Building the market leader in professional cleaning distribution.

We bring strong regional distributors together – and create the platform for the next stage of growth.

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Why now – and why together

We are building a fully integrated group of companies – not a loose cooperation. Shared structures, real operational levers and entrepreneurial ownership create what individual businesses can rarely achieve alone: a lasting competitive edge in cleaning distribution.

Consolidation

We combine strong independent businesses into a powerful group. Regional leaders become a supra-regional platform – with real weight in purchasing as well as in logistics and management.

Identity

Regional strength and entrepreneurial character are preserved. Local, long-standing customer relationships remain the core of success – now backed by a stronger group.

Platform

Together we unlock potential that is hard to realise alone. Shared infrastructure, pooled know-how and joint investment make the difference and create a sustainable competitive advantage.

What group members gain

Procurement & Logistics

Combined volume secures better supplier terms. Shared warehouse structures and optimised supply chains cut costs and improve delivery reliability.

Shared Services & Org Development

Accounting, HR and more are provided centrally. We also develop the organisation through initiatives such as structured sales programmes.

Technology & Digitalisation

We implement infrastructure investment (ERP, e-commerce) and AI at speed, sharing the costs as a group – and the competitive lead.

Value Added Services

From equipment rental with consumables to technical training: together we expand the service offering that keeps customers loyal.

Your path into the group

Succession & Exit

You want to hand your business over responsibly and step back. MLC Partners acquires your stake and actively carries your life's work forward.

Growing together

You stay entrepreneurially active and we take a majority stake. As a group member you retain responsibility and share in the value creation of the whole platform.

Which path fits – we will figure that out together.

From first message to closing

01

First contact

A short, confidential conversation. Whether strategic questions or financial implications – we are happy to talk.

02

LOI

The Letter of Intent locks in valuation, structure and next steps – a binding milestone for both sides.

03

Due Diligence

A structured, efficient review phase. We work quickly and transparently – with the goal of reaching clarity fast.

04

Closing

Contract signing and operational integration. Based on due diligence findings, we start day 1 with a shared plan.

Who we are

MLC Partners is an entrepreneurially minded investment team with experience in M&A, operational commerce and building company groups. We think long-term – as co-entrepreneurs, not as administrators.

Marco Borchert

Marco Borchert

Co-Founder & Partner

Experience building operational structures and developing company groups in the mid-market. Previously four years at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Munich, focused on transformation and technology.

Leon Surwald

Leon Surwald

Co-Founder & Partner

M&A experience including strategic analysis and advisor to over 30 transactions for leading international investors. Most recently Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Munich.

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Advisory Board & Network

Seasoned entrepreneurs and executives with C-level backgrounds in specialist distribution – HoReCa and industrial trade. Complemented by deep experience at leading financial investors and in European strategy consulting.

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