Businesses
Strategic &
Shareholder Solutions
Ownership decisions shape the future of the business.
GestInvest works with shareholders, founders and family-owned businesses on ownership transitions, liquidity, succession and complex shareholder situations.
Positioning
When the question
is ownership.
GestInvest helps shareholders structure alternatives before an M&A transaction becomes necessary — when one shareholder wants out while another wants to stay, when liquidity is needed without a sale, or when ownership itself needs to be reorganised.
What We Do
Six areas of
shareholder complexity.
Shareholder Liquidity
Partial or total liquidity solutions — partial exits, secondary transactions, strategic investor entry and minority stake transactions.
Ownership Restructuring
Changing the shareholder structure — redistribution of ownership, consolidation of stakes, entry of new shareholders and simplification.
Succession & Ownership Transition
For family businesses and founders — generational transition, management succession and partial or full sale alternatives.
Shareholder Alignment
When shareholder interests and horizons diverge — strategic alignment, liquidity expectations and future ownership scenarios.
Strategic Investor Solutions
Bringing in strategic or financial investors — profile definition, minority or majority investment and transaction structuring.
Special Shareholder Situations
Sensitive or complex cases — shareholder disputes, forced or negotiated exits, fragmented ownership and inheritance-related situations.
When We Become Involved
Situations that call for a structured alternative.
Ownership Pathways
Four ways forward.
A complex ownership question, reduced to four structured directions.
Remain
Preserve ownership, but reorganise governance or capital.
Rebalance
Restructure the participations between shareholders.
Bring In Capital
Entry of a new investor or strategic partner.
Exit
Partial or total sale.
Who We Work With
Direct relationships with those
who make significant decisions.
Businesses
Families
Companies
Shareholders
Shareholders
Process
From objectives
to execution.
Shareholder Objectives
Understanding individual objectives, ownership, liquidity and horizon.
Strategic Alternatives
Building the possible scenarios.
Structure
Defining ownership, capital and transaction pathway.
Execution
Implementing the selected solution.
Connection to M&A
When the solution
is a sale.
- Full sale
- Acquisition
- Strategic sale
- Competitive process
Connection to Capital
When the solution
is new capital.
- Equity injection
- Strategic investor
- Debt recapitalisation
- Acquisition financing
Discretion
Shareholder situations
are inherently private.
- Strict confidentiality throughout
- Direct senior involvement
- Controlled access to information
- Selective engagement of counterparties
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Considering a change in ownership?
Whether the objective is liquidity, succession, restructuring or a new shareholder, the process begins with understanding the alternatives.
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