M&A Project with experts

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.

Get access to our network of private and professional buyers
Go through a fully customized M&A project
Work with an expert from preparation to effective sales

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.

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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

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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

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These growing companies already found their deal

Driving Electric Forward: How BattMobility Secured Growth Capital for Sustainable Mobility

Sustainable mobility requires smart investments. As a pioneer in electric car sharing, BattMobility aspired to expand its impact and scale further. However, growth comes at a cost, and attracting the right investors is an art in itself. To convince Ethias Ventures and secure a strong deal, BattMobility enlisted the expertise of The Harbour. With an updated financial plan and strategic support throughout the negotiation process, we helped accelerate their growth plans.

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Huswell raises growth capital to simplify short-term rental

Huswell, the innovative short-term rental management platform that simplifies hosting and maximizes returns with smart automation and comprehensive operational support, continues to move forward at full speed. Their innovative all-in-one platform helps vacation rental owners maximize their returns without red tape. To maintain that momentum and further achieve their growth ambitions, Huswell raised strategic funding with The Harbour. A powerful boost to scale faster and take the first steps towards a Series A round.

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Huswell

How Content & Coffee raised nearly half a million to make their dream come true

Growing costs money. And Content & Coffee, “the application lifecycle company”, knew that all too well. With big ambitions for the future and a group of interested investors on board, their capital round seemed within reach. But a missing financial plan and a clear valuation were a challenge that needed to be addressed. Together with The Harbour, they set to work to turn their growth plans into a financial success story. The result? A smart financing mix that raised almost half a million euros and prepared themselves for the future.

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Content & Coffee

How MyGrid raised €600,000 to accelerate the energy transition

The road to growth is full of challenges, especially if you want to launch an innovative product in a competitive market. For MyGrid, the Flemish start-up behind the ModuleOne smart home battery, that was no different. To achieve their mission of making renewable energy accessible to everyone, founders Jan Wellens and Stef Van de Gehuchte needed not only capital, but also the right investors. With the help of The Harbour, they created a smart and strategic Funding Process finished, resulting in €600,000 and valuable expertise. This is how MyGrid prepared to fulfill their sustainable mission.

Stef Van de Hamlet

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MyGrid

600,000 euros for the telephone exchanges of the future

A sleazy 150 years after Alexander Bell invented the telephone, it is still an indispensable communication tool for companies. But the classic telephone exchange has had its best time. Sippy brings it to the cloud. This way, companies from anywhere in the world and from any device can make and receive calls with the same number.

Benoit Biesmans

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Sippy

€1,200,000 for a digital concrete platform

No more ordering truckloads of concrete by phone or email. The East-Flemish start-up Betrotrace built a platform to streamline communication between concrete plants, transporters and contractors. This way, the right delivery of concrete gets to the right place on time.

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Betotrace

200,000 euro bank loan for innovative pharmacy brands

Pharma More develops products and brands for pharmacists, but has recently also focused directly on consumers. The focus is on cosmetics and biocides. Founder Dries Van de Walle comes from a family of pharmacists and therefore knows the market like the back of his hand. Meanwhile, Dries has knocked on The Harbour's door for a second time: “I haven't even watched any other parties.”

Dries Van de Walle

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Pharma&More

Appreciation helps make successful online recruitment tool future-proof

CVWarehouse was founded in 2006 by Inge Geerdens and creates software for digital recruitment processes. The user-friendly online recruitment tool makes it a lot easier for companies to manage vacancies and candidates and thus optimize the recruitment process.

Inge Geerdens

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CVWarehouse

How does such an M&A Project work?

Of course, each process is unique, but here is an example of an M&A Project.

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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

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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.

“We find up to 5 times more possible buyers than entrepreneurs who are looking for them themselves”

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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.

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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.

Consultants

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

Accountants and lawyers

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

The Harbour Experts

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.

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Frequently asked questions.

Do you have any other questions?

What does an M&A process cost?

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?
What if I have already drawn up a sales file?

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.

Are you taking over everything or am I keeping part of the control?

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.

Is The Harbour only for companies that cannot find an acquirer?

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.

What exactly do you screen for?

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
What if I don't find an acquirer?

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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