Buy, sell, finance – with deal certainty and good timing
We support the entire process: from the search for the right buyers, investors or target companies to the successful closing of the transaction.
The next step for your company
Whether you sell, acquire or raise capital: every transaction creates significant value. Done badly, it destroys it. Which path fits depends on your target picture.
Company sale
A strategic buyer or investor continues the company, in full or step by step.
- Know and develop the value
- Find the right buyer
Company acquisition
Growth through acquisition: new markets, products or capabilities, at the right price.
- Find and value target companies
- Check fit and synergies
Capital for growth
Equity or debt from investors who fit your company and your plans.
- Equity story and financial planning
- Approach suitable investors
Capital structuring
Buy in or pay out shareholders, reorganize shares, put financing on a solid footing.
- Clarify shareholder interests
- Structure that fits the target picture
A transaction is not day-to-day business
Financing, buying or selling a company is rarely experienced, and yet a lot is decided in the process. A sale in particular is more than a financial transaction: it is about the best possible transition into the next phase.
Value and price
What is the company worth, and what can actually be achieved in the negotiation?
The right partner
Buyer, investor or target company have to fit: strategically, financially and personally.
Day-to-day business and confidentiality
The business has to keep running while the process ties up time, and nothing may leak out.
Emotion
Besides the numbers, trust, expectations and what has been built count. This touches everyone involved.
From the first conversation to the handover
Experience and a structured approach determine whether the right step is taken in every phase, and whether competition in the process is kept alive until the signature.
Preparation & valuation
Identify value drivers, know the value and develop a convincing equity story.
Market outreach
Find strategic buyers, investors or target companies, and steer the approach.
Due diligence & negotiation
Structured processes for a smooth run and a strong negotiating position.
Closing & handover
An outcome that works for everyone involved, well beyond the signature.
It always turns out differently than you think
Hardly any transaction goes according to plan. We stay at your side when it gets serious: individually or as a Dynamic Advisory Board.
Keep competition in the process
Several suitable bidders and a clear timetable, so that nobody sets the price alone.
Anticipate questions
What stands out in due diligence, we clarify beforehand instead of explaining it at the negotiating table.
Find the right response
When a bidder drops out, a finding emerges or the market turns: weigh the options and act decisively.
And sometimes: better sleep
Because you know that someone is thinking along who has been through such situations many times.
Experience, structure and capacity – so you can keep running your business
Experience
We and our partners have bought, financed and sold companies ourselves and have supported numerous transactions.
- Know the challenges first-hand
- Steer the entire process efficiently
- Avoid pitfalls before they cost value
Project management
Structured project management keeps management and shareholders free to focus.
- Clear timetable and fixed milestones
- Data room and counterparty questions under control
- Operational success stays in view
Resources
Additional capacity from our community, so the company keeps pursuing its business and confidentiality is preserved.
- Experts depending on industry and question
- Work that would otherwise stay undone in the company
- Fewer insiders in your own house
Proven tools for every phase
BASE Check
Where does the company stand, and how ready is it for a transaction?
Learn moreBusiness & financial planning
A plan that buyers and investors can follow and believe.
Learn moreCompany valuation
How buyers calculate and which levers make value grow.
Learn moreInvestor landscape analysis
Who buys and invests in your industry, and on what terms?
Learn moreTarget Evaluation (BATE)
Does a target company fit: strategically, financially and culturally?
Learn moreWhat you hold in your hands at the end
The right partner: buyer, investor or target company
An outcome close to the best possible value, cleanly negotiated
Deal certainty through a structured process
A business that keeps running, confidential to the end
A good transition into the next phase, for everyone involved
What business owners want to know about M&A transactions
When should I start preparing?
Earlier than most people think. Whoever knows their value and value drivers in time can fix weaknesses before a buyer or investor finds them, and chooses the timing themselves instead of having it dictated.
How long does a transaction take?
That depends on type, size and preparation. Good preparation noticeably shortens the process, because fewer questions are open when the other side reviews. In the intro call we estimate the timeframe for your situation.
How does the process stay confidential?
Who learns what and when, we define together with you: within the company, with customers and toward prospects. At first we approach prospects anonymously, details follow only after a confidentiality agreement.
What is the difference between value and price?
Value is what your company carries on its own strength. Price arises in the negotiation: with the synergies of a specific buyer, the competition in the process and the deal structure. More on this in our company valuation.
Is a sale the only way?
No. Often a financing, an acquisition or a new capital structure fits the target picture better. And when it comes to succession, there are other paths besides a sale. More under succession planning.
Planning your next step?
In a confidential intro call we clarify where you stand and which transaction fits your target picture.
Schedule an intro call