Established 2026 · New York
ACQUISITION DETAILS
Acquire.
Modernize. Exit.
YC Media Holdings executes a disciplined buy-and-build consolidation strategy across digital marketing, affiliate, and healthcare sectors. We acquire at lower-middle-market multiples. We modernize. We exit at institutional scale within 36 - 60 months.
Market Data
INVESTMENT THESIS
The compelling case.
The digital marketing sector is fragmented, aging, and ripe for institutional consolidation. We are the buyer.
Thousands of independent boutique agencies operate without succession plans, modern technology, or institutional backing. Their founders built real businesses with real cash flows and now face an exit with no natural buyer. YC Media Holdings is purpose-built to be that buyer, at scale.
$15M+
EBITDA TARGET
100%
NDA FIRST
36 - 60 month
EXIT WINDOW
I — Market Fragmentation
The sector is populated by thousands of independent owner-operated boutiques with no institutional consolidator. We are filling that vacuum with speed and capital discipline.
II — Motivated Sellers
Aging founders with zero succession plans and outdated technology stacks are motivated to exit. We offer certainty, speed, and founder-respectful transactions.
III — Operational Value Creation
Every acquisition receives an immediate operating playbook: AI modernization, centralized back-office consolidation, and cross-portfolio revenue synergies that standalone operators cannot achieve.
IV — Multiple Arbitrage
We acquire at 2–4× EBITDA. A consolidated platform at $15M+ EBITDA with institutional governance commands 6–10×+ from a strategic buyer.
Target Sectors
Three verticals. One platform.
Digital Marketing Agencies
Performance media, SEO, paid social, and growth marketing agencies with recurring retainer revenue and SMB-to-enterprise client rosters. Our anchor vertical and primary platform strategy.
Affiliate Networks
Performance-based affiliate platforms with proprietary publisher relationships, strong data infrastructure, and high-margin recurring commission revenue.
Healthcare Companies
We acquire senior care facilities, home health care agencies, and fertility clinics - actual care providers with recurring census revenue, strong regulatory moats, and powerful demographic tailwinds.
ACQUISITION CRITERIA
Is your company a fit?
Begin a conversation.
Every inquiry is handled with complete discretion. We execute an NDA before any financial discussion. If there is a fit, we move with conviction - If there is a fit, we move quickly and tell you early how we would value and structure a deal.
HOW WE WORK
A process built for certainty.
We operate with speed and discretion. From the first confidential introduction to the final wire transfer, every step is designed to confirm deal value and respect the founder's legacy.
I
Confidential Introduction
No obligation · NDA first
We execute a mutual NDA before any financial discussion. We learn your business, your goals, and what a successful exit means for you.
II
Financial Review & Valuation
5 business days
We review three years of financials and deliver a preliminary valuation range within five business days of receiving your data room.
III
Letter of Intent
Target: 30 days from first call
We move with conviction. Our target is a signed, clean LOI within 30 days of first contact. Complete seller confidentiality.
IV
Due Diligence
Timing depends on the business.
Focused review of financial, legal and operational details. If diligence shows material differences from the information provided, we discuss them openly before moving forward.
V
Close & Partnership
Closing payments made and the agreed transition begins.
Funds wired. Operational playbook activated Day 1. In some deals, owners can keep a stake and share in the value we build.
LEADERSHIP
The team behind the platform.
FOUNDER & CEO
Yauheni Chvanau
Founder and driving force of YC Media Holdings. Also runs DiscoverMyBusiness, a US digital marketing agency with an in-house development team. Executing an aggressive multi-vertical buy-and-build rollup strategy targeting $15M+ combined EBITDA across digital marketing, affiliate, and healthcare verticals within 36 - 60 months.
NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN · [IN RECRUITMENT]
Chairman of the Board
Evaluating retired C-suite executives with deep multi-agency holding company experience from major global networks, including candidates displaced by the Omnicom-IPG consolidation of late 2025.
BOARD DIRECTOR · [IN RECRUITMENT]
Director of Finance & M&A
Recruiting retired Big 4 accounting partners with transaction advisory and Quality of Earnings expertise.
BOARD DIRECTOR - LEGAL · [IN RECRUITMENT]
General Counsel
Recruiting retired Am Law 100 transaction partners with M&A deal counsel experience across media, marketing services, and healthcare.
PORTFOLIO INTEGRATION LEAD · [IN RECRUITMENT]
Chief Operating Officer
Recruiting Industry-veteran COO to own the post-acquisition operational modernization playbook and cross-portfolio cross-selling execution.
HR & TALENT LEAD · [IN RECRUITMENT]
People Executive
Recruiting Senior HR executive to lead talent retention, compensation harmonization, and cultural integration across the portfolio.
The arbitrage.
CONTACT
Let us speak.
New York, New York