Hugh James has been appointed as legal adviser by AIM listed Boomerang Plus plc.
Gerallt
Jones
20I10I09
Since its appointment, Hugh James has acted for Boomerang on a
range of projects including:
- the acquisition, announced today, of Indus Films, producers of
shows such as Amazon with Bruce Parry and Coal
House
- the joint venture with Channel 4 to host The Big
Freeze, an annual snowboarding and music festival held at
Battersea Power Station
- the acquisition of extreme sports magazine
Method.
Boomerang is a multi-genre,
independent television production group operating within the
Nations and Regions.
Gerallt Jones, head of corporate at Hugh James said:
“As a firm we are very proud to
be supporting one of Wales’s most progressive and successful
companies. Boomerang is a glowing example of how a Welsh company
can grow to become not only a leader in Wales but also a major
player in a highly competitive UK-wide market. We have an excellent
working relationship with the team at Boomerang and are pleased to
be working with them as the company continues to flourish
".
Mark Fenwick, Finance Director of Boomerang said:
“In Hugh James we have a trusted partner with a thorough
understanding of our business and sector. We are delighted that we
are able to access top tier legal expertise from a similarly
ambitious Welsh firm that can service our needs at a regional and
national level.
For further information contact:
Hugh James
Gerallt Jones, Head of Corporate on 029 2022 4871
or email gerallt.jones@hughjames.com
Joe Purcell, Business Development Manager on 029 2039 1061
or email: joe.purcell@hughjames.com
Boomerang Plus plc
Huw Eurig Davies, Chief Executive
Officer
Via Redleaf Communications
Mark Fenwick, Finance Director
Redleaf Communications
Anna Dunkin / Samantha
Robbins
020 7566 6731
boomerang@redleafpr.com
Further information
About Hugh James
- Hugh James is Wales’s largest independent law firm with 40
partners and 500 staff.
- Hugh James offer industry-focused and cutting edge legal
support to the creative industries and new media sector. Our
clients are active across a broad range of media from large to
small, broadcasting to software development, e-commerce and
e-business, digital and hard copy.
- The firm, operating from offices in Cardiff and London, acts
for a string of blue-chip clients including the Welsh Assembly
Government, The Royal Bank of Scotland, the Environment Agency and
the Welsh Rugby Union.
About Boomerang
- Boomerang, founded in 1994, has extensive experience in
producing content in a variety of genres, including extreme sports,
youth programming, music, entertainment, children’s programming,
and drama.
- The market for independent television production companies in
the Nations and Regions has grown following quotas from the
regulator Ofcom, which require that, depending on the broadcaster,
between 10 per cent. and 50 per cent. of qualifying programming
hours must be sourced from outside the M25 boundary.
- Boomerang is ranked in the top three independent television
production companies, by revenue, in the Nations and Regions
according to the Broadcast Survey (Nations and Regions) 2009.
- The Boomerang Board’s strategy is both to achieve strong
organic growth by leveraging the Group’s existing customer base
coupled with strategic acquisitions, with a view to becoming a
major supplier to UK networks looking to satisfy their Nations and
Regions quotas.