Buy-Side Advisory Services

  • “Gridley has been a terrific strategic partner for us
    since 2007. We have worked with them to successfully complete
    five acquisitions across multiple digital marketing sectors. The Gridley team often uses its network to bring us potential business partnership opportunities and introduce us to relevant senior executives in the industry. They go beyond just being a ‘transaction oriented’
    investment bank and we appreciate that.”

    Michael Rubin, Founder and CEO, GSI Commerce

  • “As CEO of DoubleClick, we sought Gridley’s advice on potential cross channel database marketing strategies and hired Gridley to advise us on the acquisition of Performics. We were introduced to Performics at Gridley’s annual January conference and Gridley helped to keep those conversations proprietary and avoid a big auction process. Their January conference brings together an exceptional networking opportunity for senior decision makers in the internet and marketing services industries.”

    Kevin Ryan, CEO, Gilt Groupe

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Buy-Side Advisory Services

Gridley provides retained, strategic buy-side financial advisory services to select companies in the information services industry. We strongly believe that companies should understand the complete, competitive environment when making an acquisition and not simply consider the particular target that happens to be for sale. The right acquisition targets are often “bought” not “sold”.

Advice to our buy-side clients is typically very strategic in nature. We pride ourselves in giving thoughtful, honest advice even if that means a particular deal does not get done. We work hard to get to know the important companies and management teams in our targeted industry sectors and believe that this knowledge is invaluable to our clients as they assess the attractiveness of, and appropriate valuation for, a particular acquisition candidate. Finally, we draw upon our extensive network of relationships in the industry to make sure we bring “best in class” thinking to our clients.