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You can invest in an existing business as an (aspiring) entrepreneur, a business, or an investor. Learn about the different types of investors and what motivates them.
You can invest in an existing business as an (aspiring) entrepreneur, a business, or an investor. Learn about the different types of investors and what motivates them.
Investing in an existing business

Investing, also known as buying into a business, comes in many forms. We look at investing in an existing business from the buyer's point of view.

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
February 24, 2026
Entrepreneurs who start structuring early, look realistically at their valuation and work from a clear plan will keep a grip on the process.
Entrepreneurs who start structuring early, look realistically at their valuation and work from a clear plan will keep a grip on the process.
Why sales processes get stuck and how to prevent it

Entrepreneurs who start structuring early, look realistically at their valuation and work from a clear plan, keep a grip on the process.

Wouter Selhorst
Wouter Selhorst
Feb. 23, 2026
Woning Media has a scalable model that capitalizes on both technological advances and human experience.
Woning Media has a scalable model that capitalizes on both technological advances and human experience.
Woning Media: from strong player to undisputed market leader in the Randstad conurbation

Woning Media has a scalable model that capitalizes on both technological advances and human experience.

Feb. 20, 2026
A business acquisition is an intensive process that requires thorough preparation, strategic insight and proper execution.
A business acquisition is an intensive process that requires thorough preparation, strategic insight and proper execution.
How do you start a business acquisition?

A business acquisition is an intensive process that requires thorough preparation, strategic insight and proper execution.

Nikola Gavrilovic
Nikola Gavrilovic
Feb. 18, 2026
A foreign private equity party can increase the sales proceeds, as long as agreements around reinvestment, control and sale are clearly established.
A foreign private equity party can increase the sales proceeds, as long as agreements around reinvestment, control and sale are clearly established.
Foreign private equity parties also build platforms in the Netherlands

A foreign private equity party can increase the sales proceeds, as long as agreements around reinvestment, control and sale are clearly established.

Friso Kuipers
Friso Kuipers
February 15, 2026
The medical device market is changing. Looking critically at your strategy turns the challenges of 2026 into a growth opportunity.
The medical device market is changing. Looking critically at your strategy turns the challenges of 2026 into a growth opportunity.
Choosing strategy in a tipping year: the future of medical suppliers

The medical device market is showing that economies of scale and technology investment are the new normal. Taking a critical look at your strategy now will turn the challenges of 2026 into a growth opportunity.

Max Kisman
Max Kisman
February 15, 2026
EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation. Learn what EBITDA means, how to calculate it, and why it’s so widely used in acquisitions, complete with a calculation example.
EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation. Learn what EBITDA means, how to calculate it, and why it’s so widely used in acquisitions, complete with a calculation example.
EBITDA: meaning & calculate [incl. calculation example].

The term EBITDA is widely used in business acquisitions. But what is EBITDA, how to calculate it and why is it used so often?

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
February 14, 2026
The uncertain situation in the U.S. in relation to Europe may offer more opportunities than constraints in the Dutch merger and acquisition landscape.
The uncertain situation in the U.S. in relation to Europe may offer more opportunities than constraints in the Dutch merger and acquisition landscape.
Trump's unpredictability; (how) does this affect business acquisitions in Dutch SMEs?

The uncertain situation in the U.S. in relation to Europe may offer more opportunities than constraints in the Dutch merger and acquisition landscape.

Marnix Messersmith
Marnix Messersmith
February 11, 2026
It comes up during many takeovers, but is also often discouraged. What are the pros and cons of an earn-out arrangement?
It comes up during many takeovers, but is also often discouraged. What are the pros and cons of an earn-out arrangement?
Earn-out arrangement: meaning, example, advantages & disadvantages

It comes up during many takeovers, but is also often discouraged. What are the pros and cons of an earn-out arrangement?

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
February 11, 2026
It is tempting to present a company's results more favorably through normalizations. But that can have major implications for both price and transaction certainty.
It is tempting to present a company's results more favorably through normalizations. But that can have major implications for both price and transaction certainty.
Normalizations of EBITDA: from numbers to realistic earning power

It is tempting to present a company's results more favorably through normalizations. But that can have major implications for both price and transaction certainty.

Olivier Koolen
Olivier Koolen
Feb. 10, 2026
Well before your business sale, take a step back and make yourself redundant. This is not only better for yourself, but also for the buyer and for the business itself.
Well before your business sale, take a step back and make yourself redundant. This is not only better for yourself, but also for the buyer and for the business itself.
Sell a business? Don't fall into a hole afterwards

Take a step back well before your business sale and make yourself redundant. This is not only better for yourself, but also for the buyer and for the business itself.

Rob Beeren
Rob Beeren
Feb. 10, 2026
The LOI is the moment when the seller must co-determine the direction. Not later.
The LOI is the moment when the seller must co-determine the direction. Not later.
The LOI in a business acquisition: this is where the final outcome is determined

The LOI is the moment when the seller must co-determine the direction. Not later.

Anne Peters
Anne Peters
February 04, 2026
By preparing for the emotional impact as much as the business side, you create peace of mind, overview and negotiating power.
By preparing for the emotional impact as much as the business side, you create peace of mind, overview and negotiating power.
Selling your business is more than a business decision

By preparing for the emotional impact as much as the business side, you create peace of mind, overview and negotiating power.

Thys Jacobs
Thys Jacobs
Feb. 02, 2026
You can determine the value of your business using historical figures (rules of thumb, EBITDA) or future cash flows (DCF method). Quickly calculate your business value with the free Brookz valuation tool.
You can determine the value of your business using historical figures (rules of thumb, EBITDA) or future cash flows (DCF method). Quickly calculate your business value with the free Brookz valuation tool.
Company valuation: how much is your business worth?

There are many situations where it is important to determine the business value. An investment, a business transfer or a conflict between two shareholders. Very decisive for the final amount of the business value is the valuation method you use.

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
January 29, 2026
A good valuation is not only about numbers, but also about what is behind the numbers.
A good valuation is not only about numbers, but also about what is behind the numbers.
Why does a good EBITDA normalization make the difference in a business sale?

A good valuation is not only about numbers, but also about what lies behind the numbers. Carefully crafted and substantiated EBITDA normalizations are essential for a market-based enterprise value.

Tim van Rijn
Tim van Rijn
Jan. 28, 2026
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