Sourching small agency deals

by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

2 years ago

I’m kicking off a self-funded search to buy a small digital service business. I’m looking for marketing agencies doing ~$1mm in revenue. My goal is to extract the founder and grow it by cross-selling from my current business’ client base.

Are there any good deal sources for this kind of small marketing agencies? Or should I just plan on doing a lot of cold-calling to catch a founder at the right time?

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searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Searchfunder member‌^ I'm a fellow Kellogg grad (though from 15 yrs ago) and agencies is one of the verticals where we're acquisitive. Have also gone deep on several deals with Barney. Happy to chat. jordan at workwithzeal.com

2 years ago | like reply | 1 like

searcher from Washington and Lee University

There are some more niched agenies you can find on https://app.microacquire.com/

2 years ago | like reply | 1 like

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