Securing life’s work
You sell a company only once in a lifetime. We guide you discreetly and individually — tailored to your situation — through your entire sale and succession process, one dedicated advisor at your side: by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.
They all once stood exactly here.
Selling your life’s work is no transaction like any other — it is a question of trust. More than 50 entrepreneurs have answered that question with .
„A partner at eye level — honest, transparent and 150% on our side.“
„A partnership that fits our vision and values perfectly.“
„Found the right successor — the life’s work lives on.“
„CARL fought for our success as if it were their own company.“
„Found the ideal partner for growth and international ambitions.“
„Team and location stay in place — now I look forward to the next chapter.“
Know what your company is worth, who would buy it — and whether now is the right time.
Free of charge and confidential, with no obligation whatsoever. We advise you until your decision is ready — whether in a week or in five years. And until you make it, what happens is: nothing.
The process doesn’t begin with us. It begins with your decision.
No time pressure, no automatism. Between advisory and mandate lies exactly one step: your decision — whether in a week or in five years.
A number that stands up to any due diligence.
Under a mandate we deepen the indication into a transaction-proof valuation: multiple analysis against real closings, normalised EBITDA, a documented derivation — buyer-proof.
We find every weakness before the buyer does.
Equity story, financial fact book, a structured data room: we prepare the due diligence before it begins — and fix red flags from owner dependency to the quality of your numbers.
Competition is the only real price lever.
From 2,500 qualified buyers — strategics, private equity, family offices — we select the short list. Outreach stays anonymous, via teaser and NDA. Your name is only revealed once you approve.
Everything is negotiated. Not just the price.
Purchase-price structure, earn-out, warranties, working capital: we run parallel negotiations up to a robust LOI — and take on the hard positions so your relationship with the future owner stays intact.
Time kills every deal. We let none slip away.
SPA negotiation, notary appointment, closing conditions, handover plan: we keep up pace and substance to the signature — and accompany the handover beyond it.
Your most important contribution: a company that keeps running.
A sale process costs several hundred hours over 6–12 months. Owners who run it themselves run their company at half throttle — and nothing depresses the purchase price as reliably as numbers that dip during due diligence. So: we carry the process. You run your company.
Where life’s work finds its next chapter with .
We know your industry.
The Mittelstand is diverse — and we know what matters in your industry.
Know what buyers really pay today.
Our multiples index is built on real transactions in the DACH Mittelstand — not textbook figures, but what buyers actually pay today. The light marker shows the typical range — and with it, what good preparation is worth.
Avg. EBIT multiple per sector. Light marker = typical range. Source: CARL valuation database.
2,500 active buyers. We know the right four.
For an anonymised sample profile — special machinery, 142 employees, EBITDA €4.1m — that would be four out of 2,500 possible counterparties. You decide the order, the pace and when to stop.
Source: CARL buyer database. Profiles are anonymised; full identity is disclosed only after a mutually signed NDA. The match score is based on 14 criteria (sector, size, region, capital structure, cultural fit and more).
The sale of your life’s work — from valuation to closing.
Selling a company is the most important transaction in an entrepreneur’s life. We guide you through the entire M&A process — six disciplines, one well-rehearsed team, one goal: the best possible outcome for your life’s work.
What owners ask most often.
Let’s talk about your life’s work.
A confidential first conversation is free and non-binding. Find out what your company is worth and what a sale or succession process could look like for you.