Partner-led M&A advisory for owner-led businesses
Sell once. Sell well.
A confidential, partner-led sale process for owner-operators across Europe. We run the process. You run the business.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · EXIT READINESS
58
/ 100
Financial quality
71
Management depth
38
Customer concentration
44
Legal & contracts
76
Cross-border buyer reach
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Success-fee only, no retainer
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Fully confidential process
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25 years of finance experience
THE PROBLEM
What brings owners to us.
You've had approaches.
Unsolicited approaches arrive at the worst time, from the wrong buyers, with no competition to sharpen the price. You deserve a real process.
You don't know what your business is worth.
You have a number in your head. Buyers have a different one. The gap is rarely about the business — it's about how the case is made.
You can't run a sale and the business at the same time.
Most Savantiq sales complete in 4–9 months — faster than the traditional broker timeline, without cutting corners. You need someone who has done it before to carry the load.
You're not sure the buyer is the right one.
Price is the headline, not the deal. We negotiate every term — payment structure, retention, what happens to your team, what you remain liable for after close — so what you sign delivers the outcome you actually want.
Six stages. One senior partner throughout.
FROM KICK-OFF TO CLOSE
Worldwide is the default site for international visitors and for owner-led businesses outside our priority local markets. The positioning is broader, the examples are cross-border, and the advice remains partner-led.
Start with a diagnostic01
Listen & scope
We sign an NDA before you share anything. We ask about the business, your timeline, and what a good outcome looks like to you.
02
Diagnose
Exit-readiness diagnostic across financials, customers, management, and legal. Delivered as a written report and a 90-day action plan.
03
Prepare
Information memorandum, data room, and anonymous teaser — built by partners, not interns.
04
Approach
Confidential approach to a curated universe of buyers. Anonymous until the NDA is signed.
05
Negotiate
We run a competitive process, manage the management presentations, and negotiate heads of terms.
06
Close
We coordinate legal, tax, and accounting workstreams through to completion. Earn-out monitoring where applicable.
No retainer. No surprises.
We eat what we kill. Our interests are aligned with yours from day one.
No retainer
€0
We do not charge a monthly retainer. You pay for outcomes, not activity.
Success fee
1.5 – 3.5%
A percentage of the enterprise value at close. Fixed at engagement. No surprises.
(exact rate depends on deal size and complexity)
First conversation
Free
A 30-minute call with a senior partner. No pitch, no qualifier, no junior.