Transactions.
Tailor-made.
M&A transactions are about more than just the purchase price. They are about timing and finding the right buyer or the right target. They require a compelling equity story – and room to negotiate. We support entrepreneurs, mid-sized companies and financial investors with divestments, acquisitions, succession planning, carve-outs and buy-and-build strategies. We manage the entire process from preparation to closing, with a dedicated team and transaction experience from investment banking, industry and private equity.
Our M&A services
We advise on both the sell side and the buy side, usually on majority transactions. We take on every mandate exclusively and only when we can guarantee focus and close support.
Divestments
Sell-side advisory for entrepreneurs and shareholders: valuation, equity story, sales documentation, structured outreach to strategic and financial investors, and negotiations through to closing.
Acquisitions and
Buy-and-Build
Buy-side advisory for companies and investors: search profile, identification of and outreach to target companies, valuation, coordination of Due Diligence and negotiation of contracts.
Succession and shareholder changes
Succession solutions, shareholder exits and orderly handovers, with the entrepreneur reinvesting if desired.
Investments and bespoke solutions
Minority stakes, investments and strategic solutions such as joint ventures – selectively and aligned with the shareholders' goals.
Who we work for
Entrepreneurs and shareholders
You are selling your company, arranging your succession or bringing an investor on board. First, we create clarity about your options, valuation and approach. We then take over the transaction process so you can stay focused on your business.
Mid-sized companies
You are growing through acquisitions or divesting a business unit. We find suitable targets and buyers, structure the process and lead the transaction through to signing.
Private Equity
We support investors with acquisitions, add-ons, platform searches and the implementation of buy-and-build strategies.
Sector expertise in Industrial Tech
and Business Services
Industrial Tech & Automation
From industrial software, robotics and warehouse automation to high-tech components, mobility technology and med-tech: we support technology pioneers in the M&A transactions of tomorrow.
Business Services
We advise companies and investors
in the following sub-sectors: consulting, digital and infrastructure services, rental and service models (Equipment-as-a-Service), technical facility management and staffing services (Human Capital Management).
Buy-and-Build
Successful Buy-and-Build is not about putting as many targets as possible on a list. What matters is identifying the companies that fit the platform strategically, economically and culturally – and approaching them successfully. Buy-and-Build is a core competence of LSJ Advisory. We support private equity investors and portfolio companies from strategy to implementation, with numerous transactions across several platforms.
How we support a transaction
We manage the entire process and keep management free to focus on the business.
The steps, using a divestment as an example:
1. Preparation
Analysis, valuation, equity story and preparation of the sales documentation.
2. Outreach
Selection of suitable strategic and financial investors and, once approved, confidential outreach.
3. Due Diligence
Comparing offers, renegotiating, selecting bidders, preparing the Due Diligence and data room, and coordinating the various workstreams.
4. Negotiation and closing
Selected transactions
Industrial Tech
2026
LSJ Advisory acted as exclusive advisor to Ardian
Expansion on the acquisition of a majority stake in
Munich Electrification.
Buy-Side
Industrial Tech
2026
LSJ Advisory advised soft agile on its sale to Variation Reduction Solutions, Inc. (VRSI).
Sell-Side
Warehouse Automation
2025
LSJ Advisory advised GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group on the acquisition
of AKDV.
Buy-Side
Industrial Tech
2023
LSJ Advisory advised the shareholders of deevio on the sale to wenglor.
Sell-Side
Frequently asked questions about M&A advisory
LSJ Advisory's transactions focus on the so-called small to lower mid-cap segment. Feel free to get in touch and we will discreetly assess whether we can offer the right solution.
A structured sale process usually takes nine to twelve months from preparation to closing. The duration depends on the level of preparation, the range of potential buyers and the scope of the Due Diligence.
Yes. LSJ Advisory takes on every M&A mandate exclusively and only when focus and close support from a dedicated team can be guaranteed.
Both. On the sell side, LSJ Advisory advises entrepreneurs, shareholders and private equity investors; on the buy side, companies and financial investors – in each transaction, for exactly one side.
LSJ Advisory specialises in M&A in two sectors:
Industrial Tech & Automation and Business Services.
Industrial Tech & Automation includes Industrial Automation, Warehouse Automation and Industrial Digital Solutions, as well as engineering, Mobility Tech and Med-Tech, among others. Business Services includes IT & Digital Services, Equipment-as-a-Service, Infrastructure Services and Building Lifecycle Services, among others.
Get in touch
Divestment, acquisition or succession: in an initial meeting, we clarify your starting position, goals and timeline. Confidential and without obligation.