Corporate finance – media

Do you want to sell or acquire a media business?

We offer a unique, full-service approach to M&A from our dedicated office of over 100 media specialists that exclusively supports the extensive range of needs of independent media businesses – covering marketing services, film, TV, entertainment, theatre, and gaming.

 

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Dedicated
media office in the West End

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£256m
total deal value advised on in the last three years

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37
media deals completed in the last three years

 

With over 30 years’ experience in the media and marketing services sectors, we have a well-established network from which to find the right buyer for your business.  For cross-border M&A transactions, we are at the centre of a global network of advisers through Moore Global, ensuring all international nuances are covered by the best support and advice.

Recent deals

CF tombstone for 23red as sellside advisers

CF tombstone People Made lead adviser

CF tombstone 21CB due diligence

CF tombstone for CRC lead adviser

CF tombstone for Absolute lead adviser

Creature and Candid sellside advisory

CF tombstone for The Edge Picture sale

CF tombstone for Blippi sale

Click here to view more of our deals

Our approach

As each project and organisation is unique, we tailor our approach to optimise results, whether you’re selling or acquiring a media or marketing services business.

Our team excels in connecting you with the right buyers, getting you the best price, navigating deal complexities and preparing your business for sale.

We’re skilled at identifying key issues, pro-actively mitigating them when acting for sellers, or recommending pragmatic solutions to protect acquirers when acting on the buyside.

Sell-side advisory

We specialise in working with owner-managers and founder-led media businesses to realise the value of your business.

This involves:

  • Marketing the business to potential acquirers
  • Negotiating the transaction to maximise value
  • Managing the sale process from start to finish
  • Working alongside our M&A tax and accounting colleagues throughout

Buy-side advisory

We support acquirers, private equity houses, banks and other lenders at every stage of the transaction, conducting due diligence with a scope tailored to your objectives and providing insightful, commercial advice throughout.

We specialise in advising companies pursuing a buy-and-build strategy, working with you to formulate your strategic criteria to achieve acquisition targets.

This includes:

  • Raising funding
  • Identifying potential acquisition targets
  • Advising on the best timing for exit
  • Helping you to achieve your ambitions and business goals – whether that be a full exit or taking on private equity investment

Market intelligence

Annual survey event held at BAFTA

In addition to our flagship annual survey event, which presents the financial performance of companies within the marketing services sector, we also publish a quarterly M&A report, that analyses M&A activity in the media and marketing services sectors, as well as hold regular webinars and seminars with expert speakers from the sector joining us.

Sign up for our media and marketing services mailing list to receive an invitation to our annual survey as well as other events.

Paul Winterflood leads the firm’s Media Corporate Finance team specialising in transactions in the media and technology sectors. Paul regularly speaks and contributes on the topic of ‘Selling Your Media Business’, the media and technology M&A landscape. Paul has experience advising entrepreneurs, strategic acquirers and private equity investors. He is passionate about the importance of… Read more

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