Want to find a buyer at the best terms together?
How much is my company worth? Where do I find the right buyer? How do I ensure continuity? Sell your business with confidence. Through a substantiated file and a broad network, we ensure the best conditions.

Why look for a buyer with The Harbour as wingman?
If you find it important to find a buyer who matches your vision and company values and with the right conditions, the M&A experts at The Harbour are your biggest chance of success. The Harbour will help you from A to Z to find a suitable buyer for your company or investment, so that you can take the next step in your entrepreneurial story.
Good deals thanks to substantiated files
All documents, information, memos and valuations are carefully prepared so that you appear professional and have a strong file to negotiate.
We look at value creation and positioning to optimize valuation
We collect all necessary documentation to accelerate the due diligence process
Demonstrating a strong future perspective and growth potential increases the interest of buyers.


An extensive network of buyers
Get access to our network of private and professional buyers to submit your sales file. By addressing multiple buyers, we create a better negotiating position to enforce the best terms.
Strategic buyers looking for synergies
Financial buyers looking for an interesting investment
Managers who want to take over
Individuals who want to become entrepreneurs
Advice and support in all areas
The Harbour has all the necessary in-house knowledge to complete the entire M&A process: finance, legal, strategy, matchmaking,... You will have a fixed point of contact who will guide you through the process together with our dynamic team of experts.
We carry out market analyses to gain insight into value and determine the ideal time to sell
We have experience selling entire companies and minority stakes
We provide advice on the transfer of management and ownership, so that the continuity of the company remains guaranteed

These growing companies already found their deal
How does such an M&A Project work?
Of course, each process is unique, but here is an example of an M&A Project.
Step 1: Screening
We analyse your company and figures to see if your company is ready to be sold. Of course, we also check whether you meet our criteria for an M&A Project:
You have a recurring turnover of 1 million euro or more.
Your company is profitable and has an EBITDA of 250,000 euros or more.
Your company is cash flow positive.
You are looking for a buyer for the company or for an important participation in the company
You want to be guided and go through the process together with M&A experts
Step 2: Preparation of files
We support you from A to Z in preparing an attractive sales file including, among other things, a substantiated information memorandum and valuation. While our financial and legal experts are preparing the necessary documents, you will receive further sales and marketing guidance to present your file in an attractive way.
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Step 3: Matchmaking with the right one acquirers
Based on your vision, values and wishes, we look for the right type of buyer (strategic, financial, management, individual, peer or other). We then identify potential buyers and get in touch to find out about possible interests and conditions. In case of concrete interest and after consultation, we provide candidates with all the necessary information confidentially and guide them in further discussions to reach an agreement.
Strategic buyer
Looking for synergies such as market expansion, cost savings or access to innovative solutions.
Financial buyer
PE, VC or family offices looking for companies with strong growth opportunities to achieve good returns
Management
Existing management that takes over the company or new managers who take over and buy in full or in part.
Individual
Individuals who want to take over a company to become entrepreneurs.
Step 4: Closing
We won't stop until everything, whether or not in cooperation with your lawyer or bookkeeper, is completed. For us, a process only stops when the legal documents have been drawn up, all the signatures are on the contracts, you see the money in your account and we have sounded together.
Why did more than 1,000 founders already choose The Harbour?
We share our network
In addition to looking for industry buyers, we are happy to share our network of strategic and financial buyers, including PE, VC and corporate venture funds.
We are discreet
As a confidential advisor, we contact potential buyers without disclosing confidential information. This way, you decide who to sit at the table with.
We staan samen in de ring
The Harbour is your wingman until the right buyer is found. Get hands-on help with valuations, data rooms, term sheets, negotiations, and more.
86%
success rate on all our funding and M&A rounds
3x
a deal faster than doing it yourself
100%
focus on acquisitions and growth funding
5,000
warm contacts in our international network
We are certainly not the only solution, but we are the best
It is smart to be guided in such a process. But then you let your best
guidance by a party that has the right expertise and focus on this.
like “the Big Four”
A lot of experience with advice, less with matchmaking
Not practical and hands-on
Only interested in large companies
Limited network with banks, angels, buyers...
Costs are rising rapidly
offices that want to expand their services
Do entrepreneurs not always understand
Don't do matchmaking
Unable to make an attractive pitch deck
Can take little risk
Do not have an M&A or funding network
fully focused on funding and M&A
Speak the entrepreneur's language
Support from A to Z
Commercial, financial and legal team
Know exactly what financiers and buyers want
Warm network of 5k+ international contacts
We only focus on growing entrepreneurs who meet the following criteria:
You have a recurring turnover of 1 million euro or more.
Your company is profitable and has an EBITDA of 250,000 euros or more.
Your company is cash flow positive.
You are looking for a buyer for the company or for an important participation in the company.
You want to be guided and go through the process together with M&A experts.
Do you need financing rather than an acquirer? Check out our Funding Process.
Book an introductionFrequently asked questions.
Do you have any other questions?
Broadly speaking, you can take into account approximately 6%-7% of total sales, spread over a fixed start-up cost and part on commission. So we're taking over part of the risk. However, there is no fixed price because no sales process is 100% the same. We always make a customized price based on your situation and needs:
- What preparation is already in place?
- Do you already have a network of potential buyers yourself?
- What type of buyer are we looking for?
Each process and price are drawn up based on the things you have already prepared yourself. Some entrepreneurs already have buyers but need a strong file to get a good price. Other entrepreneurs come without a network but with a fully prepared file. We will then be happy to match them with the right buyer.
We need each other along the way to close the right deal. We take every step together and work as your wingman. We don't take actions that we haven't discussed together first. After all, it's your company that we sell.
Certainly not. If you already have potential candidates in mind, this can only increase your chances of success. We can help you contact them confidentially without you having to reveal your identity immediately.
We have a few hard criteria that you must meet to go through an M&A process with us:
- You have a recurring turnover of 1 million euro or more.
- Your company is profitable and has an EBITDA of 250,000 euros or more.
- Your company is cash flow positive.
- You are looking for a buyer for the company or for an important participation in the company
- You want to be guided and go through the process together with M&A experts
It is true that we do not find a suitable buyer for a limited part of our processes. That's why we work partly on commission, so we share the risk. If we are unable to pick up an acquirer together, you only pay the start-up costs that partially cover the administrative side of the process.
Do you still have questions?
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