Deal Origination in the DACH Region
Succession, growth partner, or partial sale. I personally introduce you to the investor who is looking for a company just like yours. Confidentially, and only when you want it.
Nick Herbig · Founder
100+
Transactions supported
Exclusive
one investor, one clear investment focus
Confidential & discreet
nothing without your approval
Then it was not a mass mailing. I took a close look at your company beforehand, and I only approach very few companies that genuinely fit my client's investment focus and strategic direction. In a conversation, I am happy to tell you exactly why I came across your company, who the investor is and what he has in mind. If a sale is not a topic for you today, that is completely fine.
My Mission
Most entrepreneurs receive poor advice when it comes to succession. Too broadly scattered, too impersonal, too much process, and too little listening.
I founded SourcingClub because I wanted to do things differently. I always work exclusively for one investor and know his investment focus and strategic direction in detail. And I only approach entrepreneurs who genuinely fit.
I come from the entrepreneurial and M&A world myself. I know both sides of the table and I know which mistakes get made.
A list of suitable companies is quickly built today, including by me. The real work starts afterwards: in the first conversation with an owner who is handing over his life's work, and in the trust between both sides of the table.
That is why I also say no. When the timing is wrong, when the investor does not fit, when a sale makes no sense.
The Group
Many investors I work for build groups: clusters of specialised companies that grow over years instead of being resold quickly. It starts with a sale, usually a majority stake, and you often keep part of your shares. After that, you continue to run your company. With capital and a group behind you.
Example of a group, each business stays independent
What the group handles centrally
Quality management
Certifications and audits run centrally, not in each company separately.
Back office
Accounting, HR and administration are handled by the group.
Sales
A shared market presence and access to larger contracts.
Purchasing
Better terms through the volume of the entire group.
Recruiting
The group attracts talent, not every company on its own.
IT & systems
One infrastructure for all, from ERP to data security.
Every company keeps its name, team and location. What supports them all is built together, not by each company alone.
Illustrative example. How much you sell, which share you keep and what role you take on is something you agree with the investor.
Fewer Contacts. Better Conversations.
Your Path
At every moment, you stay in control of what the investor learns about you.
Before I get in touch
I check whether your company genuinely fits my client's investment focus. That is why I only contact very few owners, and always with a concrete reason.
What the investor learns from you
Nothing. We have not spoken yet.
Confidential & non-binding
You tell me what you have built and what matters to you. I tell you who the investor is, what he has in mind and why your company fits. And if the timing is wrong, I tell you.
What the investor learns from you
Nothing. The conversation stays between us.
Calmly, without pressure
Take the time you need. You decide what the investor learns about you in advance. A no is completely fine.
What the investor learns from you
Only what you approve.
Only after your approval
I bring you and the investor to the table, in person and not by sending out a document. From here, you both decide whether to continue. You can bring in your own advisors at any time.
What the investor learns from you
That you are open to a conversation, and what you have approved.
Getting in touch on your own? Then it starts with step 02, and I check whether one of my clients is a fit for you.Confidential first conversation→
Two Paths. Two Outcomes.
I always work exclusively for one investor and know his investment focus in detail. That is why I only approach entrepreneurs who genuinely fit.
Volume, scatter loss, little control.
Information memorandum sent to hundreds of contacts, hoping someone fits
Your company is listed publicly or circulated widely
The distribution list decides who receives it, not you
Targeted. Discreet. Results with substance.
Profile
buyer precisely defined
Exclusive
one investor per mandate
Discreet
no public listing
Precise
clear focus, no scattering
I only work for investors I know personally
I also advise against selling if it does not fit
Focus on what matters: bringing you and the right investor to the table
1
Investor per mandate
instead of hundreds of recipients
You
decide on every approval
instead of a distribution list
0
public listings
your company stays invisible
No
I say that too
when timing or investor do not fit
Sectors
I work across industries. But in these sectors I know the investors particularly well, their investment focus and their plans.
Specialised businesses with a stable team and good customers are actively sought today.
