Connecting entrepreneurs from the nautical industry and elsewhere
Consultant in the nautical industry, after a long experience in boat rental and construction, Bruno Voisard created Nauti-Link in 2019. His objective is to offer a specialized service in the field of the transfer and acquisition of nautical companies. He wants to provide a link between transferors and potential buyers and investors. "Today, if you want to put your company up for sale, going through a third party guarantees discretion. It avoids worrying customers or banks, in a boating environment that is moving. Moreover, it gives more opportunities to the seller who benefits from more proposals of purchase. This avoids the sale to the first bidder as it often happens in small companies in the yachting industry" explains Bruno Voisard.
Naut-Link indicates that it has a portfolio of about twenty transactions available. All of them are nautical companies, ranging from boat rental companies to equipment manufacturers and shipyards, located in France and overseas.
Use your experience
The entrepreneur identified the need after multiple solicitations from his entourage reaching the end of their career. "For the past 2 years, I have been contacted by friends who are professionals in the nautical industry and who want to sell and transmit their companies. It is often a first exercise for them. They ask for my advice. I do indeed have the experience of about 20 transactions in the last 40 years."
Ensuring transmission beyond the transaction
Our services go beyond putting people in touch with each other. Naut-Link also offers to accompany the transfer by including the pre and post transfer. "We can prepare the ground for 2-3 years so that it goes well. Many small companies are often too much like the boss. We need support before and after the transfer", says the founder of Nauti-Link. "My business is boating, not mergers and acquisitions. I surround myself with specialists." The company works with lawyers and the Cabinet Bac in Nantes for the legal and social aspects.
