Transeo is an international non-profit association bringing together experts in transfers and acquisitions of small and medium-sized businesses from Europe & beyond. Transeo focuses on transfers and acquisitions of small and medium-sized businesses… •whatever the kind of transfer of ownership: family succession, management buy-out, management buy-in, employee buy-out, strategic acquisitions, … •and targeting transactions in the so-called “small market”, namely SMEs with a company value ranging from €500,000 up to €25 million For whom? Transeo connects 3 types of experts: •Private sector experts (professionals such as law firms, intermediaries, brokers, auditors, accountants, chartered accountants, tax consultants, corporate finance advisers, M&A consultants, … and also banks & private equity firms, and business transfer marketplaces); •Public and semi-public sector experts (government enterprise agencies, development banks, chambers of commerce, …); •Academic sector experts (universities, business schools, …). What do we do? Transeo encourages transfers and acquisitions of SMEs in Europe and beyond. Transeo… •serves as a platform for exchanging good practices on a variety of operational issues; •develops academic and professional knowledge on transfers and acquisitions of SMEs; •provides its Members, who are experts from all over the world, with a range of activities, alongside networking and dealmaking opportunities, to help them become stronger in their local ecosystem; •is involved in advocacy on business transfer issues to keep them at the top of political agendas by raising awareness among policymakers, and acting as a reference expert in the field