VALENTYR Network
The best M&A people
don't work at Big4.
They work in the system.
Three roles. One standard process. No hierarchies. Fixed + pool — compensation measured by closings.
The problem
M&A rarely fails on price.
It fails on condition.
Deals collapse because companies aren't transaction-ready. Traditional consulting scales on hours — not standards.
Unclear responsibilities
Everyone does everything. No one delivers. No defined roles or gates.
Chaotic data room
Data room is created too late and incomplete. Buyers lose trust.
Valuation discount
15-30% purchase price discount due to identified risks.
40% deal failure rate
Founder dependency, incomplete governance destroy deals.
The role system
Three roles. Clear boundaries. Fixed + pool.
Each role has fixed compensation per mandate plus commission pool share. Independent under §84 HGB.
Phase 1 · Origination
Associate
"You open the door."
You identify and qualify entrepreneurs. Sell the VOS Assessment, guide the Decision Ascent methodology, and hand off qualified mandates to the Advisor.
- →Sell VOS Assessments (€3,500)
- →Close annual programs (Startup to Elite)
- →Apply Decision Ascent methodology
- →Build pipeline, document in CRM
Compensation
700–8.000€ fixed/mandate
+ 12% of commission pool · Realistic: €48-80k/year
Phase 2 · Structuring
Advisor
"You build the system."
You implement the VOS Standard at the client. Build the Vault, steer AI-DD, deliver score updates. You make companies deal-ready — systematically.
- →Execute VOS programs (Core to Elite)
- →Build & maintain Ownership Vault
- →Steer quarterly and monthly reviews
- →Secure Transaction Readiness Score
Compensation
1.000–25.000€ fixed/mandate
+ 31% of commission pool · Realistic: €80-200k/year
Phase 3 · Transaction
Principal
"You close the deal."
You take over after internal clearance. Buyer search, negotiation, closing. No operational data gathering — only top-level dealmaking.
- →End-to-end transaction management
- →Buyer negotiation & shortlisting
- →LOI and SPA negotiation
- →Closing responsibility
Compensation
10.000€ fixed (4 milestones)
+ 57% of commission pool · Per deal: €150-500k+
Compensation calculator
Fixed + pool: What do you earn per deal?
The success fee is calculated on a degressive scale. 35% goes to the role pool.
Transaction volume
Success Fee → 35% role pool → split by role
Associate
Fixed (tier-based): 2.000 €
12% of pool
14.700 €
Total per deal
16.700 €
Advisor
Fixed (tier-based): 4.000 €
31% of pool
37.975 €
Total per deal
41.975 €
Principal
Fixed (4 milestones): 10.000 €
57% of pool
69.825 €
Total per deal
79.825 €
Total success fee
350.000 € (7.0%) · Pool: 122.500 €
The process
Gate-based. Not opinion-based.
Origination
Associate
Qualification, assessment sale, contract
Structuring
Advisor
VOS implementation, vault build, deal readiness
Transaction
Principal
Buyer search, negotiation, LOI, SPA, closing
The difference
Big4 vs. VALENTYR
Traditional M&A consulting
- ✕Hourly billing & retainers
- ✕Hierarchies: Analyst → VP → MD
- ✕No ownership, everyone does everything
- ✕Politics decide mandates
- ✕2-5% annual bonus
- ✕Data room during process
- ✕No standard, reinvented each time
VALENTYR Network
- ✓Fixed per mandate + pool participation
- ✓3 roles: Associate, Advisor, Principal
- ✓Clear ownership per phase
- ✓CRM data decides, not relationships
- ✓Up to €25k fixed + pool per closing
- ✓VOS Vault ready before transaction
- ✓One process. Always. Everywhere.
Straight talk
No base salary. No office.
No hierarchies. No theater.
Only results.
You fit here if
You come from M&A, corporate finance, or entrepreneurship. You don't need a boss. You don't want a base salary — you want fixed per mandate plus your pool share. You can maintain CRM, meet deadlines, and work within a system. You want to close deals, not bill hours.
FAQ
You don't want a job.
You want a closing.
Apply for the VALENTYR Network. Not for a position — for a role in the system.
Independent partnership · §84 HGB · Confidential compensation details in conversation