Transfer your SME without changing what it is
We buy your company and progressively organize its transfer to the employees.
This has no impact whatsoever on the transaction or on the price you receive from the sale.
- Closing possible in under 45 days
- No unnecessary conditions precedent
- 100% confidential
Closing possible in under 45 days
45 days
possible time to closing for a well-prepared deal
70 to 100%
of the price paid at closing, with terms adapted to each deal
Up to 80 %
of the capital ultimately held by the successor CEO and the employees
The model
You are not selling,
you are handing over
Behind every SME there is a history, teams and years of commitment.
At PurpleShares, we buy the company so that it carries on, not to sell it to the highest bidder in five years.
A collaborative approach
Your buyout plan is built with you
We keep the company independent: no merger, no tie-up with a competitor, no short-term thinking.
A fair and secure exit
A price paid mostly at closing
Our offer is aligned with your company's economic reality, without systematic recourse to an earn-out or a deferred payment.
A clear human project
Your teams become shareholders
A successor CEO, often promoted from within, takes the helm. Employees progressively gain access to the capital.
How the capital is transferred after your exit
Successor CEO and employees
up to 80%
PurpleShares
Up to 20%
Can your SME be transferred to its teams?
Answer a few questions online: our initial analysis tells you within 48 hours. Five minutes, confidential, no commitment.
Our safeguards
What we do not do
Patient capital rather than a classic investment fund:
our mission is to ensure lasting transitions, not a resale in 5 or 7 years.
- We don't buy in order to quickly resell to a third party.
- We preserve the teams in place and the decision-making autonomy of the SMEs.
- No eroding the company culture in the name of performance.
- We don't promise a story we couldn't deliver on.
We don't buy in order to quickly resell to a third party.At PurpleShares, every acquisition is designed as a long-term project, with full alignment between the seller, the incoming CEO and the employees.
The process
How the
transfer of your SME works
A short, controlled process that respects your company's history. Three steps, up to sixty days.
Confirming interest
We express our interest in your company from the very first contact, based on a few key facts, followed by a phone conversation.
Answer within 48 hours.
Analysis and verification
Once interest is confirmed, we immediately start our analysis and request the information we need. Depending on how quickly you respond, this can be done in a matter of days.
1 to 2 weeks
Offer and closing
We hand you an offer on the terms discussed, then we proceed to the audits, the administrative closing and the payment of the funds.
45 days in total
Beyond the price
The right buyer isn't always
the one who pays the most
A sale is measured by its price, but also by what becomes of the company afterwards.
Here are the criteria that make the difference, and the levers that truly drive its value.
What makes a good buyer
Three questions to ask any acquirer, whatever their price.
Human and cultural alignment
Does the buyer share your values and your vision for the company?
Ability to grow the business
Do they have the skills and the resources to grow what you have built?
Long-term future of the company
Is their commitment long-term, or are they aiming for a quick resale within three years?
What really drives the value of an SME
The price is no accident: four levers determine the value perceived by an acquirer.
Profitability
Stable, growing EBITDA over several financial years.
Revenue
Long-term contracts, subscriptions, customer loyalty, recurring revenue.
Team
An autonomous management team, able to run the company without you.
Independence
The company runs day to day without you.
Can your SME be transferred to its teams?
Answer a few questions online: our initial analysis tells you within 48 hours. Five minutes, confidential, no commitment.
Plan ahead
The mistakes that destroy
the value of a lifetime of work
Between a sale prepared three to five years in advance and one decided in a hurry,
the difference in value amounts to years of earnings.
Waiting too long
Deciding to sell only on the day you feel ready mechanically reduces the number of options available.
Overestimating the value
An off-market price scares away serious buyers and drags the process out by several years.
Neglecting preparation
Unpresentable accounts, dependence on the owner, unresolved employee matters.
Choosing your buyer alone
Without a benchmark or competing bids, you are leaving value on the table.
A bad sale can destroy in a few months what you built over thirty years.
First confidential conversation
Let's talk about your
transfer
An initial conversation to understand your situation and see whether PurpleShares is the right acquirer for your company. No commitment, no pressure.
01 84 80 00 71
No commitment · 100% confidential · answer within 48 hours.
