Your company’s
best buyer may be an ocean away.
makanta is a transatlantic M&A boutique for founder-led technology and technology-enabled companies in the lower mid-market. We run competitive sale processes across Europe and the Americas, partner-led from preparation through closing.
BERLIN • ROME • NEW YORK METRO AREA.
TRANSATLANTIC M&A ADVISORY
TWO UNIVERSES • ONE PROCESS
Most companies are sold into too small a market.
A local process can miss the buyer with the strongest strategic rationale. For European companies, that buyer may be in the US. For American companies, in Europe.
makanta runs one process across both markets, with buyer access, deal fluency and execution on both sides of the Atlantic.
We also believe a company's story determines its price. Similar financials can produce very different outcomes when buyers understand the asset differently. So the story is built before the market is entered.
Every mandate is led by our partners and taken to a real market, not a single conversation.
When owners come to us.
You’ve been approached by a buyer.
You want to know what the market would pay before you respond.
Succession is on the horizon.
You want the right owner, on the right terms.
Your shareholder structure is changing.
An investor wants to exit, objectives have diverged, or new capital requires a structured transaction.
Your market is bigger than your country.
The most relevant buyers sit on both sides of the Atlantic.
You want liquidity without leaving.
A partial sale or recapitalization can reduce concentration while you keep leading.
You want optionality, discreetly.
You are not committed to selling; you want to understand value, timing and the buyer universe first.
How we run a sale
Build the story before entering the market.
01
We normalize earnings, surface value drivers and diligence risks, and frame the company as a buyer will evaluate it.
Create a real market.
02
We build the buyer universe across Europe and the Americas and approach it in controlled stages. Sequencing, information and deadlines create competitive tension.
Negotiate the outcome, not just the price.
03
We negotiate structure — cash at closing, earn-outs, rollover equity, escrows and warranties — and stay through signing and closing.
A well-run process typically takes six to nine months from mandate to signing. If more preparation would improve the outcome, we will say so.
One Capability. Three Sectors.
Our capability is the cross-border process. We apply it where we know the buyers, business models and valuation drivers.
Software & Data
Vertical SaaS, B2B software, data products and AI-enabled businesses.
Martech, Adtech & Advertising Services
Technology, performance marketing and advertising services consolidating across both continents.
IT services, VARs & managed services
Resellers, MSPs, integrators and consultancies in a consolidating channel.
One side of the table.
In a sell-side mandate, we work for you and only you. We accept no compensation from buyers in a process we run, and disclose nothing about your company without your authorization.
In a two-partner firm, independence is not an abstract policy. It is a responsibility carried by the people running your transaction.
Start a conversation. Not a commitment.
You do not need to have decided to sell. A first conversation is confidential and without obligation. We will give you a candid view of your options, including when the right next step is to wait.