Whoever masters a niche is in demand. For investors, a well-established team and a solid order book often matter more than the machinery.
From facility management to staffing: investors look above all at long-standing customers and a team that runs the business even without the owner.
Smaller providers with loyal customers and recurring revenue are actively sought today as well.
Practices, medical care centres and care services are actively sought. Most investors care that the team and patient care continue.
From recycling to renewables, established businesses with a well-established team and steady customers are in demand.
Specialised businesses with a stable team and good customers are actively sought today.
Whoever masters a niche is in demand. For investors, a well-established team and a solid order book often matter more than the machinery.
From facility management to staffing: investors look above all at long-standing customers and a team that runs the business even without the owner.
Smaller providers with loyal customers and recurring revenue are actively sought today as well.
Practices, medical care centres and care services are actively sought. Most investors care that the team and patient care continue.
From recycling to renewables, established businesses with a well-established team and steady customers are in demand.
Would you like to get a feel for the value of your company first?Calculate company value→
Examples from my work
Every mandate has exactly one investor and a clear investment focus. Three examples of what that can look like.
Transactions accompanied
on both sides of the table
Years of M&A experience
markets, buyers and processes
€m annual revenue
the usual range in my mandates
Rooted
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Add-on
An investor is building a group of specialised IT service providers. The base is already in place. Companies that fit professionally and broaden the group's offering join it. For you this means: sell and still keep running your company.
Platform and add-ons
An investor acquires an established service company as a platform and then builds a group with further businesses. As the owner of the platform, you often help shape this growth yourself.
Family investment
An entrepreneurial family invests its own capital in established mid-sized companies and holds them for the long term. For owners without a successor in their own family, this is often the calmest path.
Described as examples, without names of investors or companies.
Frequently Asked Questions
For me, confidentiality is not a clause but the way I work. Your company is never listed and never circulated widely. What you tell me stays with me until you approve it. And the investor only learns that you are talking to me when you want him to.
Nothing. I work on behalf of the investor, and he pays my fee. You incur no costs through me. You can bring in your own advisors for valuation or contract at any time, that is your decision.
For most entrepreneurs, this is the most important question. And for the right buyers too. Whoever takes over a well-established team is buying exactly that: a well-established team. How an investor intends to treat the workforce and the site belongs in every conversation before you decide.
Traditional M&A advisors accompany the entire sale process, from valuation to closing. That is a valuable service, but a different one from mine. I deliberately focus on the beginning: bringing you and the right investor together. For everything else, you work with the advisors you trust.
No. The investors I work for have different models: from minority stakes to majority stakes to a full sale. Some hold companies for the long term and do not have to resell after a few years, others have a clear growth plan. Whether the model fits you is something we discuss openly in the first conversation.
For the investor. I always work exclusively for one client and know his investment focus and strategic direction in detail. Before I approach anyone, I take a close look at the company. That is why I can tell you concretely in our conversation why it fits. If you contact me on your own, I check whether one of my clients is a fit for you. And if not, I tell you openly.
Some are. That is why I only work for investors I know, and where I know how they treat the team and the site after the acquisition. Anyone who mainly wants to cut costs does not get introduced to entrepreneurs by me. And before you decide, you talk to the investor yourself, as long and as critically as you like.
No pressure. If it fits, we keep talking. If not, it was a good conversation. I do not push anyone into a process. Many entrepreneurs I talk to only decide on a next step months or years later and then get back to me.
You decide. A first conversation with me is quickly arranged. Whether and when you meet the investor is up to you. Sometimes it goes quickly, sometimes it takes more time. I never push for a decision.
Me, Nick Herbig. I have an entrepreneurial background of my own and spent more than four years at DealCircle, where I accompanied transaction processes on both sides of the table. With SourcingClub you speak directly with me at every step, from the first conversation to meeting the investor.
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The First Step
I work with a limited number of entrepreneurs at a time, so that everyone receives the attention they deserve. An initial conversation is confidential and non-binding.
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