Kennedy M&A
Kennedy M&A publicly describes an independent advisory practice for consulting, digital-services, technology-services and agency businesses. Its stated services include sell-side and buy-side M&A advice, valuation work, sale preparation, buyer and investor identification, due diligence and post-merger integration advisory.
Kennedy M&A is an independent M&A and strategic advisory firm managed by RPS Advisory LLC.
It offers sell-side and buy-side advisory services, valuation and benchmarking, sale preparation, buyer and investor intelligence, structured sale processes and related strategic support for consulting and professional-services businesses.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8][9]
What does Kennedy M&A do?
Kennedy M&A describes itself as an independent advisory firm providing M&A and strategic advisory services to consulting, digital-services and agency businesses. The website states that Kennedy M&A is managed by RPS Advisory LLC.
The firm publicly reports more than 100 transactions advised, more than 200 strategic business diagnostics, more than 150 valuation assessments, more than 350 global buyers and more than 150 active private-equity investors.[1][2]
Sell-side services include valuation reviews and benchmarking, buyer-universe identification, structured sale processes, management of unsolicited approaches, sale preparation and strategic-options reviews.
Buy-side services include M&A origination, target screening, access to under-the-radar opportunities, negotiation and execution advice, commercial due diligence, valuation reviews and post-merger integration advisory.[3][4]
Owners comparing advisory firms can also review Auxo’s M&A advisor vs. business broker vs. investment bank comparison, advisor-selection guide, and sell-side advisor evaluation framework.
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Kennedy M&A?
Owners evaluating Kennedy M&A can clarify how its stated valuation benchmarking, sale preparation, buyer-universe access, structured sale-process management and strategic-options services would apply to a particular mandate. The firm states that it maintains a global buyer network and reports more than 350 global buyers and more than 150 active private-equity investors.
Kennedy M&A’s About page does not state a transaction-size or financial threshold for engagements, and the sell-side page does not publish a universal fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period or termination schedule. An owner should confirm the contracting and invoicing entity, whether any securities-related work would be undertaken through Finalis Securities LLC, the fee model, mandate scope, buyer outreach process, confidentiality protections and examples of completed mandates.[1][3][8][9]
What work, if any, would be performed through Finalis Securities LLC
What are the engagement fees, success fees, minimums, tail provisions and termination terms
What size transactions and clients does Kennedy M&A focus on?
Kennedy M&A lists digital services, management consulting, data and analytics, media agencies, engineering consulting and human resources among its client industries served. Its stated advisory focus covers consulting and professional-services businesses, including related innovation-led agencies.[1][2]
Kennedy M&A’s June/July 2025 transaction roundup identifies Capgemini’s US$3.3 billion acquisition of WNS and Omnicom’s US$13.5 billion acquisition of IPG, along with Teneo’s acquisition of PwC Australia’s business restructuring services, Deloitte Tax US’s acquisition of Trust Processing Solutions, Deloitte Canada’s acquisition of Allevar, Sia Partners’ acquisition of Precedence, Accenture’s acquisition of SYSTEMA, Genpact’s acquisition of XponentL Data, Accenture’s acquisition of SIPAL IPS and Publicis Groupe’s acquisition of Captiv8.
The roundup presents these as market transactions discussed with leadership teams. It does not identify Kennedy M&A as the advisor to the listed transactions or provide Kennedy-specific mandate details, fees or consideration terms.[6]
The firm presents both sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory capabilities. Its stated sell-side work includes sale preparation, valuation benchmarking, buyer-universe identification and structured sale processes. Its buy-side work includes origination, target screening, negotiation and execution advice, commercial due diligence, valuation reviews and post-merger integration advisory.[3][4]
What does Kennedy M&A publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?
Kennedy M&A’s About page reports experience metrics but does not state a minimum or maximum transaction size, revenue threshold, EBITDA threshold or enterprise-value range for client engagements.
Kennedy M&A’s June/July 2025 transaction roundup names market transactions but does not identify Kennedy M&A as the advisor to those transactions or provide Kennedy-specific mandate details, fees or consideration terms. The sell-side advisory page does not publish a universal fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period or termination schedule. The Contact page does not publish client-size eligibility criteria or a transaction-value range.[1][3][6][9]
The Kennedy M&A website states that the business is managed by RPS Advisory LLC. The Florida Division of Corporations lists RPS Advisory LLC, document number L23000551593, as an active Florida limited-liability company.
A FINRA BrokerCheck report for Ramone Param identifies RPS Advisory LLC as doing business as Kennedy M&A. The report states that unrestricted advisory work is undertaken through the LLC, while restricted securities work is undertaken through Finalis Securities LLC. The individual BrokerCheck report does not establish a firm-level broker-dealer or investment-adviser registration status for Kennedy M&A or RPS Advisory LLC.[2][7][8]
Kennedy M&A invites owners and leadership teams to request an indicative valuation assessment, sale-preparation assessment, buyer and investor intelligence, and a review of current valuation and M&A trends.[9]
Questions to ask before hiring Kennedy M&A
Which legal entity will sign the engagement and invoice fees?
What work, if any, would be performed through Finalis Securities LLC?
What are the engagement fees, success fees, minimums, tail provisions and termination terms?
What transaction-size, revenue or EBITDA profile does the firm typically accept?
Can Kennedy M&A provide recent seller-side references or anonymized case studies?
How are strategic buyers and private-equity investors screened for fit, financing certainty and cultural alignment?
Which services are included in the base mandate versus separately billed strategic, valuation or diligence work?
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