Jim Houghton on breaking down M&A for creative businesses Agency Dealmasters podcast

Jim Houghton has over 25 years of international experience working with and within marketing and communication businesses on corporate finance, including M&A, exit planning, joint ventures, deal structuring, post-merger integration and earnout management.
This is Jim’s second time on the show. He has had an amazing career from his time at Omnicom in the early 2000s, to BDO then to Results international where he advised many leading marketing services businesses. He’s advised on many deals for Waypoint Partners from We Are Social, Headland to 1000 heads.
We talk about:
🔸The right time to sell your agency
🔸How to find a fair price & value your business
🔸The most surprising elements of selling a business
🔸Private Equity & the common misconceptions
🔸Why an agency should consider selling to a PE buyer
🔸The market impact from the pandemic - Are investors more cautious
If you are interested in anything to do with M&A, then this is the podcast for you.
Enjoy the conversation.