About CARL Finance

M&A out of conviction — by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.

We are the independent M&A advisory for the German Mittelstand. Personally, data-driven and discreetly, we guide owners through the most important transaction of their entrepreneurial life — the sale or succession of their life’s work.

In numbersAs of Q2 2026
>€1bn
Transaction volume
advised cumulatively
50+
Completed transactions
sale, succession & MBO
2,500+
Active buyers in the network
strategics, PE & family offices
>90%
Success rate
of advised mandates
What sets us apart

The difference lies in the combination.

Personal advice at eye level — reinforced by a data-driven platform that is unique in the German Mittelstand.

M&A at investment-bank standard

Highly professional advice built on 90+ combined years of M&A experience and more than 50 completed transactions.

Real buyer competition

Access to a network of 2,500+ active buyers — over 50% of offers come in above the seller’s price expectation.

By entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs

We understand owner-managed companies — the emotions, the structures and the value drivers behind a life’s work.

Uncompromisingly client-focused

One dedicated advisor guides you personally and discreetly through the entire process.

OfficesBerlin · Munich

M&A advisory in Berlin and Munich.

Two offices, one team: we advise on company sales and successions across Germany — personally on site and with buyers from the entire country.

Headquarters

Company sales & M&A advisory in Berlin

Our Berlin headquarters bundles research, valuation and the buyer network — the analytical heart of every CARL mandate.

Research & market dataCompany valuationBuyer network

Rosenstraße 16, 10178 Berlin

030 403630710

Berlin · Brandenburg · Northern GermanyBerlin office in detail
Office

Company sales & M&A advisory in Munich

From Munich we advise owner-managed companies across Southern Germany — close to industry, machinery and software.

Industrials & machineryIT & softwareIndustrial services
Munich · Bavaria · Southern GermanyMünchen office in detail

Let’s talk about your life’s work.

A confidential first conversation is free and non-binding — we listen and assess your situation.