What we do / M&A advisory

Sell-side and buy-side M&A for companies between EUR 10m and EUR 250m in value.

We run complete transaction processes: preparation, positioning, buyer or target selection, negotiation and closing. Partner-led from the first call to the signature. No handover to a junior team once the mandate is signed.

What we do

  • Sell-side processes for founders and shareholder groups.
  • Buy-side search and execution for corporates and investors.
  • Carve-outs and divestments of non-core units.
  • Cross-border transactions across Benelux, DACH, the Nordics and Central Europe.
  • Valuation and fairness opinions for boards and shareholders. [scope to be confirmed]

Typical situations

  • A founder receiving inbound interest and unsure whether to run a process or answer one buyer.
  • A corporate that wants to acquire a competitor without overpaying for it.
  • A shareholder group that agrees on selling and disagrees on timing.
  • A private equity platform looking for bolt-on acquisitions in a fragmented market.

How a sell-side process works

Five to nine months, typically
  1. 01

    Diagnosis

    Two to three weeks

    We review the numbers, the story and the shareholder goals and write a memo with options, including the option of not selling now.

  2. 02

    Preparation

    Four to eight weeks

    Information memorandum, financial model, data room, buyer list. This is where most of the value is won or lost.

  3. 03

    Market

    Eight to twelve weeks

    Controlled outreach, management presentations, indicative and binding offers.

  4. 04

    Closing

    Four to eight weeks

    Due diligence, negotiation of the share purchase agreement, signing and closing.

What you get

  • One partner responsible for the outcome.
  • A written plan with dates.
  • Weekly calls.
  • Every offer explained in plain language, including what it will mean for you in eighteen months.

Questions we get asked

Typically five to nine months from mandate to closing.
Both. A monthly retainer covers preparation; the success fee is earned at closing and is the larger part.
Yes. It happens regularly at the diagnosis stage, and saying so is the reason clients come back.

Tell us about the company. We will tell you what we would do.

A 45-minute conversation with a partner. No deck required.

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