Selling your company for retirement
After decades of building it up, finding the right moment and the right buyer, in an orderly, discreet way and to a result that honours your life's work.
Letting go while the numbers are still strong
The best time to sell is rarely the one when you have to, but the one when you can. Those who sell from a position of strength, while the business is performing and succession is not yet pressing, negotiate better and hand over with fewer worries.
For most owners it is the first and only company sale of their lives. We ensure it is professionally prepared, run competitively and accompanied personally, from the first valuation conversation to the signature.
Taking stock
Where does the company stand, what is it worth, which type of buyer fits? Often the path begins with a company valuation at a fixed price.
Preparation & competitive process
We prepare the documentation and equity story and run a structured process that uses competition among buyers to your advantage.
Support through to completion
In the intense, often highly emotional final phase we are at your side throughout, all the way to a successful closing.
MBE Moderne Befestigungselemente → SFS Group
The owners of MBE from Menden (Sauerland), a leading supplier of coated facade fasteners, decided to arrange their succession. In a competitive bidding process structured by us, the listed Swiss SFS Group prevailed against numerous national and international interested parties.
Read the full announcement →„In only 5 months, which we would not have thought possible at the beginning."
After we had decided to sell our life's work in mid-2019 after many detailed discussions, we started looking for a suitable M&A advisor for the purpose of implementing our plan. Zerbach & Company prevailed over two other advisory firms that came into question and we have not regretted the decision in any way. Decisive for our choice were not only the personal chemistry but also the references and the experience of the team in the field of construction elements as well as the professional and at the same time unpretentious appearance of the employees. In only 5 months including the preparation phase, which we would not have thought possible at the beginning, we were able to complete the competitive process with the successful sale to the listed, Swiss SFS Group. During this intensive, highly emotional phase, we felt that Zerbach & Company was committed and trustworthy at all times.
Planning your sale for the coming years?
The earlier we talk, the more freely the right moment can be chosen. Non-binding and confidential.