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Matt Chollet,
EVP Agency Development
• Sales and Marketing Professional
• Business development process expert
• Entrepreneur
• Triathlon, Sailing, Mountain Climbing, and outdoor enthusiast
@agencysquared
A passion for creative & technology businesses
We are a global M&A consultancy helping the stakeholders of creative and technology businesses realise their potential through trusted, insightful and actionable advice.
Our team – a global perspective
Our team advise clients around the world. Working from our London, Hong Kong, New York and Singapore hubs, we give our clients access to our global acquirer network and cross-border expertise.
Live global mandates and projects
Different types of marcoms investors and new entrants
• Global marcoms groups
• Established independents
• New money
• Asia / South America
• US ‘marketing services’
• Consultancies
• Data & tech
THE USUAL SUSPECTS:
• Profitability 20%+
• Growth 20%+
• Clients Spread, global
• Management Depth & breadth
What drives value?
Driving a premiumThere is a wide spectrum of valuations available depending on the nature of the business and the acquirer you attract.
OFFER & MANAGEMENT
FIN
AN
CIA
LP
ERFO
RM
AN
CE • Wide choice
of buyers
• Premium value
•Good choice
of buyers
•Low value
•Limited buyers
•Low value
•Limited buyers
•Fair value for
good fit
• Strategic need
• Contemporary offer
• Scale
• Culture
• Reputation
• Succession management
• Energy & ambition
Creating a super premiumWide spectrum of valuations available depending on nature of business and acquirer you attract
Uplift 1: ScarcityScale and uniqueness
Uplift 2: Time Deal structure over time
Paid for growth in multiple
SCA
RC
ITY
TIM
E
Successful DNA• Culture and values
• Leadership and accountability
• Talent as a priority
• Courage
• Energy
COMPETITIVE
DIFFERENCE
CONSCIOUS
BEHAVIOR
How do you achieve uniqueness?
Conscious behavior
New Business:• Direct vs intermediaries
• Stricter criteria
• Better conversations
• Personality skills
• The math
Clients:• Rigor on re-evaluation
• Drop the poor quality
• New models and ways of working to address the broken procurement model
Talent:• Stars (and weaks)
• Profiling
• Leadership training
• Accountability
• Performance cultures
Differentiation: integration vs specialism
• Be brilliant at something
• Collaborate with other experts
• “Casting” teams in roles
• Procurement experts vs departments
• National trap vs global opportunity
Finding a strategic
growth partner
• It’s not about selling
• Which strategic partner can accelerate
your growth?
• Reach your ambitions better and faster
• Culture is the tricky bit
Charles Fallon, Founding Partner, SI PartnersNew York | London | Singapore | Hong Kong
uk.linkedin.com/in/charles-fallon-098a1315
@SIPartners
youtube.com/user/SIPartnersLLP
sipartnersglobal.com
A passion for creative & technology businesses
Problems we solve:
• “We’re not identifying or winning work to take our agency in the right direction.”
• “How do I get new clients outside of referrals and my own network?”
• “How do I create a new business machine that works for my agency 24/7?”
Thanks for attending!
If you would like any further information, calculator, or just a chat, contact me at [email protected]!