Succession
You are thinking about the handover, in a year or in five. There is no family solution, or it is not settled.
For Entrepreneurs
What you built is more than just an asset.
A handover is rarely just a question of price. It is about the people, the name on the building, and still being able to show your face in town.
Role
We are neither a financial investor who resells after three years, nor a strategic buyer who files your company into a group, nor a broker looking for a fee.
We buy in order to continue: with the people who make the business what it is, and with a willingness to support the transition for as long as it takes. Whether you stay on board or let go is your decision.
We respect the identity of companies that have grown over time, and we work to strengthen their substance for the next generation.
Situations
Growth step
The business runs, but the next step needs capital and steering the grown structure cannot supply.
Transformation
Market or technology are moving faster than you can follow alone.
Partial sale
You want to release wealth from the business without giving up control entirely.
If you are not sure whether your situation belongs here: the first conversation settles exactly that, and it costs you thirty minutes.
Afterwards
We invest to unlock the potential of a company together.
In the first hundred days we build transparency together: a few metrics that actually say something, a fixed reporting rhythm and clear accountability. After that we work on the levers that genuinely move your business, such as positioning, structure, digitalisation or capital.
Headcount reduction as a standard measure, a break-up or a quick resale are not part of our model. We think in generations, not in quarters.
Process
- 0130 minutes
First conversation
Confidential and non-binding. No process pressure, no documents needed.
- 0248 hours
Indicative view
Valuation logic, structural idea and open questions, in writing on one page
- 034–8 weeks
Diligence
Commercial, operational, legal and tax, together with your advisers
- 044–6 weeks
Structure and contract
SPV, shareholders' agreement, financing
- 05
Closing and day one
Takeover, communication to staff and customers
- 06100 days
First 100 days
Metrics, priorities, visible first results
Confidentiality
A first conversation with us has no consequences. We speak to nobody about it, neither banks nor advisers nor other entrepreneurs. We name no clients in first contact, and we will not name you either.
If nothing comes of it, you have invested thirty minutes and know more about your options than before.
Frequently asked
Do I have to give up the company entirely?
No. Majority and qualified minority are both possible, as is a rollover stake. What fits depends on your situation, not on a standard model.
What happens to my employees?
They stay. Headcount reduction is not a standard measure for us but a last resort in a restructuring, and that is not what we are looking for.
How quickly do I have to decide?
Not quickly at all. What matters is the right moment, not the pace. Some conversations run for years before anything comes of them, and a first conversation commits you to nothing.
What about valuation?
We do not pay an auction price and we do not claim to. What we offer is continuity, an orderly transition and a partner who stays. For some owners that is worth more, for others it is not, and both are legitimate.
Do you work with my tax adviser and lawyer?
Yes, and with yours, not ours. Legal, tax and transaction execution sit with the respective specialists.
Next step
Let us get to know each other.
A first conversation takes thirty minutes and commits you to nothing. You will learn where you stand with us, and for everything after that we take the time it needs.