In/organic: Exploring M&A for SaaS & Digital Agencies

E36: Deal Con Roundup: Capital Access, Culture Fit in Deals, and Access to Capital for Inorganic Growth

On the ground coverage of key learnings from DealCon 2025

Oct 2 • 

Christian Hassold

20:47

September 2025

E35: Correction! Update on Details of Verisk's Planned Acquisition of Acculynx

A quick update on the deal economics with emphasis on the ultra high ARR and EBITDA multiples offered by Verisk for the planned acquisition of Acculynx

Sep 30 • 

Christian Hassold

7:23

E34: Syndigo & 1WorldSync Explainer: What do these companies do?

A followup on episode 33 providing additional context on the basic technology and services these companies provide to brands and retailers.

Sep 28 • 

Christian Hassold

11:16

E33: Syndigo’s Billion Dollar Acquisition of WorldSync ft. Chris Barnes & Erik Morton

A deep dive into Syndigo's acquisition of 1WorldSync, including the background on both companies, some insight on the deal and competitive dynamics

Sep 21 • 

Christian Hassold

39:10

E32: So, You Want to Be a Platform? ft. Anthony Costanzo

A deep dive into the qualities of agency platform leaders and what one must do to become a platform

Sep 12 • 

Christian Hassold

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49:54

E31: Plan for Exit from Day One

What good looks like and what strategic buyers seek in a high quality acquisition targets

Sep 6 • 

Christian Hassold

36:59

August 2025

E30: Agency Deal Report - August '25 ft. Podean & Accenture Song

Discussing agency M&A deals completed in August 2025, with some banter on the Soho House investment by a number of investors including Ashton Kutcher

Aug 29 • 

Christian Hassold

30:01

E29: SaaS M&A Market Report - July '25 ft. Verisk & Descartes

Summary

Aug 21 • 

Christian Hassold

25:08

E28: Digital Agency M&A Market Roundup Q225

Deep dive on interesting deals completed in Q225 including Publicis + Captiv8 and Brainlabs + Exverus

Aug 14 • 

Christian Hassold

32:01

July 2025

E27: Agency Valuations & Structuring 201b w/Ayelet Shipley

Part two of a discussion on agency valuations and structuring with two additional examples, building on the prior episode.

Jul 6 • 

Christian Hassold

24:31

June 2025

PSA for First Time Sellers: Don't count your winnings until the deal docs are signed!

Ayelet and Christian pontificate on the dynamics of a sales process for founder led businesses and the ups and downs of the deal process.

Jun 23 • 

Christian Hassold

4:04

E26: Agency Valuations & Structuring 201a w/Ayelet Shipley

Part 1 of a 2 part discussion on considerations and intricacies of marketing agency valuations and structuring from two deal makers working on the front…

Jun 16 • 

Christian Hassold

33:42