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With us you are in safe hands. The best way to prove this is not a long list of mandates, but to give you direct access to businesspeople who experienced working with us. Because this is what truly distinct us and underpins our core values and unique selling propositions.

Sale B&P Engineering to a strategic investor (juice and concentrate production)

«The professional approach, guidance and enormous effort of Deventures made this cross-border transaction possible. Without your commitment, knowledge and experience, we could not have achieved this success. I am happy to have chosen Deventures for this M&A process and recommend the team for other complex transactions in the CEE.»

Tomasz Musiał
- CEO B&P Engineering -

experienced - persistent - empathic

Sale of Econis to a private equity company (IT and cloud solutions)

«Walk the Talk. Teun and his team ensured that the M&A project was always punctual and smooth throughout the sales process, from the development of documentation to the identification, contact and selection of the new owner, as well as the negotiations on the purchase agreement. Teun de Ven showed a lot of competence, professionalism, personal commitment and punch.»

Hans Blindenbacher
– Former chairman Econis –

persistent - experienced - out of the box

Sale of Sitag to a strategic investor

(Office Furniture)

«Nimbus, a Dutch PE firm, has experienced Teun as a persistent and process-oriented M&A advisor for the sale of the Swiss office furniture company Sitag. He has identified one of EU-leading office furniture manufacturers as 'Best Owner' in a difficult market environment. He ensured a successful exit in this complex, competitive transaction. All in all, Teun proved to be the right choice.»

Ed van Dijk
– Partner Nimbus –

persistent - experienced - out of the box

Sale of ELAG to a strategic investor (Flexible Packaging)

«Teun and his team supported us in this cross-border transaction with a very personal, tactful, discreet and experienced team of consultants. With his determination and overview, he was able to address, resolve and achieve a successful transaction between the parties.»

Robert Elsässer
– Entrepreneur –

proven alternative - experienced

Sale Omni Ray to a strategic investor (Wholesale technical components)

«Teun advised Nimbus on the divestment of Omni Ray. He has succeeded in the cross-border challenges of this transaction through high professionalism, continuity and intensive communication with all stakeholders in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden and with an excellent negotiating skill. We recommend Teun to other private equity companies as M&A Advisor.»

Paul Frohn
– Partner Nimbus –

persistant - experienced - empathetic

Sale of Wonderland to a strategic investor (day care centres)

«Deventures has the talent and experience available to bring together the needs of the seller and the next best owner in an (international) transaction and is only satisfied when this has been achieved. Teun monitored the process down to the last detail, communicates smoothly and to the point, is integer, and is a pleasant and empathetic dialogue partner for all involved.»

Marja and Richard Waterman
– Entrepreneur –

persistent - experienced - empathic -out of the box

Search for a growth investor

(Yacht building)

«I never thought that finding the best investor and the related sale of part of my company would require so much specialization. Not only this specific know-how, but also Teun's commitment, perseverance and personal attitude impressed me.»

Dorus Wajer
– Entrepreneur –

persistant - experienced – out of the box

Acquisition of a fellow competitor

(Children daycare)

«We’ve been able to close a cross-national transaction and are working on the next project. The team’s dedication and persistency is what convinces me, as does their negotiation skills and the excellent network in the sector. We experienced Teun as an empathic, solution-oriented partner and can highly recommend Deventures as M&A advisors for buy-side transaction support.»

Paul Chancé
– M&A / FP&A Manager BABILOU –

persistent - empathic - experienced

Parallel acquisition of two leading E-Commerce companies

(E-Commerce)

«With Deventures we had a reliable partner who has a constructive and solution-oriented transaction-style. Due to the professional support and support, SME was able to successfully conclude two transactions in parallel. We can recommend Deventures and especially Teun de Ven with conviction.»

Philippe Stüdi
– Partner SME Equity Partners –

persistent - experienced - empathic

Acquisition of a fellow competitor (water damage & drying services)

«Teun has advised us in an very competent and professional way in the add-on search and acquisition process. The team quickly gained industry knowledge and a good overview of the Swiss market and potential targets. On top of their professional competence, we always felt very comfortable with and that we were in good hands. Deventures is definitely a proven alternative for transactions in the SME sector.»

Ray Gantenbein
– Unternehmer & VR-Präsident –

proven alternative - empathic - experienced

other transactions and activities

Industry

Sale of two companies (CH) in the field of technical fire protection to a strategic investor (GER)
Sale of a minority stake of a company (CH) active in the field of technical textiles to a financial investor (CH)
Sale of a company (FL) in the field of optical coatings to an MBI team
Sale of a subsidiary (GER) of a listed company (CH) in the field of plastics technology to a holding company (GER)
Sale of a subsidiary (A) of a listed company (CH) in the field of textile machinery to a strategic investor (CN)
Support of a listed company (CH) in the acquisition of a group of companies (GER/CH) in the field of polyurethane foam systems

Telecom & Media

Sale of a telecom company (CH) to a strategic investor (CH)
Sale of a company (CH) in the field of business analytics to a strategic investor (CH)
Sale of a majority stake in a telecoms company (GER) to a strategic investor (D)
Sale of a company in the interactive media sector (CH/USA) to one of the leading telecom providers (CH)
Sale of a company in the interactive media sector (GER) to one of the leading media companies (GER)
Repositioning of a telecom provider (CH), incl. new store design, merchandising, category management and shop-in-shop concepts as well as franchising concept

Retail & Trade

Sale of a machine building component retailer (CH) to a strategic investor (NL)
Support in the purchase of a company (NL) in the field of technical components and parallel purchase of a similar company (NL) for a listed company (CH)
Repositioning of a watch & jewellery retail company (CH), incl. new store design, merchandising, category management until sale to one of the major retailers (CH)
Strategy development of an international sports retailer as well as design and rollout of the international franchise concept
Strategy development, new distribution concept for an international electronics retail chain
Dynamization of dealer distribution for a hearing aid manufacturer (CH). Conception of different dealer distribution concepts