Private Equity

We offer a pragmatic, flexible, and analytical due diligence approach. We focus on the market, business model, and attractiveness, as well as on financial and value-driver-based potential and exit opportunities – holistically or specifically for selected sub-areas. The aim of our due diligence is to minimize the asymmetry of information between seller and investor. In addition to classic due diligence, we also support you with Day One Readiness Assessments between signing and closing.

ESG Due Diligence

According to studies, ESG is considered as one of the most important value creation levers for investors. Yet, the majority of private equity firms stay behind their ambition level to integrate ESG matter into their investment process.
Our holistic ESG Due Diligence approach with more than 100 questions provides investors an overview on General ESG maturity, Environmental maturity, Social maturity as well as Governance maturity.
For a first indication on your ESG maturity, use our self-assessment tool and assess your ESG maturity today within less than 5 minutes! Based on 15 structured questions and 1 open question our self-assessment will provide you a first indication across all relevant ESG dimensions.
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Our experts support you in developing and implementing ambitious programs that add value – both holistically and for individual functions (for example, Finance, Purchasing, Operations, HR) or specific topics, including EBIT improvement, cash/working capital management, business model, pricing & sales excellence, finance readiness or ESG. The starting point of our programs is a clear focus on the status quo of the strategy, the business model and the current operational and financial performance of your company. Together with you, we develop exit scenarios for the sale of the portfolio company. Based on these scenarios, we develop a suitable strategic and financial target structure. This is reflected in operational KPIs to help you measure the success of the value increase at any time. In doing so, we develop short-, medium-, and long-term programs that support an attractive equity story and ensure the success of the investment for possible exit scenarios. We tailor our programs to your needs. They comprise selective analyses and concepts, the complete redesign of processes, functions, products or services, as well as support for management through suitable change and communication measures.

We support investors and portfolio companies with our holistic exit readiness framework in order to prepare for the smooth and successful exit from a portfolio company. Our consultants comprehensively optimize your corporate management (planning & forecasting, reporting & consolidation). In this way, we create the conditions for you to efficiently meet external reporting requirements. With the help of standardized reporting geared towards your business model, we create the necessary financial and operational transparency throughout the entire investment lifecycle in order to continuously manage the increase in the value of your company. We establish stable processes, systems, and organizational structures in the overhead functions and thus enable a smooth exit and further growth. We work with you to develop convincing business plans and support the sales process by generating business cases and fact books or creating data cubes and data rooms to ensure a prompt and successful sale.