TEOS: Transition Execution Operating System
We don’t give advice.
We orchestrate execution.
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 core documents (financials, contracts, org charts) set the baseline everything is measured against.
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 and readiness kept current, 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 is our operating system for succession: ten readiness dimensions, every stakeholder integrated, one sequenced roadmap, one neutral owner of the process.
No. Your advisors keep their roles. TEOS coordinates them: each specialist owns their part, TransActum360 sequences the whole.
The entry point when you prepare: 60 minutes, ten dimensions, your bottleneck, a 90-day plan. When time is short, the Sprint comes first.
No. Whether to hand over, when, to whom and on what terms: those decisions stay yours. What you entrust is the project management.
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.