Mitchells’ Aegis sale sails through

Tim Burrowes

October 25, 2010 1:23

An overwhelming majority of shareholders in Mitchell Communications Group today voted in favour of selling to Aegis.

The group includes Mitchell & Partners, Australia’s largest media agency.

The deal, which will see Harold Mitchell take the helm at Aegis in Australia, was first announced in late July.

Today’s vote saw 99.86% of those votes cast by MCG shareholders in favour of the deal.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.