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Planned family-business handovers in Germany, 2026 to 2030.
IfM Bonn, Daten und Fakten No. 37 (2025)Indicative company valuation for the Mittelstand
Your company's value, before the negotiation begins.
Before you negotiate with a buyer, a bank, or your advisory board, you know exactly what you are talking about: the defensible range for your company and the levers that move it. In minutes.
The succession wave
Three figures, one diagnosis. From the latest DACH studies on business succession.
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Mid-sized companies seeking a successor by the end of 2029.
KfW Research, Succession Monitoring Mittelstand 20250
Mid-sized companies plan to wind down, not hand over, by the end of 2029.
KfW Research, Succession Monitoring Mittelstand 2025How the range is built
Sector anchor. DACH discount. Your quality factors.
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Sector anchor from listed companies
Anchored to Damodaran's European sector multiples, the established academic standard for listed companies.
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Empirically derived DACH discount
A sector-specific factor, empirically derived, that brings the level of listed companies down to privately held companies.
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Your quality factors
EBITDA trend, owner dependence, recurring revenue. Three levers that move the band.
Three levers move your position within the band
Growing earnings lift the value, declining ones lower it.
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High owner dependence lowers the value, low dependence lifts it.
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Recurring revenue stabilises the value and lifts it.
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Indicative range for your company
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A defensible first range before the conversation starts.
A few inputs are enough for a value range you can trace. The reasoning stays visible, and you weigh the result in your own time.
Mittelstandswert
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