We finance the share buyout so you can take over the family business
Taking over the family business almost always means buying out shares: those of your parents who are stepping back, those of siblings who are not taking over, or those of long-standing partners. We finance this step and you keep the majority.
We finance
The share buyout
Whoever holds the shares (parents, siblings or outside partners), we provide the capital needed for their exit.
You keep
The majority and the leadership
Our stake is a minority one. Operational and strategic decisions stay in your hands.
For Talents supports
Your transition into the role
Our partner co-invests and supports you on governance, your posture as a leader and family dynamics.
Your situation
Which shares need to be bought out ?
Few family businesses are owned by a single person. Depending on your shareholder structure, the deal is structured differently, but in all three cases, the financing comes from us.
Case 1
Parents
The founder or the owner couple sells their shares to fund their retirement. You increase your stake without having to raise the full price.
You hold the majority · PurpleShares a minority
Case 2
Siblings
They hold shares but do not want to run the business. They exit for cash, at the price set by the valuation.
You hold the majority · co-heirs' exit financed
Case 3
Long-standing partners
Former partners, outside minority shareholders, extended family holding: we finance their buyout to simplify your shareholder structure.
Ownership consolidated around the leadership
Can your family takeover be financed?
Describe your shareholder structure in five minutes: our tool tells you where you stand right away, even before you discuss it with the family.
Financing
Who puts in the money, and on
what terms
No bank lends several million on an executive's salary. That is precisely the obstacle our involvement removes.
PurpleShares and For Talents provide the capital needed for the share buyout, as minority investors.
The current holders are paid in cash at closing, at the price set by an independent valuation. You take the majority and the leadership, with no personal loan or security over your assets.
Our stake is then bought back gradually, over seven to ten years, financed by the company's earnings.
Assess my family takeoverThe split depends on the valuation, the number of shareholders to buy out and the company's ability to carry the transaction.
The doubts
What you tell yourself, and what we answer
Four things almost every family successor says.
I can't afford to buy the shares
That's the rule, not the exception. A salary, even a comfortable one, won't buy an SME. Capital is our job; yours is to run the company.
I don't want to be accused of getting a special deal
Hence a valuation set by a third party, using a method everyone knows. A price that is explained can be discussed; a price that is imposed leaves scars for years.
My predecessor can't let go
A written withdrawal schedule, with dated milestones, settles what no family conversation can. For Talents supports precisely this handover.
I'm not sure I'm up to it
Legitimacy is built over two to three years of visible responsibility, not on a family name. It can be worked on: that is the very core of our support.
Our role
From the feasibility test to the handover
Our role comes in three phases, not a five-step process.
Before
We test feasibility
Before any family discussion, we check that the transaction can be financed and that your plan holds up.
- Independent valuation of the company
- Mapping of the shares to buy out
- Financing feasibility test of the structure
Independent valuation of the companyDuring
We finance and structure
We pay the outgoing shareholders, structure the transaction and support you through to signing.
- Cash buyout of the shares
- Legal and tax structuring
- Shareholders' agreement and governance
After
We support you
You run the company. We sit on the board, For Talents supports you, and our stake is bought back as earnings come in.
- CEO coaching by For Talents
- Board of directors and reporting
- Gradual buyback of our stake
Your questions
Questions from family successors
Which shares can you finance?
Those of your parents who are stepping back, those of siblings who are not taking over, those of long-standing partners or of an extended family holding. Whoever holds them, we provide the capital needed for their exit.
Do I lose control of the company?
No. You hold the majority from closing. Our stake is a minority one and can be bought back: operational and strategic decisions stay in your hands.
Do my parents need to agree before I contact you?
No. Many family successors call us before raising the subject with their family, simply to find out whether the deal stands up. No member of your family is contacted without your consent.
What if I'm not ready to lead yet?
It's common and it's not a deal-breaker. For Talents supports you in taking up the role, in your stance as a leader and in the family dynamics. The transfer timeline can also be spread out to let you build your legitimacy.
How is the share price set?
Through an independent valuation of the company, carried out before any family discussion. It serves as a shared reference: nobody negotiates against a family member over a figure pulled out of thin air.
When do you exit the capital?
Our stake is bought back gradually, over seven to ten years, financed by the company's earnings. No forced-exit clause or deadline is imposed on you.
First confidential conversation
Financing should not decide
in your place
Describe your shareholding structure and the company: we will tell you whether the buyout can be financed and on what terms.
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