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Confidential · in the hosting market since 2006

Looking to sell your hosting business or find an investor?

Want to keep growing independently but need more capital or expertise? Or are you planning to sell your hosting business or your agency's hosting client base? We connect you confidentially with suitable buyers or investors. Free for you - no commission, no lock-in.

  • No commission
  • No lock-in
  • Nothing becomes visible without your approval

What sale listings and investor searches look like

Anonymised and reduced to what matters: revenue, customer count, how long the business has been running and whether the owner seeks a takeover or investment. Details follow after a personal conversation.

Example profile Hosting business Investor wanted

Web hosting Germany

Revenue
approx. 50,000 EUR / year
Customers
approx. 1,500
Founded
2010

An established web host that wants to keep growing independently and is seeking a strategic investor for additional capital and expertise. The owner remains operationally responsible; the focus is on automation, sales and expanding the infrastructure - the goal is an investment, not a full takeover.

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Example profile Agency client base Full takeover

Agency client base Germany

Revenue
approx. 28,000 EUR / year
Customers
approx. 220
Founded
2014

A web agency looking to hand over its hosting arm so it can focus on concept and development again. Clients sit on managed hosting plans billed monthly, and the support arrangements are documented. The agency itself carries on and would migrate the clients together with the buyer.

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This is what a sale listing or investor search can look like with us. Current listings are shared with members of the buyer list.

Marco Keul, founder of hosttest
Who makes the introduction

You talk to me - not to a call centre

Anyone thinking about selling usually has one worry first: that customers and staff will find out. So I pass on nothing you have not approved - and our first conversation commits you to nothing.

Marco Keul Founder of hosttest

  • In the hosting market since 2006
  • More than 400 providers on the platform
  • One point of contact, not a brokerage
Talk confidentially

Who this page is for

For sellers

Free
  • No commission - the introduction costs you nothing
  • You are listed anonymously, without name or brand
  • Before any details are shared, the interested party signs a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
  • You decide who gets to see which details
  • No lock-in, no exclusivity, stop whenever you want
  • Full takeover or investor - both are possible
Enquire about selling

For buyers

Price on request
  • At least one lead per year - you tell us upfront which revenue range interests you
  • If no lead came about, you get your money back
  • A direct line to the seller - no broker in between
  • No commission when the deal closes
Request the price

A lead means a provider ready to sell, within your revenue range, whose contact details we have passed on to you. The details are set out in the buyer list terms.

How it works

Four steps - and you can stop after any of them.

  1. You get in touch

    A short message is enough, no figures needed at first. We take the time to work out what you have in mind.

  2. We prepare your listing

    Together we decide which key figures are shown anonymously - and what is only shared after you agree.

  3. We make the introduction

    Matching buyers from our list receive your anonymised profile. Anyone who wants to know more signs an NDA first - then we put you in touch.

  4. You negotiate directly

    From there you talk without us. We introduce you; the contract is yours to sign - with no commission to us.

Frequently asked questions

For sellers

Nothing. The introduction is free for sellers - there is neither a fee nor a commission when the deal closes. We fund this through the annual buyer list fee.

Not through us. Your listing appears anonymously, without company name, brand or domain. We only reveal who is behind it once you have agreed in that specific case.

Before an interested party sees any detail of your listing, they sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Only anonymised key figures are publicly visible. Who is behind a listing, which clients it covers and what the figures look like in detail is shared only with someone who has signed the NDA and whom you have approved.

Yes, and it is one of the most common cases. Many agencies have carried hosting along for years because clients asked for it, and at some point notice how much time support and infrastructure eat up. You hand over the hosting client base only; your agency carries on and you go back to concept, design and development.

Yes. If you want to keep growing independently but need additional capital or expertise, we can also connect you with strategic investors. You remain operationally responsible; you negotiate the structure of any investment directly with the interested party and your advisers.

Depending on your needs, a strategic investor can contribute experience in technology, automation, sales, marketing or business development, as well as a relevant network. During the initial conversation, you define what support you are looking for and what form of investment you would consider.

Probably not. Small hosters with an established customer base are sought after precisely because they fit neatly into existing structures. Large M&A brokers often turn this size away - we do not.

We introduce you to potential buyers. We do not produce business valuations, we do not negotiate, and we do not handle the contract. Those steps are yours, together with your tax adviser and solicitor.

Yes, and that is the norm. Most people get in touch long before the decision is made. A conversation commits you to nothing.

Members of our buyer list see the anonymised key figures. We only pass on your contact details once you have agreed. You can withdraw your listing at any time.

For buyers

We quote the price on request, because it depends on scope - such as which company sizes and regions interest you. Tell us briefly what you are looking for and you will get a concrete offer.

At least one lead per contract year: the contact details of a provider ready to sell. You tell us upfront which revenue range is of interest, and we only come to you with leads that match it. You also receive the anonymised profiles of the listings that reach us.

Then you get your money back. If we have not passed you a lead within your revenue range during the contract year, we refund the annual fee.

No. Neither buyers nor sellers pay commission. Whatever you agree between yourselves is none of our business - we earn solely from the annual fee.

Because we have known the hosting market since 2006. We know what a reseller base is worth, why churn in web hosting looks different from churn in manufacturing, and who is currently acquiring. And because we start at a size where others stop.

Let's talk

Whether you want to sell outright or simply find out what might be possible - a short message is enough. Everything else we discuss in confidence.