In the almost 20 years of our company’s history, ConsultingKontor’s consultants have successfully guided a large number of transactions for SMEs from a wide range of industries.
Our customers operate in the fields such as:
Below, you will find a selection of several hundred successful corporate finance and M&A projects.
Corporate Finance
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| International group (main area automotive) |
> 300 |
- Boosting equity
- Finding and selecting a suitable financial investor
|
| Services |
< 5 |
- Draw up of valuation report (business valuation)
|
| Electrical retailer |
< 5 |
- Raising of venture capital as well as additional financial funds
|
| Renewable energy |
70 |
- Support in obtaining private equity and financing for an MBO
|
| Renewable energy |
35 |
- Obtaining venture capital from a financial investor
|
| Renewable energy (project developer) |
100 |
- Support in sale of numerous projects from the area renewable energies to financial investors
|
| Renewable energy |
80 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Support in parallel negotiations with several investors
- Capital increase
|
| Renewable energy |
7 |
- Boosting equity
- Finding and selecting a suitable financial investor
|
| Renewable energy |
15 |
- Boosting equity
- Finding and selecting a suitable financial investor
|
| Renewable energy |
70 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Equity boosting / finding and selecting a suitable financial investor
|
| Renewable energy |
10 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Boosting equity
- Finding and selecting a suitable strategic partner
- Obtaining external funding
|
| Healthcare |
200 |
|
| Green recycling |
90 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Enterprise valuation
- Support in negotiations with several investors
- Obtaining mezzanine financing
|
| Green recycling |
> 200 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Private placement
|
| Trade (Renewable energy) |
30 |
- Boosting equity
- Obtaining financing
|
| High Tech |
6 |
- Finding and selecting a suitable financial investor
- Business valuation
|
| Logistics |
50 |
- Preparation of fusion of two competitors, support in negotiations
|
| Logistics / infrastructure |
30 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Obtaining private equity and financing
|
| Media |
30 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Support in negotiations with several investors
- Capital increase via financial investor
|
| Mobility |
< 5 |
- Development growth concept and multiannual planning
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Obtaining private equity and support in negotiations
|
| Nanotechnology |
25 |
- Support in attracting an additional financial investor in order to finance further growth
|
| Surface coating |
2 |
- Obtaining equity, borrowed capital and public subsidies
- Assisting in negotiations
|
| Software |
< 5 |
- • Draw up of valuation report (business valuation)
|
| Special trade |
< 5 |
- Transaction support including transaction structuring for a share transfer within the shareholder group
- Assistance in raising borrowed capital
|
M&A
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Mechanical engineering and construction |
5 |
- Development and implementation of succession solution
- Negotiations with MBI candidates and strategic investors
|
| Data entry |
8 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Search for and selection of strategic investors
|
| Printer |
< 5 |
- Development and implementation of succession solution
- Finding / selecting MBI candidates and strategic investors
|
| Printing |
< 20 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Search for and selection of strategic investors
|
| Electrical engineering |
10 |
- Support of MBO via attracting a financial investor in the framework of succession planning
|
| Electrical engineering |
6 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Selling the business (company succession out of age-related reasons)
|
| Renewable energy |
10 |
|
| Trade |
30 |
- Development and implementation of succession solution
- Negotiations with MBI candidates and strategic investors
|
| Trade |
< 5 |
- Development and implementation of succession solution
- Finding / selecting MBI candidates and strategic investors
|
| Mechanical engineering |
75 |
- Support of MBO in the framework of restructuring within a conglomerate
|
| Mechanical engineering |
< 5 |
- Development and implementation of succession solution
- Negotiations with MBI candidates and strategic investors
- Enterprise valuation
|
| Medical engineering |
< 5 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Selling the business to a strategic investor
|
| Media |
2 |
- Transaction support in connection with management succession due to age
|
| Metal technology |
< 5 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Search for and selection of suitable buyers (MBI candidates, financial investors, strategic investors)
|
| Security technology |
10 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Search for and selection of suitable financial investors/MBI candidates
- Assistance throughout entire disposal process including due diligence and contract negotiations
|
| Publisher group |
8 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation for domestic and foreign partners
- Support in finding and selecting suitable strategic investors
|
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Plant engineering (for consumer goods) |
10 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Company sale
- Search for and selection of a suitable investor
|
| Electrical engineering |
30 |
- Support in selling the business to a strategic investor
|
| Energy trading |
180 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Company sale to a financial investor
|
| Renewable energy |
< 5 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Selling the business to a strategic investor
|
| Building services |
5 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Company sale to a strategic investor
|
| Logistics |
25 |
- Preparation of investor-oriented documentation
- Due diligence
- Selling to a strategic investor
|
| Logistics |
> 100 |
- Finding and selecting a suitable strategic partner
- Divestments
|
| Nursing/healthcare |
n/a |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Company sale including business premises
|
| Special trade |
25 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Company sale including business premises
|
| Civil engineering |
8 |
- Preparation of documents for investors
- Company sale including business premises
|
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Automotive Supplier |
2000 |
- Acqisition of a German market nicher by an American stock listed company
|
| Services |
15 |
- Finding and selecting suitable companies for acquisition
- Enterprise valuation
- Due diligence support
|
| Printing |
30 |
- Search for German printing companies for an international strategist (buy and build)
- Assistance throughout entire M&A process including due diligence and contract negotiations
