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Business Succession

A profitable business without a successor.
An entrepreneur without a business.
We work with both. Sometimes we bring them together.

India has well-run businesses whose founders are ready to step back, and experienced professionals ready to lead something real. The gap between them is what we help close.

"A Sarthi carries no agenda of his own.
He walks alongside, for the full length of it."
The philosophy behind everything we do at A & H VenturesiSaar-thi (सारथी)In ancient Indian tradition, a Sarthi is the chariot companion, present for the full journey, carrying no agenda of his own.
SDBOiSuccession Deficit Business Owner: a founder with a profitable, operating business but no clear successor. The business is valuable. The transition is the challenge. · If you're a founder

You've built something real. You want to make sure it stays that way.

You have a profitable business: real customers, real cash flow, real operations built over decades. Typically ₹15–35 crore in annual EBITDA. But there's no obvious person to hand it to. And you're not ready to just hand it over to whoever shows up first.

We start by understanding what you've built, using our own Parampara Readiness ScoreiPaa-ram-pa-ra (परंपरा)A diagnostic that assesses how prepared a family business is for succession, covering ownership clarity, operational continuity, and legacy protection. Parampara means heritage or tradition.. Not to impress you with a framework. Because we need to understand where things stand before we can be of any use.

Then we work with you to find the right person: someone who will grow what you've built, not just sit in your chair.

Is the business ready? Am I ready?

Two tracks, one diagnostic. Track A looks at the business. Track B looks at you as the owner — practically and operationally.

Business Exit Readiness Score →
Why am I considering this?

A reflective profile of your motivations, what is driving the decision, and where you are on the journey.

Owner's Motivation Profile →
Or let's talk first →
When they come together

The transaction is not the end. It's the beginning.

When a founder and an acquirer find each other through our work, we stay with both through the transition, not just through the paperwork, but through the first year of new ownership, through the moment when what was agreed meets what is real.

We care about what happens after the deal. The growth. The satisfaction of both sides. That is what separates this from a matchmaking exercise.

We do not work for both sides in the same transaction. We choose one, advise them fully, and stay committed to them throughout. Where we have an existing or prior relationship with a party on the other side, such as a business owner in our succession advisory network, we disclose this to you in full before any engagement begins. What we care about is a genuinely good outcome for both people.

How we work. Always.
i.We assess using our own tools before recommending any next step.
ii.We do not work for both parties in the same transaction.
iii.We stay through the full transition, not just until the papers are signed.
iv.We don't claim what we haven't done. We are a young practice and we say so.

If you're here because you want to acquire a business, not exit one, that's a different conversation. It starts with the ERA. Acquire a Business →

Once you know where the business stands, the conversation has somewhere to go.

The Business Exit Readiness Score takes 20–30 minutes and gives you a clear picture of where your business is today across ownership, operations, and continuity. Bring that to the conversation and we can start somewhere real.

Take the Business Exit Readiness Score →