M&A Advisory

Representing agency value with conviction

Sellside Advisory

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M&A Advisory

Representing agency value with conviction

Sellside Advisory

Agency M&A Advisory

Standard Proxy is a specialist M&A advisory for the agency sector, advising founders, management teams, strategic acquirers and investors across sellside, buyside and select growth engagements.

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Our Approach

We know how agencies create value — and how the market values them. Standard Proxy brings together operating experience, transaction judgment, and deep knowledge of the agency landscape to help businesses build value, navigate M&A, and make consequential strategic decisions.

Services

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Nº01

Sellside Advisory

Sellside Advisory for agency owners and shareholders, combining sector expertise and transaction judgment to maximize value and deliver the right outcome.

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Nº01

Sellside Advisory

Sellside Advisory for agency owners and shareholders, combining sector expertise and transaction judgment to maximize value and deliver the right outcome.

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Nº01

Sellside Advisory

Sellside Advisory for agency owners and shareholders, combining sector expertise and transaction judgment to maximize value and deliver the right outcome.

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Nº02

Buyside Advisory

Buyside Advisory for strategic and financial buyers, combining agency-sector knowledge, market perspective, and transaction expertise to identify and pursue the right opportunities.

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Nº02

Buyside Advisory

Buyside Advisory for strategic and financial buyers, combining agency-sector knowledge, market perspective, and transaction expertise to identify and pursue the right opportunities.

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Nº02

Buyside Advisory

Buyside Advisory for strategic and financial buyers, combining agency-sector knowledge, market perspective, and transaction expertise to identify and pursue the right opportunities.

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Nº03

Growth Advisory

Growth Advisory for agency leaders, combining operating experience and market perspective to strengthen strategic direction, performance, and long-term enterprise value.

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Nº03

Growth Advisory

Growth Advisory for agency leaders, combining operating experience and market perspective to strengthen strategic direction, performance, and long-term enterprise value.

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Nº03

Growth Advisory

Growth Advisory for agency leaders, combining operating experience and market perspective to strengthen strategic direction, performance, and long-term enterprise value.

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Our Sectors

Deep expertise across the agency ecosystem

We know the agency business because we’ve led it

Featured Sector

Experience

Digital & Experience

Featured Sector

Experience

Digital & Experience

Why Standard Proxy

An advisor that already speaks agency

Our perspective comes from having operated these businesses, advised transactions, and spent careers across the people and companies that shape the industry. We work with founders, management teams, strategic acquirers and financial investors across the marketing and communications landscape.

Agency expertise informs better transaction judgment

Our perspective is grounded in first-hand operating experience across the agency industry and deep familiarity with the market in which these businesses are built, bought, and sold.

That sector context informs how we assess opportunity, understand value, and advise clients through consequential decisions

About Us

Team

Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Neera Chaudhary

Former HoldCo agency CEO with 25+ years of operating and M&A experience, including 20+ transactions and mandates representing $2B+ in aggregate enterprise value.

Mike Bartlestone

Investment banker, investor, and attorney with 15+ years of M&A experience, including 30+ transactions representing $20B+ in aggregate transaction value.

Cory Salmela

M&A advisor and executive search leader with 25+ years across the agency sector, advising founders, CEOs, and boards on leadership and transaction readiness.

Mandates

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Nº154

Confidential Sellside

Healthcare MarTech

Founder-Owned Platform

Nº133

Confidential Growth Advisory

Influencer Marketing Infrastructure

VC-Backed

Nº221

Confidential Sellside

Data Science Firm

Founder-Owned

Mandates

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Nº154

Confidential Sellside

Healthcare MarTech

Founder-Owned Platform

Nº133

Confidential Growth Advisory

Influencer Marketing Infrastructure

VC-Backed

Nº221

Confidential Sellside

Data Science Firm

Founder-Owned

Mandates

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Nº154

Confidential Sellside

Healthcare MarTech

Founder-Owned Platform

Nº133

Confidential Growth Advisory

Influencer Marketing Infrastructure

VC-Backed

Nº221

Confidential Sellside

Data Science Firm

Founder-Owned

Trusted by clients across both sides of the market

Trusted by clients across
both sides of the market

Perspectives on the agency landscape

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Building Agency Value Before a Transaction

Value Creation

M&A & Transactions

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Building Agency Value Before a Transaction

Value Creation

M&A & Transactions

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Why Agency M&A Is Different

Agency Market

M&A & Transactions

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Why Agency M&A Is Different

Agency Market

M&A & Transactions

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What Buyers Are Really Looking for in Agencies

Buyer Perspective

Value Creation

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What Buyers Are Really Looking for in Agencies

Buyer Perspective

Value Creation

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Our Advisory Services

Sellside, buyside, and select growth advisory for the agency sector

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Our Advisory Services

Sellside, buyside, and select growth advisory for the agency sector

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Our Sectors

Deep expertise across the businesses shaping the agency market

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Our Sectors

Deep expertise across the businesses shaping the agency market

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Specialist advice for the agency landscape

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agency landscape

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