| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Operator | IBEX SERVICES Ltd · CHE-114.803.997 |
| Platform | www.smemarket.ch |
| Reserved to | Institutional and qualified buyers · B2B only |
The Platform is reserved to legal persons duly incorporated and natural persons of full legal capacity acting in a professional or business capacity. Retail or speculative enquiries are declined at verification.
Qualifying buyer categories include:
- · Family offices (single and multi-family) operating directly or through an acquisition vehicle.
- · Holding companies and industrial acquirers seeking strategic add-ons in their existing sector.
- · Private equity and search funds with a defined Swiss SME mandate.
- · Qualified private acquirers with verifiable acquisition capacity, acting in a professional capacity.
- · Investment vehicles (SPVs, holding structures) of any of the above.
Every buyer profile is credentialed at signup before access to confidential information is granted. Verification covers:
- · Identity and legal capacity, government-issued ID or corporate registration extract.
- · Beneficial ownership, declaration and supporting documents where the Buyer acts through a vehicle.
- · Source-of-funds declaration, commensurate with the declared acquisition mandate.
- · Sanctions and politically-exposed-persons screening, against SECO, OFAC, EU, and UN lists.
Verification typically resolves within five business days. The Operator may decline any registration at its discretion, in particular in case of suspected misuse, sanctions exposure, or reputational concern.
The verification protocol is a verification of the parties, not an audit of the underlying business. Due diligence on the Target Company remains the Buyer's responsibility.
Every verified buyer receives three dossier credits at signup. One credit unlocks the full dossier of one mandate, financials, audited statements, cap table, every document the Seller has uploaded.
Access requests enter a review queue. The Operator checks the Buyer against the mandate's stated access criteria, sector experience, financial capacity, transaction history, and grants or declines within 24–48 hours.
- Granted the dossier opens under a per-deal Non-Disclosure Agreement. The Seller's identity remains hidden until the Seller chooses to disclose it directly.
- Declined the credit returns automatically. No record of the request is shared with the Seller. No explanation is owed by the Operator.
Additional credits may be purchased once the initial three are spent. The pricing is published in the Buyer dashboard and is the same for all verified buyers.
Each dossier contains the documents the Seller chose to make available at listing. A complete dossier typically includes:
- · The Target Company's identity (name, UID, registered office) and a Zefix verification link.
- · Audited or reviewed financial statements for the last three financial years where available.
- · Management accounts and KPI summary for the current year.
- · Capitalisation table and shareholder structure.
- · Executive narrative, history, market position, key customers and suppliers (described, not named), employee structure.
- · Asking price (precise figure, no longer a bracket) and proposed transaction structure.
- · Reason for sale.
The Seller is responsible for the accuracy of dossier content. The Operator does not audit, verify, or certify the information. The Buyer is responsible for its own due diligence on every disclosed item.
Due diligence runs through the Platform's data room. Buyers review documents, raise structured Q&A, schedule management interviews, and coordinate site visits. The Platform supplies the rails; the negotiation is between the parties.
- · Document exchange. Buyers can request additional documents; sellers can upload them into the data room with a single click. All access is logged.
- · Structured Q&A. Questions are submitted through the Platform with a sector-aware template. Sellers respond in the same surface. The Q&A log forms an audit trail.
- · Site visits and management interviews. Scheduled directly between the parties. The Operator does not attend.
- · Anonymity through diligence. Buyer and Seller may remain anonymous to each other through the diligence phase if both prefer. Identity disclosure is by mutual consent.
The Operator does not audit financial statements, does not verify customer or supplier relationships, does not value the Target Company, does not opine on the suitability of the Transaction, and does not provide investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Buyers are expected to retain their own legal, financial, and tax advisors.
The Platform is non-custodial. The Operator never holds shares, assets, funds, or other values on behalf of any party. Settlement occurs directly between the parties' banking institutions.
A success fee of 2.50% of Total Transaction Value is invoiced upon closing, subject to a floor minimum of CHF 5,000 per side. The success fee is owed by the Buyer to the Operator under the Buyer Intermediation Agreement countersigned at the indication-of-interest stage.
A 24-month tail period applies. Any Transaction concluded between introduced parties within 24 months of termination of the Intermediation Agreement remains subject to the full success fee, irrespective of whether the deal structure matches the original mandate.
For the full mechanics, see the Fees page and the Buyer Intermediation Agreement.