Partner

Paul Guite

Co-Head of Media

Languages

English

Social media

Paul is a partner in the corporate team and co-head of the media practice. Paul advises on all aspects of corporate work with particular experience in private company and business acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, fundraisings and reorganisations.

Paul's clients range from international listed corporates to individual owners of private businesses. Paul has advised on international and UK transactions in a number of industry sectors with a particular focus on media, technology and communications.

Paul has been listed as a Key Figure in legal directories for each of M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals £250m+ and TMT: Media (Europe Wide).

Awards & Recognitions

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Paul is listed as “technically excellent” in Media and Entertainment.

Legal 500, 2017
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“Key figures from Olswang include … Paul Guite” M&A:Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £250M+.

Legal 500, 2017
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Paul is listed as a Notable Practitioner for TMT: Media (Europe Wide)

Chambers Global 2017
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Olswang LLP ‘provides excellent service backed up by great knowledge and insight’… Paul Guite acted for DLG Acquisitions on the purchase of the entire issued share capital of New Pictures.

Legal 500 UK 2016
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Paul is recommended for his expertise in both media and entertainment and flotations: small and mid-cap and is described as "calm, considered and accurate - an excellent technical lawyer"

The Legal 500, 2012

Relevant experience

Access Entertainment and Sky Ventures on the sale of Bad Wolf to Sony Pictures Television.
All3Media on its acquisitions of each of Silverback Films, Two Brothers Pictures and New Pictures.
Annabel Jones and Charlie Brooker, the creators of Black Mirror, on setting up production entity Broke and Bones and the subsequent investment by Netflix.
Asacha Media on its acquisitions of WAG Entertainment and Red Planet Pictures.
Box to Box Films on the minority investment by Bruin Capital.
Double Negative shareholders on its sale to Prime Focus.
Elisabeth Murdoch and related entities on establishing content production business, Sister, and investments in 110% Content, BeloFX, Dorothy St Pictures, KOKO, Locksmith Animation, South of the River Pictures, Vertical Networks and Yes Yes Media.
Global Media on its acquisitions of each of Exterion Media, Outdoor Plus and Primesight out of home advertising businesses.
Hearst group members on the acquisition of Mediablaze and investments in Acin, Cognitive Credit, Signal AI and The Plum Guide.
ITV on its acquisition of Hartswood Films, investments in Genial Productions, Kindred, Koska and Route 24 and a series of media for equity investments for ITV AdVentures.
Matchroom Sport, the market leading sporting events promotions company, on the global partnership and minority investment from Pitch International.
Motive Pictures on the investment by Endeavor Content.
Music trade associations Merlin and IMPALA on the process by which its members were able to acquire significant assets from Warner Music Group.
Shine shareholders on its sale to News Corp. and on implementing its international growth strategy via the acquisitions of Metronome Film & Television AB (Scandinavia) and Reveille, LLC. (US), Bossa Studios, Brown Eyed Boy, ChannelFlip Media, Firefly Film and Television Productions and Princess Productions and international joint ventures with key talent in each of Australia, France, Germany and Spain.
Warner Bros. Discovery group members on the acquisitions of BluTV, TT Games, Playdemic and Big Pixel Studios, an investment in Copa 90 and disposal of the UK TruTV channel.
XIX Entertainment on the sale of its interest in Beckham Brand Holdings.
YouGov on its acquisitions of each of InConversation, Crunch.IO, Portent.IO and Wizsight.
21st Century Fox on its joint venture with Apollo merging global television production groups Endemol and Shine.

Education

2000 – Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales
1998 – LPC, Nottingham Law School
1997 – LLB (Hons), Nottingham University

Practice Areas

Corporate Equity Capital Markets Mergers & Acquisitions

sectors

TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications Communications Media Technology

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Paul Guite

Co-Head of Media

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