Connecting Leadership. Ownership. Opportunity.
Specialists for critical entrepreneurial decisions.
ENTREPRENEURIAL TURNING POINTS
When important decisions belong together.
ENTREPRENEURIAL. PERSONAL. DISCREET.
OUR CLIENTS
Who we work for.
ENTREPRENEURS & SHAREHOLDERS
INVESTORS
EXECUTIVES
Our sweet spot — the German-speaking mid-market.
Our focus is clearly on mid-sized companies in the German-speaking region. We understand the specific dynamics of owner-managed businesses, the particularities of family companies, and the requirements of institutional investors in this segment.
MARKET SEGMENT
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
REVENUE SIZE
5 m – 350 m €
TYPICAL COMPANIES
Owner-managed mid-sized companies, family businesses, PE portfolio companies
OUR USP
Two Areas of Expertise.
One Advisory Approach.
Leadership Advisory
The right leaders make the difference. We identify and attract executives and management teams for succession, growth, transformation and ownership changes – even where conventional search approaches reach their limits.
Executive Search · Interim Management · Board & Advisory · Management Teams
Leadership Advisory →
M&A Advisory
The most attractive transactions often arise outside structured sale processes. We support entrepreneurs and investors with company sales, acquisitions, succession, and buy-and-build — from identification and confidential approach through to closing.
Sell-Side · Buy-Side · Buy-and-Build · Succession · Deal Origination · Investor Connectivity
M&A Advisory →
THE OFF-MARKET ADVANTAGE
The best opportunities are rarely visible.
The best executives are often not actively looking. The most attractive companies are often not for sale. Kraan & Associates creates access to both.
→ Our long-standing network of entrepreneurs, investors, and executives opens up opportunities beyond the visible market.
VISIBLE MARKET
— Actively available candidates in the executive market
— Companies in a sale process
— Competition for the same opportunities
K & A Off-Market
◆ Executives who are not actively searching
◆ Companies outside ongoing sale processes
◆ Proprietary opportunities
→ Access before opportunities reach the market.
WHY KRAAN & ASSOCIATES?
Experience meets access.
Excellence meets speed.
Our partners and senior advisors combine many years of experience in corporate leadership, leadership advisory, executive search, M&A, and private equity. This combination allows us to assess entrepreneurial questions from different perspectives and bring the right people and companies together.
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INTEGRATED EXPERTISE
Leadership Advisory and M&A Advisory from a single source.
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Personal commitment, short decision paths, and flexible processes.
Better decisions. In less time.
