The sale of a company or individual parts of a business is caused by various reasons. Often the sale of a business is motivated by personal, strategic or financial reasons. Due to the different reasons, different aims arise for the sale:
- Consideration of family aspects
- Personal life planning
- High purchase price
- Ensuring job security for the employees
- Continue of the business
- Maintaining company identity
- Asset protection and optimized tax position
- Strategic investors
- Industry-related businesses
- Different business sector with complementary business areas
- Financial investors
- Private equity companies
- Evergreen funds
- Industrial Holdings and Family Offices
- Private investors
- Internal or external management (MBO, MBI)
- Target definition and identification
- Company analysis
- Identification of potential investors
- Preparation of information memoranda
- Company valuation
- Contacting of potential investors
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Selection of preferred buyers
- Compilation and indexing of data room documents
- Preparation of management presentation and management coaching
- Organization of due diligence for selected investors
- Request to submit binding offers
- Evaluation and presentation of offers
- Support during all negotiations through to signing of a purchase agreement