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Instinctif Partners

Former Instinctif UK team now within TEAM LEWIS, adding capital markets, public policy and corporate reputation expertise.

United KingdomReviewed by Adriaan Brits, MScLast reviewed August 20, 2026
Instinctif Partners website, captured July 2026
Website capture from July 2026

Company Snapshot

Agency name
Instinctif Partners
Website
instinctif.com
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Additional offices
The former Instinctif international divisions changed ownership; current UK delivery is integrated with TEAM LEWIS.
Founded
1970s origins; Instinctif brand adopted in 2014
Employee range
Not publicly documented
Ownership
TEAM LEWIS
Core services
Corporate communications, capital markets, public policy, risk and crisis, content and creative, ESG and sustainability, digital marketing, brand strategy
Industries served
Financial services, technology, automotive, defence, energy, leisure, property and healthcare
Geographic markets
United Kingdom and global markets through TEAM LEWIS
Languages
English and multilingual network capability
Key leadership
Julian Walker, former Instinctif CEO and integration leader; Chris Lewis, TEAM LEWIS CEO
Credentials & certifications
No current standalone professional accreditation was publicly established after the ownership transition.
Typical client segment
Enterprise
Publicly stated minimum engagement
Not publicly documented.
Last reviewed
8/20/2026
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Executive Overview

Instinctif Partners’ UK business was acquired by TEAM LEWIS in September 2025 and subsequently rebranded under the TEAM LEWIS name. The current offer combines Instinctif’s capital-markets, public-policy and corporate-reputation heritage with a wider integrated marketing and creative network.

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Market Position

The legacy Instinctif proposition remains relevant as a specialist capability within TEAM LEWIS rather than as a fully independent global agency. Buyers should evaluate the current TEAM LEWIS organization for briefs requiring capital markets, policy, crisis and integrated marketing.

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Service Capability

Documented capabilities include corporate communications, capital markets, public policy, content and creative, ESG, risk and crisis, digital marketing and brand strategy. The acquisition added those specialisms to TEAM LEWIS’s broader PR, digital, creative and analytics platform.

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Industry Expertise

The combined team highlights technology, automotive, defence, energy, financial services, leisure and property. Instinctif’s earlier record also includes investor relations, IPO communications, corporate reporting and regulated-sector stakeholder work.

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Geographic Reach

The UK business is now connected to TEAM LEWIS’s global network. Earlier Instinctif operations in MENA were separately acquired and renamed IP Excellera, so they should not be presented as part of the current UK-owned footprint.

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Digital Authority

The live Instinctif domain now routes to a TEAM LEWIS page explaining the transition. This is a strong current-state signal: digital, creative, analytics and technology-first innovation are now delivered through the acquiring network rather than a standalone Instinctif platform.

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Reputation Overview

A human editor reviewed current acquisition announcements, the redirected website and public company records. The evidence clearly indicates a material ownership and brand transition; the profile therefore avoids repeating obsolete standalone-network claims or review-platform commentary.

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Public Proof

TEAM LEWIS announced the acquisition effective 24 September 2025 and stated that Instinctif’s UK specialists would integrate with its global network. Public records and the current redirected site corroborate the subsequent rebrand.

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Technology Signals

Technology signals now derive from TEAM LEWIS’s integrated digital, analytics, creative-engineering and AI capabilities, combined with Instinctif’s research, corporate-reporting and reputation-risk work. A separate Instinctif proprietary platform was not identified.

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Market Differentiators

The continuing value of the Instinctif team is specialist capital-markets, corporate and public-policy counsel inside a wider international marketing network. That mix is useful for organizations whose reputation, regulation and commercial communications cannot be handled in isolation.

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Comparative Intelligence

Compared with its former standalone model, the current business has broader integrated marketing reach but less independent brand separation. Compared with general TEAM LEWIS offices, the Instinctif heritage adds deeper capital-markets and public-policy expertise.

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Public Sources Reviewed

  1. TEAM LEWIS acquires InstinctifTEAM LEWIS · Ownership verification · Accessed 2026-07-22

Methodology and corrections

Information was compiled from publicly available sources and contains independent editorial analysis. This profile was last reviewed on 8/20/2026.

This profile was prepared by a human editor using the current redirected website, TEAM LEWIS’s acquisition notice, Instinctif transition pages and UK public records. The ownership change is treated as current fact; older office and staffing claims were not carried forward.

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