All Interests Aligned

What All Interests Aligned does

All Interests Aligned AG (AIA) is a Swiss-domiciled (Altdorf, Uri) management buy-in investment platform founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneurs Ralf Grass, Geert Pepping, and Pascal Teurquetil. The company addresses Europe's SME succession crisis by matching vetted, experienced operating executives with owner-operated SMEs (€10–40M enterprise sales, ≥10% free cash flow) seeking exit or continuity. Its core offering is a five-stage MBI program (origination, deal closing, transition, operation, exit) supported by €350 million in committed programmatic investor capital and a curated network of 14 Operating Partners across 12 European countries.

AIA's operating model is human-capital intensive rather than technology-led. The proprietary Operating Partner selection process runs 15–17 weeks and requires 35–40 hours of candidate preparation, with operators compensated during the origination phase. The firm originates deals through founder and investor networks, intermediary relationships, and content marketing focused on the succession crisis narrative, then provides end-to-end acquisition services including due diligence, valuation, structuring, and post-acquisition governance and value creation. Supporting infrastructure includes an authenticated investor portal (built on Bite Stream), a Recruitee-based careers site for MBI program applications, and an SEO-oriented Resources/knowledge hub.

The business operates a private equity-style revenue model, generating management fees on committed capital and carried interest on realized investments, with pricing negotiated individually with investor LPs and Operating Partners. Customer segments include SME owners (sellers), Operating Partners (acquirer-CEOs), and Programmatic Investors (HNWIs, family offices, and entrepreneurial investors seeking SME exposure). The firm has completed one publicly announced acquisition to date — H. Mears (Furnishers) Ltd. — with Philip Cefai appointed as CEO.

Name

All Interests Aligned

Legal name

All Interests Aligned AG

Website

https://all-interests-aligned.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity / SME Succession Investment Platform

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Management Buyout / Management Buy-In (MBO/MBI) (FSANABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Management Buyouts (MBO/MBI) & Sponsor-Led Transactions Advisory (FSAEAGAI)

Keywords

• SME succession platform
• Management buy-in investments
• Operating partner network
• Entrepreneurship through acquisition
• Private equity solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Altdorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Fee / Platform Fee: AIA operates as an investment platform backed by €350 million in committed funds from program investors. Revenue is derived from management fees charged on committed capital and/or carried interest on realized investments, typical of an SME-focused private investment platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AIA is a Switzerland-based management buy-in (MBI) investment platform that connects experienced operating partners with SME owners facing succession across Europe. It deploys €350M in committed funds through a structured MBI program in which operators acquire and run SMEs, complemented by a Programmatic Investor Portal, dedicated talent and partner-success functions, and post-investment value creation support.

Product overview

All Interests Aligned operates a unified Management Buy-In (MBI) Platform that connects experienced operating partners with owner-operated SMEs facing succession challenges across Europe. The core offering consists of the MBI Program (CEO - MBI Program), which guides candidates through a 5-stage journey from origination to exit. Supporting infrastructure includes an Investor Portal for portfolio management, an Operating Partner Network of 14 vetted CEO candidates across diverse sectors and geographies, and a Program Companies Portfolio of completed acquisitions. The company has committed funds of €350 million and targets profitable SMEs with €10-40 million annual sales generating at least 10% free cash flow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MBI Program Structured management buy-in program deploying €350M of committed capital to connect experienced operator-CEOs with European SME owners facing succession, enabling structured buy-in transactions.
• Programmatic Investor Portal Investor-facing portal that gives programmatic and institutional investors access to AIA's MBI program, including reporting, fund information and co-investment opportunities.
• Careers Portal Recruitee-hosted careers portal used by AIA to attract and recruit incoming operator-CEOs, talent and partners for the MBI program.
• Value Creation Services Post-investment value creation support delivered to SMEs acquired through the MBI program, led by AIA's Head of Value Creation.
• Partner Success Services Investor-relations and partner-success services provided to programmatic and institutional capital partners of AIA's MBI program, led by the Chief Partner Success Officer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Operating Partners are compensated during the origination phase, ensuring financial stability while building their acquisition pipeline.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BDO AG (Switzerland)minorOthersBDO AG provides registered agent and corporate services at AIA's registered office address (Marktgasse 4, CH-6460 Altdorf UR). BDO is referenced in AIA's legal and privacy notices as the entity at AIA's registered office address in Switzerland.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pacific Lake Partners: Pacific Lake Partners is a search fund accelerator and SMB MBI platform advising aspiring entrepreneurs to acquire and operate small businesses. It is comparable to AIA on the operator-recruitment and MBI-execution side, though it focuses on US SMBs rather than European SMEs.
• EntreCapital: EntreCapital is a European MBI platform enabling aspiring entrepreneurs to acquire SMEs, with a similar focus on operator-led SME succession. It directly competes with AIA for European Operating Partners and SME acquisition targets in the same €10-40M segment.
• Novastone Capital Advisors: Novastone Capital Advisors is a global MBI platform that matches prospective entrepreneurs with SME acquisition targets, run by NAX Capital Partners. AIA's CIO James McLaren previously led M&A at Novastone, making it the most direct comparable in business model, target market, and execution playbook.
• Paragon Teams (Search Fund Accelerator): Paragon Teams is a search fund accelerator that coaches and funds prospective MBI operators. It shares AIA's talent-first, MBI-execution model, primarily serving US-based operators pursuing SME acquisitions.
• LFS Partners: LFS Partners is a search fund and MBI advisory firm that supports aspiring entrepreneurs throughout the acquisition lifecycle. Comparable to AIA on the talent curation and deal support side, with similar operator-recruitment and value creation offerings.
• Search Fund Partners: Search Fund Partners is a long-running search fund accelerator (associated with Stanford GSB) that supports aspiring searchers/MBI operators. It is structurally similar to AIA's Operating Partner program in talent sourcing and acquisition support, with a primarily US focus.
• Strive Capital: Strive Capital is a search fund accelerator that funds and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs pursuing MBIs. It shares AIA's model of recruiting operators, supporting them through acquisition, and providing value creation post-close, but operates with a US-centric focus.

Others

• Endeavor: Endeavor is a global network supporting high-impact entrepreneurs and is a frequent partner in the search fund / entrepreneurship-through-acquisition ecosystem. It is comparable as an ecosystem player connecting entrepreneurs with capital and opportunities, though it is not a direct investment platform.

Broad incumbents

• Gimv: Gimv is a European investment company with a long-standing focus on mid-market and SME buyouts. It is comparable to AIA as a European SME-focused investor, though it operates as a traditional PE firm with a much larger portfolio and broader sector mandate.
• Main Street Capital: Main Street Capital is a US-listed business development company providing debt and equity capital to lower-middle-market companies. While much larger and broader in mandate, it overlaps with AIA in the SME successional/sponsor-led financing space and serves a similar end-market segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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