How to sell your agency during the COVID crisis
Lots of agencies are contacting Capital A right now and wanting to know what their options are, the COVID crisis has forced business owners into thinking about a sale or going into administration. With that in mind, you need to get a realistic valuation calculated....
How to build the perfect post-COVID, global, 360° media agency?
Let’s call it Agency A. It would be an agency for our new age, for a transformed society which was always on, location agnostic, platform agnostic, sometimes working, sometimes relaxing, using multiple devices everywhere. Mobile first, social media first, video,...
Roll up, roll up! Buy, build, go global
Why now presents the greatest opportunity in a lifetime to build a global agency Some agencies are already going bust, faced with poor cash flow from years of undercharging clients and over paying freelancers the Coronavirus crisis has accelerated the inevitable,...
M&A During Coronavirus / COVID 19
A big question on all of our clients lips right now is: has the coronavirus / COVID 19 situation effected M&A in any way. The answer is: YES and NO. Our clients are creative businesses, mostly digital, content and live agencies and all of them have been effected...
Aeorema Communications Plc make acquisition of London based Eventful
Capital A client Aeorema Communications plc have acquired Eventful, a London based events agency. Eventful are a venue sourcing, incentive travel and event management company that works primarily within the luxury retail, IT and oil & gas sectors. Founded in...
Why is EBITDA adjusted for dividends
When an acquiring company values a business they usually do this by multiplying EBITDA by a multiple. Often their goal is to try and reduce the amount of earnings that can be included in EBITDA and then pay as small a multiple as they can get away with, or that they...
9 reasons to acquire a business rather than grow organically
The decision to acquire another business or not should never be taken lightly. While it can be a huge thrill to go out and buy businesses and close a deal, the numbers have to add up and you should make sure that you have an acquisition strategy in place before...
Strategic Mergers Acquisition M&A Process
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is a process involving the acquisition of another company, where one company, usually the larger acquires a smaller target company and merges them with their business. This can sometimes happen between two businesses of a similar...
