Company acquisitions
Looking for a company to buy?
The best transactions happen ahead of any process. We find targets still outside the market and open the conversation for you.
Who is looking
Buying well starts with knowing what you are looking for.
We work with these profiles, and the mandate is defined before the first target is approached.
01
Groups consolidating
Acquiring competitors or suppliers to gain scale and margin.
02
Entering a new market
Buying presence instead of building it, with years gained.
03
Funds with a mandate
Private equity and family offices looking for targets outside processes.
04
Managers looking to buy
Executives buying the company they will run, backed by third-party capital.
05
Search funds
Investors raising capital to buy and run a single company.
06
Vertical integration
Buying up or down the chain, to control margin and lead times.
Before the mandate
A clear thesis is worth more than a long list.
Before approaching anyone, we define with you what makes sense to buy: size, geography, margin and what the acquisition has to solve.
- Targets identified one by one, rather than a bought list
- A discreet approach, made by us on your behalf
- Independent valuation before any negotiation
How it works
Four stages, with real timings.
- Acquisition thesis What to buy and why, defined before any contact.
- Identification · 4 to 8 weeks Targets mapped one by one, including companies still outside the market.
- Approach · 6 to 12 weeks Discreet contact on your behalf, with independent valuation of what fits.
- Negotiation and closing · 3 to 8 months Structure, due diligence and support through to signing.
First step