For years you have met obligations for hundreds of businesses. We buy your company where Arsipa and Customs Support are too big.
Anyone who wants to buy your company has to understand what your people are talking about. This is our vocabulary.
A buyer has to know the market. These are the facts we work with.
More than half a million businesses need external officers. The providers are regional and owner-managed.
Our assessment for each segment of this sector, side by side. The bar shows what share of today's working time can be automated with available technology.
| Segment | AI impact | Automatable working time | Strongest lever |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customs agency | 5 | 45% to 60% | Suggested tariff classification |
| Data protection consulting | 4 | 35% to 50% | Semi-automatic record of processing activities |
| Product compliance | 4 | 35% to 50% | Automatic check of conformity documents |
| AML, whistleblowing, fire safety | 3 | 25% to 40% | Risk analysis from client data |
| Occupational safety services | 3 | 20% to 35% | Risk assessment from templates |
| Certification body | 2 | 15% to 25% | Audit report from notes |
GTP assessment as of September 2026. Not a market study. Sources and limits are on each segment page.
Safety specialist services, external safety services, occupational health centers.
Customs agencies, customs clearance providers, export control offices with framework clients.
ISO certifiers, IFS auditors, organic inspection bodies, energy auditors under the EDL-G.
Officer platform for DPO, ISO and the EU AI Act.
EU authorized representatives, responsible persons, registration services.
As an add-on to an existing platform.
Occupational safety under ASiG has been law since 1973. Businesses with more than 50 employees need standard care with a fixed minimum share of 20% (DGUV Regulation 2, revised 01/01/2026, and BGN 2026). This revenue stays even in a recession.
Germany has 429,318 companies with 10 to 49 employees and 84,701 with 50 to 249 (Destatis business register 2024). Each needs several officers. The providers are mostly owner-managed and regional.
Arsipa has kept buying since Warburg Pincus came in (03/2025). Customs Support Group is active in many European countries. Both need large acquisitions. We buy from €0.5m EBITDA.
The first call takes 30 minutes, is confidential and is held with a Managing Partner. We work out your value with your numbers and name the three factors that move it most, including possible discounts. Afterwards you get our assessment in writing, even if we decline.
Enterprise value is not the payout. What reaches your account depends on four items:
If one of these points applies, the value drops:
We calculate your value in the first call using your numbers. We go through the four items openly with you, even if the result is below your expectations.
We build a group from several owner-managed businesses. Each business stays independent and shares back office and purchasing with the others.
What applies to your company, we put in the purchase agreement.
Succession is settled, and your business stays independent under its own name. In the group it buys more cheaply and finds staff more easily. You decide whether you keep leading or leave after the handover.
If the highest price matters most, look at both types of buyer. The table shows what each route means for your team and your role.
| Generation Tech Partners | Large consolidators (Arsipa, Customs Support) | |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase price | Calculated openly with your numbers | Often higher |
| Response | Usually within 72 hours, with reasons | Weeks, often in an auction |
| Name and location | Stay | Often rebranding and a head office |
| Your role afterwards | Interim managing director, advisory board, rollover of up to 25% | Usually exit after handover |
| Team | Stays, gets back-office relief | Integration into group processes |
| Sector knowledge | Market data, regulation, sub-segments on this page | Yes, often deeper |
Both routes work directly or through an M&A advisor. We are just as happy to work with an advisor.
Your clients have obligations to meet, and your business makes sure they do. We buy businesses that do this reliably. Professional responsibility stays with the people who carry it today.
I am responsible for the purchase agreement and the handover. For businesses that need a license or accreditation, the deal structure decides whether the approval survives the change of ownership.
Here are our minimum sizes per segment and the metrics we need in the teaser.
| Segment | Minimum size |
|---|---|
| Occupational safety and company doctor services (platform) | 150 or more active client companies, 5 specialists |
| Customs and export control | Guideline of 50 framework clients |
| Certification and inspection bodies | Accreditation held by at least two people |
| Data protection and information security | 150 or more mandates, mostly retainer revenue |
| Product compliance with a mandate character | 50 or more mandates with a term |
| AML, whistleblowing, fire safety | Only as an add-on |
All 24 segments and minimum sizes: Acquisition profile for advisors
Probably yes, with some lead time. The federal and state governments plan to remove Section 38 BDSG by 12/31/2026 (conference of state premiers, 12/04/2025). As of June 2026 there was no draft bill yet. Very small mandates below 20 people lose value. Mandates with GDPR obligations, an ISO role or a reporting channel remain valuable. That is how we value your mandate book.
Yes. Our acquisition profile starts at €0.5m EBITDA. More important than size are at least 150 active client companies, a business based on term contracts and at least 5 qualified specialists.
The difference is the size of the target. Arsipa buys with Warburg Pincus behind it. Customs Support operates internationally. Both need large acquisitions. We buy companies with €0.5m to €5m EBITDA. With us, your company becomes the platform on which we build further add-ons.
Yes. 50 framework clients is our guideline. Below that, we are happy to take a look if client loyalty is high. What matters is churn below 10%, the powers of attorney and whether your clerks hold the client relationships.
You decide. 6 to 24 months as interim managing director is common, often followed by an advisory board seat. For accreditations tied to you personally, we plan together how to build up a second authorized signatory.
All employment contracts remain in place. That is a condition of the purchase. The system takes over documentation and standard checks, your specialists check and approve. This sector is short of specialists. There is plenty of demand.
We usually reply within 72 hours of your enquiry. After the first call you get a written assessment with a value range, open questions and a proposal for next steps. If your company does not fit, we say so just as clearly.
That is your decision. Many owners work with an advisor, and we are happy to work with them. A good advisor prepares documents and saves both sides time. If you come directly, the partners run the process themselves. In any case, you should bring in your own lawyer and tax advisor.
A 30-minute call is enough to know whether we fit. Afterwards you get a written assessment with reasons.
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