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Private Equity

Information and up-to-date knowledge on the topic of private equity in KP Tech Magazine. We clarify questions such as: What types of private equity are there? What is private equity? Why is private equity so interesting? How do private equity companies make money? Which are the best private equity companies or funds in Germany, Austria and Switzerland?

Company valuation with multiples – multiples method

Company valuation on the basis of so-called "multiples" or "multipliers" (also called comparable company approach): In the practice of market-oriented company valuation, a distinction is made between [...]

Company Valuation

List: Private Equity Companies & Top Investors Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Private Equity - Venture Capital - Family Offices Investors List - Private Equity Investors List: Overview of investment companies and investors investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Equity [...]

Private Equity Venture Capital

List with >250 venture capital investors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland

List of >250 venture capital companies investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Seed Investors - Early Stage Venture Capital - Venture Capital - Growth Financing - Early Stage VC Funds - [...]

General Venture Capital

Due Diligence Checklist – Buying a Company – Selling a Company

Due Diligence Checklist - Acquisition of a company - Sale of a company: Below you will find an exemplary (short version) of a due diligence checklist from practice, which can be used in the context [...]

Due Diligence

Alternatives to acquiring a company via an asset deal or a share deal

Alternatives to the acquisition of a company via an asset deal or a share deal: As an alternative to an acquisition of a company, various forms of cooperation as well as a hidden acquisition of a [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Valuing a company – calculating the company value

Creating a company valuation or having it created: If you search the Internet for the terms "valuing a company" or "calculating the value of a company", "valuing a company" or "company valuation", [...]

Company Valuation

Company Sale Software/ IT Company Sale

Selling companies in the software and IT sector in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region): Selling a company in the software and IT company sectors can be a complex matter. There are many [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Debtor warrant for company acquisitions / company sales

Debtor warrant for company acquisitions/sales: As a rule, a debtor warrant is always agreed between the buyer and the seller in the context of an M&A transaction if the seller accepts a lower [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Growth through company takeovers – Mergers & Acquisitions – Company acquisition

Growth through company acquisitions - Mergers & Acquisitions - Company acquisition: The acquisition of a company is a complex process that can be roughly divided into the following phases: M& [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Example: Financial debt definition for cash-free/debt-free

Example of a definition of debt ("Debt" or "Financial Debt") in the context of a cash-free/debt-free arrangement in a company purchase/sale In the context of cash-free/debt-free arrangements in [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Mergers & Acquisitions: Professional M&A advice for medium-sized companies

M&A consulting for medium-sized companies - goals, tasks and success factors: As a professional M&A boutique, KP Tech Corporate Finance has been advising medium-sized companies from Germany, Austria [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Deal breaker in company purchase agreements – examples/ contents

Examples of deal breakers in contract negotiations for company purchase agreements > In M&A practice, agreement usually has to be reached on the following topics during negotiations of the company [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Letter of Intent – Contents and reasons why a letter of intent should definitely be concluded

Letter of Intent - Contents An integral part of every M&A process should be the conclusion of a Letter of Intent ("LoI"). Alternative terms with partly the same or marginally different contents for a [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Company valuation using multiples (multiples method)

Excess sizes in company valuations using multiples ("multiple valuation") according to DVFA > DVFA GmbH (respectively the DVFA Commission "Standards for Research Reports") has elaborated the [...]

Company Valuation

Company sale: Example of a working capital definition for cash-free/debt-free arrangements

Working capital definition and cash-free/debt-free regulations: A so-called debt-free/cash-free arrangement is often included in company sales. In this context, both "debt" and "cash" and working [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Acquisition strategies – the first step to successful company takeovers

Acquisition strategies - the basis of successful M&A acquisitions > The process of a company acquisition can basically be divided into three phases: The M&A strategy: formulation of the acquisition [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

10 Principles: Successful Mergers & Acquisitions Negotiations

Ten principles - conducting successful Mergers & Acquisitions negotiations > First principle: It is important to make a good impression right from the start. The negotiation starts with the first [...]

General Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

MAC – Material Adverse Change Clause in Sales and Purchase Agreement (M&A)

Material Adverse Change ("MAC"): In recent years, so-called Material Adverse Change ("MAC") clauses have also been included in contracts for the acquisition/sale of companies in German-speaking [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Locked Box Models in Contracts for the Sale of Businesses / Acquisition of Businesses (“SPA”)

Sales and Purchase Agreement - Adjustment of the purchase price via the cash free/debt free rule in contrast to "locked box" models. In the context of sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) in M& [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

KP Tech Insights – IT Consulting & IT Services M&A and Corporate Finance Report

The KP Tech Insights series is dedicated to analysing the M&A and corporate finance market in the IT Consulting & IT Services sector every six months. We inform you about the most exciting M& [...]

General Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Successful Post Merger Integration

Successfully shaping post-merger integration > Post-merger integration - or: the challenge really begins after the company purchase agreement has been signed. No matter which of the numerous studies [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Successfully selling an IT company – Selling a software company

The successful sale of IT companies: Why should you sell your IT & software company now? In the last few years, the market for IT consulting and software has literally run hot. The scarce resource is [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Create a company valuation

Selling a company: Company valuations For the owners of a company, a company valuation is one of the essential bases for decision-making with regard to the further development of the company. For the [...]

Company Valuation General

Company sale with a M&A consultant in Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Company sale with KP Tech Corporate Finance as experienced M&A advisor: You can rely on our M&A advisors with more than 20 years of international M&A experience as well as management experience in a [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company