Publications

“Value creation” is one of the most frequently used terms in our industry – and one of the least rigorously defined. Full Potential Plans, if done properly, take a different view: not about doing more, but about structuring ambition into a small number of truly decisive interventions. In a more challenging environment, this distinction matters. Our new article outlines what this means in practice – and why focus, not volume, ultimately drives outcomes. Impact follows focus.

In an M&A environment that has moved towards a buyers’ market, deal certainty and transaction values have taken a beating lately. According to Eike Büllingen and Arndt Rautenberg of Rautenberg & Company, this is not always because the market is grim. Based on their deep experience, too many companies hit the sales process less than well-prepared.

Read our new article to learn how you can achieve proper Exit Readiness to reliably yield better transaction results.

Plastics have become deeply embedded in our daily lives and are an essential part of our prosperity. To meet the challenges of climate change, make full use of the unique properties of plastics, and address growing resource constraints such as oil scarcity, we need to establish appropriate infrastructures and technologies for plastic waste management – not just locally, but on a global scale.

The goal, therefore, is to transition to a low-carbon circular economy where resources and energy are used as efficiently as possible, and carbon emissions are reduced to a minimum.

Given the industry’s projected growth over the coming ten years, players must evolve their business models, sharpen their market approach, and strengthen their financial capabilities to stay competitive.

Our industry report "Plastics Recycling Market" summarizes the most important trends, shows the market drivers in detail and provides insights into M&A in the plastics recycling segment, focussing on the German-speaking region ("DACH").