Strikeforce AMC is the largest privately owned, outsourcing field sales and retail marketing agency in Australia & New Zealand. The Blueprint Group includes brands such as Powerforce, CCS, AusRep and Extravert, further strengthening Strikeforce’s ability to offer agile, data-driven marketing and retail marketing/activation services.
On the recent acquisition Matt Lloyd, CEO and MD of Strikeforce comments; “We are delighted to welcome the Blueprint family of staff and services to the Strikeforce Group. This acquisition means we will be stronger together by combining complementary strength, breadth and depth of coverage, with differentiated services for clients. It creates a new, innovative and insight led provider of integrated shopper, digital, and consumer activation services.”
On working with Henslow, Matt Lloyd comments;
“We ran a competitive process for the corporate advisory requirements for this transaction and chose Henslow due to their ability to understand the mid-market and the needs of privately owned businesses. Their style of technical, smart expertise but also hands on pragmatic realism together with their track record in deal completion drew us to Henslow. In working with Scott and Andrew and their teams, there has been a strong cultural fit of staying focused on the goals through tireless work ethic, whilst having an affable working relationship along the way.”
Strong synergies
Both businesses are dedicated to leading industry change and unlocking value for clients through actionable insights, flawless in-store sales merchandising, in-outlet brand activation and path to purchase experiential marketing. Underpinning the combined group’s leading market position is unmatched national coverage with over 3000 experienced staff.
Strikeforce’s services include Retail Merchandising, Outsourced Sales and Selling, retail Supply and Demand Planning, Space Planning in Retail, Brand Activators and Experiential Retail Marketing, Retail Shopper Marketing, Retail Digital Marketing, Customer and consumer Retail Insights, Field Management Software (Merx) and Sales and Negotiation Skills Training.
Insight-driven growth
Strikeforce’s sophisticated, integrated approach is driven by an expert understanding of changing consumer and shopper behaviour. Responding to both the market’s needs and new technological innovations, Strikeforce has become a leader in using data-driven insights to drive demonstrable improvement in ROI of a client’s sales and marketing spend. The purchase of The Blueprint Group offers Strikeforce further proprietary data and analytics capability enabling the business to bring to create further value for clients in this evolving consumer climate.
To discuss this transaction and how Henslow’s leading Corporate Finance team can assist your business, please contact Scott McInnes or Andrew Woodmore.
Scott McInnes
M: +61 437 493 237
Andrew Woodmore
M: +61 411 406 077
