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 and are paid at market-standard rates.
In short
Why submit to GTP?
We decide quickly, keep our word and pay market-standard fees on successfully closed deals. The Partners read every memo personally.
- Response usually within 72 hours on complete teasers and information memoranda
- Institutional fund capital, no external financing commitments needed
- Market-standard advisor fee at closing (Lehman scale, fixed fee or a mix)
- 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.
Market-standard fees
Success fee at closing in the usual structures. Transparent negotiation before exclusivity.
Discretion
No process leaks. The identity of owner and client stays protected until an NDA is signed.
Acquisition profile
What we buy
- EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m, normalized
- Region: Germany, nationwide
- Profile: profitable, owner-managed B2B service companies
- Real-estate-related services
- Compliance, testing and certification
- Non-medical healthcare services
- Industrial service and maintenance
- Situations: succession without a family successor, change of shareholder, partial sale with a transition period, carve-out from a group
- Majority stake or full acquisition
Please do not submit
- Software companies
- IT system houses
- Marketing and advertising agencies
- Law and tax firms
- Care services
- Security services
- Businesses built around individuals without scalable infrastructure
Fees
Generation Tech Partners pays market-standard fees on successfully brokered transactions. We agree the specific structure (Lehman scale, fixed fee or a mix) transparently and in writing before we enter exclusivity. Fair terms, predictable and without hidden adjustments after closing.
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.
- Does GTP pay M&A advisors on a successful closing?
- Yes. We pay market-standard fees on brokered deals. We agree the structure (Lehman scale, fixed fee or a mix) transparently before exclusivity.
- 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 Partners, Daniel Szabo, Dr. Sebastian Herfurth and Elias Bitzer, read every memo personally and decide together. There is no analyst filter in front.
- What happens after the first expression of interest?
- Q&A, then an indicative offer usually within 2 to 4 weeks, then confirmatory due diligence and closing. The capital comes from our own fund commitments, without financing conditions.
Send us your mandate
Teaser or IM through the protected form. Response usually within 72 hours.
Submit a deal