Competitive tension
Structured processes with a curated group of strategic and financial counterparties, so no single bidder sets the price.
M&A · Debt · Real estate advisory
Experts in Transactions
Navigate complex deals with confidence.
We help owners, investors and management teams maximize value and minimize risk in every transaction, from the first equity story to signing and closing.
A structured sale process
- 01Preparation
- 02Marketing
- 03Offers
- 04Due diligence
- 05Signing & closing
Where we work
- Sell-side M&A
- Healthcare
- Buy-side M&A
- Life sciences
- Debt advisory
- Industrials
- Real estate
- Sale & leaseback
Complex deals need a steady hand
Most of a transaction's value is decided long before signing. It depends on how the business is positioned, which counterparties are at the table, and how tightly the process is run.
Button Consulting is an independent advisory boutique in Grünwald near Munich. We bring private equity deal experience to sell-side and buy-side mandates, financings and real estate transactions, and we stay hands-on from the first analysis to closing.
Advisory across the whole deal
Five service lines, one team. Open a service to see what we take on.
- Strategic positioningAn equity story that shows buyers the strategic fit.
- Buyer targetingA curated list of strategic and financial buyers that creates competitive tension.
- In-depth preparationMarketing materials built around the key investment highlights.
- Process managementA structured auction that keeps momentum and negotiating leverage.
- Valuation upliftNormalized earnings, add-backs and upside cases that support a premium valuation.
- Negotiation supportDeal structuring that optimizes price, terms and certainty of close.
- Stakeholder coordinationManagement and shareholders aligned for a smooth, efficient process.
- Target identificationProprietary sourcing of opportunities that match the buyer's strategy.
- Valuation disciplineDetailed financial modelling and scenario analysis for the right entry valuation.
- Due diligence coordinationLegal, financial, tax and operational workstreams managed so risks surface early.
- Negotiation strategyFull support in negotiations to reach favourable deal terms.
- Financing supportStructuring and sourcing of the right debt or equity financing.
- Integration planningPost-deal strategy and synergies planned from the outset for long-term value.
- Capital structuringFinancing solutions that optimize the capital structure and cost of capital.
- Lender mappingA curated set of banks, private credit funds and institutional lenders that fit the borrower.
- Comprehensive preparationInformation packages, financial models and business plans that tell a credible credit story.
- Competitive tensionA structured financing process that has lenders compete on terms.
- Term optimizationNegotiation of pricing, covenants, amortization and flexibility.
- Execution managementDue diligence, lender Q&A, documentation and closing coordinated end to end.
- Stakeholder alignmentManagement, shareholders and existing creditors kept informed and aligned.
- Asset positioningAnalysis of best use, value-add potential and tenant quality to attract top-tier buyers.
- Marketing exposureBroad but tailored marketing that raises visibility and demand.
- Investor networkInstitutional, private and international investors to generate multiple bids.
- Pricing strategyPricing analysis that encourages competitive offers and a higher sale price.
- Due diligence managementIssues addressed early to keep friction out of the deal.
- Value unlockingCorporate owner-occupiers convert fixed assets into liquidity.
- Long-term lease structuringLease terms such as triple-net and CPI-linked escalations that strengthen the investment profile.
- Cap rate optimizationLease terms and tenant credit shaped to justify premium cap rates.
- Investor matchingAccess to REITs and funds that focus on sale and leaseback.
- Tax and balance sheet impactSpecialist advisors coordinated to plan the balance sheet and tax effects.
- Portfolio strategyOther non-core assets identified for future sale and leaseback transactions.
How we add value
Why clients bring us into their deals
Private equity discipline, applied on your side of the table.
Valuation discipline
Detailed financial modelling, normalized earnings and scenario analysis behind every number we put in front of a counterparty.
Investor-grade preparation
Equity story, information memorandum, business plan and financing case prepared to the standard institutional investors expect.
Certainty of close
Deal structuring and negotiation focused on price, terms and the conditions that get a transaction signed and closed.
One team, one timetable
Management, shareholders, lenders and specialist advisors coordinated through a single process with clear ownership.
Sectors where we go deep
Sector knowledge shortens every process. These are the markets we know best.
Healthcare
Healthcare services and platform companies, including groups built through buy-and-build.
Life sciences
Pharma services, contract development and manufacturing, medtech and suppliers to the industry.
Industrials
Specialised manufacturers and industrial service businesses, often founder- or family-owned and planning succession or growth.
Planning a transaction?
Tell us about a planned sale, acquisition or financing. Every first conversation is treated confidentially.