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.“
From the first thought to the signature — and into the hands that deserve it.
Every sale is as personal as the life’s work behind it. We guide you discreetly through each phase, explain every decision before it arrives — and stay at your side until your company is in good hands. You set the pace, and when to stop.
Where your company truly stands today.
We listen and assess. A well-founded, market-based valuation — not an estimate, but the honest, defensible basis for every decision that follows.
Confidential, non-binding — and honest, even if you don’t like the number.
So the business carries on without you.
We prepare everything — and gently reduce the business’s dependence on you as owner. That is the single biggest lever for the value of your life’s work.
Data room / preparationNot just any buyer. The right one.
From 2,500 active buyers — strategics, family offices, private equity — we find the few that fit your company, your people and your vision. Anonymous until you decide.
Several vetted bidders at the table — your strongest argument on price.
At the negotiating table, we sit on your side.
From the first approach to the final negotiation, we run the process competitively and with discipline — you keep your hands on the wheel, we carry the load.
Negotiation / LOIA clean break — and a good beginning.
Signing, closing and handover. We stay at your side beyond the notary appointment, until your life’s work has safely arrived in its new hands.
Handover support beyond completion — orderly, not abrupt.
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.