GENERATION TECH PARTNERS
We buy profitable German B2B service companies
Generation Tech Partners is a Hamburg-based investment firm that acquires majority stakes in German small and mid-sized B2B service companies. We are the buyer, not a broker: we invest our own EUR 60m fund, decide ourselves, and take operational responsibility after closing.
Buyer, not intermediary
Most parties an owner meets during a succession process are advisors. They earn a fee when a transaction happens and they leave when it closes. We are on the other side of the table: we sign the purchase agreement, we own the company afterwards, and we are the ones who have to make it work.
That has a practical consequence for sellers. There is no auction, no anonymous bidder list, and no financing contingency that surfaces in week twelve. Decisions are made by the three General Partners who spoke with you in the first call.
Our buy-box in plain numbers
We only look at companies that fit a narrow, published profile. If your business matches it, you will hear from a General Partner within 72 hours. If it does not, we say so immediately instead of running a process.
- EBITDA between EUR 0.5m and EUR 5m, sustainable and documented
- B2B services: facility management, staffing and personnel services, IT services and managed services, logistics services
- Recurring or contract-based revenue, diversified customer base
- Germany-wide — headquarters in Hamburg, deals nationwide
- Majority stakes; full exit or staged handover both possible
- Not in scope: B2C retail, pure consulting built around one person, pre-revenue or turnaround situations
How a transaction runs with us
- Day 0: you send key figures. We reply within 72 hours with a clear yes or no.
- Week 1–2: confidential first conversation with one of the three General Partners — no analysts, no intermediaries.
- Week 3–4: indicative offer based on your figures, including the intended structure.
- Week 5–10: confirmatory due diligence, limited to what is genuinely decision-relevant.
- Week 11–14: signing and closing. We buy with committed fund capital, so financing is not a condition that can collapse late.
What happens after closing
We fund an AI-led efficiency programme in the first 24 months after the acquisition: quoting, dispatching, scheduling, invoicing, documentation and service desk workflows. In comparable B2B service operations this typically moves gross margin by a double-digit percentage of the addressable process cost, without cutting the operational core of the business.
The reason we buy in this segment is precisely that: solid businesses with strong customer relationships and largely manual back offices. The value we create is operational, not financial engineering.
Why owners talk to us
- Confidentiality: no listing on succession exchanges, no market-wide teaser
- Speed: a firm yes or no within 72 hours, signing within roughly three months
- Continuity: employees, brand and locations stay; we do not asset-strip
- Permanent capital: no fixed fund life forcing an exit in five years
Questions and answers
- Do you also buy minority stakes?
- No. We acquire majority stakes so that we can carry operational responsibility. A staged handover, where the owner stays on for a defined transition period and keeps a minority, is possible.
- Is my company too small?
- If sustainable EBITDA is at least EUR 0.5m, it is in scope. Below that we cannot justify the transaction cost for either side and will tell you so straight away.
- Do you charge sellers a fee?
- No. We are the buyer. Sellers pay us nothing at any point.
Send us your key figures
Revenue, EBITDA, sector, headcount — that is enough for a first assessment. One of the three General Partners replies within 72 hours.
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