Price tag of The Monkeys sale to Accenture was $63m, AFR reveals

The deal for Accenture Interactive to buy creative agency The Monkeys was worth $63m, it has finally emerged.

The price for The Monkeys – the most successful independent creative agency in the country – has been the subject of intense speculation since it was sold in May.

But today’s Australian Financial Review reveals that the value of the deal was $63m, with most of the money going to the three co-founders Mark Green, Scott Nowell and Justin Drape. According to the AFR, another four staff were also shareholders – ECD Fabio Buresti and MD Matthew Michael plus David Park and Nicholas Jackson from sister design agency Maud, which was also sold.

The Monkeys co-founder Mark Green, presenting to this year’s Mumbrella Awards jury

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