Business Succession
We preserve your life's work — and carry it forward.
As a search fund, we are looking for one mid-sized company in a situation of transition. We acquire it and run it personally: with care, for the long term, and with ambition.
The search fund model
A buyer who stays.
What is a search fund?
A model in which the search is aimed at one single company — to acquire it and run it operationally from within. No corporate group in the background, no intention to sell on, but entrepreneurial conviction and the genuine will to carry a life's work forward.
Where does the model come from?
It emerged in the 1980s at Harvard Business School, born of an observation: many profitable companies lack successors — and many capable entrepreneurs lack companies. The search fund brings both together. Long established in the US, the model is now arriving in Germany, where the succession question weighs particularly heavily on the Mittelstand.
What does this mean for you?
You are not handing over to an anonymous buyer, but to someone who stays. Someone who gets to know your employees, values your customers, and runs your company with the same sense of responsibility you have lived for years.
Search profile
What we are looking for.
Established mid-sized companies:
- Experienced and specialised teams
- Stable earnings, strong core-market presence
- Regionally rooted, active beyond the region
- Headquartered in the DACH region
In the market
Annual revenue
Majority stake
A product or service with constant demand — even in a downturn.
A stable core market with a growing trend and no signs of saturation.
A leading position in a market or sub-market, built on know-how and network.
Philosophy
We carry your company forward with passion.
Long-term commitment
Your company is our focus project — no intention to sell, but continuous development. Long-term success comes before short-term profit.
Strong leadership
We build and develop an excellent leadership team — with the people who carry the company and know its culture.
Preserving identity
Your company's name, brand, and culture are strengths, not bargaining chips. We preserve what makes your company what it is — and bring in new impulses where they secure its future.
The first step
Every transition begins with a conversation.
We look forward to meeting you — without obligation, in confidence, and at eye level. In person, by phone, or online.