TEAM LEWIS acquires Instinctif Partners
London, UK – 24 September, 2025 – TEAM LEWIS, a global marketing consultancy, announces the acquisition of the UK division within Instinctif, effective immediately.
The transaction is the latest step in TEAM LEWIS’ strategy to grow and develop its integrated proposition. Uniting brand strategy, PR, digital marketing, and creative engineering with specialist capital markets, public policy and global corporate comms expertise.
The deal not only brings together two dynamic teams, but also dramatically enhances the combined expertise in sectors such as technology, automotive, defence, energy, financial services, leisure and property. Anchoring this sector expertise will be horizontal practice areas including crisis preparedness, strategy & planning and technology-first innovation.
The business will integrate into TEAM LEWIS’ global network but retain the Instinctif brand in the near-term. The combined entity will offer a wider range of services, a bigger bench of expertise and deeper insights for clients across all sectors.
“We welcome our Instinctif colleagues to the TEAM LEWIS family,” said Chris Lewis, CEO. “This acquisition is a testament to our pursuit of growth, innovation and delivery of best-in-class results for our clients. Together, we will unlock new opportunities and raise standards of excellence in marketing communications enabling our team to deliver a greater range of services across a wider geography to clients in multiple sectors.”
“Our shared vision and passion for creativity, collaboration and impact makes this is an exciting new chapter as we look to build on our expertise in capital and public markets,” adds Instinctif CEO Julian Walker. “Together, TEAM LEWIS will enable accelerated growth and facilitate the delivery of even more innovative solutions for our clients”
About TEAM LEWIS
TEAM LEWIS is a global marketing agency, delivering integrated services in PR, digital, creative, and analytics for leading brands worldwide. With a commitment to commercial excellence, creative solutions, and causes, TEAM LEWIS empowers clients to achieve impactful results.
About Instinctif
Rebranded as Instinctif in 2014 from College Hill, and tracing its origins back to the 1970s, the firm is a communications consultancy and strategic reputation advisor, which partners with clients to navigate change, mitigate risk and build value through communications that influence and engage the right audiences in the right way.