Hauser / Grasshoff Partner AG exists in its current form since August 2005 and has since then successfully realized a considerable number of projects. Pragmatic and targeted evaluations and solutions are established and put into effect for its customers.
More so than in most professions, experience and know-how are key to successfully accompany and process the sale of Firms. This especially counts for the small and medium size businesses in all sectors.
The following projects represent an extract of the Hauser / Grasshoff Partner AG “track record” and, through practical examples, may show interested parties that the targeted activities and efforts by majority lead to success. For further details or indication of references please contact us.
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Brief description
Project "Edelmetall" sold
A highly profitable enterprise located east of Zurich is in search of a successor. The company is specialized in the processing of metal, metal sheets, steel and chrome steel. Together with its customers, the company develops innovative and customized solutions for metal processing. The business is equipped with the most functional machinery and disposes of a significant growth potential.
After the signing of the mandate contract, this company was successfully sold within 4 months.
Project "FoodTech" sold
The company produces and develops complex systems and components for animal husbandry in the food-processing segment. The very successful enterprise with immense growth potential has become the market leader in its field in the past decade and is expanding successfully abroad.
These qualitative high-grade systems have helped food-processing companies improve effectiveness and productiveness.
This company was successfully sold to a successor within 5 months.
Project "Engineering" sold
A mercantile and engineering company, located in the metropolitan area of Zurich, is searching for a successor due to age reasons of the current owner. The company specializes in safety products for systems and machinery production. A required capital of CHF 250’000 – CHF 300’000 is needed.
This company was successfully sold.
Chemical Plant sold
Our mandate wants to sell his enterprise, which deals with the production and trade of specialty chemistry products. Domiciled in the metropolitan area of Zurich this enterprise occupies 30 employees and obtains an annual turn-over of approximately CHF 12 million. This extremely profitable company offers any potential buyer and successor interesting growth potentials. The company shows a high substance value as well as capitalized value which is secured due to its broad assortment and well distributed customer structure. Target segments include industry, commerce, trade, etc. A prospective buyer does not need to have an educational background in the chemical technical sector to successfully run the business.
The company was essentially sold to a manager who was not from the chemical sector. The prospective buyer analyzed the company within the shortest period of time and made a positive purchase decision. The financial credit institute was highly pleased with the prospective buyer and supported the deal.
Recruiting Agency sold
This traditional recruiting agency, which has been in business for many years, attends to a steady client base and places employees of all levels. Here with focusing primarily on one branch area. This small enterprise achieves an annual turnover of approximately CHF 600’000 and an EBIT of more than 40%. The business shoes great potential to be expanded.
The current owner is prepared to carefully hand over his business to a successor.
The company was successfully handed over to a successor. A manager of a large-scale enterprise bought the agency and took over its management.
Language School East Switzerland sold
A language school with approximately 25 freelance-teachers, located in a major town of Eastern Switzerland is for sale. Established 5 years ago, the school has since permanently grown and today maintains a positive profit. Furthermore, the school is part of an international school network of Swiss origin, which is organized as a franchising system.
The buyer, an independently operative communications expert, bought this business as an addition to his previous activities to create corresponding synergies.
Large carpenter's workshop looks for succession due to old-age sold
The company is a large carpenter’s workshop employing 50 people, with a turnover of approximately CHF 8 million. Specializes in certain products of the interior fittings, patents are available. The company has a high asset value of over CHF 4 million.
The buyer of the company is from the Western part of Switzerland, and was able to bring forth valuable ideas for the company during the Due Diligence and the analysis phase. Improvements of the business activities were achieved even before the take-over.
Specialized Printing Company sold
A profitable printing company is looking for a suitable successor to take over as soon as possible. The company has 8 employees and achieves a turnover of CHF 3 million; the profit margin is about 10%.
The buyer was a manager from the Western part of Switzerland who took over the company in the middle of the first annual quarter. Since the buyer was not very experienced in this field a somewhat more than usual handing over period was planned.
