We don't give advice.
We orchestrate execution.
Succession fails in execution, not in strategy. TEOS turns a once-in-a-lifetime transition into a managed, sequenced process: one roadmap, with clear tasks for every partner.
Succession is the most decisive transaction an entrepreneur will ever execute.
It happens once in a lifetime, and most owners face it unprepared, overloaded, and without a system. Family handovers are declining while external acquisitions are rising, and the window to transfer on good terms is closing.
Too many actors. No orchestration.
Every stakeholder in the succession process manages their own scope, but no one owns the end-to-end transition. The result is delays, conflicts, and value destruction.
| Actor | Focus | What they miss |
|---|---|---|
| Bank | Financing, risk, credit | Operational readiness |
| Trustee / CFO | Balance sheet, financials | Strategic sequencing |
| Consultant | Strategy, business model | Execution coordination |
| Lawyer / Notary | Contracts, legal structure | Process orchestration |
| M&A Advisor | Deal execution | Pre-deal structuring |
| Entrepreneur | Everything | Bandwidth to lead the transition |
No common data model. No sequencing logic. No neutral owner of the process.
The market gives advice. We drive execution.
- Advice-driven, not execution-driven
- Static reports, no follow-through
- Fragmented stakeholders
- Sequencing left to chance
- A method that drives execution, not just advice
- Readiness kept current through the transition
- Orchestrated stakeholder coordination
- A monitored, sequenced path, reviewed at each milestone
What Happens Inside TEOS
Input
Owner interviews and the core documents (financials, contracts, org charts) establish the baseline. Everything that follows is measured against it.
Diagnosis
Readiness is scored across ten dimensions. The single bottleneck capping your transfer readiness is identified.
Execution
Work is sequenced and assigned across management, lawyers, banks, and advisors, in the right order, with the right dependencies.
Monitoring
Progress is reviewed at each milestone. Readiness is kept current as conditions change, so risks surface before they become roadblocks.
Transfer
At readiness threshold the company is transfer-ready: clean, executable, signable. The transition closes with the value intact.
Frequently asked questions
TEOS, the Transition Execution Operating System, is the TransActum360 method. It turns fragmented succession advice into one sequenced, monitored and executable path, with one neutral owner of the end-to-end transition.
No. Your existing advisors keep their roles. TEOS coordinates them: lawyers, fiduciaries, tax and M&A specialists each own their part, while TransActum360 sequences the whole and keeps the transition moving as one programme.
The diagnosis is the entry point. In one structured 60-minute conversation it maps your company across ten readiness dimensions and returns your position, your main bottleneck and a prioritised 90-day plan. TEOS then executes from there.
Start with a call.
A first 30-minute call with Reinhard Voelkel. We understand your situation and, if it fits, we orchestrate the execution with TEOS. Free, no obligation.