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The market for corporate transactions is constantly evolving. Regulatory developments, market trends, investor activity and new financing conditions influence decisions on both the buyer’s and seller’s sides alike.

In our news section, we highlight relevant topics from the world of M&A and analyse them from a practical perspective. The focus is on developments that are significant for entrepreneurs, investors and decision-makers. Factual, easy to understand and with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Business Succession and the Sale of a Business – Part 2: Special Business Assets

In an interview with the magazine ‘Kälte Klima Aktuell’, intelligentis expert Dr Maik Hamann explains the risks that can arise in relation to special business assets when a company is sold, and how to avoid them.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning News
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August 2023
Preparing properly for the sale of a business

In an interview with the magazine ‘Kälte Klima Aktuell’, intelligentis expert Dr Maik Hamann explains what preparations business owners can make when selling their life’s work.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning News
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June 2023
Why do so many business owners struggle to find successors?

In the article, intelligentis expert Matthias Ehnert discusses his many years’ experience with business succession – an issue that is becoming an increasing problem for many business owners – and explains what those wishing to sell their businesses can do to improve their chances.

SME Competence Network
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May 2023
How a small business managed to attract investors to fund its growth

intelligentis expert Rainer Witt explains what young entrepreneurs need to look out for when searching for suitable investors. With the help of industry specialists, the start-up Jungholz Designprodukte found investors to fund its growth.

Majunke
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February 2023
A prime example of a ‘buy-and-build’ strategy

As experts at intelligentis, Rainer Witt and Matthias Ehnert support companies in their search for suitable investors. In this article, they explain what is key to a ‘buy-and-build’ strategy and how a company acquisition can be carried out smoothly.

Unternehmeredition.de
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February 2023
Why do so many business owners struggle to find a successor?

A DIHK study shows that many business owners fail to plan for succession or a takeover in good time. intelligentis expert Matthias Ehnert shares his experiences and offers advice on how to better prepare for the sale of a business.

Unternehmeredition.de
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January 2023
Selling a business: Better to be on the safe side

intelligentis expert Matthias Ehnert and Patheon CEO Dr Xianbei Li explain the benefits of W&I insurance and why it is important for small and medium-sized enterprises on the SME Competence Network.

SME Competence Network
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December 2022
Caution: Tax pitfalls when selling a business

Maik Hamann – an expert at intelligentis – speaks to the K-Zeitung about tax pitfalls when selling a business. He explains how land, patents or loans can pose a risk in transactions and how these risks can be avoided.

K-Zeitung
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September 2022
The risk to retirement provision when selling a business

Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, explains in the plastics industry magazine “Kälte Klima Aktuell” the need for succession planning – which also takes into account benefit commitments such as a company pension scheme – to ensure a successful sale of the business.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning News
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August 2022
190,000 SMEs are looking for successors – tips for selling

Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, offers advice in the K-Magazine “bauhandwerk” on what is important for a successful business sale, as many business owners are ill-prepared for such a transaction.

K-Zeitung
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August 2022
Inside M&A: Off to the restaurant to open the doors

Rainer Witt, a partner at ENWITO – a brand of intelligentis – offers insights into his day-to-day work in *Kompetenznetz Mittelstand* and explains why entrepreneurs should look for investment opportunities even off the beaten track.

SME Competence Network
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August 2022
How to arrange the sale of a business without any worries

In the magazine “bauhandwerk”, Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, explains the steps that should be taken if an entrepreneur wishes to sell their life’s work without any worries and for the highest possible return.

building trades
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April 2022
Succession: Only one in four businesses is ready for a handover

In an article in the K-Zeitung, Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, explains what many German companies fail to take into account when planning for an imminent succession, thereby risking a significantly lower sale price.

K-Zeitung
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April 2022
Transparency and clarity are essential

In an interview, intelligentis expert Matthias Ehnert explains what business owners need to bear in mind when searching for suitable successors in times of economic crisis, inflation and the pandemic, and how they can prepare for the sale of their business.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning News
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February 2022
One in four business successions fails

In *Kälte Klima Aktuell*, Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, explains why thorough and timely preparation for the sale of a business is crucial for a successful succession.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning News
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January 2022
How SMEs can ensure business succession

In the plastics industry trade journal, Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, explains what matters most when it comes to business transfers and how professional advisers can provide support during the sale.

K-Zeitung
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October 2021
Insolvency sales: When speed is of the essence

In an article published by the Deutsche Unternehmensbörse (DUB) in June 2020, Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, discusses the process involved in corporate transactions arising from insolvency and his experience in the field of distressed M&A.

DUB
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June 2020
Business owner seeks successor

Matthias Ehnert, Managing Director of intelligentis, was interviewed for the April 2018 issue of Lift Journal, in which he discusses, amongst other things, the opportunities and outlook for the M&A market in the lift industry.

Lift Journal
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April 2018

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