Succession solution for owner-managed companies
We buy your company and run it with your team
Generation Tech Partners is an owner-led investment firm. We buy profitable B2B service companies in Germany with EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m. We invest only on our own account, from our own fund.
B2B services · EBITDA €0.5m to €5m · Germany · Succession / majority · profitable, owner-managed · Response usually within 72 h · Fund €60m
- Usual response time
- 72 h
- First call to closing
- 6 to 9 months
- Fund size
- €60m
Your starting point
Which route fits your personal plans?
Every owner has different goals. We offer a solution for both routes. We work out which one fits in the first call.
Situation 1
Fast succession: you want to hand over soon
You want to sell and then step back. After closing, you stay on as managing director for 6 to 24 months.
- Owners planning retirement
- Health or personal reasons
- No succession within the family
- Our offer: full acquisition at a fair valuation and an orderly handover. You step back once the new managing director from our network is settled in.
Situation 2
Strategic partnership: you want to stay involved
You are not ready for a full exit yet. You want to reduce risk and grow the company with us.
- Owners who want to prepare their life's work for the future and scale it together
- You want to take part of your capital out of the company
- Interest in AI transformation and growth
- Our offer: you sell part of your shares today and share in the further increase in value. We bring capital and managers and use AI in the back office. You remain a shareholder.
Straight talk
Why owners think about selling
You built the company and know every employee by name. Now the question is who will carry it on.
Some owners find no successor in the family. Others want to sell while the numbers are good and no longer spend their time on bureaucracy and recruiting.
Most owners first ask us what their company is worth, and then what happens to their employees.
Generation Tech Partners buys such companies and runs them with the existing team. In the back office we use AI so that your people have more time for customers.
Your life's work stays intact. Your team stays in place.
Investment profile
Which companies does Generation Tech Partners buy?
| Criterion | What we look for |
|---|---|
| B2B services | Mostly business customers |
| Germany | Headquarters in Germany |
| EBITDA €0.5m to €5m | Normalized |
| Established | Sustainably profitable business model |
| Profitable | Consistently positive |
| Majority for sale | Now or in the foreseeable future |
What does not put us off
| Situation | Our answer |
|---|---|
| No internal successor | We bring one |
| No external managing director | We take that on |
| Backlog in digitalization | That is our core business |
| You want to leave quickly | No problem |
How we work
The process in five steps
From your confidential enquiry to the handover.
01
Confidential enquiry
We usually reply within 72 hours.
02
First call
30 minutes with a Managing Partner.
03
Indicative offer
Within 2 to 4 weeks, under NDA if you wish.
04
Due diligence and contract
Closing usually 6 to 9 months after the first call.
05
Handover
You stay on as managing director for 6 to 24 months.
Company sale process
Your daily business keeps running
You are not a full-time seller of your own company. While we negotiate, your daily business goes on: customers need to be served and employees need to be led.
- Plain language: we explain technical terms when we use them.
- Structured data requests: we ask for each document only once.
- Respect for daily business: your customer comes before our spreadsheet.
The people
Speak directly with the Partners
Managing Partner (AI Transformation Lead)
Daniel Szabo
Leads AI and operations. After closing he owns the operational development of our companies. Formerly CEO of an industrial group's digital unit.
Managing Partner
Dr. Sebastian Herfurth
Leads legal, structuring and operations. Doctorate in business law, formerly at Freshfields, founder of Friendsurance.
Managing Partner
Elias Bitzer
Leads private equity, finance and transactions. Guides owners from valuation to closing. Formerly at Afinum.
Advisory board & management
Who runs the company after the sale?
Operations
A managing director runs the daily business. If there is no suitable successor inside the company, we appoint a new managing director. If you wish, you stay on as interim managing director for 6 to 24 months and can later support the company on the advisory board.
Strategy: the advisory board
Together with experienced industry experts we support the company on the advisory board, with a focus on strategic decisions and growth projects.
Working together
On the advisory board we discuss strategy and growth with management. Management runs the daily business itself.
Our process
From the first call to an indicative offer in 2 to 4 weeks
We carry out valuation, due diligence and negotiation ourselves. A Managing Partner accompanies you from the first conversation to closing.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
- What does Generation Tech Partners buy?
- Profitable, owner-managed B2B service companies in Germany with EBITDA of €0.5m to €5m, in four core sectors: real-estate-related services; compliance, testing and certification; non-medical healthcare services; industrial service and maintenance.
- Can I exit completely?
- Yes. A full acquisition is possible. An agreed handover period is usual so that team, customers and processes move over in an orderly way.
- Can I stay invested?
- Yes. You can sell the majority and keep a stake, so that you share in the further development of the company.
- Who runs the company after me?
- Either a successor from your own team or a managing director we appoint. If you wish, you stay on as interim managing director for 6 to 24 months.
- How long does the process take?
- The first call takes 30 minutes. An indicative offer follows within 2 to 4 weeks. Closing usually follows after 6 to 9 months.
- What happens to employees and the brand?
- Our aim is to develop the team, the brand and the operating business over the long term. We run the company with the existing team.
THE TEAM
Experienced entrepreneurs at your side
Three Managing Partners with experience in founding, leading and succession in the Mittelstand.
Experience in M&A and business succession in the Mittelstand.
ELIAS BITZER
Managing Partner
Serial founder with legal expertise and an entrepreneur's view.
DR. SEBASTIAN HERFURTH
Managing Partner
AI and digital transformation expert with operating leadership experience.
DANIEL SZABO
Managing Partner
Take stock together
If you sell early, you decide the timing and the terms yourself. The first call takes 30 minutes and stays confidential.
Request a confidential first callCONFIDENTIAL · NON-BINDING · GERMANY-WIDE