The majority of our clients are creative, tech-enabled agencies valued between £5m and £50m. However, the most important criteria for our clients is that they are agile and successful entrepreneurs operating growth businesses in scalable markets.
We advise entrepreneurs on three key corporate transactions:
We advise clients from the very beginning of the process. If you are running a successful business, you will no doubt have ideas as to who might acquire you. We take these ideas and overlay our own thoughts, market experience and dedicated M&A deal databases to create a list of truly strategic acquirers who have genuine motive to purchase your business. This process drives maximum value for our shareholder clients on sale.
We invest in the best M&A databases on the market, so that we can obtain proprietary deal and strategic planning intel from the most active buyers globally. This, in combination with the fact that we are talking to the most active buyers in the media and marketing services landscape on a daily basis, ensures you get the best possible buyer list without risking confidentiality in the process.
As a firm with expertise in advising buyers, we are also acutely aware of what drives the negotiations on the other side of the table. We use this expertise to ensure our ‘selling’ clients are as prepared as possible for the process and to ensure it runs smoothly and efficiently every time.
We do not use junior personnel in the process. All sales mandates are run and managed at partner-level, ensuring our clients get senior level service at every stage of the process.
If you are looking to acquire a company, whether as a corporate, individual or management team, we are here to help. We provide a suite of services across the entire transaction, from negotiating deal valuation and structure, overseeing the due diligence process and accessing funding for the transaction.
Our intimate knowledge of the marketing services market and landscape leaves us particularly well placed to advise on acquisitions in this space. We know the market rate for valuation and structures, and are acutely aware of the risk factors that arise in these types of businesses.
We are very well connected across private equity and debt providers, so have all aspects of your potential fundraise covered.
“Darren was instrumental in getting this deal done. His approach to challenges and his pragmatic attitude meant we were able to solve problems quickly, whilst retaining the strong relationship between both sides. This has created a platform of trust on which we can move forward to execute our vision for the future.”
“This is a transformative deal for the industry and we are very proud of the achievement. Darren played a pivotal role in helping us navigate the process, choose the right partner, and create a transaction which enabled both sides to meet their objectives. I would love to work with them again.”
“Rafalie worked with us every step of the way on this transaction. Their personal service levels and commercial advice were integral to achieving the best possible result for the shareholders, making the process manageable for us so that we could focus on continuing to grow our business. We hope to work with them again in future.”
“Thank you Rafalie on running an excellent process. We interviewed six corporate finance firms before selecting Rafalie. Their fast responses, a lot of initiative and a senior-level experienced head really helped get this transaction over the line. Plus, their knowledge of international buyers helped us access the entire global market, which was essential to the success of the process.”
“We selected Rafalie as our advisor as we wanted hands-on senior experience by our side. They were instrumental in making this deal happen. Commercial and practical advice, at every stage of the transaction.”