Generation Tech Partners, investment firm for business succession
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    Acquisition profile

    Who we buy and how we decide

    B2B services · EBITDA €0.5m to €5m · Germany · Succession / majority · profitable, owner-managed · Response usually within 72 h · Fund more than €60m

    Usual response time
    72 h
    First call to closing
    6 to 9 months
    Fund size
    > €60m

    What we look for

    Acquisition profile: criteria of Generation Tech Partners
    CriterionGTP looks for
    SectorB2B services
    EBITDA€0.5m to €5m
    RegionGermany
    SituationSuccession / majority
    CompanyProfitable, owner-managed
    ResponseUsually within 72 h
    Fundmore than €60m

    Who we buy

    • Profitable, owner-managed B2B service companies
    • Succession situation: the owner wants to step back or transfer the majority
    • EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m, as a platform acquisition or an add-on
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    Size and region

    EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m is our only size criterion.

    Germany: headquarters and operating business in Germany, anywhere in the country. Generation Tech Partners is based in Hamburg.

    Core sectors

    01

    Real-estate-related services

    Owners' association and rental management, commercial property management, property accounting, technical property management and facility services.

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    02

    Compliance, testing and certification

    Occupational safety, data protection, customs, product compliance, certification bodies, testing and expert services with mandatory annual cycles.

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    03

    Non-medical healthcare services

    Billing, medical controlling, hygiene and practice back office. Services around medicine, without treating patients.

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    04

    Industrial service and maintenance

    Recurring testing and service work for industrial customers under contract, for example electrical testing under DGUV V3.

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    Outside the core sectors we also buy

    • Factoring
    • Debt collection

    How we work

    • Majority acquisition with a clear succession solution for the owner
    • We decide ourselves and the capital is in place: a fund of more than €60m from institutional investors
    • We usually reply within 72 hours. Indicative offer within 2 to 4 weeks.
    • A full exit is possible, as is a reinvestment by the owner

    What you get

    • A fast, honest go or no-go decision, including deals outside our profile
    • A buyer that closes
    • Our aim is to develop the team, the brand and the operating business over the long term
    • A buyer that keeps buying, year after year

    This is what we do not buy

    Sectors

    Sectors we do not buy

    • Software companies
    • IT system houses
    • Marketing and advertising agencies
    • Law and tax firms
    • Care services

    Situations

    Situations we do not buy into

    • Turnaround cases
    • Brokers without a managed portfolio

    Business model: must, preferred, checked

    B2B customers, a substantial service component and sustainable profitability are set out above under Who we buy.

    Must

    Has to be there

    • Succession relevance: the owner wants to hand over in the medium term
    • Recurring or regularly repeated demand (contracts, maintenance, framework agreements)

    Preferred

    We like to see

    • Fragmented market with add-on potential
    • Room for operational improvement in processes, management and sales
    • Potential for digitalisation and AI in the core business

    Checked

    We look at closely

    • Acceptable customer concentration. A large share of revenue with one customer lowers the price.
    • Dependence on the owner can be transferred or solved through a transition period

    This is how we structure the acquisition

    Stake: two routes

    Majority or 100%

    • Majority acquisition with a reinvestment by the owner
    • Full acquisition (100%)

    Role in the group

    Platform or add-on

    • Platform acquisition
    • Add-on acquisition for an existing platform

    Situation

    Succession or carve-out

    • Succession or change of shareholder
    • Carve-out from a group of companies

    Check in six points whether you fit

    If all six statements apply, your company fits our acquisition profile.

    • Your company generates EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m.
    • Your customers are companies or public clients.
    • A substantial part of what you deliver is a service.
    • Your company is sustainably profitable.
    • Your headquarters and your business are in Germany.
    • You want to hand over the majority or all of the company, through succession or a change of shareholder.

    Investment focus by sector

    Four sectors, 24 segments

    For each sector we describe which segments we buy, what drives the value and what stays after the acquisition.

    Direct line

    Elias Bitzer, Managing Partner

    elias@generationtech.partners · +49 174 1965396

    Questions and answers

    Frequently asked questions

    Which companies does Generation Tech Partners buy?
    Profitable, owner-managed B2B service companies in Germany with EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m. Core sectors are real-estate-related services; compliance, testing and certification; non-medical healthcare services; and industrial service and maintenance.
    Which companies does Generation Tech Partners not buy?
    Software companies, IT system houses, marketing and advertising agencies, law and tax firms and care services.
    How quickly do sellers and advisors get a response?
    After receiving a teaser, Generation Tech Partners usually replies within 72 hours with a clear go or no-go. The Managing Partners decide directly, without a prior financing commitment from third parties.
    Is Generation Tech Partners an M&A advisor?
    No. Generation Tech Partners is an investment firm and buys only on its own account with institutional fund capital. We take no sell-side mandates and charge no commissions. We talk to owners and to the M&A advisors who represent them.

    HOW WE WORK

    The process in five steps

    From your confidential enquiry to the handover. We are the buyer and we take the decision.

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    1. 01Confidential enquiry

      We usually reply within 72 hours.

      When: Reply usually within 72 h

    2. 02First call

      30 minutes with a Managing Partner.

      When: 30 minutes

    3. 03Indicative offer

      Within 2 to 4 weeks, under NDA if you wish.

      When: 2 to 4 weeks after the call

    4. 04Due diligence and contract

      Closing usually 6 to 9 months after the first call.

      When: Closing usually 6 to 9 months after the call

    5. 05Handover

      You stay on as managing director for 6 to 24 months.

      When: 6 to 24 months after closing

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