Equity participation

Equity Investments by the Saxony SME Investment Company – Start-up and Succession

Support for business start-ups, consolidations, and succession in Saxony through silent and direct participations ranging from €25,000 to €1,000,000.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Saxony
Company size: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Funding amount: €25,000 – €1,000,000
Project duration: 120 months

Funding objective

Promotion of companies in Saxony by strengthening the equity base through the acquisition of silent and direct participations to co-finance start-up costs, inventory, investments, and business acquisitions.

Eligible expenses

  • Start-up costs
  • Investment costs
  • Costs for inventory
  • Costs of a business takeover

Eligible to apply

  • Founders
  • Companies

Funding requirements

  • Registered office or place of business in Saxony
  • Promising business concept
  • Assumption of a personal partial guarantee

Description

The funding offer from the Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Sachsen strengthens the equity base of start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Saxony through silent and direct participations. The aim is to support both start-up and consolidation projects as well as business takeovers or active succession solutions. Companies can co-finance investment costs, start-up expenses, and expenditures for an initial inventory as well as transactions within the framework of a business acquisition. With a term of up to 120 months and participation amounts between €25,000 and €1,000,000, the program offers long-term sustainable equity instruments that improve credit ratings and open up new credit opportunities. Due to its flexibility, it meets the needs of both start-ups and established market participants in the commercial sector.

Eligible to participate are start-ups and SMEs with headquarters or business premises in Saxony that present a promising business concept and assume a personal (partial) guarantee. Explicitly funded are the expenses incurred for founding, growth, or takeover – from start-up costs to inventory to investment expenditures. Applications can be submitted continuously via a house bank or directly to MBG Sachsen, enabling uncomplicated access and quick decisions. This continuous funding opportunity creates a reliable partner for sustainable company development and entrepreneurial succession projects in the Saxon SME sector.

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