Creative Marketing Group acquires web design and creative agencies across the UK and internationally.
Running a design agency can be incredibly rewarding, but many founders eventually reach a stage where they want to move on to something new. Whether you are planning retirement, launching another venture or simply exploring your exit options, Creative Marketing offers a straightforward and confidential way to sell your agency.
Selling a design agency is often the most practical way to unlock the value you have built over the years. Understanding your motivations helps ensure the right outcome.
Years of managing client expectations, feedback rounds and project deadlines can become exhausting. Selling offers a clean break.
The constant cycle of pitching, designing and delivering projects takes its toll on even the most passionate founders.
Growing a design agency beyond a certain size requires infrastructure and investment that many founders prefer not to take on alone.
Without a clear successor, selling to an established group ensures your clients and team are looked after long-term.
Many creative founders are ready to explore new ideas and need to free themselves from their current business commitments.
After years of building a successful design agency, stepping away and unlocking the value you have created is a well-earned reward.
Selling to an established agency group that understands design, development and client relationships means your legacy is in safe hands.
Your clients join a fully operational agency group with established marketing, development and automation systems.
A large, multidisciplinary team ensures every client receives outstanding support across design, development and marketing.
We understand the importance of client relationships and manage every transition with care and professionalism.
With deep expertise in WordPress, Shopify and web development, we are well placed to support design agency client bases.
Every discussion is handled with absolute discretion. Staff, clients and competitors need never know you are exploring a sale.
We offer adaptable acquisition structures tailored to the needs and timeline of each founder.
Creative Marketing has successfully acquired and integrated multiple agencies, expanding our client base, team and capabilities with each acquisition.
We are interested in acquiring a wide range of design and creative agencies located anywhere in the UK or internationally.
Creative Marketing considers a range of design agency sizes. Revenue requirements are flexible and every conversation is handled with complete confidentiality.
All acquisition conversations are handled with absolute discretion. Design agency owners can explore their options without alerting staff, clients or competitors.
Whether you are ready to sell your design agency now or simply exploring your options for the future, we welcome an informal and confidential conversation.
A straightforward, founder-friendly process designed to ensure a smooth transition for clients, teams and founders alike.
An informal discussion to understand your goals and whether there is a mutual fit.
We learn about your client base, team, design capabilities and what makes your agency unique.
A transparent review of the financial and operational details of the business.
We agree a fair valuation and deal structure that works for both parties.
A carefully managed transition that protects your clients, team and creative legacy.
Creative Marketing is a fast-growing digital marketing agency group based in the North West of England. The group works with hundreds of businesses across many sectors.
We combine marketing strategy, website development, automation and data-driven insights to help businesses grow online — and we are actively expanding through the acquisition of design and digital agencies.
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Creative Marketing Group has acquired five UK agencies since 2023.
Buyers are usually larger agency groups, private equity backed platforms and strategic acquirers. Creative Marketing Group is an active UK buyer of digital, web, design, social media, marketing and AI agencies, and has completed five acquisitions since 2023.
Most agencies are valued as a multiple of adjusted annual profit (EBITDA). The multiple rises with recurring retainer revenue, low client concentration, documented processes and a team that can run without the founder, and falls when revenue is project-based or tied to one person.
A straightforward sale typically takes three to six months from first conversation to completion: an initial call, information sharing under NDA, an offer, due diligence and legal completion. Smaller owner-managed agencies can move faster.
Yes. We keep client relationships, retain teams wherever possible and plan a phased handover so clients see continuity of service rather than disruption.
Completely. Enquiries are seen only by our acquisitions team, we sign an NDA before any detailed information is shared, and nothing is communicated to your staff or clients without your agreement.
You can. Some founders exit fully after a handover period; others stay on in a leadership or specialist role. The structure is agreed with you.
Full acquisitions, partial buyouts, client book purchases and mergers. Payment can be upfront, deferred or partly linked to performance (an earn-out), depending on what suits you.
Complete the short, confidential application at creativemarketingltd.co.uk/acquisitions/apply. It takes about three minutes and there is no obligation.
Tell us a little about your agency. Kasim and the acquisitions team review every application personally.
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