The classic loan by the local bank and the equity financing by the entrepreneurial family remains the most important source of financing for medium-sized family-owned businesses in Germany. Due to changes in the fields of banking and finance however, also family-owned businesses cannot avoid using new methods for financing and raising capital. For many family-owned businesses, the question arises as to whether they can ensure the continued existence and growth of the business by using alternative financing solutions or by capital market transactions.
Concern and goal of our advice is to find the ideal – legally and financially sound – form of financing.