EBITDA

What EBITDA does

EBITDA Media, LLC is a privately held, founder-owned media consultancy established in 2006 and headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm provides senior-level advisory, operational, and board services to media and information businesses, private equity firms investing in the sector, and financial institutions with media exposures. Its service offering spans five functional areas: overall corporate management and operations consulting, business and finance advisory, investor and banking relations, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and board-level governance services. The firm serves both B2B and consumer media clients across print, digital, trade events, conferences, and custom publishing formats. EBITDA Media does not operate a software or technology platform; the underlying "product" is the personal expertise and industry network of founder and CEO William F. Cobert, a 30-year media industry operator who previously served as CEO of Canon Communications (1990-2006, sold to Spectrum Equity) and Modern Luxury Media (2009-2011, sold to DickeyMedia/Cumulus).

The firm monetizes through professional services engagements — typically board retainer fees, project-based consulting assignments, and senior-advisory mandates — negotiated directly with PE firms, financial institutions, and media company owners. Go-to-market is referral-driven and relationship-based, dependent entirely on the founder's personal network and active board visibility at portfolio companies including GTxcel (digital SaaS for media) and Sustainable Life Media (B2B digital media and events). With a headcount of 1-10 and no disclosed funding rounds, partnerships beyond advisory board seats, geographic expansion, or product launches since inception, EBITDA Media operates as a boutique, single-principal advisory practice rather than a scaling consulting platform. Pricing, contract values, and client-specific economics are not publicly disclosed.

Customer concentration is structurally high by design: the firm has only a small number of named concurrent engagements (two disclosed board seats plus undisclosed PE and business-owner consulting), and the entire revenue base rests on the continuing availability and active practice of its founder-CEO. This makes the business model functionally a solo-practitioner consulting practice dressed in a multi-service firm structure, with no apparent succession or institutionalization plan disclosed in the source material.

Name

EBITDA

Legal name

Ebitda Media, LLC

Website

https://ebitdamedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EBITDA Media is a Los Angeles-based media consultancy founded in 2006 that provides advisory, operational management, M&A, and board-level services to media companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions, anchored entirely on founder-CEO William F. Cobert's 30+ years of media industry operating experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting (Media Industry)

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAAADAA

Corporate & Financial Communications PR

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Public Relations & Communications Agencies

SECONDARYFSAEAGAI

Management Buyouts (MBO/MBI) & Sponsor-Led Transactions Advisory

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/M&A Advisory & Corporate Finance

Keywords

• Media consultancy
• Executive advisory
• M&A advisory
• Media portfolio management
• Board governance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Fees charged for management consulting, corporate advisory, investor relations support, and general advisory services provided to media portfolio companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions.
2. Board and Executive Services: Revenue from serving in board capacities and providing senior-level hands-on operational services to media companies, including interim CEO engagements and board member positions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

EBITDA Media, LLC is a media consultancy firm that provides management and advisory services to media and information businesses, as well as private equity firms and financial institutions seeking to invest in or maximize media investments. Services span corporate management and operations, business and finance consulting, investor and banking relations, M&A advisory, and board-level governance delivered by seasoned media executives led by Founder and CEO William F. Cobert.

Product overview

EBITDA Media, LLC is a media consultancy firm that provides a single integrated suite of advisory and management services to media and information businesses, PE firms, and financial institutions. The firm does not offer a software product platform; instead, it delivers hands-on operational services, strategic advisory, M&A support, and board-level governance through its team of experienced media executives led by Founder and CEO William F. Cobert.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Management and Advisory Services Senior-level hands-on operational services and advisory support for media and information businesses, including private equity firms and financial institutions looking to invest in or maximize media investments.
• Corporate Management and Operations Overall corporate management and operations consulting engagements for media portfolio companies and their owners.
• Business and Finance Consulting Business and finance advisory services provided to media companies, their owners, and investors active in the media sector.
• Investor and Banking Relations Advisory Investor and banking relationship management services supporting media-sector companies, owners, and lenders.
• Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory M&A advisory services supporting media and information businesses through buy-side, sell-side, and corporate development activities.
• Board Member Services Board of Director member services providing governance oversight and strategic guidance to media companies, including interim CEO and independent board capacities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully transitioned Modern Luxury Media properties back to growth and profitability within two years before 2011 sale to DickeyMedia/Cumulus
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GTxcelcoreOthers · 1 January 2006EBITDA Media founder William F. Cobert serves in a Board capacity for GTxcel, a leading digital technology SaaS provider serving the media and publishing industry. This represents an ongoing advisory relationship providing governance oversight and industry expertise to the technology company.
• Sustainable Life MediacoreOthers · 1 January 2006EBITDA Media founder William F. Cobert serves in a Board capacity for Sustainable Life Media, a B2B digital media and events company. This ongoing board role provides strategic guidance and industry expertise to the company.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• MediaLink: Strategic advisory firm serving the media, marketing, and technology ecosystems with M&A, investment banking, and consulting services. Closely comparable in serving media sector clients with senior-led advisory.
• DeSilva+Phillips: Independent investment bank providing M&A and financial advisory services specifically to the media, marketing, and information services industries. A direct peer given shared media-vertical focus and boutique scale.
• Cascadia Capital: Middle-market investment bank with a dedicated Media & Entertainment practice providing M&A and capital raising advisory. Comparable in transaction advisory for media and information services companies.
• Petsky Prunier: M&A advisory firm focused on media, marketing, and technology-enabled services. Comparable in transaction advisory orientation and vertical specialization to EBITDA Media.
• Berkery Noyes: Boutique investment bank focused exclusively on M&A advisory for the media, information, and technology sectors. Closely comparable in size, vertical specialization, and transaction advisory scope to EBITDA Media.
• Wayland Advisory: Boutique investment bank focused on the events, media, and marketing services sectors. Direct comparable given shared focus on media M&A advisory.

Others

• The Jordan Company: Middle-market private equity firm and successor to Veronis Suhler Stevenson's media practice. An ecosystem peer — historically partnered with EBITDA Media's founder on Canon Communications and represents a potential source of future portfolio advisory mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Livingstone Partners: Global mid-market M&A advisory firm with a dedicated media and information services practice. Overlaps with EBITDA Media on transaction advisory for media companies but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm specializing in turnaround, restructuring, and performance improvement. Provides interim management services that overlap with EBITDA Media's hands-on operating model, particularly for distressed media assets.
• FTI Consulting: Global professional services firm offering corporate finance, restructuring, and strategic advisory. Competes for the same PE and media mandates as EBITDA Media but at vastly greater scale and with broader service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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