As a leading integrated strategy and corporate finance advisory firm, we combine a range of services to support our clients at all stages of a transaction. Our integrated approach to transactions delivers superior results and clearly sets us apart.
We apply our expertise in strategy and value creation advisory to all commercial services over the course of a transaction, as well as to other defining phases of a company’s life cycle.
As part of our transaction support, our team delivers a comprehensive set of services for financial sponsors as well as for corporate investors. This includes exit readiness programmes, commercial due diligences on the buy-side or sell-side, value creation plans (VCPs) and post-merger integration (PMI) programmes. And, as you would expect, we deliver tangible decision and execution support, not just a report.
Throughout the holding period of a portfolio company, we support our clients in strategy formulation and implementation as well as in phases of growth and digitization. By means of a customized Full Potential Plan (FPP), we help portfolio companies identify the relevant levers to realize their full potential. Our formal role in such engagements will usually be one of an experienced advisor, although we will also and in certain cases assume the role of a member of the supervisory or advisory board.
We provide comprehensive expertise and support in sell- and buy-side transactions, mergers and restructuring situations, as well as growth financing and other financing transactions.
We assist our clients in evaluating strategic options in transformational situations such as exits or succession planning, expansion and growth, shareholder disputes or restructuring etc. Our particular focus is advice on the sale of companies, as well as the carve-out of single business units and assets. We also provide advice on mergers and strategic partnerships. On the buy-side, we develop customized acquisition strategies, identify suitable target companies and assist in the execution of the transaction.
Besides procedural expertise, our team possesses the tactical, strategic and interpersonal skills to successfully complete transactions, even in difficult circumstances. We are fully independent, and we work to the highest standards in the execution of complex processes and transactions.
In specific situations, we apply for the right to co-invest alongside our clients in order to back our commitment in an advisor or board member role.
Indeed, we co-invest substantial own funds, based on our strong belief that the combined expertise of majority shareholders, management and our team itself will be able to achieve a substantial increase in value across the holding period.
We are convinced that such a setup supports the full alignment of interests, and we explicitly avoid situations in which we would find ourselves in any conflict.
