Acquiring a business can open access to support schemes: loan guarantees, honour loans, mentoring, exemptions depending on the country. But these acquisition grants are scattered across national, regional and European levels, and their conditions vary widely. Our free simulator cross-references your situation (country, sector, deal type) with a database of real schemes to show what you might be entitled to. Designed for the 27 EU countries, it saves you from searching scheme by scheme and never wastes your time on inaccessible grants.
Acquisition support takes various forms across member states, around a few main families:
There is no single European desk for acquisition grants. Each country runs its own schemes, often relayed regionally, and the EU mainly acts through guarantee instruments and locally managed funds.
An acquirer loan guarantee in France, Germany, Spain or Italy does not follow the same criteria. The simulator takes your country into account to present only consistent schemes.
No invention
The simulator never invents amounts. When data is not reliably available, it says so rather than putting forward an approximate figure. The application is always filed with the official body.
The simulator asks a few questions about your acquisition project then shows the schemes likely to be accessible in your country, with cautious estimates and a link to the official sources.
It is free and requires no sign-up for a first result. You stay in control: it guides you, but the application rests with the relevant body.
Acquisition grants complement your financing plan, they do not replace it. A public guarantee can unlock a bank loan; an honour loan can strengthen your contribution and reassure financiers.
After the simulation, integrate the identified schemes into your acquisition business plan and financing plan. The simulator is free; the in-depth structuring modules are on the Solutions AI page.
Yes, in most member states: loan guarantees, honour loans, funded mentoring, sometimes exemptions linked to transmission. Their forms and conditions vary by country and territory.
Yes. The simulator is free and gives a first result without sign-up. It points you to the schemes matching your situation and country.
No. They are cautious estimates based on real schemes. The decision and exact amount depend on the official body. We never invent figures.
No. Each country runs its own schemes, often regionally. The EU mainly acts through guarantee instruments and locally managed funds. The simulator takes your country into account.
No, they complement it. A public guarantee can unlock a loan; an honour loan can strengthen your contribution. Integrate the identified schemes into your financing plan.
Guarantees, honour loans, mentoring: launch the free simulator and get the list of schemes likely to be accessible in your country. No sign-up.
Launch the acquisition grant simulatorIndicative information. Acquisition grants, their amounts and conditions are set by each member state (and often each region) and change regularly. Always check with the official body before taking any steps.
Last reviewed : 2026-06-24