Company acquisition with a clear strategy
From acquisition strategy to closing: we provide comprehensive buy-side support, for mid-market companies, business families and corporates, nationally and internationally.
The right target, not the first available
The best target companies are rarely for sale. Those who only review what is offered to them buy from other people's inventory, not from their own strategy. We reverse this: the starting point is a search profile that precisely reflects your strategic objectives. We then systematically identify the companies that fit and approach them confidentially, even if they are not officially for sale.
The most common occasion is an acquisition to strengthen a business division: a new market, a technology, a customer base. What stays the same is the craft behind it.
Acquisition strategy & search profile
What exactly should the acquisition achieve? We translate your growth objectives into a precise target profile, rather than reacting opportunistically.
Target search & screening
Structured identification of suitable targets through our own databases with more than 800,000 companies, international partner networks and an address book built over decades of experience.
Confidential outreach
We approach owners discreetly, including targets that are not officially for sale, and establish willingness to sell and price expectations.
Valuation & Letter of Intent
A market-oriented valuation of the target using recognised M&A methods, as the basis for the purchase offer and negotiation tactics.
Due diligence through closing
From the Letter of Intent through due diligence to closing: with the experience of numerous transactions, we know where value is created or lost.
Target Screening
The low-threshold entry into a company acquisition: tailored target lists including key financial metrics and an initial valuation, particularly valuable for international search profiles.
Request a target screening →Melitta / Cofresco, Europe-wide target search
As part of the strategy programme “Melitta 2020”, the goal was the targeted strengthening of a division. Based on the jointly developed acquisition strategy, we conducted a Europe-wide search for suitable target companies and evaluated the relevant candidates.
Your situation: acquiring / buy-and-build →Questions about company acquisition
How do you find targets that are not for sale?
Through our own databases with more than 800,000 companies, international partner networks and an address book built over decades of experience. We approach owners discreetly and personally, many owners only become willing to sell through the right approach.
Do you also support international acquisitions?
Yes. International search profiles are precisely where our target screening shows its strengths. For Melitta / Cofresco we conducted a Europe-wide search for suitable target companies and evaluated the relevant candidates.
What is a target screening?
A modular product for getting started: tailored target lists including key financial metrics and an initial valuation. You get a clear picture of the target market before deciding on the outreach.
Do you also help finance the acquisition?
Yes. Through our Debt Advisory we structure acquisition financing and support the discussions with banks and financing partners.
Are you planning a company acquisition?
We find the target that fits your strategy, and negotiate it for you.