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Looking to sell a business? We are seeking business succession planning, acquisitions, or to sell a customer base or company in the industrial supplies, wholesale, construction supplies, building materials, municipal supplies, or scales sectors. We are also interested in businesses facing insolvency!
Wanted - small business for sale: industrial supplies, rubber/plastics, PPE, construction supplies, building materials, craft supplies and more - customer base or business succession in Germany (preferably in southern Hesse, northern Baden-Württemberg or Rhineland-Palatinate). We are also open to offers from other sectors!
Are you planning to hand over your industrial wholesale business in the areas of industrial supplies, PPE/workwear, construction supplies, building materials, trade supplies, government supplies, municipal supplies, or fire service equipment ? Or are you looking for a successor for your scale trading business or a B2B rental company ? Then we are exactly the right partner for you! We are also generally open to offers from other sectors not listed here. We ensure that your life's work continues. Or perhaps you want to avoid insolvency or a costly liquidation/winding up of your company? Or maybe you want to relocate abroad permanently on short notice but are having problems with exit taxation?
We are constantly looking for small and medium-sized industrial wholesalers who wish to sell their businesses as part of a succession, sale, closure or takeover.
We are particularly interested in offers from the Rhine-Main-Neckar region, including cities such as Aschaffenburg, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Mainz, Offenbach, Wiesbaden, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, and Koblenz. For online retailers, we are also interested nationwide!
If your company is a member of a specialist trade association, such as E/D/E, NORDWEST AG, EUROBAUSTOFF or Hagebau , this is also of interest to us.
When should you sell a company?
Considering personal circumstances is a key aspect when deciding to sell one's business. Individual life stages and personal goals play a crucial role in this decision.
**1. Retirement and quality of life:
A common reason for selling a business (in approximately three-quarters of cases) is retirement planning . After years of hard work and dedication, entrepreneurs may long for a period of relaxation and want to fully enjoy their retirement. Selling the business due to age can not only provide financial security for retirement but also the opportunity to explore life beyond business obligations.
**2. New entrepreneurial challenges:
Another motivating factor for selling can be the desire for new entrepreneurial challenges . After successfully building a business, some entrepreneurs may feel the urge to dedicate themselves to new projects or industries. Selling the existing company can create the financial flexibility to invest in new business areas or pursue innovative ideas.
**3. Life goals and priorities:
Considering personal circumstances requires a thoughtful examination of one's own life goals and priorities. An entrepreneur might find that other areas of life, such as family, health, or personal development, are becoming more important . Selling the company for personal reasons can therefore be part of a conscious decision to improve one's quality of life and focus on aspects that may have previously been neglected. Sometimes circumstances change unexpectedly (e.g., due to serious illness or death), and a swift succession plan is necessary to ensure the company's continued existence and job security .
**4. Flexibility and freedom:
Selling a business also allows for greater flexibility and freedom. Managing a company often requires a considerable time commitment. By selling, entrepreneurs can free themselves from these time-consuming obligations and take the opportunity to shape their lives according to their own wishes, for example , to emigrate abroad or pursue their hobbies .
Overall, considering personal circumstances when selling a business is crucial for a balanced life path. Consciously examining one's own goals and values enables entrepreneurs to make a decision that is not only financially but also personally fulfilling. The sale can thus serve as a key to shaping the next phase of life with clarity and a positive outlook.
However, the sale of a company is often postponed indefinitely:
Source: DIHK Report on Business Succession 2023
Moving abroad as a shareholder of a GmbH (limited liability company)? The issue of exit taxation!
Are you a GmbH shareholder (with more than 1% and up to 100%) and planning to emigrate in the near future? If you intend to move abroad as a GmbH shareholder , you should familiarize yourself with exit taxation and its tax implications as early as possible. We can acquire your GmbH shares at short notice at a fair market value with 100% seller financing.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for entrepreneurs to find suitable successors for their businesses.
" It has never been more difficult for business owners to find a suitable successor. Particularly alarming: a quarter are even considering closing their businesses prematurely. This is according to the current Business Succession Report 2023 , which the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) has now presented." (Source: DIHK)
In the retail sector, the ratio of the number of companies offered per potential successor is 5.6 according to the above report (see p.21)!
" Retail – high pressure to succeed "
Succession pressure is high in the retail sector. 26 percent of the retiring business owners advised by the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs) come from this industry. Retail companies are facing several challenges simultaneously: The pressure to modernize and, in particular, to digitize (e.g., payment services) is high. Finding suitable skilled workers is becoming increasingly difficult. Furthermore, online retail poses challenges for brick-and-mortar stores. Losses due to the pandemic have often not yet been recovered, and supply bottlenecks still persist in some cases. High cost and inflation pressures often lead to customer reluctance on the one hand, and on the other hand to rising operating costs, especially rents, resulting in vacancies in city centers. This further complicates the continued operation of established businesses due to declining customer traffic. ... At the same time, demand patterns and customer preferences are changing. Processes and business models are frequently not (or no longer) adapted to the necessary circumstances, which in turn diminishes profit prospects and the company's attractiveness to potential successors.
Source: DIHK Report on Business Succession 2023
Almost half of the entrepreneurs want to sell to outsiders.
German industry remains in crisis, and the industrial wholesale sector is particularly hard hit by its reluctance to invest.
"Production in the German manufacturing sector continued to decline this year, and a rapid turnaround is not in sight. The reasons lie partly in the geopolitical environment, but domestic factors also play a role. ... The sharpest decline was in the production of capital goods – it was 6.5 percent below the previous year's level in the first half of 2024. This reflects the recession in mechanical engineering as well as in parts of the electrical and automotive industries." ( Source: iwd )
No succession plan? Do you want to sell your company in the industrial supplies, construction supplies, scales or rental sector?
If you are interested in a discreet, fast, and straightforward solution, please contact us. We would be happy to discuss the next steps with you.
martin.thoele@aaagiler.com
What documents do we need from you for the sale of your company?
Unlike very complex, large M&A transactions, engaging external consultants is not worthwhile for the smaller transactions we undertake. Therefore, as responsible businesspeople, we handle most of the sales process ourselves.
