Sell your SME in French-speaking Switzerland — directly, with no intermediary.
We don't match you with anyone. We are the buyer: we sign, we take over, we commit.
180+ SMEs
reviewed in 2026
100%
No intermediary
0 commission
0 intermediaries
We are the buyer
Not a broker, not a marketplace. You deal with the final buyer, from the first call to signing.
First response within 48 hours
An initial response within 48 hours, then a well-argued decision in less than a month.
Absolute confidentiality
Your employees, customers and suppliers are not involved before signing.
How the process unfolds
Three steps before any offer. Confidential and non-binding.
Talking acquisition
A first 30-minute call to understand your reasons and your business in broad strokes.
Understanding your business
An hour to understand the reality on the ground: clients, team, operations, finances, goals.
Decision and next steps
A well-argued offer, or our help to make your SME sellable in under six months.
At the end of the journey: we buy your business, or we help you make it sellable.
Discover our processWhat we look for
Our selection criteria
We look for solid, locally rooted SMEs with a proven business model
Switzerland
Local roots, hands-on proximity
We target companies based in Switzerland. This geographical proximity is essential to us: it allows us to be present on the ground, to understand the local economic fabric and to ensure a smooth transition for employees, customers and partners.
Target industries
We don't target any particular industry. What matters to us is the strength of the business model: stable revenue, a team in place, loyal customers. Any SME that meets our selection criteria — whatever its sector — deserves a closer look.
Example sectors — non-exhaustive list
Construction & renovation
Technical installations
Electrical
Transport & logistics
Environment & landscaping
Trades & maintenance
Business services
Your sector isn't listed? These are only examples. If your business is built on a hands-on trade, loyal customers and an activity that doesn't depend on a technology that could upend everything, get in touch — we review every case with the same care.
Is your SME ready to be sold?
Ten questions — the ones a buyer asks before writing an offer. At the end, a clear verdict — and the points that would cost you money in negotiation.
10
criteria
20
max points
3 min
duration
Gratuit et confidentiel — sans inscription.
Start the assessmentYour concerns, our commitments
OBSTACLE NO. 1
Leaving my business overnight
"I built everything here — I don't know what I'll do afterwards."
"I spent 20 years building this business. I can't see myself just walking away."
Selling does not mean disappearing. We always plan a supported transition period, defined together, during which you remain on hand to pass on your knowledge, reassure your teams and prepare what comes next at your own pace. Many sellers find this phase liberating rather than stressful.
Who are we?
We are an independent firm made up of experts who have built their careers at the highest level in their respective fields. Our mission: to acquire directly solid SMEs that have no identified successor, ensuring a fast, discreet and respectful transition.
We act without intermediaries, which allows the owner to maximise the value of the sale and secure the future of the business. Every acquisition is designed to preserve the legacy, the teams and the reputation built up over the years. Confidentiality, efficiency and respect are the foundations of our approach.
The partners
Behind vendre-entreprise.ch is a team of experienced professionals from the worlds of business, finance and entrepreneurship. Each has worked at a senior level — in large international groups as well as in hands-on SMEs — before dedicating themselves to acquiring and growing companies.
vendre-entreprise.ch was co-founded by Nicolas Nervi, former CMO of an international group, entrepreneur and investor. He ran his own consulting firm for growing SMEs for more than 12 years and now advises business owners on artificial intelligence.
This is not a first acquisition. Our partners have lived every stage of a takeover from the inside: negotiation, due diligence, operational transition, day-to-day management. They understand what selling a business means — on a human, financial and emotional level.
30+ years
Combined experience
180+
SMEs analysed in 2026
All sectors
Acquisition sectors
Operational & human
Approach
Our philosophy
We do private equity — on a human scale.
Buying healthy companies, running them seriously, growing them over the long term. That is exactly what the large funds do. We apply the same logic — with one fundamental difference: we have made it accessible, direct and human for SMEs in French-speaking Switzerland.
No distant investment committee. No imposed restructuring. No planned resale. You speak directly to the buyers. Entrepreneurs who understand what you have built — and who intend to make it last.
Because behind every SME there is a story. And it deserves a buyer worthy of it.
Follow your business sale with complete transparency
To give you full visibility on your file, we have built a secure, confidential space reserved exclusively for sellers — accessible at any time, with no intermediary.
Direct contact
Your dedicated contact is shown from the home screen — name, phone number, WhatsApp. You know exactly who you are talking to at every stage of the process. No switchboard, no intermediary.
We live SME acquisitions every day.
Valuation, process, mistakes to avoid, real stories — we share what we actually experience in the field, every week on LinkedIn.
Nicolas Nervi
What if you retired when YOU decide — not when it's too late? 30% of Swiss SMEs close for lack of a buyer. Because their owners didn't plan ahead.
Nicolas Nervi
What if your retirement were already planned? We buy French-speaking Swiss SMEs directly (revenue CHF 1–5M) — no broker, no commission. Has your SME been profitable and stable for a few years?
Let's talk about your situation.
Your approach remains strictly confidential. We never contact the people around you, your customers or your employees without your consent.
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