Exit Readiness Breakfast​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍​​​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌‌​‍​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‍​‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌‍‍​‌​‌​‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍​‍‌‌

Another great and valuable Exit Readiness Breakfast in the books.

It was a pleasure co-hosting this panel again with our colleagues from Wenger Vieli. We had a fantastic time diving into the 2025 M&A rebound and discussing what it takes for founders to be truly "exit-ready" in today’s landscape.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍​​​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌‌​‍​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‍​‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌‍‍​‌​‌​‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

With insights from Fabian Bollhalder (CEO & Founder of MyBikePlan.ch), M&A advisors Bernhard Trösch and Raymund Bareuther (Everstride Partners), and our experts Michael Baier und Patric Eggler (Wenger Vieli), we explored:

1. Global and Swiss M&A Evolution: A deep dive into the 2025 rebound, which saw global deal volumes reach USD 4.8tn and Swiss activity exceed USD 160bn

2. The Two-Tiered Landscape: Navigating the widening gap in the market and its specific implications for founders planning an exit

3. Exit Readiness Essentials: Mastering the building blocks of preparation in a climate defined by valuation gaps, liquidity constraints, and selective buyer appetite

4. The 2026 Outlook: Identifying the specific, high-potential windows of opportunity for companies that are truly "deal-ready"

The engaged audience and dynamic discussion underscored that in today’s environment, strategic preparation is no longer optional, it is the defining factor for success.

A sincere thank you to our speakers, company founders and guests for contributing to such a successful event.