LATIN AMERICA · GLOBAL CAPITAL · CREATIVE BUSINESSES · MEDIA · MARKETING SERVICES

M&A for creative businesses, made understandable.

Built South. Valued Everywhere.

MADE is an independent M&A advisory firm specializing in creative, marketing, media and MarTech businesses across Latin America.

We help founders understand their options, prepare for what comes next, and navigate strategic transactions with confidence.

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FOUNDER MANIFESTO

You built a business in conditions most global investors do not fully understand.

Volatile currencies. Late payments. Price pressure. Talent cycles. Client concentration. Informal systems. Markets where growth was rarely linear.

That pressure shapes resilience, creativity, efficiency, and the ability to build with less.

But context alone doesn't determine value. That value needs to be understood, evaluated, and supported by evidence.

MADE exists to bridge that gap.

Notes, pen and keyboard on a working desk — THE WORK BEFORE THE DEAL

Modernist architecture in Latin America — TWO READINGS, ONE BUSINESS

THE OPPORTUNITY

Founders and investors are often looking at the same business. They simply speak different languages.

Founders see clients, talent, reputation, culture, creativity, momentum, and trust.

Buyers or investors see EBITDA, risk, repeatability, client concentration, management depth, and growth potential.

Both perspectives matter.

MADE translates between the two, helping founders understand how their businesses will be evaluated and helping buyers understand what makes them valuable.

WHO WE SERVE

Different perspectives. One translator.

The Founder

Independent owners of creative, marketing, media and MarTech businesses exploring how to grow, professionalize, bring in a partner or prepare for a future sale.

CLARITY · PREPARATION · REPRESENTATION

The Buyer

Strategic buyers, global networks, holding companies and private equity firms seeking relevant opportunities and local market intelligence in Latin America.

CURATED ACCESS · LOCAL INTELLIGENCE · BETTER DEAL JUDGMENT

The Capital Partner

Family offices, debt funds, private credit providers and investors assessing opportunities in creative and marketing businesses.

CREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES · STRUCTURED INFORMATION · CONFIDENCE IN THE ASSET

WHAT WE DO

From preparation to transaction.

Business & Exit Readiness

We evaluate the business the way buyers, investors, and capital partners will read it. We identify strengths and risks, and help founders prioritize what may need to change before a future transaction. Where relevant, we structure focused advisory projects to address specific challenges.

OUTCOME · CLEAR PRIORITIES AND A PATH FORWARD

Pre-Sale Advisory

We build the financial narrative, organize documentation, clarify positioning, and prepare the business for credible conversations with potential buyers.

OUTCOME · A BUSINESS THAT CAN BE UNDERSTOOD, TRUSTED AND EVALUATED

Transaction Advisory

We connect founders with the right buyers, investors, or capital partners, coordinate the process, evaluate proposals, and support commercial and economic negotiations.

OUTCOME · A CLEARER, MORE CREDIBLE PATH TO A TRANSACTION

Deal Operations

We coordinate the work behind the deal: data rooms, due diligence, information requests, documentation, and specialist workstreams through closing.

OUTCOME · A CLEANER PROCESS FROM DILIGENCE TO SIGNATURE

BEFORE THE TRANSACTION

Not ready to sell? You can still prepare for what comes next.

More options begin with a stronger business.

Sometimes, the right next step is understanding profitability, strengthening management, reducing founder dependency or defining a clearer growth strategy.

MADE helps founders address these challenges through focused advisory engagements, bringing in specialized expertise when needed.

The objective is not always a transaction. It is to build a stronger business, create more strategic options, and make better-informed decisions about what comes next.

Understand your business·Strengthen your business·Evaluate your options

Black and white architectural detail — Stronger business. More options.

THE MADE THESIS

Understanding precedes valuation.

Financials tell us what happened. They rarely explain why it happened — or whether the results can be repeated. That is why we evaluate a business through four connected lenses:

The Business

What it does, why clients choose it, and what makes it competitive.

The Numbers

Earnings quality, margins, revenue concentration, and repeatability.

The Risk

Founder dependency, management depth, and transferability.

The Upside

Growth opportunities, scalability, and strategic potential.

The objective is not simply to explain the numbers. It is to understand the business behind them.

WHO WE ARE

We have sat on every side of the table.

MADE was founded by operators who understand the creative, agency, media, and marketing ecosystem from the inside. We have built teams, products, practices, and business units. We have evaluated hundreds of deals and experienced firsthand how much value can be lost when a strong creative business is not properly prepared, structured, or understood.

MADE was created because the gap was real.

Great creative businesses.

Limited transaction preparation.

No clear bridge between founder reality and investor expectations.

WHY MADE

Others make M&A feel complex because it is complex. MADE makes M&A feel simple without making it simplistic.

We bring business understanding, financial discipline and transaction judgment to decisions that matter.

We bring structure, language, and judgment to a category where many founders are underprepared for transactions, and many buyers are underinformed about how creative businesses really work.

For foundersWe make the options clearer.

For buyersWe make businesses easier to evaluate.

For capital partnersWe make opportunities easier to assess.

MADEThat is the value of MADE.

CONTACT

The right conversation starts with clarity.

Whether you're a founder thinking about your next chapter, a buyer looking for quality opportunities, or a capital partner interested in Latin American creative businesses, we'd be glad to hear from you.

No pressure. No generic pitch. Just a conversation worth having.

hello@madeadvisors.lat

Your message goes directly to the founders.

Tell us a little about yourself, your business, and what kind of conversation would be useful. We will respond personally.

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