A is for Agencies
We help marketing and communications agencies grow through acquisition
Scale your marketing agency through acquisitions
Capital A scale up your search for acquisition targets, specialising in marketing, media and communications. We accelerate your acquisition strategy helping you acquire digital agencies, marketing, media and analytics companies within a much shorter time frame, rather than relying on serendipity and network referrals.
Our clients are all sizes: high growth, ambitious privately held agencies, PLCs, private equity, single family offices and investors.
We specialise in finding off-market deals for our buy-side clients, sourcing deals by creating a bespoke database of agencies that fit your acquisition strategy criteria, as well as accessing our network of agency owners.
Want to scale your agency?
Step 1: Find Targets
We understand the most important thing to many marketing and communications agency owners looking to make an acquisition is that there is a cultural fit with the company that is looking to be acquired.
The Capital A team are able to pitch your vision to target agencies and bring them to the table. We only speak with agencies that fit your acquisition strategy.
Once we have a great target that we have screened, we book in a call with you and provide you with a short deck before the first chemistry call.
Step 2: Valuation
We only deal with businesses specialising in marketing, PR and communications, SEO, media buying, experiential, social media, influencer and performance marketing.
We assist with valuing the target, we have a long list of clients that have a history of investing and acquiring marketing businesses.
Many marketing agencies come to us direct for valuations because we speak to thousands of agencies every year and create valuations for our clients.
Step 3: Offer & Close
We create deal structures and offer letters so you can get to close more deals more quickly.
We are specialists at getting your offers negotiated and accepted by agency owners who are looking to sell.
Capital A is the leading advisory for marketing, communications and media agencies looking to acquire either through self finance or with private equity.
We work with agencies with EBITDA over £/$ 1m minimum up to £/$ 50m.
Our Clients
DEALS
Capital A advises Huble Digital on the acquisition of Bubblebridge Interactive
Capital A are pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Bubblebridge Interactive by their client Huble Digital. Bubblebridge Interactive is an award-winning B2B marketing & sales agency, their technical expertise, impressive portfolio and understanding of...
Capital A advises Smyle Group on the acquisition of The Sports Presentation Company
Capital A are pleased to announce that their client Smyle Group has successfully closed their acqusition of UK-based sports production and fan engagement agency The Sports Presentation Company. The Sports Presentation Company, founded by Andy Friedlander in 2011,...
Capital A advises Absolute Corporate Events on sale to Venues and Events International
Capital A are pleased to announce that they have successfully advised global events and production company Absolute Corporate Events (ACE) along with Absolute Digital Communications (ADC) on their sale to Venues and Events International. Anita Lowe, CEO, Venues and...
Capital A advises Lost Horizon on capital raise for their seed round
Capital A are pleased to announce they have advised the team at Lost Horizon successfully on their capital raise for their seed round. Lost Horizon are a virtual reality platform built in the metaverse for world class digital and visual art, performance, protest, free...
A professional service, knowledgeable and trusted to represent Aeorema PLC. The industry is short of consultants that offer a similar search service like Capital A’s.
Steve Quah, CEO, Aeorema Communications PLC
Having worked with the Capital A team, I can happily endorse the professional services they provide. Capital A can help you turn your business into a leading agency in the market. I recommend them highly.
Rick Stainton, Group Executive Director, Smyle Group Ltd
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