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Livingstone asesor\u00f3 a los accionistas de Grass Roots Group en la operaci\u00f3n. El cierre de la transacci\u00f3n est\u00e1 sujeto a tr\u00e1mites legales y aprobaci\u00f3n por parte de las autoridades alemanas de defensa de la competencia (Bundeskartellamt).<\/p>\n<p>Grass Roots fue creada en 1980 en el Reino Unido por David Evans, y entre sus accionistas tambi\u00e9n figuran la empresa WPP plc and as\u00ed como miembros actuales y antiguos del equipo directivo, todos ellos comprometidos en la venta de sus acciones en esta transacci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Con fuerte vocaci\u00f3n de motivar a las personas, Grass Roots Group vincula marcas con personas a trav\u00e9s de servicios de Experiencia y Percepci\u00f3n, Motivaci\u00f3n, Premios, Beneficios, Promociones, Reuniones y Eventos. Con 12 oficina en el mundo, la compa\u00f1\u00eda ha prestado sus servicios en m\u00e1s de 100 pa\u00edses. Las empresas de Grass Roots Group suman m\u00e1s de 20.000 clientes, un tercio de los cuales est\u00e1n referenciados en el \u00edndice Financial Times Stock Exchange 100.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Bandell, CEO de Grass Roots, coment\u00f3<strong>: &#8220;Estamos encantados con las oportunidades que esta asociaci\u00f3n va a ofrecer a Grass Roots. Esta uni\u00f3n con Blackhawk nos abre un importante camino al crecimiento, ofreci\u00e9ndonos la posibilidad de transformarnos en un negocio de referencia en el mundo y permiti\u00e9ndonos motivar a muchas m\u00e1s personas. <\/strong><strong>Durante todo el proceso, el equipo de Livingstone nos ha demostrado su garra en el sector y nos ha apoyado con asesoramiento de gran calidad y conocimiento t\u00e9cnico para garantizar el resultado deseado por los accionistas y la compa\u00f1\u00eda. 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