EXPERTISE IN INDUSTRIAL CONSULTING

Due diligence means the examination of a company by a potential buyer. Our due diligence projects usually include the following fields of action:

• General topics such as market environment (growth / contraction) outlook, market size

Assessment of the company to be acquired in relation to:

• Market position (strengths/ weaknesses analysis), comparison with competitors, regional market presence, production and sales capabilities
• Technical know-how of the company (opportunity/ risk assessment), evaluation of innovation potential and research and development projects
• Analysis of growth potential in sales and earnings potential with cost-cutting programs
• Consideration and evaluation of potential acquisitions or carve out situations
• Evaluation of the purchase price
• Analysis, development and evaluation of exit strategies
• General topics such as market environment (growth/ contraction) outlook, market size

Thanks to our years of experience in the printing and packaging industry, we have a high level of expertise in due diligence audits, especially in this sector.

Recent projects:

• Due diligence printing press manufacturer. Customer: Private Equity
• Due diligence ink manufacturer. Customer: Industrial Company & Family Office
• Due diligence plate manufacturer. Carve Out from Group. Customer: Private Equity
• Due diligence printing press manufacturer. Customer: Private Equity

Our diversification projects generally include the following fields of action:

• Determination of the core competence of a company.
• Establishment of a diversification matrix with evaluation
  • Existing products in new markets
  • New products in existing markets
  • New products in new markets
• Customer interviews
• Creating price and positioning matrix
• Development of necessary measures for implementation with a starting and operations plan (Product Road Map)
• Introduction of corresponding key figures for product development and sales of new products
• Partial introduction of development processes such as Stage Gate
• Training of employees for an optimal implementation

Thanks to our years of experience in the printing and packaging industry, we have a great deal of expertise in diversification, especially in this sector.

Recent projects:

• Consulting diversification project. Customer: Special paper manufacturer
• Consulting diversification project. Customer: Private Equity

Our projects for the development of a market development strategy include the following fields of action:

• Identifying the core competencies of the company
• Consideration of countries that already work well to understand what customers value
• Carrying out customer interviews in existing and new countries
• Elaboration of a catalogue of measures
• Development of an implementation strategy with concrete measures and key figures
• Accompanying the measures up to the achievement of the objectives, if necessary controling and adaptation if the goals should not be achieved

Thanks to our years of experience in the printing and packaging industry, we have a great deal of expertise in diversification, especially in this sector.

Recent projects:

• Market development strategy, expansion into new countries. Customer: Specialty Chemical