Buyside Advisory
Buyside Advisory
The agency market is fragmented, relationship-driven, and difficult to understand from the outside. Standard Proxy helps strategic acquirers, private equity firms, and portfolio companies navigate that landscape with deeper sector knowledge and an operator’s understanding of the businesses behind the numbers.
Our Approach
Sector knowledge changes what you see
Two firms with similar financial profiles can differ materially in client quality, talent dependency, service relevance, reputation, culture, and long-term strategic value. We bring an agency operator’s perspective to acquisition strategy, helping buyers understand opportunities in the context of the market they actually operate in.
Nº001
Acquisition Strategy
Translate strategic priorities into a clear acquisition mandate and target profile
Nº002
Target Identification
Map the market and identify businesses aligned with the acquisition thesis
Nº003
Evaluation & Engagement
Assess strategic fit and engage owners and management teams with credibility
Nº004
Transaction Execution
Support diligence, valuation, negotiation, and execution through completion
The right opportunity is rarely the most obvious one.
The best acquisitions strengthen more than the P&L.
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.
Who We Advise
Built for buyers across the agency market
Our Sectors
Med Comms
Digital & Experience
Med Comms
Digital & Experience
Marketing
Digital & Experience
Marketing
Digital & Experience
Technology
Digital & Experience
Technology
Digital & Experience
Production
Digital & Experience
Production
Digital & Experience
Trusted by clients across both sides of the market
Trusted by clients across
both sides of the market
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Specialist advice for the agency landscape
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