Synthetics sold
A highly profitable company located in the Eastern part of Switzerland, achieving a profit close to CHF 1 million with a staff of 14, is to be sold due to old age. The target groups of the two business areas, which specialize in the production of plastic components for special use, are enterprises in the medical, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, special mechanical engineering etc., as well as the public authorities.
The company was purchased by two very motivated managers and was successfully expanded after the take-over.
The marketing and distribution concepts were successfully improved, and the asset value was increased with in a short amount of time.
Spezialized Printing Company sold
This company is located at a prime address in downtown Zurich and through its specialization in the artistic area, established itself an international reputation in the printing sector. The successful firm employs 28 people and can be purchased with or without real estate.
The enterprise was purchased by a young businessman who, from the beginning of involvement, brought with him a great potential of visions and plans on expanding the prosperous company within its core competences.
Gravel Plant sold
The traditional family enterprise, in its second generation, is located in the metropolitan area of Zurich. The advantages of an ideal location and the potential of its assets make this company an excellent purchase for anyone interested in buying an additional enterprise in this field of business.
For the sale of this enterprise, an ideal solution, advantageous for both seller and buyer, was agreed upon.
Fensterimmo (Window production Company) sold
This production company specialized itself in the production and distribution of windows and is being led in its 3rd generation. The enterprise is extremely profitable and with about 40 employees gains a turnover of approximately CHF 20 million and an EBIT of 8%. The substance value of the company is quite high; however, it lies in a favorable relation to the profit value. The location of the company is a metropolitan area of the German part of Switzerland.
The project “Fensterimmo” was successfully closed in the financial year of 2007. The buyer of the group enterprise was a German family-business, which through the integration of this Swiss enterprise, was able to create extraordinary synergies. The integration phase was accompanied by Hauser / Grasshoff Partner AG.
Special mechanical engineering sold
A successor was being sought after for the owner of this family-run business. The company is active worldwide in various niche markets of the printing industry. During the last business year the company achieved a turnover for approximately CHF 12 million with the input of 14 employees. This enterprise is extremely profitable. Innovative products, which dispose of an immense growth potential worldwide, contribute to providing costumer solutions.
A number of interested parties examined the project; however, only one received the sale. The company was bought by an experience manager of the same sector who, within the first weeks, felt comfortable at his new position.
Raw material sold
An ISO 9001 certified company is seeking for a successor available in the near future. The key competences of the company are consulting and trading with chemical raw materials for the chemical-technical industry. The company is in its second generation and due to the significant amount of years in business well established in the market.
The acquisition process from granting the mandate and signing the sales contract was completed within exactly 8 weeks by Hauser / Grasshoff Partner AG. The traditional trading venture, which disposes of an extra ordinary know-how, was purchased by a well educated young manager. With this acquisition, the new owner was able to fulfill his longtime dream of being self-employed.
Electro mechanic sold
Domiciled in the metropolitan area of Zurich this manufacturer of electro-mechanic devices, with 16 employees, obtains an annual turnover of approximately CHF 8 million with an EBITDA of 19%. The company is equipped with modern production facilities and disposes a considerable growth potential. About 60’000 devices are produced annually and delivered to a total of 60 customers.
The traditional family enterprise could be handed over to a successor. The buyer is the CEO of a larger Swiss middle-size company, which will introduce new ideas and impulses. This project was completed in less than 4 months.
Medical Engineering/ Appliances sold
The enterprise, which is located in the metropolitan area of Zurich, produces and sells mechanical appliances for medical treatment. This highly profitable company just initiated an international sales strategy. An interesting growth potential lies within this strategy which should be pursued by a successor.
The enterprise was sold to a manager who brought with him an existing international relations-network for certain product segments. The sale was accomplished and finialized withing 110 days. The buyer provided approximately 25% equity capital to finance the purchase and the remaining amount was funded by a credit institute.
