Company succession
Generational change &
regulated company succession
The right solution for the future of your company
The effective transfer and continuation of family businesses in the SME sector is no longer a matter of course these days. This is also reflected in the 2025 Business Succession Report published by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce. According to this survey, business succession is emerging as one of the most significant structural challenges facing German SMEs. More and more entrepreneurs want to hand over their businesses or are forced to step down due to age or the demands of the role – whilst suitable successors are often lacking. Since 2019, the gap between available businesses and suitable prospective successors has almost doubled. The DIHK report states that around 5,620 businesses in Germany have no prospective successor.
Support for
the future of your business
NORDWEST offers advice and concrete help in various ways. On the one hand, we support specialist trade partners in providing the best possible support to young successors and mastering the many challenges such as shop design, product range planning, digitalisation and a shortage of skilled workers. On the other hand, we take care of the succession itself if required. In the absence of a suitable successor, NORDWEST advises on company valuation and succession in collaboration with recognised SME experts. Within the network, we bring together interested trading partners with the intention to buy or sell in order to make the company smaller or even larger and fit for the future.
The company succession at Jaeger & Eggers was accompanied by a constructive exchange at eye level with the experts from NORDWEST - throughout the entire succession process, I was able to access the advice and support of the experts at any time.
Philipp MitzscherlichManaging Director, Industriebedarf Niemann-Laes GmbH
Take advantage
Secure succession
- High level of expertise in the area of company succession, company acquisitions and sales
- Individual support in the planning, preparation and implementation of succession solutions
- Advice, coordination and optimisation of the entire search and buying or selling process
- Young entrepreneur circles for further training and networking purposes
- Trusting atmosphere and workshop character with high-calibre speakers
