The $27M Calculator
Same agency. Two exits.
Consolidators buy agencies like yours at around 2.83x earnings, fold them into a platform, and sell the platform at a multiple no single agency can reach. This is that math, run in your favor. Slide your numbers in.
Profit after paying yourself a market salary. Most agencies land between 12% and 22%.
Your role in the roll-up
2.83x adjusted EBITDA, the standard consolidator offer in this industry right now.
6x to 8x on the same earnings, pro-rata and net of A27M's 10 to 20% lead share, once the room clears $3M combined. Two real platform sales printed 4.6x and 5.9x on the way to that frame.
No agency in this industry reaches it alone. A room of eight $1M+ operators clears it together, which is the entire reason consolidators exist. The room keeps that spread instead of handing it over.
Illustrative and pro-rata. Stake ranges are net of A27M's lead share: we lead the round and take 10 to 20% off the top, or 10 to 15% for members active in the M&A work. Deal structure, vesting, and timing all come before any of these numbers become real. Where the multiples come from: 2.83x is what consolidators pay in this industry today; $3M combined EBITDA is the floor where private equity engages; 6x to 8x is the platform frame behind the $27M thesis, with two real platform sales closed at 4.6x and 5.9x. The agency-level version of this math is published in How We Value a Real Estate Media Agency.
The spread you just saw is the whole pitch.
Eight core partners, a $1M+ revenue floor, and the room keeps the platform premium instead of handing it to a buyer. If your numbers clear the bar, apply. If you want the detailed read on your agency first, run the full valuation.