Generation Tech Partners, investment firm for business succession
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    Buy-side partner

    For M&A advisors: a direct buyer that answers within 72 hours

    Generation Tech Partners buys B2B service companies with EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m directly, with institutional fund capital and without a financing condition. Deals from M&A advisors are a preferred channel.

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

    In short

    Why submit to GTP?

    We decide quickly and keep our word. Our Managing Partners and our investment team read your enquiry. We treat it confidentially.

    • Response usually within 72 hours on complete teasers and information memoranda
    • Institutional fund capital, no external financing commitments needed
    • Your fee is paid by your client. A finder's fee agreement with us is also possible
    • The Partners as your personal contacts
    • Decision by the Partners, without an analyst committee in front

    What you get as an advisor

    72-hour response

    A qualified response to a teaser or IM: pass, interest with Q&A, or concrete conditions.

    Deal certainty

    Institutional fund capital, no bank or co-investor conditions. When we submit an indication, we mean to close.

    Finder's fee agreement

    Advisors are usually paid by their client. If you introduce a suitable company, we are also happy to sign a finder's fee agreement.

    Discretion

    No process leaks. The identity of owner and client stays protected until an NDA is signed.

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    Acquisition profile

    What we buy

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

    What we do not buy:

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

    Fees

    Advisors are usually paid by their client. If you introduce a suitable company, we are also happy to sign a finder's fee agreement.

    Submit a mandate

    Send us a teaser or IM through the protected form. You usually hear from us within 72 hours with a qualified response. Alternatively write to deals@generationtech.partners.

    Questions and answers

    Frequently asked questions

    How quickly does Generation Tech Partners respond to a teaser or IM?
    Usually within 72 hours of receiving a complete teaser or IM: pass, interest with next steps, or concrete questions.
    Who pays the M&A advisor?
    Advisors are usually paid by their client. If you introduce a suitable company, we are also happy to sign a finder's fee agreement.
    Which mandates fit your acquisition profile?
    B2B service companies in Germany with EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m, profitable and owner-managed, in our four core sectors. Situations: succession without a family successor, change of shareholder, partial sale with a transition period, carve-out.
    Who decides on your side?
    The three Managing Partners, Daniel Szabo, Dr. Sebastian Herfurth and Elias Bitzer, decide together. Our Managing Partners and our investment team read your enquiry. We treat it confidentially.
    What happens after the first expression of interest?
    The process has five steps. 1. Confidential enquiry. We usually reply within 72 hours. 2. First call. 30 minutes with a Managing Partner. 3. Indicative offer. Within 2 to 4 weeks, under NDA if you wish. 4. Due diligence and contract. Closing usually 6 to 9 months after the first call. 5. Handover. Your client stays on as managing director for 6 to 24 months. The capital comes from our own fund commitments, without financing conditions.

    HOW WE WORK

    The process in five steps

    From your confidential enquiry to the handover. We buy ourselves and decide ourselves.

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    1. 01Confidential enquiry

      We usually reply within 72 hours.

      Duration: 72 hours

    2. 02First call

      30 minutes with a Managing Partner.

      Duration: 30 minutes

    3. 03Indicative offer

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

      Duration: 2 to 4 weeks

    4. 04Due diligence and contract

      Closing usually 6 to 9 months after the first call.

      Duration: 6 to 9 months

    5. 05Handover

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

      Duration: 6 to 24 months

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    THE TEAM

    Experienced entrepreneurs at your side

    Three Managing Partners with experience in founding, leading and succession in the Mittelstand.

    Elias Bitzer, Managing Partner, Generation Tech PartnersAI-generated
    PRIVATE EQUITY

    Experience in M&A and business succession in the Mittelstand.

    ELIAS BITZER

    Managing Partner

    Dr. Sebastian Herfurth, Managing Partner, Generation Tech PartnersAI-generated
    LEGAL & OPS

    Serial founder with legal expertise and an entrepreneur's view.

    DR. SEBASTIAN HERFURTH

    Managing Partner

    Daniel Szabo, Managing Partner, Generation Tech PartnersAI-generated
    AI TRANSFORMATION

    AI and digital transformation expert with operating leadership experience.

    DANIEL SZABO

    Managing Partner

    Send us your mandate

    Teaser or IM through the protected form. Response usually within 72 hours.

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