Businesses for sale: find an acquisition target in the EU

Acquisition opportunities are found at several levels, in forms that vary by country:

• Transmission marketplaces and specialised platforms, national or regional.
• Transmission-support networks (chambers, professional networks).
• Intermediaries (transfer firms, transmission advisers) for more structured deals.
• Sector word-of-mouth and direct listings from selling owners.

The directory helps you structure this search by sector and territory rather than browsing scattered sources.

Searching without criteria leads to wasting time on unsuitable targets. Before exploring, clarify your acquisition profile: a sector you know, a size compatible with your financing capacity, a geographic area, an acceptable level of dependence on the seller.

This framing, drawn from the acquisition diagnostic, makes the search efficient and prevents you from scattering your efforts.

Freedom of establishment in the single market lets you consider an acquisition in a member state other than your own. But transmission rules, taxation and practices vary widely from one country to another.

The directory covers the 27 countries without assuming a France-centred framework. A cross-border acquisition requires heightened care on local law and the language barrier in dealing with the seller and employees.

Once a target is spotted, the acquisition journey takes over: diagnostic, target market study, post-acquisition forecast, valuation, legal and tax structuring, financing.

The directory is free and serves as an entry point. The in-depth structuring modules are available via the Solutions AI page. Start with the free diagnostic to frame your acquirer profile.