M&A Advisory

Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel for the Marketing Communications Industry

Ark Advisors, the top-rated Management Consultancy to Corporate Marketers and Marketing Services providers, serves in an advisory capacity to agencies and other companies seeking to invest, sell, merge or acquire marketing services businesses.

Because of the hundreds of agency searches, compensation assessments and organizational change assignments we have conducted, Ark Advisors is uniquely qualified to help identify appropriate partners for any kind of transaction under consideration.

We help clients obtain the best deal – operationally, financially and culturally – by combining our unparalleled industry insight with state-of-the-market operational and organizational due diligence.

Our primary expertise is candidate identification and vetting, and we can also provide preliminary financial and operational due diligence. We work with you throughout the entire process and can recommend top quality Financial, VC, and/or Legal resources to help you obtain funding (if needed), negotiate the deal and complete your transaction.

We are often engaged to help with the transition and integration of a new acquisition and/or partner. As appropriate, we design and implement programs to help assure a seamless transition operationally, financially and — most importantly — culturally. This may include conducting Workshops to foster better communications and cultural connections.


Our Services include:

Assessing your Company and Preparing for Merger or Sale (as appropriate) Developing the Criteria and Guiding the Identification of Partner candidates Review of Financial, Operational and Cultural Factors (as appropriate) Referrals to best-in-class Financial, VC and/or Legal Resources (as appropriate) Providing the Road Map and Best Practice Principles for Integration