Succession & buyout
Hand over your life’s work to good hands – with value, foresight and continuity.
- Succession planning & company valuation
- Majority investment or search for a buyer
- Support up to closing and beyond
Secure your succession. Finance your growth. Enable innovation. Master a crisis. 3S brings capital, experience and a network to wherever business owners take their next step!
You know your company better than anyone. But some questions only come up once in a lifetime – and that is exactly when a neutral outside view is often missing.
More equity for the next step – while you keep making the decisions.
Turning a strong idea into an investable company.
Act in time and regain stability – with a clear plan, secured liquidity and a real outlook.
Sources: BVK, preliminary statistics 2025 (Germany); KSV1870, corporate insolvency statistics 2025 (Austria).
From the first conversation to success – one clear path in every one of our services.
You describe your plans, we listen – free of charge, confidential and without obligation.
We clarify where you stand and where you want to go – with analysis, valuation and a realistic capital requirement.
We develop the right model, bring the right partners to the table and act as your sparring partner for every decision.
We negotiate, prepare the agreements and support implementation – until success is measurable.
The industries we know inside out.
Where our particular strengths lie.
From public funding and financing to international sales – a selection of our work.
Funding bodies, innovation partners and specialists – so you have the right contact for every question.
I have led 3S Invest since 1984 – and for more than four decades I have sat at the table with business owners when things get serious.
I have guided companies through technological upheaval, economic crises and generational change – from the rise of the internet to today’s digitalisation.
Our strength is the combination of business consulting, investment capital and technical know-how – from bits and bytes to chemical and physical processes, backed by a sound knowledge of laws and regulations.
In-depth expertise and experience from projects across a wide range of industries.
We stay with you for years – and remain involved in implementation when others step back.
Structure, effectiveness and efficiency that last beyond the end of the project.
A single question, ongoing support or a shared goal: you choose the model that suits your project. In the initial meeting we work out which one is right.
Flexible, when you need targeted advice
Ongoing support for a fixed fee
We share the risk – and the success
All prices are net, plus 20% VAT. This offer is aimed at businesses. Travel expenses outside Vienna by arrangement. We set out scope, goals and fees in writing before every engagement. No package quite fits? We are happy to prepare an individual offer – just ask.
Contractual basis: Every engagement is based on the General Terms and Conditions for Management Consultants of the Austrian Professional Association UBIT of the Austrian Economic Chamber (version June 2021); in case of discrepancies, the German version prevails. We agree fees with you individually and in writing; the packages above show our guideline rates. View the GTC (English, PDF) (external site)
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