Staffing Services
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Corporate DevelopmentGrowth StrategyInternationalization
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Premium Mobility
Grant Management
The client had a portfolio of electrification and digitalization projects, but lacked transparency regarding eligibility for funding, required investment, and prioritization. Funding was applied for on a case-by-case basis instead of being centrally managed.
Corporate DevelopmentGrant ManagementFinancing Model
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Transport Infrastructure
Financing Preparation for Growth Project
Sharply rising demand met high fixed costs, growing regulatory requirements and a substantial investment backlog. The capital requirement had to be covered externally. An investor-ready business case and a robust target financing structure were lacking.
Corporate DevelopmentFinancing PreparationBusiness Case
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Mechanical Engineering
Buy-side M&A Management
An insolvent target company needed to be acquired quickly to secure critical production capacity. This required a complete M&A process within four weeks, coordinated with the holding company, insolvency proceedings, and ongoing business operations.
TransformationBuy-side M&AInsolvency Acquisition
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Automotive Supplier Industry
Restructuring & Refinanceability
An earnings gap of €10 million stood in the way of a positive going-concern prognosis, and refinancing depended on an IDW S6 assessment. Earnings-effective measures had to be substantiated at short notice and proven to all stakeholders to keep the group controllable.
TransformationRestructuringIDW S6
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Chemical Industry
ESG Analysis & Transformation
Customers, capital markets and regulators required robust sustainability evidence, tied directly to refinancing costs. Neither the group-wide ESG maturity nor the levers relevant to the rating were known.
ResilienceESG MaturityCSRD / ISO
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Bioenergy & Trade
Political Positioning
The client’s market access was decided at national and EU level, without systematic monitoring of regulatory developments and without a reliable network to the relevant decision-makers. Positioning was reactive and information arrived too late.
MonitoringPolitical PositioningMonitoring Federal/EU
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01 · Business & Corporate Development
Staffing ServicesGermany · Central & Eastern Europe
Growth & Internationalization
~€19MAnnual revenue · Plan: doubling
The client planned to double its annual revenue, starting from a purely temporary staffing business in a market with a structural shortage of skilled workers. The task was to develop a viable service and platform model, as well as a business case that would provide a solid foundation for internationalization and scaling. The result was a validated growth strategy with a platform model and offices in new markets.
Mission
- Robust growth and corporate development strategy
- Building an integrated service and platform model
- Internationalization & scaling of the operating model
Our Contribution
- Strategic roadmap with prioritized quick wins
- Business case review & validation of the growth plan
- Digital platform offering & partner ecosystem
- Market entry strategy & additional representative offices
- Digitalization of core processes
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01 · Business & Corporate Development
Premium MobilityGermany
Grant Management
€4BAnnual revenue
The client had a portfolio of electrification and digitalization projects, but lacked transparency regarding eligibility for funding, required investment, and prioritization. Funding was applied for on a case-by-case basis instead of being centrally managed. The result was a funding management system that ensures the transformation projects are permanently supported by public funds.
Mission
- Assess funding potential
- Create transparency on eligibility
- Develop a structured grant management process
- Define effective implementation options
Our Contribution
- Assessment of public financing potential
- Structured financing & incubation model
- Match project portfolio with EU/federal funding programs
- Building end-to-end financing processes
- Scalable financing governance model
- Temporary operational leadership to build capability
- Operational delivery of applications
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01 · Business & Corporate Development
Transport InfrastructureGermany · regional
Financing Preparation for Growth Project
€150MFinancing need
Sharply rising demand met high fixed costs, growing regulatory requirements and a substantial investment backlog. The capital requirement had to be covered externally. An investor-ready business case and a robust target financing structure were lacking. Ultimately, an investor-ready business case with a well-aligned target financing structure was developed.
Mission
- Preparation for a structured investor and financing process
- Viable target financing structure (equity/debt mix)
- Tapping public financing instruments
Our Contribution
- Project management of the due diligence preparation
- Gap, substance and risk analysis of the documentation
- Investor-ready business case
- Definition of the target financing structure
- Structured stakeholder management
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02 · Transformation & Restructuring
Mechanical EngineeringEU · Germany
Buy-side M&A Management
4 weekscomplete M&A process · buyer €450m · target €70m
An insolvent target company needed to be acquired quickly to secure critical production capacity. This required a complete M&A process within four weeks, coordinated with the holding company, insolvency proceedings, and ongoing business operations. Ultimately, the acquisition was completed within the transaction window, without interrupting operations.
Mission
- Time-critical acquisition of an insolvent target company
- Ensuring continuity of business operations
- Preserving critical production capacities
Our Contribution
- Complete M&A process within four weeks
- Transaction structuring & coordination with the holding
- Steering the acquisition out of insolvency proceedings
- Support of transition & integration after closing
- Operational stabilization post closing
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02 · Transformation & Restructuring
Automotive Supplier IndustryGermany · global
Restructuring & Refinanceability
€10MEarnings gap closed · €500m annual revenue
An earnings gap of €10 million stood in the way of a positive going-concern prognosis, and refinancing depended on an IDW S6 assessment. Earnings-effective measures had to be substantiated at short notice and proven to all stakeholders to keep the group controllable. Ultimately, the earnings shortfall was closed, the going concern forecast was confirmed, and refinancing was secured.
Mission
- Short-term closing of a €10M EBIT gap
- Restoring a positive going-concern prognosis / IDW S6 capability
- Analysis of the group-wide management system
Our Contribution
- Identification & substantiation of earnings-effective measures
- Alignment with all stakeholders within an IDW S6 assessment
- Analysis of the group management system
- Transformation roadmap & business case for the target system
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03 · Resilience & Sustainability
Chemical IndustryGermany
ESG Analysis & Transformation
€700MAnnual revenue
Customers, capital markets and regulators required robust sustainability evidence, tied directly to refinancing costs. Neither the group-wide ESG maturity nor the levers relevant to the rating were known. The final result was an assessed ESG maturity level with a prioritized roadmap for refinancing.
Mission
- Development of ESG rating scenarios
- Determining the current ESG maturity
- Transformation agenda to optimize refinancing
Our Contribution
- Analysis of current ESG rating systems incl. potential legislative changes
- Assessment of the group-wide ESG maturity (DNK, GDPR, ISO standards)
- Definition of an ESG target picture & a transformation roadmap
- Implementation of sustainability measures & optimization of management systems
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04 · Monitoring & Positioning
Bioenergy & TradeGermany · EU
Political Positioning
€850MAnnual revenue
The client’s market access was decided at national and EU level, without systematic monitoring of regulatory developments and without a reliable network to the relevant decision-makers. Positioning was reactive and information arrived too late. In the end there was a position of its own with the decision-makers at national and EU level.
Mission
- Political positioning in the regulatory environment
- Building & managing relevant stakeholder networks
- Strategic support of external corporate communications
Our Contribution
- Strategy development & roadmap for political positioning
- Monitoring & analysis of regulatory developments (federal & EU)
- Stakeholder analysis, management & network building
- Development of key campaigns & content communication
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