|
| Renewable energy |
> 500 |
- Finding and selecting suitable companies for acquisition
|
| Food |
|
- Transaction support and contract negotiations for several corporate disposals (buy and build)
- Simultaneously raising equity and obtaining public subsidies
|
| Food |
25 |
- Finding and selecting suitable companies for acquisition
- Business valuation
- Due diligence
|
| Publisher group |
70 |
- Finding and selecting suitable companies for acquisition
|
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Foreign investment company |
|
- Search for and selection and approach of companies from the packaging sector in the German-speaking world in order to build up an international group
|
| Investment company |
|
- Identifying suitable target companies
- Analysis of relevant documents / due diligence support
- Execution of several successful transactions for this company
|
| Investment company |
|
- Searching for financial investments in the German-speaking world for a foreign investment company in the renewable energy segment
|
| Investment company |
|
- Searching for medium-sized target company with the aim of an IPO
- Selection of / negotiation with target companies
|
| Investment company |
|
- Support of a buy and build strategy for a holding of the investment company
- Until now realization of several acquisitions causing significantly improved sales volume and earnings for the company
|
| Investment company |
|
- Transaction support for an acquisition in the foodstuffs industry
|
| Bank-related investment company |
|
- Searching for financial investments in medium-sized companies in the German-speaking world
- Open and silent partnerships
|
| Fund company |
|
- Searching for financial investments in companies from the sectors renewable energy, life science
- Searching for buyouts
|
| Several private investors / family offices |
|
- Identifying attractive target companies
- Analysis of relevant documents / due diligence support
- Execution of several successful transactions for this type of investor
|
Management Consulting
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Chemical industry |
150 |
- Update of existing strategy, plausibility check / adjustment of business plan
|
| Electrical engineering |
30 |
- Adjustment of strategic alignment of the individual business segments
|
| Renewable energy |
80 |
- Update of business segment strategies with regard to international expansion
|
| Wholesale |
100 |
- Support in identifying strategies / documentation, organization of workshops
|
| Trade |
70 |
- Strategy draft for overall company and business segments
- Accompanied implementation
|
| Logistics |
125 |
- Restructuring of business areas, development of business fields strategy, reorientation of organizational structure
|
| Logistics |
12 |
- Development of a growth strategy
- Monitoring of implementation of the measures
|
| Mechanical engineering |
16 |
- Adjustment of strategy to changed market environment, development of business plan
|
| Software/IT |
10 |
- Restructuring of business areas, development of business plan
|
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Mechanical engineering and construction |
70 |
- Restructuring of all development, production and logistic processes, improvement of production planning and management as well as increase of machine capacity utilization
- Set up of working in shifts
- Increase of economic efficiency within manufacturing and assembly units
|
| Automotive supplier industry |
35 |
- Improvement of production planning and management as well as increase of machine capacity utilization
- Set up of working in shifts
- Merging of two production sites in order to cut costs
- Identifying potential for automation
|
| Chemical industry |
140 |
- Optimization of production planning and management, restructuring of production processes
- Validating possible restructuring of global production units against the backdrop of adjusted strategic positioning
|
| Electrical engineering |
30 |
- Implementation of cost cutting programmes in production and logistics, considering shift of capacity to Eastern Europe
|
| Trade |
100 |
- Restructuring the whole procurement and logistic processes in order to cut costs while increasing delivery capability at the same time.
- Restructuring of warehousing process, project management for implementation
- Implementation of different measures to specifically cut costs in order to improve liquidity situation
|
| Logistics |
90 |
- Optimization of nationwide transport and warehousing processes, merging of sites
|
| Mechanical engineering |
55 |
- Inventory reduction via improved inventory management
|
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Mechanical engineering and construction |
40 |
- Revision and adjustment of calculation system
|
| Automotive supplier industry |
30 |
- Planning and validation of investments for automation engineering
|
| Chemical industry |
65 |
- Introduction of segment accounting, revision and adjustment of calculation bases
|
| Electrical engineering |
60 |
- Evaluation of investments for investments in expansion, development of financing concept
|
| Renewable energy |
100 |
- Development of liquidity planning, support in liquidity management throughout the month
|
| Renewable energy |
40 |
- Identifying the financing needed in period of strong growth, participation in meetings with banks
|
| Trade |
90 |
- Development of liquidity planning, support in liquidity management throughout the month
|
| Logistics |
150 |
- Restructuring of controlling instruments for the whole corporate group
|
| Mechanical engineering |
35 |
- Implementation of cost centre accounting and cost object controlling, enhancement of systems to forecast results and plan liquidity
|
| Mechanical engineering |
60 |
- Revision of calculation systems, preparation of target concept
|
| Software/IT |
12 |
- Development of liquidity planning, support in liquidity management throughout the month
- Development of new reporting structure
|
| Sector |
Turnover
(EUR m) |
Task |
| Chemical industry |
130 |
- Reorganization of sales according to strategic targets
- Realignment of international sales
|
| Trade |
100 |
- Reduction of product types offered / measures to increase margins
- Restructuring internal and external sales force
|
| Consumer goods |
60 |
- Revision of brand and sales policies as well as of sales structures, support in development of specific marketing activities
|
| Distribution of plastics materials |
30 |
- Development of sales strategy, implementation of sales management systems, support in operational sales management
- Review pricing policy (margin improvement) / monitoring of implementation
|
| Logistics |
10 |
- Concept of a tool for systematic collection and analysis of client and competitor data
- Deriving targeted sales activities
|
| Logistics |
20 |
- Training via sales workshops in order to prepare sales force with regard to altered market conditions
|
| Media |
40 |
- Development marketing / sales strategy, implementation of workshops
|
| Software/IT |
20 |
- Draw up of a performance- based remuneration system
|
