The business is successful, and yet its future is uncertain.
Many owners reach retirement without having found a successor. Their greatest wish is for their life’s work to continue with the same people and in the same place.
Aven
Capital, tools and
collective ecosystem
Companies
Established businesses
integrated into strong groups
Entrepreneurs
Operators ready
to lead and grow
Aven
Capital, tools and
collective ecosystem
Companies
Established businesses
integrated into strong groups
Entrepreneurs
Operators ready
to lead and grow
Aven
Capital, tools and
collective ecosystem
Companies
Established businesses
integrated into strong groups
Entrepreneurs
Operators ready
to lead and grow
At the same time, a new generation with entrepreneurial drive is looking for the chance to take responsibility and run a business of their own. Yet the two sides rarely find each other, and when they do, it takes a lot of effort. They lack know-how, capital and transparency.
At the same time, a new generation with entrepreneurial drive is looking for the chance to take responsibility and run a business of their own. Yet the two sides rarely find each other, and when they do, it takes a lot of effort. They lack know-how, capital and transparency.
Our daily lives depend on thousands of such businesses: skilled trades businesses, care services, construction companies, and many other firms built up over decades. Their value is not found on the balance sheet alone. It lies in the knowledge of their employees, in long-standing customer relationships, and in the trust that has grown over the years.
Our daily lives depend on thousands of such businesses: skilled trades businesses, care services, construction companies, and many other firms built up over decades. Their value is not found on the balance sheet alone. It lies in the knowledge of their employees, in long-standing customer relationships, and in the trust that has grown over the years.
Still, there is no structural solution for their succession. Anyone handing over their life’s work is looking for more than the highest purchase price. They are looking for someone who understands the business and takes responsibility for its future.
Still, there is no structural solution for their succession. Anyone handing over their life’s work is looking for more than the highest purchase price. They are looking for someone who understands the business and takes responsibility for its future.
Then there is plenty of young talent that wants to think, lead, and build as entrepreneurs. Some of them launch startups. But what drives them is bigger than any particular form of entrepreneurship: they want to take responsibility, make their own decisions, and bear the consequences.
Then there is plenty of young talent that wants to think, lead, and build as entrepreneurs. Some of them launch startups. But what drives them is bigger than any particular form of entrepreneurship: they want to take responsibility, make their own decisions, and bear the consequences.
We are looking for exactly these people. Young talent with entrepreneurial drive who want to take on responsibility, run existing businesses, and develop them. We are also looking for owners who want their life’s work in good hands and ready for the future.
We are looking for exactly these people. Young talent with entrepreneurial drive who want to take on responsibility, run existing businesses, and develop them. We are also looking for owners who want their life’s work in good hands and ready for the future.
Aven brings these people together: new entrepreneurial energy and decades of experience. To make that possible, we provide capital, technology, and a shared infrastructure that a single business could hardly build on its own. Every collaboration, every relationship, every contract is built on the same attitude: equal footing, entrepreneurial understanding, and long-term responsibility.
Aven brings these people together: new entrepreneurial energy and decades of experience. To make that possible, we provide capital, technology, and a shared infrastructure that a single business could hardly build on its own. Every collaboration, every relationship, every contract is built on the same attitude: equal footing, entrepreneurial understanding, and long-term responsibility.
We bring existing companies into their next era. Together with the people who built them and those who will shape their future.
Owners
You know what the business is worth. The question is who it is worth it to.
We buy to keep: same team, same name, same place. Tell us what you have built.
Entrepreneurs
You want responsibility. We have businesses waiting for someone to take it.
Capital, a playbook, and a group of operators doing the same thing across Europe.
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