Equity capital can be brought in in the context of the transferring of companies within families, management buy-ins, management buy-outs or a full sale. Furthermore, through the issuing of equity interests with the option of converting them into full company shares, a gradual sale of the company can take place. The advantage of this method is that the entrepreneur, as well as the company, can offer to finance the purchase price at the same time. The purchase price is not financed via a loan, but via the capital market, using equity capital.