Selling a business is a once-in-a-lifetime event for entrepreneurs and is often more complex than the initial start-up. In addition to maximizing the sale price, the focus is also on securing and continuing the entrepreneurial and idealistic values that have been created. This is why business succession requires detailed planning and professional support during implementation.
In the course of the company handover, we cover the entire process for you: from the initial brainstorming to approaching buyers, contract negotiations, and support in transferring your entrepreneurial values into liquid private assets.
- situation analysis
- Goal definition and strategy
- Preparation of company documentation
- Buyer identification and approach
- negotiation
- contract drafting
- Successful transfer of the company
Additional services
Company valuation
Debt Advisory
Business succession
The professionals for successful company sales
Selling your own company is both a rational and emotional undertaking, but above all, it is a highly complex process. When selling a company, you have to consider many different factors and should have the necessary expertise to ensure a profitable sale. Most company owners underestimate the time required for the sale. However, if you want to achieve a fair price for your life's work, you need to start the sales process in good time.
We are happy to support you step by stepin the sale of your company and ensure that it is sold at the highest possible price.
Reasons for selling the company
In Germany alone, several thousand companies are sold each year, and the reasons for this are manifold. In some cases, the company is to be handed over to a successor in order to retire in old age and use the capital elsewhere. However, it can also happen that the sale of the company has to take place out of necessity. Increasing competition can be another reason why selling a company makes sense. In some industries, the market can change rapidly, forcing owners to react. In this case, selling the company at an opportune moment may be advisable.
Why should experts take over the sale of a company?
If you want to take the sale of your company into your own hands, you run the risk of asking for too high or too low a purchase price. Basically, selling a company requires a lot of time, a certain amount of know-how, and salesmanship to sell a company profitably. Experts can draw on a network, present your company anonymously on various digital sales channels, advise interested parties, and conduct negotiations.
Without an industry expert, you run the risk of waiving legitimate economic claims due to a lack of knowledge. Furthermore, a lack of knowledge of the methodological process can have fatal consequences for the sale of your company. Anyone who shows uncertainty during the sales process also risks losing interested parties. As industry experts, we are happy to support and accompany you through all phases of the company sale.
Process of selling a company
The process of selling a company is complex, so it is important to make sufficient preparations. This includes evaluating the company and determining the sale price, whereby a realistic assessment of the company's value is an important prerequisite for a successful sale. Next, a company profile (information memorandum) is created with all the information relevant to potential buyers.
During the sales phase, suitable buyers are identified and preliminary discussions are held with them. Working with an expert is essential, particularly during this phase. Once the framework conditions have been agreed in the form of a letter of intent (LOI) and all necessary checks have been carried out prior to the sale of the company (due diligence), final negotiations take place. Finally, the purchase agreement is drawn up and signed. We guide and accompany you through all phases of the sales process.
Arrange an initial consultation and sell your company
A company that generates long-term, sustainable profits has value and can be put up for sale. Selling a company requires an appropriate industry focus in terms of the approach to be taken to ensure a successful sale. As experts, we achieve the highest possible purchase price within a reasonable period of time, drawing on our network and various digital sales channels and databases.
Arrange an initial consultation now to receive an initial assessment of your company's value. We will also explain the options available to you for increasing the purchase price. Furthermore, we will point out any obstacles that should be removed before the sale and discuss the process flow. Let us manage the sale of your company—professionally, reliably, and profitably!
