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Set a target profile and get the strategic and financial buyers most likely to be relevant, ranked from verified European deal history. Deterministic scoring with published weights, defensible in a kickoff meeting. How the score works
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Sector
The target's industry family
Sub-sector
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Country
Where the company operates from · 16 European markets
Target size (EV)
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Sector match
Strict keeps only buyers with in-sector deals · Broad admits neighbouring sectors
Geography match
Strict requires deals in the country itself · Broad counts the rest of Europe
Target: xChange · Logistics · Germany · scored as Logistics · Germany, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 493 verified exits: 37% to sponsors, 58% to corporates and platforms, 4% via IPO, 2% other routes.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 27% (was 45%), corporates and platforms 65% (was 51%), IPO 5% (was 3%).
Recent deals in this marketAccursia Capital closed AIOS Automotive Integrated Overhead Systems (2026) · Alter Equity closed Expliseat (2026) · Altor Equity Partners closed ElteraGruppen (2026) · Apax Partners closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners (with NewAlpha) closed Centor (2026)
10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.
Likely buyers · Logistics in Germany.
Memo view · print-readyRanked by fit on sector, geography, recency, current exposure and timing. Strength labels and tiers are published thresholds, not editorial picks.
Financial buyers 10
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 1 | DUBAG Group | 87Very High | ||||
| 2 | BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital Multi-Asset Continuation Fund | 85Very High | ||||
| 3 | BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital | 85Very High | ||||
| 4 | Waterland Private Equity | 84Very High | ||||
| 5 | Ardian, Finint Infrastrutture | 81Very High | ||||
| 6 | IK Partners | 81Very High | ||||
| 7 | Bpifrance InvestissementGeographic expansion buyer | 81Very High | ||||
| 8 | EQT | 80Very High | ||||
| 9 | Omnes Capital | 80Very High | ||||
| 10 | PAI Partners | 80Very High | ||||
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Export the tiered buyer list to Excel, precedents and timing in the cells · Sourced press links on census add-on deals · Custom scoring weights